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The Week 13 NFL schedule for the 2022 season is stacked with large matchups, and we've got you covered heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters connection the biggest keys and bold predictions for each matchup.
Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a large stat to cognize and a betting nugget for each contest, and our Football Power Index (FPI) goes wrong the numbers with crippled projections. ESPN researcher Kyle Soppe hands retired adjuvant fantasy football intel, arsenic well. Finally, Seth Walder and Eric Moody springiness america last people picks for each game. Everything you privation to cognize is present successful 1 spot to assistance you get acceptable for a loaded play of NFL football.
Let's get into the afloat Week 13 slate, including Mike McDaniel facing his aged team, a rematch of past season's AFC Championship Game and the archetypal 2 playoff clinching scenarios (Eagles with a triumph and losses by Washington, Seattle and San Francisco; and Vikings with a triumph and a Lions loss). It each culminates with a Monday Night Football matchup betwixt the Saints and the Buccaneers connected ESPN. (Game times are Sunday unless different noted.)
Jump to a matchup:
TEN-PHI | GB-CHI | NYJ-MIN
WSH-NYG | DEN-BAL | PIT-ATL
CLE-HOU | JAX-DET | MIA-SF
SEA-LAR | KC-CIN | LAC-LV
IND-DAL | NO-TB
Thursday: BUF 24, NE 10
Bye: ARI, CAR
Titans (7-4) astatine Eagles (10-1)
1 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: PHI -5 (44.5)
What to ticker for: The Eagles unreserved defence has allowed 525 yards (131.5 per game) implicit the past 4 games, which ranks 23rd implicit that span. Now it volition look its stiffest trial successful Derrick Henry, who ranks 2nd successful rushing yards (1,048). Rookie antiaircraft tackle Jordan Davis (high ankle sprain) is eligible to travel disconnected injured reserve this week. His beingness would surely assistance a Philadelphia defence set to beingness without information C.J. Gardner-Johnson, retired with a lacerated kidney. -- Tim McManus
Bold prediction: Henry volition unreserved for 100 yards and Treylon Burks volition person implicit 100 yards receiving. Henry has struggled implicit the past 3 games, but he'll payment from the apt instrumentality of halfway Ben Jones. The Titans person lone had 2 100 yards oregon much receiving games, but remainder assured they'll springiness Burks each accidental to radiance erstwhile they spell to Philadelphia to look A.J. Brown and the Eagles. -- Turron Davenport
Stat to know: The Titans are 5-1 successful their past six meetings vs. the Eagles (dating backmost to erstwhile the squad moved from Houston to Tennessee successful 1997).
What to cognize for fantasy: DeVonta Smith scored 15-plus points 4 times successful a five-game agelong earlier this season, but since the Week 7 bye, helium hasn't deed 14 phantasy points once. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Tennessee is 8-1 against the dispersed (ATS) successful its past 9 games, including 4-1 ATS arsenic an underdog successful that span. Its eight-game screen streak was snapped past week against Cincinnati. Read more.
