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The Week 11 NFL schedule for the 2022 season is stacked with large matchups, and we got you covered with what you request to cognize heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring america the biggest keys to each crippled and a bold prediction 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 a matchup standing (on a standard of 1 to 100) and a crippled projection. 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 11 slate, including a large AFC East matchup betwixt the New York Jets visiting the New England Patriots and the 8-1 Minnesota Vikings hosting the Dallas Cowboys. It each culminates with a Monday Night Football matchup betwixt the 49ers and the Cardinals connected ESPN. (Game times are Sunday unless different noted.)
Jump to a matchup:
NYJ-NE | PHI-IND | DET-NYG
CLE-BUF | LAR-NO | CHI-ATL
CAR-BAL | WSH-HOU | LV-DEN
DAL-MIN | CIN-PIT | KC-LAC | SF-ARI
Thursday: TEN 27, GB 17
Bye: MIA, SEA, TB, JAX
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Jets (6-3) astatine Patriots (5-4)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: NE -3 (38.5)
What to ticker for: Jets QB Zach Wilson threw 3 interceptions successful a 22-17 nonaccomplishment to New England connected Oct. 30, and was already talking astir a rematch with the Patriots successful the contiguous aftermath of that game. Jets caput manager Robert Saleh said of Wilson: "From a communicative standpoint, to effort to onslaught a young antheral for 4-5 plays, erstwhile they are 4-5 teachable moments successful my mind, I deliberation we're missing the large representation connected that." Meanwhile, Patriots QB Mac Jones was sacked six times that day, his archetypal afloat crippled returning from a precocious ankle sprain. He said helium did a "full audit" of his archetypal fractional of the play during this past bye week, and violative playcaller Matt Patricia said: "I deliberation helium matures each azygous week with the mode that helium sees the game, plays the crippled and understands from a squad standpoint however we request to play a peculiar crippled each week." -- Mike Reiss
Bold prediction: Neither squad volition ace 20 points. This volition beryllium an old-fashioned, stone 'em-sock 'em antiaircraft conflict betwixt 2 of the apical defenses. They're tied for 2nd successful points allowed per crippled (15.8) since Week 4. The past clip the 2 rivals played a crippled successful which neither squad reached 20 points was 2014 -- a 17-16 triumph for the Patriots. -- Rich Cimini
Stat to know: The Patriots are 1-3 coming disconnected a bye with anyone but Tom Brady astatine QB nether Bill Belichick, including 0-2 the past 2 seasons (Brady was 14-4). They haven't mislaid to an AFC East hostile aft a bye since 2000
What to cognize for fantasy: Prior to the Week 10 bye, Garrett Wilson was coming into his own. The rookie was a top-15 receiver successful some Week 8 and Week 9 -- tin helium support the bully times rolling against the Pats? See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: The Jets person won against the spread, arsenic good arsenic outright, successful 5 of their past six games. The lone crippled the Jets didn't screen oregon triumph outright was against the Patriots successful Week 8 (+3, mislaid by 5). Read more.
Moody's pick: Jets 24, Patriots 21
Walder's pick: Jets 19, Patriots 16
FPI prediction: NE, 50.4% (by an mean of 0.3 points)
Matchup must-reads: Oral past of the chaotic OT coin flip the past clip the Jets bushed Patriots ... Belichick wants coach's challenges allowed with nether 2 minutes ... Why Patriots, Bills, Jets and Dolphins could triumph -- oregon suffer -- the AFC East
Eagles (8-1) astatine Colts (4-5-1)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: PHI -7 (44)
What to ticker for: The Eagles are caller disconnected their archetypal nonaccomplishment of the season. But they volition person immoderate notable organization cognition that could surely assistance them successful this game. Coach Nick Sirianni was the Colts' violative coordinator for 3 seasons earlier taking implicit successful Philadelphia, helping precocious fired Colts manager Frank Reich physique the precise strategy the Eagles volition support connected Sunday. And antiaircraft coordinator Jonathan Gannon was a Colts secondary manager earlier joining Sirianni's staff, giving him extended acquisition defending the Colts' strategy successful practices. -- Stephen Holder
Bold prediction: Jonathan Taylor volition beryllium held nether 100 yards rushing. The Eagles person allowed 320 yards and 2 touchdowns connected the crushed the past 2 weeks against the Texans and Commanders. It has the team's attention. The beforehand bureau signed antiaircraft tackles Linval Joseph and Ndamukong Suh this week, and stopping the tally has been a focal constituent of the coaches coming disconnected Monday's nonaccomplishment to the Commanders. Expect them to load up the container much against Indy. -- Tim McManus
Stat to know: The Eagles are the 29th squad to commencement 8-0 oregon amended successful the Super Bowl era; 11 of the erstwhile 28 (39%) and 4 of the past 8 mislaid consecutive games instantly pursuing the undefeated start, the astir caller being the 2020 Steelers.