Moody's pick: Eagles 27, Titans 21
Walder's pick: Eagles 23, Titans 17
FPI prediction: PHI, 70.4% (by an mean of 6.1 points)
Matchup must-reads: Titans rookie WR Burks' emergence is blossoming with Brown, Eagles up next ... 'I consciousness similar I've won': A.J. Brown connected reflects connected trade ... How the Eagles could clinch a playoff spot this weekend
Packers (4-8) astatine Bears (3-9)
1 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: GB -4.5 (43.5)
What to ticker for: The Bears accidental Justin Fields (shoulder) is day-to-day and judge their upcoming Week 14 bye won't origin into whether helium plays against Green Bay connected Sunday. Fields was constricted Wednesday, but upgraded to afloat information successful signifier connected Thursday, truthful it's imaginable that helium won't transportation an wounded designation connected the last report. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers, who sustained an wounded to his ribs against Philadelphia, plans to play against Chicago, eyeing his eighth consecutive triumph implicit the Bears. The Packers playoff chances are slim, but a triumph astatine Soldier Field would support them live and a banged-up Rodgers nether halfway alternatively of shutting it down for the remainder of the season. -- Courtney Cronin
Bold prediction: The Bears won't scope 400 yards of full offense. Maybe you deliberation that's not precise bold considering the Bears lone mean 323.3 yards per game, which ranks 24th successful the NFL. But they're facing a Packers' defence that has allowed astatine slightest 400 violative yards successful 3 consecutive games. A 4th consecutive would beryllium the archetypal clip a Packers squad has allowed that since 1983. Last Sunday, the Eagles rushed for 363 yards -- 157 of those by backmost Jalen Hurts. They're perchance facing different moving QB connected Sunday depending connected whether Fields is capable to go. -- Rob Demovsky
Stat to know: Seventeen combined losses betwixt the Packers and Bears this play is tied for their astir entering a gathering each clip (also happened successful 1973 and 1969). This volition beryllium the archetypal Bears-Packers matchup wherever some teams participate with a losing grounds since 2003.
What to cognize for fantasy: David Montgomery has reached double-digit phantasy points successful consecutive games for the archetypal clip this season, a streak helium looks to widen to 3 against a Packers squad helium gashed for a season-best 122 yards connected the crushed successful Week 2. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Green Bay is 1-6 ATS arsenic a favourite this season, with six consecutive ATS losses. Green Bay is 0-2 outright arsenic a roadworthy favourite this play (0-5 ATS, 1-4 SU successful the past 5 games arsenic a roadworthy favorite). Read more.
Moody's pick: Packers 24, Bears 14
Walder's pick: Packers 30, Bears 17
FPI prediction: GB, 62.3% (by an mean of 3.7 points)
Matchup must-reads: Love's advancement 'nice to watch,' though Rodgers acceptable to commencement Sunday ... Inside Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields' travel with epilepsy ... Rodgers to see thought of QB power if Packers are eliminated with 'open mind' ... Bears' Eddie Jackson to miss remainder of play with ft injury
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Adam Schefter says arsenic agelong arsenic it's mathematically imaginable for the Packers to marque the playoffs, Aaron Rodgers volition beryllium the starting quarterback.
Jets (7-4) astatine Vikings (9-2)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: MIN -3 (44.5)
What to ticker for: Both teams are successful uncommon territory with their caller history. The Vikings could clinch the NFC North with a triumph and a Lions' nonaccomplishment oregon necktie to the Jaguars, oregon a necktie and a Lions loss. That would beryllium conscionable their 3rd part rubric successful the past 13 seasons. A Jets triumph would beryllium their eighth of the play and the astir done 12 games since 2010. The crippled could hinge connected whether Jets QB Mike White, an close short-range passer, tin capitalize connected the Vikings' brushed portion coverage. The Vikings fertile No. 32 successful allowing 8.25 yards per attempt. -- Kevin Seifert
Bold prediction: White volition propulsion for much than 275 yards against the Vikings' zone-based defense. The Vikings pb the league successful Cover 2 usage, according to ESPN Stats & Information. That frustrates immoderate quarterbacks, but White's spot is his patience and willingness to dink and dunk alternatively of trying to play "hero ball," arsenic helium calls it. White passed for 315 yards past week against a porous Bears defense; the Vikings fertile 30th successful full yards allowed. -- Rich Cimini
Stat to know: The Jets are 4-1 connected the roadworthy this season, which is tied for second-best roadworthy grounds successful the NFL (Eagles 5-0, Chiefs/Vikings 4-1). Their lone nonaccomplishment was a 7-0 setback successful Week 11 to the Patriots connected a punt returned for a touchdown.
What to cognize for fantasy: Garrett Wilson has 319 yards and zero touchdowns successful Zach Wilson's 7 starts this season. But Garrett has 309 yards and 4 touchdowns successful the different 4 games. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Minnesota is 8-0 outright arsenic a favourite this season, 1 of 3 undefeated teams arsenic a favourite (Washington 4-0, New York Jets 2-0). Read more.
Moody's pick: Vikings 27, Jets 23
Walder's pick: Vikings 24, Jets 19
FPI prediction: MIN, 69.0% (by an mean of 5.7 points)
Matchup must-reads: After DNP, Jets RB James Robinson 'upset,' wonders however helium fits ... Inside Justin Jefferson's record-breaking, physics-defying emergence with the Minnesota Vikings ... Robert Saleh: Mike White's immense crippled hasn't altered Jets' QB plan ... Clinching NFC North would springiness Vikings accidental to fulfill their 'competitive rebuild'
Commanders (7-5) astatine Giants (7-4)
1 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: WSH -2.5 (40.5)
What to ticker for: The Giants person mislaid 3 of 4 and their deficiency of occurrence tin correlate straight to their moving game. Saquon Barkley hasn't topped 53 yards rushing successful immoderate of those losses. When helium rushes for astatine slightest 70 yards this season, New York is 7-1. The Giants person said each week it's imperative to get the tally crippled backmost connected way against the Commanders, who travel into the contention with the NFL's eighth-best tally defence (averaging 108.4 yards per game). -- Jordan Raanan
Bold prediction: While Washington volition proceed to stress the tally game, it'll beryllium the Commanders' passing onslaught that results successful large plays. Receiver Terry McLaurin volition surpass 100 yards and people doubly and person astatine slightest a mates large plays disconnected play-action. The Giants blitz much than immoderate different team, but if Washington picks it up, it volition relish its opportunities against a banged-up secondary. The Giants fertile 29th successful yards per walk effort vs. play-action. In McLaurin's past 4 games vs. New York, helium has averaged 97.3 yards per game. -- John Keim
Stat to know: The Commanders person won the possession conflict successful six consecutive games. They are tied with the Giants (Weeks 4-10) for the longest streak successful the NFL this season.
Injuries: Commanders | Giants
What to cognize for fantasy: Barkley has been tasked with 1 of the top workloads successful the NFL this season, but since notching 35 carries successful Week 10 against the Texans, he's picked up conscionable 61 yards connected 26 totes. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: The Commanders are 6-0-1 ATS successful its past 7 games, including 4-0 ATS connected the roadworthy successful that span. With Taylor Heinicke astatine quarterback, they are 5-0-1 ATS this season. Read more.
Moody's pick: Commanders 20, Giants 17
Walder's pick: Giants 23, Commanders 14
FPI prediction: WSH, 51.2% (by an mean of 0.5 points)
Matchup must-reads: Brian Robinson's improvement, archetypal 100-yard time powers Commanders tally game ... Giants, Cowboys oregon Bills: Where volition Odell Beckham Jr. land? ... Is NFC East the NFL's champion division? ... Giants' Xavier McKinney says helium expects to instrumentality this season
Broncos (3-8) astatine Ravens (7-4)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: BAL -9 (38.5)
What to ticker for: After losing precocious to Jacksonville past week, Lamar Jackson and the Ravens request to found the tally crippled early. Baltimore has the NFL's No. 2 crushed crippled and is 27-6 erstwhile gaining implicit 180 yards rushing, including 4-1 this season. Denver's defence has been awesome this play but has struggled to halt the run. The Broncos fertile 19th successful tally defense, giving up 185 yards past Sunday successful Carolina. -- Jamison Hensley
Bold prediction: In a play of 1 dismal show aft different for the Broncos, backmost Russell Wilson volition person his 2nd crippled with 2 oregon much touchdown passes. The Ravens person surrendered 5 300-yard passing games to opposing quarterbacks this play -- 1 400-yard crippled -- but lone 3 opposing passers person recovered a mode to propulsion for much than 1 touchdown walk against Baltimore's defense. If the Broncos tin yet enactment speech their devotion to a three-wide receiver acceptable arsenic their primary, Wilson volition find a mode successful this one. -- Jeff Legwold
Stat to know: The Broncos are 0-5 successful roadworthy games played successful the U.S. this play (beat Jaguars successful London successful Week 8).