What to cognize for fantasy: Taylor garnered 85.7% of Colts RB touches past week and rewarded his diligent phantasy managers. That was his second-highest complaint of the season, and with a caller caput manager astatine the bid successful Jeff Saturday, Taylor erstwhile again feels similar the plus you spent the archetypal wide prime connected 3 months ago. See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: The Colts haven't been an underdog of 6-plus points astatine location since 2017 against the Steelers, which they covered. Read more.
Moody's pick: Eagles 27, Colts 17
Walder's pick: Eagles 34, Colts 10
FPI prediction: PHI, 68.5% (by an mean of 5.9 points)
Matchup must-reads: MVP Watch: Hurts is successful adjacent contention ... Inside Jeff Saturday's archetypal week arsenic Colts coach ... Eagles adhd DT Joseph to assistance tally defense, TE Goedert lands connected IR ... Colts LB Leonard has 2nd backmost country successful 5 months
Lions (3-6) astatine Giants (7-2)
1 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: NYG -3 (45)
What to ticker for: This crippled volition beryllium a antithetic benignant of trial for the Giants' defense. The Lions volition beryllium their archetypal matchup with immoderate squad presently ranked successful the apical 10 successful passing discourtesy this season. Detroit has the NFL's eighth-ranked passing attack, with 241.4 yards per game. The champion passing onslaught the Giants person faced this play has been the Seahawks, who are presently ranked 13th. The Giants person fixed up much than 23 points lone erstwhile -- to Seattle -- portion the Lions are averaging 24.3 points per game. -- Jordan Raanan
Bold prediction: Lions rookie antiaircraft extremity Aidan Hutchinson volition registry a sack for the 3rd consecutive roadworthy game. Although Detroit's squad defence inactive needs a batch of work, the 2022 No. 2 wide prime says he's increasing much comfy arsenic the play progresses due to the fact that he's being positioned by the coaching unit to succeed. Hutchinson leads each rookies successful sacks with 5.5 and past recorded a sack astatine Chicago connected Nov. 13 and 1.5 sacks successful Dallas connected Oct. 23. -- Eric Woodyard
Stat to know: The Giants' 7 one-score wins are tied for the astir successful a team's archetypal 9 games successful NFL past (1987 Chargers, 2006 Colts and 2022 Vikings). No squad successful NFL past has won 8 one-score games wrong its archetypal 10 games of a season.
What to cognize for fantasy: Amon-Ra St. Brown bounced backmost with a immense Week 10 successful Chicago (121 yards and 22.1 phantasy points), but things get pugnacious this week against a Giants squad that hasn't allowed a receiver to ace 17.5 phantasy points since Week 3. See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: Six of the Lions' 9 games this play person deed the implicit (66.7%), tied for second-highest complaint successful the league this season. Read more.
Moody's pick: Giants 28, Lions 23
Walder's pick: Lions 23, Giants 20
FPI prediction: NYG, 67.3% (by an mean of 4.8 points)
Matchup must-reads: Lions ended database of 'brutal' streaks with triumph vs. Bears ... Week 11 buzz: Saquon market, upsets and more ... New presumption cardinal to Giants DT Lawrence's abrupt rise
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Mike Clay thinks Daniel Jones mightiness beryllium a worthwhile QB phantasy prime successful Week 11.
Browns (3-6) astatine Bills (6-3)
1 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: BUF -8 (42)
What to ticker for: With a wintertime tempest headed to occidental New York, the crippled has been moved indoors to Ford Field successful Detroit, and the elements person been thrown retired of the picture. But a large trial inactive awaits a Bills defence that has shown a caller weakness against the run. Browns moving backmost Nick Chubb leads the league with 11 rushing touchdowns and is 3rd successful rushing yards (904). The Bills' defence has allowed 145-plus rushing yards successful each of the past 3 games. -- Alaina Getzenberg
Bold prediction: QB Josh Allen, who has struggled with turnovers each year, particularly successful past weekend's chaotic nonaccomplishment to Minnesota, won't propulsion a prime against Cleveland's beleaguered defense. The Browns person intercepted lone 3 passes this season. -- Jake Trotter
Stat to know: Allen has thrown aggregate interceptions successful 3 consecutive games, the longest streak of his career. With 2 interceptions connected Sunday, helium would beryllium the 4th Bills QB to propulsion aggregate INT successful 4 consecutive games, the archetypal since 1985.
What to cognize for fantasy: Gabe Davis recovered the extremity portion past week against the Vikings, and helium could supply bully worth again this week against a Browns defence that allows the fourth-highest completion percent connected heavy passes (58.2%, league average: 45.6%). See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: Browns manager Kevin Stefanski is 7-1 ATS arsenic an underdog of astatine slightest 3.5 points. His largest vocation underdog relation is 8 points successful the 2020 AFC divisional playoffs astatine Kansas City, which helium covered. Read more.
Moody's pick: Bills 26, Browns 21
Walder's pick: Bills 30, Browns 17
FPI prediction: BUF, 80.5% (by an mean of 10.1 points)
Matchup must-reads: Watson practices arsenic Browns prep Brissett for Bills ... Why Patriots, Bills, Jets and Dolphins could triumph -- oregon suffer -- the AFC East
Rams (3-6) astatine Saints (3-7)
1 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: NO -3 (39)
What to ticker for: The Saints said they're sticking with QB Andy Dalton contempt the team's violative struggles the past 2 weeks, but don't expect the violative output to abruptly reverse course. While the squad did get wide receiver Jarvis Landry backmost past week, it'll perchance beryllium missing 3 violative linemen for the 2nd consecutive game. Left defender Andrus Peat missed past week with a triceps injury, halfway Erik McCoy is connected injured reserve and near tackle James Hurst is successful concussion protocol, making the Saints apt short-handed against Rams antiaircraft tackle Aaron Donald. -- Katherine Terrell
Bold prediction: The Rams volition unit a takeaway for the archetypal clip since Week 6. Not lone person the Rams not taken the shot distant successful 3 games, but the defence has conscionable 1 takeaway successful its past 7 games combined. -- Sarah Barshop
Stat to know: With 19 turnovers, the Saints pb the NFL this play and person their astir done 10 games since 2014 (also 19). On the flip side, the Rams person failed to grounds a takeaway successful 3 consecutive games and person 1 takeaway successful their past 7 games combined.
What to cognize for fantasy: Alvin Kamara has fto you down successful consecutive weeks (not a top-20 moving backmost successful either), and the sledding doesn't get easier this week against a Rams defence that has allowed conscionable 1 moving backmost not named Christian McCaffrey to wide 15 phantasy points successful a crippled this play (that said, it was James Conner past week). See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: This is the 3rd dome crippled successful the past 3 seasons to diagnostic a full successful the 30s. The erstwhile 2 went under. Read more.
Moody's pick: Rams 22, Saints 17
Walder's pick: Rams 20, Saints 9
FPI prediction: NO, 53.6% (by an mean of 1 points)
Matchup must-reads: Stafford expected to commencement vs. Saints ... Saints instrumentality with QB Dalton aft mulling change ... Kupp undergoes ankle surgery
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Adam Schefter expects to spot Matthew Stafford commencement for the Rams successful Week 11 and is funny to spot who helium targets without Cooper Kupp.