What to cognize for fantasy: Jackson threw 10 touchdown passes and ran for 2 much successful the archetypal 3 weeks this season. Since then, helium has six touchdown passes and 1 connected the ground. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Denver games are 10-1 to the under, the champion nether percent successful the league. Denver is the archetypal squad to spell nether successful 10 of its archetypal 11 games since 2011 (Jacksonville and Miami). Read more.
Moody's pick: Ravens 30, Broncos 9
Walder's pick: Ravens 27, Broncos 13
FPI prediction: BAL, 84.1% (by an mean of 11.8 points)
Matchup must-reads: Hackett dispels 'gossip' astir Wilson ... The Ravens' pre-snap motion: Big-play tool, but much penalties ... How did the Broncos get to stone bottom? ... Ravens' Lamar Jackson leaves signifier with quadriceps injury
Steelers (4-7) astatine Falcons (5-7)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: PIT -1 (42)
What to ticker for: One of this game's astir intriguing matchups volition beryllium Pittsburgh's tally defence against Atlanta's rushing offense. The Steelers person held each but 2 of their opponents to nether 125 rushing yards this season, portion the Falcons person rushed for much than 125 yards successful each but 2 games this twelvemonth -- and person a top-five portion successful each rushing metric. How this conflict shakes retired should find who wins Sunday considering the flaws some teams person successful different areas of their discourtesy and defense. -- Michael Rothstein
Bold prediction: Falcons' Cordarrelle Patterson volition people a rushing and instrumentality touchdown. Mike Tomlin ripped his team's kickoff sum aft it allowed an 89-yard instrumentality by the Indianapolis Colts to unfastened the 2nd half, jump-starting a near-Colts comeback. Patterson presents adjacent much of a situation aft signaling his ninth vocation kickoff instrumentality touchdown earlier this season, though the Steelers whitethorn get backmost Robert Spillane and Miles Boykin connected peculiar teams. And portion the Steelers' tally defence is playing well, Patterson is simply a antithetic situation arsenic a large backmost (6-foot-2, 220 pounds). -- Brooke Pryor
Stat to know: The Steelers person won 3 consecutive meetings against the Falcons. Atlanta's past triumph was successful 2006 erstwhile Michael Vick threw 4 passing touchdowns successful a 41-38 OT win.
What to cognize for fantasy: George Pickens has seen astatine slightest six targets successful consecutive games and successful 7 of his past nine. The worth of those targets is 1 thing, but the endowment is evident and worthy a gamble, if you're stuck. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Pittsburgh is 3-0 ATS successful its past 3 games against teams with losing records. Read more.
Moody's pick: Steelers 27, Falcons 20
Walder's pick: Falcons 19, Steelers 16
FPI prediction: ATL, 66.3% (by an mean of 4.8 points)
Matchup must-reads: Pickett epoch blooming aft quarterback's full-circle triumph successful Indianapolis ... Falcons TE Pitts has genu surgery, retired remainder of season
Browns (4-7) astatine Texans (1-9-1)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: CLE -7 (47)
What to ticker for: Deshaun Watson volition marque his regular-season debut arsenic the Browns QB connected Sunday aft serving an 11-game suspension for violating the league's idiosyncratic behaviour argumentation for intersexual assault, arsenic defined by the NFL. He past played successful an NFL crippled successful January 2021 arsenic a subordinate of the Texans. But it volition beryllium Browns moving backmost Nick Chubb who volition beryllium the cardinal to occurrence against the Texans. The Texans person fixed up the astir rushes and the second-most rushing yards successful the NFL. -- DJ Bien-Aime
Bold prediction: Both Chubb (141 yards) and Houston RB Dameon Pierce (139) volition unreserved for play highs. This season, Pierce is averaging 4.4 yards per transportation and Chubb is averaging 5.2. -- Jake Trotter
Stat to know: The Browns person won 2 consecutive against the Texans (2020, 2021). Cleveland has ne'er won 3 consecutive successful the bid (5-7 all-time record).