Bears (3-7) astatine Falcons (4-6)
1 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: ATL -3 (49)
What to ticker for: Expect a batch of moving arsenic the Bears and Falcons person 2 of the champion rushing attacks successful the league -- Chicago is No. 1 (201.7 yards per game) and Atlanta is No. 4 (160.4 yards per game) -- combined with 2 defenses that let a batch of rushing yards (Atlanta 119.4, Chicago 142) and conflict to get disconnected the tract connected 3rd down (Atlanta allowing 46.6% 3rd down conversions, Chicago 50%). So determination could beryllium a batch of on-the-ground discourtesy astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium. -- Michael Rothstein
Bold prediction: Chase Claypool volition apical 80 receiving yards and a touchdown successful Atlanta. There's nary amended clip for the caller Bears wide receiver to look arsenic a playmaker than against the Falcons' league-worst walk defence (280.1 yards allowed per game). Claypool has been targeted 8 times since helium arrived successful Week 9 and totaled 3 catches for 21 yards. Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy intimated that Claypool is adjacent to being up to velocity with Chicago's analyzable way tree, truthful this crippled is wherever the Bears get a breakout show from the speedy vertical menace they traded for astatine the deadline. -- Courtney Cronin
Stat to know: The Bears are the archetypal squad successful NFL past to suffer 3 consecutive games portion scoring much than 29 points successful each game. No squad has mislaid 4 consecutive portion scoring 28-plus points successful each game.
What to cognize for fantasy: The superlatives for Justin Fields are overwhelming. Over the past 4 weeks, helium has 38.9 much phantasy points than immoderate different subordinate (that's the aforesaid quality betwixt the second-best subordinate successful phantasy and the 54th champion implicit that stretch). Or however astir the information that implicit those 4 weeks, helium has outscored the 3 superior pieces of Atlanta's walk crippled (Marcus Mariota, Kyle Pitts and Drake London) by himself. See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: Atlanta is 0-4 ATS successful its past 4 games aft starting the play 6-0 ATS. Read more.
Moody's pick: Bears 26, Falcons 21
Walder's pick: Bears 23, Falcons 17
FPI prediction: ATL, 68.1% (by an mean of 5.4 points)
Matchup must-reads: With 5 TDs successful past 3 games, Bears TE Kmet emerging arsenic reddish portion threat ... Four issues the Falcons indispensable hole implicit the last 8 games ... Bears second-leading rusher Herbert (hip) goes connected IR
Panthers (3-7) astatine Ravens (6-3)
1 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: BAL -13 (41)
What to ticker for: The Ravens' beardown tally defence looks to dilatory down D'Onta Foreman. Since becoming Carolina's apical moving back, Foreman has gained implicit 100 yards rushing successful 3 of his past 4 games. Baltimore, though, hasn't allowed a 100-yard rusher successful 18 consecutive games (not since Dalvin Cook successful Week 9 of 2021). The Ravens person allowed 1 100-yard rusher successful the past 2 seasons, which ranks arsenic the fewest successful the NFL. Baltimore's defence has gotten adjacent much stout with the acquisition of mediate linebacker Roquan Smith. -- Jamison Hensley
Bold prediction: Foreman volition person astatine slightest 118 yards rushing for the 3rd clip successful 4 games against a Ravens defence ranked 3rd successful the NFL, averaging 92 yards per game. He'll besides people 3 rushing touchdowns against a defence that has allowed lone 9 to support this crippled person than galore expect. -- David Newton
Stat to know: The Ravens person gained 150-plus rushing yards successful 8 consecutive games, the longest single-season streak by immoderate squad successful the past 35 seasons. Only 4 teams successful the Super Bowl epoch person longer streaks (the 1972 and '73 Dolphins, 1975 Steelers and 1985 Bears). All won the Super Bowl.
What to cognize for fantasy: Foreman has tally for implicit 115 yards successful each of the past 3 games successful which helium has seen astatine slightest 10 carries. After a 31-carry effort connected Thursday nighttime and fixed the tendency successful this crippled to support Lamar Jackson connected the sidelines, double-digit carries consciousness similar a harmless stake this week. See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: The Panthers are 1-15 successful their past 16 games arsenic the double-digit underdog but won the astir caller 1 successful Week 7 against the Buccaneers. Read more.
Moody's pick: Ravens 31, Panthers 20
Walder's pick: Ravens 34, Panthers 13
FPI prediction: BAL, 85.5% (by an mean of 12.6 points)
Matchup must-reads: Panthers players buying into interim manager Wilks ... With easiest remaining schedule, tin Jackson and Ravens triumph out? ... Panthers' Mayfield stuns squad with helmetless head-butts ... Ravens' Andrews inspires children who person diabetes ... Panthers' Mayfield focused connected winning, not his future
Commanders (5-5) astatine Texans (1-7-1)
1 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: WSH -3 (41)
What to ticker for: Coach Ron Rivera decided to rotation with backmost Taylor Heinicke implicit Carson Wentz since the Commanders person won 4 retired of their past 5 games. Neither is playing drastically amended than the other, arsenic Heinicke has a passer standing of 82 and Wentz's standing is 84. The Texans' walk defence holds quarterbacks to a standing of 87, the ninth lowest successful the NFL. So expect the Commanders to tally the ball, arsenic the Texans person allowed 1,636 yards connected the ground, astir successful the NFL. -- DJ Bien-Aime
Bold prediction: Brian Robinson volition surpass 100 yards for the archetypal clip successful his vocation against the NFL's worst tally defense. Robinson is averaging 3.3 yards per carry, but that's been a relation of immoderate missed blocks arsenic good arsenic him getting utilized to moving successful the NFL. He missed the archetypal 4 games aft being changeable doubly successful the limb successful August. But with the choky extremity radical getting healthier, particularly blocking choky extremity John Bates, and with a stronger committedness to calling runs by violative coordinator Scott Turner, determination should beryllium immoderate bigger games successful Robinson's future, particularly if the enactment improves connected immoderate details with footwork. Big runs volition travel Sunday. -- John Keim
Stat to know: The Commanders are 2-4 successful games Wentz started astatine backmost this season, averaging 17 points per game. They are 3-1 successful games Heinicke started, averaging 22 points per game.
Injuries: Commanders | Texans
What to cognize for fantasy: Terry McLaurin got rolling connected Monday nighttime against a stingy Eagles defence (eight catches for 128 yards), and present faces a Texans defence that has seen lone 7 receivers gash it for implicit 15 phantasy points successful a crippled this play (18.5 from Darius Slayton past week). See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: This is the 16th consecutive crippled Houston volition beryllium an underdog, the longest progressive streak successful the NFL, and the second-longest streak successful franchise past (19 consecutive successful 2002-03). Read more.
Moody's pick: Commanders 20, Texans 14
Walder's pick: Texans 24, Commanders 20
FPI prediction: WSH, 57.9% (by an mean of 2.4 points)
Matchup must-reads: Heinicke iced retired aft Commanders triumph implicit Eagles ... Texans assertion Amari Rodgers aft Packers release ... Heinicke to commencement again Sunday; Wentz not ready ... A amusive tradition: Heinicke buys Jordans for teammates aft triumph vs. Eagles
Raiders (2-7) astatine Broncos (3-6)
4:05 p.m. ET | Fox | Spread: DEN -3 (41)
What to ticker for: Beyond 2 first-year caput coaches connected fast-warming seats, the Raiders are the lone squad to person carved retired much than 307 yards' worthy of discourtesy against the Broncos this play and the lone squad to person scored much than 19 points this play against the league's No. 1 scoring defence -- they did some successful the Raiders' 32-23 triumph successful Week 4. Oh, and the Raiders rushed for a season-most 212 yards against the Broncos' defence arsenic well. -- Jeff Legwold
Bold prediction: With the Broncos' No. 1-ranked scoring defence keyed up to halt the tally aft Josh Jacobs rumbled for 144 yards against it successful Week 4, Raiders QB Derek Carr volition person his archetypal three-TD passing crippled since Dec. 6, 2020. Yes, against a Broncos defence that has not allowed specified a crippled since Nov. 8, 2020. Carr was affectional astatine the postgame podium past week, but said Raiders proprietor Mark Davis giving first-year manager Josh McDaniels his enactment contempt the team's disappointing 2-7 commencement gave the squad a consciousness of alleviation and "confidence arsenic a shot team." -- Paul Gutierrez
Stat to know: The Broncos person scored much than 20 points lone doubly this season, with their play precocious of 23 coming successful a Week 3 nonaccomplishment to the Raiders.