What to cognize for fantasy: Over the past 2 weeks, Pierce is averaging little than 1 ft per transportation earlier contact. One foot, not 1 yard. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Quarterbacks who person not started a crippled successful 500 oregon much days and are laying astatine slightest 7 points successful their archetypal commencement aft the layoff are 1-6 ATS successful the past 25 seasons, including 1-3 outright and ATS successful the past 15 seasons. Read more.
Moody's pick: Browns 30, Texans 14
Walder's pick: Browns 20, Texans 16
FPI prediction: CLE, 78.8% (by an mean of 9.4 points)
Matchup must-reads: Watson silent, but Browns teammates speech buzz of return ... 2023 projected NFL draught order: Texans looking astatine the No. 1 pick? ... Some women who settled lawsuits vs. Watson to be game
Jaguars (4-7) astatine Lions (4-7)
1 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: JAX -1 (51.5)
What to ticker for: After a Thanksgiving Day nonaccomplishment to Buffalo, the Lions, who person won 3 of their past four, instrumentality location to big the Jaguars. Jacksonville is looking to physique disconnected a come-from-behind triumph against the Ravens past Sunday. The No. 1 (Jaguars' LB Travon Walker) and No. 2 (Lions' DE Aidan Hutchinson) wide picks from the 2022 draught volition stock the tract for the archetypal time. -- Eric Woodyard
Bold prediction: The teams volition harvester for much than 900 yards of offense. The Lions person the league's worst defence (414.5 yards and 28.2 points per crippled allowed) and Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence is connected a roll. He has thrown six TDs, nary interceptions and topped 100 successful passer standing successful his past 3 games. The Jaguars conflict to get unit (17 sacks) connected defence and Lions QB Jared Goff volition station his 3rd 300-yard passing crippled of the season. -- Mike DiRocco
Stat to know: The Jaguars person mislaid 19 consecutive vs. NFC teams, and the Lions are winless successful the past 11 games vs. AFC teams (0-10-1). These are 2 of the longest progressive winless streaks against teams successful opposing conferences.
What to cognize for fantasy: Jamaal Williams hasn't caught a walk (or averaged adjacent 4.0 yards per carry) successful 4 consecutive games, but helium has masked a deficiency of versatility with 5 rushing scores implicit his past 3 games. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Jacksonville has failed to screen its past 7 games arsenic a favorite, including 0-3 ATS this play and 0-6 ATS since 2020. Read more.
Moody's pick: Jaguars 31, Lions 27
Walder's pick: Jaguars 28, Lions 22
FPI prediction: JAX, 59.0% (by an mean of 2.7 points)
Matchup must-reads: Jaguars QB Lawrence aft comeback win: 'I've ever been this guy' ... How apical picks Walker, Hutchinson are doing successful the NFL
Dolphins (8-3) astatine 49ers (7-4)
1:05 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: SF -4 (46.5)
What to ticker for: Miami manager Mike McDaniel returns to San Francisco to look the Niners and manager Kyle Shanahan for the archetypal clip aft the brace coached unneurotic for 14 years astatine assorted stops. These teams tally the aforesaid discourtesy but successful vastly antithetic ways. This matchup pits the Dolphins' blazing velocity against the Niners' brute force. Both styles enactment good arsenic Miami is 3rd and San Francisco is sixth successful the NFL successful yards per play, which means this crippled could travel down to which defence tin make much opportunities for its offense. -- Nick Wagoner
Bold prediction: A 49ers defence that has allowed a league-low 46 explosive plays volition springiness up 3 to Miami, including a brace of agelong touchdowns to Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. Tua Tagovailoa volition beryllium unphased throwing successful rainy weather, becoming the 2nd subordinate this play to propulsion for 300 yards against this San Francisco defense. -- Marcel Louis-Jacques
Stat to know: The Dolphins person won 5 consecutive and the 49ers person won 4 consecutive games. The location squad has won 9 of the past 10 meetings betwixt teams entering connected four-game winning streaks with the mean constituent differential being plus-17.4.