What to cognize for fantasy: Davante Adams has racked up astatine slightest 95 receiving yards oregon recovered the extremity portion successful 8 of 9 games this play and was liable for 53.7% of Carr's passing yards successful the archetypal gathering with the Broncos this season. You don't person to similar this passing crippled to emotion what Adams is giving you successful his archetypal play distant from Green Bay. See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: Las Vegas is 9-1 ATS (8-2 SU) successful its past 10 meetings against Denver, including 5-0 ATS arsenic an underdog successful that span (3-2 SU). Read more.
Moody's pick: Broncos 24, Raiders 21
Walder's pick: Raiders 26, Broncos 16
FPI prediction: LV, 62.7% (by an mean of 3.8 points)
Matchup must-reads: Barnwell picks the NFL's luckiest and unluckiest teams: Why Raiders suffice for both ... Banged-up Broncos get bully quality connected Jeudy ... Carr, Adams applaud owner's defence of McDaniels ... Wilson, discourtesy trending historically downward ... Carr affectional astatine podium aft Raiders' latest loss
Cowboys (6-3) astatine Vikings (8-1)
4:25 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: DAL -1.5 (47.5)
What to ticker for: The Cowboys won astatine U.S. Bank Stadium successful 2020 and 2021 and are favored heading into this matchup adjacent aft losing Sunday astatine Green Bay. That could person thing to bash with the Vikings' thrilling but taxing overtime triumph Sunday astatine Buffalo, a crippled that featured 178 plays, including peculiar teams. Over the past 20 years, NFL teams are 127-133 successful the crippled instantly pursuing a roadworthy crippled that went to overtime, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. -- Kevin Seifert
Bold prediction: CeeDee Lamb volition person much receiving yards than Justin Jefferson. Jefferson has 5 catches for 107 yards and a touchdown vs. Dallas. Lamb has 10 catches for 146 yards and a touchdown vs. Minnesota, including a 100-yard effort. Last week against the Green Bay Packers, Lamb had vocation highs successful catches (11) and yards (150). On Sunday, helium volition station back-to-back 100-yard games consecutively for the 2nd clip successful his career. -- Todd Archer
Stat to know: Vikings backmost Kirk Cousins has 39 consecutive games with a passing touchdown, the longest progressive streak successful the NFL and the longest streak since Drew Brees went 45 consecutive from 2012 to 2015
What to cognize for fantasy: Tony Pollard has totaled 275 yards and 4 scores successful the past 2 games without Ezekiel Elliott. How does this divided look if Zeke is back? Pollard did wide 85 full yards successful 2 of his past 3 with Elliott active, truthful pencil him into lineups regardless. See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: All 5 meetings betwixt Dak Prescott and Cousins person gone implicit the total. Read more.
Moody's pick: Cowboys 34, Vikings 27
Walder's pick: Cowboys 27, Vikings 24
FPI prediction: DAL, 56.6% (by an mean of 2 points)
Matchup must-reads: Cowboys cognize Achilles' bottommost is tally defense, truthful however bash they hole it? ... Jefferson, Jeff Saturday apical NFL quotes of the week ... A turning constituent for Cowboys? Why nonaccomplishment to Packers isn't 'just 1 game'
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Stephen A. Smith weighs successful connected whether Dak Prescott is the Cowboys' weakest nexus aft an overtime nonaccomplishment to the Packers.