What to cognize for fantasy: Brandon Aiyuk has astatine slightest 7 targets oregon has scored a touchdown successful six consecutive games. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Over the past 5 seasons, teams with astatine slightest a .700 winning percent are 17-6 ATS erstwhile getting astatine slightest 3.5 points successful games successful November oregon later. They are 15-4 ATS erstwhile removing Week 17 games. Read more.
Moody's pick: 49ers 34, Dolphins 21
Walder's pick: Dolphins 26, 49ers 20
FPI prediction: SF, 65.2% (by an mean of 4.5 points)
Matchup must-reads: Dolphins assured Terron Armstead (pec) volition instrumentality this season ... How the Dolphins and 49ers tally akin offenses successful antithetic ways ... 'Disappointed' Mitchell retired for 49ers with sprained MCL
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Stephen A. Smith breaks down however the 49ers tin halt Tua Tagovailoa and bushed the Dolphins.
Seahawks (6-5) astatine Rams (3-8)
4:05 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: SEA -7.5 (41)
What to ticker for: Although the Seahawks are 1-7 successful roadworthy games against the Rams dating backmost to 2014, with a triumph connected Sunday, Seattle has the accidental to guarantee Los Angeles finishes this play with a losing record. With 1 much loss, the Rams would beryllium the archetypal squad since the 2003 Buccaneers (7-9) to person a losing grounds the play aft winning the Super Bowl. -- Sarah Barshop
Bold prediction: Tyler Lockett volition apical 100 yards receiving and people a touchdown. With DK Metcalf figuring to get plentifulness of attraction from All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey, successful summation to his accustomed magnitude of treble teams, Lockett should spot immoderate favorable matchups. And with nary Aaron Donald determination to illness the pocket, Geno Smith should person the clip helium needs to find Lockett connected a heavy changeable oregon two. -- Brady Henderson
Stat to know: Smith has thrown aggregate passing touchdowns successful 5 consecutive games, which is the longest streak of his vocation and the longest progressive streak successful the NFL.
What to cognize for fantasy: Kenneth Walker III has been a scoring instrumentality (nine rushing scores successful his past 7 games), but he's been held to nether 3.0 yards per transportation successful 3 of his past four, giving him a little level than different elite backs. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Los Angeles is simply a league-worst 2-8-1 ATS this season, including 0-4-1 ATS arsenic an underdog, 1-5 ATS astatine location and 0-5 ATS against teams with winning records. Read more.
Moody's pick: Seahawks 30, Rams 20
Walder's pick: Seahawks 23, Rams 20
FPI prediction: SEA, 65.8% (by an mean of 5.1 points)
Matchup must-reads: Can Seahawks debar rookie partition successful important last six games? ... Donald to miss archetypal crippled owed to injury ... Seahawks' defence threatens playoff hopes amid different slump ... Rams identifying semipermanent contributors
Chiefs (9-2) astatine Bengals (7-4)
4:25 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: KC -1.5 (52.5)
What to ticker for: The rematch of the AFC Championship Game features 2 of the league's apical offenses. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and Bengals QB Joe Burrow are archetypal and second, respectively, successful the NFL successful passing touchdowns. And Kansas City leads the league successful points per thrust portion the Bengals are fourth. -- Ben Baby
Bold prediction: The Chiefs volition sack Burrow 4 times. The Chiefs got him lone erstwhile successful past year's AFC Championship Game, this successful betwixt the Bengals allowing 9 sacks to the Titans and 7 to the Rams. But the Chiefs' walk unreserved is acold much productive this play -- they are 5th successful the league with 35 sacks and person 21 sacks successful the past 5 games. Cincinnati has allowed 35 sacks, 5th astir successful the league this season. -- Adam Teicher
Stat to know: Mahomes is 1-2 successful his vocation against the Bengals, including the playoffs, with some losses coming past play (he has ne'er mislaid 3 games to the aforesaid opponent). His 85 vocation starts, including the playoffs, without losing 3 games vs. the aforesaid hostile is the furthest into a quarterback's vocation since 1950.
What to cognize for fantasy: Tee Higgins has gone implicit 100 receiving yards successful consecutive games (without Ja'Marr Chase active) aft reaching triple figures conscionable erstwhile successful his archetypal 9 games this season. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Cincinnati has covered six consecutive games arsenic an underdog dating backmost to past season, including the playoffs. Read more.
Moody's pick: Chiefs 30, Bengals 27
Walder's pick: Chiefs 27, Bengals 24
FPI prediction: KC, 56.7% (by an mean of 2.1 points)
Matchup must-reads: Chiefs QB Mahomes and woman invited son ... Chase says helium didn't play Bengals-Titans arsenic precaution ... Sources: DT Williams to motion with Chiefs' signifier squad ... Gordon says he's signing connected to Chiefs' signifier squad
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Domonique Foxworth, Dan Graziano and Mike Tannenbaum measurement successful connected whether Jalen Hurts is the astir trustworthy backmost successful the NFC.
Chargers (6-5) astatine Raiders (4-7)
4:25 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: LV -1.5 (50.5)
What to ticker for: The Chargers are giving up 5.4 yards per carry, the worst successful a azygous play successful the Super Bowl era. Raiders RB Josh Jacobs is coming disconnected his circuit de unit successful Seattle, wherever 229 of his 303 all-purpose yards and some of his TDs came connected the ground. So, Las Vegas should tally good against the Chargers, right? Well, Jacobs has averaged lone 73.5 yards per crippled and 4.2 yards per transportation successful six games against the Chargers, and helium is nursing a strained near calf that had him a game-time determination earlier past week's show. -- Paul Gutierrez
Bold prediction: Jacobs volition crook successful a 100-yard show against the Chargers -- contempt rushing for lone 57 yards against the Bolts successful Week 1. The Raiders ended the Chargers' anticipation of a playoff quality with an overtime triumph successful Week 18 past season, but Bolts manager Brandon Staley said that not-so-distant representation "will person zero interaction connected the game" connected Sunday. What volition person an impact? The Chargers' porous tally defence allows an mean of 151.4 yards per crippled (which ranks 28th). -- Lindsey Thiry
Stat to know: Justin Herbert has thrown 13 touchdowns and 1 interception successful his vocation against the Raiders (3-2 record). He has thrown astatine slightest 2 passing TDs successful 5 consecutive games against the Raiders, which is tied for the second-longest streak against the Raiders successful squad past (Dave Krieg had 7 straight).
What to cognize for fantasy: Austin Ekeler scored 25 phantasy points past week successful Arizona, the sixth clip he's racked up astatine slightest 24 points successful a crippled this play (tied for the astir among each flex players). See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Las Vegas has covered 3 consecutive games arsenic an underdog. The Raiders are 3-1 ATS arsenic an underdog this play and 2-5 ATS arsenic a favorite. This is their archetypal crippled arsenic a location underdog since past year's Week 18 matchup against the Chargers (Raiders won by 3 arsenic 3-point location underdogs). Read more.
Moody's pick: Chargers 34, Raiders 27
Walder's pick: Raiders 30, Chargers 27
FPI prediction: LV, 61.9% (by an mean of 3.4 points)
Matchup must-reads: Where Herbert lands connected our Top 25 Under 25 ... Raiders players maintaining religion successful Josh McDaniels contempt dilatory start
Colts (4-7-1) astatine Cowboys (8-3)
8:20 p.m. ET | NBC | Spread: DAL -11 (43.5)
What to ticker for: Coming disconnected a hard three-game agelong successful 12 days, it mightiness look similar the Cowboys tin instrumentality a breather successful their adjacent 3 games against sub-.500 AFC South foes, starting Sunday with the Colts. But Mike McCarthy knows the value of December football. McCarthy has a 42-18 grounds successful December arsenic a caput coach. The Cowboys pb the NFL with 45 sacks, which mightiness marque beingness for Matt Ryan hard since helium has been sacked 32 times successful 10 games. -- Todd Archer
Bold prediction: Running backmost Jonathan Taylor volition unreserved for 150 yards oregon much against a Dallas defence that doubly this play has allowed teams to tally for much than 200 yards. It mightiness not beryllium capable to people a win, but the Colts person an accidental to exploit an inconsistent Cowboys tally defense. Taylor has battled injuries this season, but he's averaged 5 yards per transportation successful his past 5 games aft posting a four-yard per-carry mean successful his archetypal four. -- Stephen Holder
Stat to know: The Colts person not won astatine Dallas since Week 3 successful 1996. The Colts are winless successful 2 games astatine Dallas since that 1996 victory; they articulation the Chiefs (0-2), Texans (0-2) and Bengals (0-4) arsenic the lone teams who person not beaten Dallas connected its location tract since 1997.
What to cognize for fantasy: As bully arsenic Tony Pollard looks, phantasy is simply a crippled of accumulation and having scored successful each of his past 4 games, Ezekiel Elliott continues to clasp value. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: Dallas is an NFL-best 20-8 ATS since the commencement of past season, including 14-5 ATS arsenic a favorite. Read more.
Moody's pick: Cowboys 30, Colts 13
Walder's pick: Cowboys 34, Colts 20
FPI prediction: DAL, 88.0% (by an mean of 14.1 points)
Matchup must-reads: Colts' Jeff Saturday says helium wishes helium had utilized precocious timeout ... Giants, Cowboys oregon Bills: Where volition Odell Beckham Jr. land? ... OBJ escaped agency: Cowboys, Bills, Giants stars entice WR ... Is NFC East the NFL's champion division?
Saints (4-8) astatine Buccaneers (5-6)
Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET | ESPN | Spread: TB -4.0 (40.5)
What to ticker for: The Bucs were expected to tally distant with the NFC South successful 2022, but losing to the Browns successful Week 12 opened the doorway for the Saints. This crippled has meaningful imaginable successful the standing. Making matters worse for Tampa Bay, All-Pro close tackle Tristan Wirfs is retired with a precocious ankle sprain, and the Bucs' defence is struggling to enactment unneurotic implicit games portion the discourtesy can't look to wide the 17-point threshold recently. -- Jenna Laine
Bold prediction: The Saints volition triumph a low-scoring crippled similar their 9-0 triumph successful Tampa Bay past season. The Saints' discourtesy has struggled a batch this twelvemonth and was unopen retired past week, but determination person been immoderate affirmative signs from the defence lately, which has mostly had Tom Brady's fig successful the past fewer years. If Marshon Lattimore returns, expect different coagulated show against Brady, particularly considering the Bucs person struggled connected offense. -- Katherine Terrell
Stat to know: Tom Brady is 1-4 against the Saints successful the regular play since joining the Buccaneers successful 2020, with the lone triumph coming this season. In 4 of those 5 games, Brady has posted his lowest full QBR against immoderate azygous hostile since signing with Tampa Bay, and that includes the triumph this play which was a play low.
Injuries: Saints | Buccaneers
What to cognize for fantasy: Mike Evans has been held nether 13 phantasy points successful 8 consecutive meetings with the Saints and enters this crippled having failed to people adjacent 11 phantasy points successful 3 straight. See Week 13 rankings.
Betting nugget: New Orleans is 0-5 ATS connected the roadworthy this season. Read more.
Moody's pick: Buccaneers 21, Saints 16
Walder's pick: Buccaneers 23, Saints 13
FPI prediction: TB, 62.1% (by an mean of 3.5 points)
Matchup must-reads: Saints would propulsion NFC South into chaos with triumph astatine Buccaneers ... Source: Bucs' Wirfs (high ankle sprain) retired weeks
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