Bengals (5-4) astatine Steelers (3-6)
4:25 p.m. ET | CBS | Spread: CIN -4 (41)
What to ticker for: Call this 1 the appendectomy bowl. Steelers information Minkah Fitzpatrick was projected to miss a mates of weeks aft undergoing an appendectomy Saturday pursuing the team's pre-Saints walk-through. But Mike Tomlin said aboriginal reports of Fitzpatrick's betterment this week were positive, meaning there's a accidental he's connected the tract to look backmost Joe Burrow, who besides had an exigency appendectomy aft his appendix ruptured successful precocious July. Fitzpatrick was a unit successful the play opener against the Bengals, picking disconnected Burrow's archetypal walk effort for a pick-six. -- Brooke Pryor
Bold prediction: Burrow volition propulsion for 300 yards and 3 touchdown passes successful a blowout win. On paper, Cincinnati should beryllium positioned for a large win. The violative enactment is playing overmuch amended successful caller weeks, and Burrow isn't caller disconnected a superior appendectomy similar helium was successful Week 1. All of that should output a large time for the Cincy QB. -- Ben Baby
Stat to know: The Steelers are coming disconnected their champion rushing show of the season, arsenic they ran for 187 yards successful Week 10 against the Saints, including 99 from moving backmost Najee Harris and 51 from rookie backmost Kenny Pickett.
What to cognize for fantasy: The past clip we saw Joe Mixon, helium was mounting franchise records (Week 9 vs. CAR: 211 yards and 5 touchdowns), but it is astatine slightest worthy noting that it took him 27 totes to prime up 82 yards against the Steelers successful Week 1 (and 31 of those yards came connected a azygous carry). Lineup fastener successful season-long leagues, obviously, but see your options erstwhile talking DFS. See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: After not covering the dispersed the archetypal 2 weeks of the 2022 play the Bengals are 6-1 ATS successful their past 7 games. Read more.
Moody's pick: Bengals 27, Steelers 20
Walder's pick: Bengals 30, Steelers 13
FPI prediction: CIN, 79.6% (by an mean of 9.8 points)
Matchup must-reads: Bengals pursuing past season's script, but volition turnaround beryllium the same? ... Harris warming to Steelers' moving back-by-committee approach
Chiefs (7-2) astatine Chargers (5-4)
8:20 p.m. ET | NBC | Spread: KC -6 (51)
What to ticker for: The Chargers person been decimated by injuries since a Week 2 nonaccomplishment to the Chiefs, but manager Brandon Staley expressed optimism that players volition soon statesman to return. That could see wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, who returned to signifier this week aft missing the past 2 games. The Bolts cognize this matchup against the part person is important successful their effort to gain their archetypal playoff berth since 2018. -- Lindsey Thiry
Bold prediction: The crippled volition beryllium decided by much than 7 points, which hasn't happened successful the past 4 meetings erstwhile neither squad is resting cardinal players to hole for the postseason. This time, though, the Chiefs are connected a roll, having won 3 consecutive games, 2 by treble digits. Patrick Mahomes is playing arsenic good arsenic helium ever has. The Chargers person mislaid 2 of three. The Chiefs haven't mislaid to the Chargers successful Southern California since 2013. -- Adam Teicher
Stat to know: Mahomes' tally of 13 consecutive wins successful roadworthy part games is the 2nd longest by a starting QB since the 1970 merger, trailing Hall of Famer Joe Montana's 20-game tally with the 49ers from 1984 to 1993.
What to cognize for fantasy: Isiah Pacheco out-snapped Jerick McKinnon 35-23 past week, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire was connected the tract for conscionable 4 plays. The pb backmost successful this explosive discourtesy comes with top-15 potential, and Pacheco surely seems to person the wrong way arsenic we attack the agelong tally of the phantasy season. See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: This is lone the 3rd clip the Chargers person been an underdog this season. They covered the dispersed during the archetypal two, including past week against the 49ers (lost 22-16 arsenic an 8-point 'dog). Read more.
Moody's pick: Chiefs 35, Chargers 28
Walder's pick: Chiefs 38, Chargers 24
FPI prediction: KC, 80.2% (by an mean of 10 points)
Matchup must-reads: NFL MVP ticker 2022: Ranking apical candidates, Mahomes' chances ... Allen, Williams practice, but 2 DLs spell connected IR ... Chiefs 'mad' implicit no-call arsenic Smith-Schuster enters concussion protocol
49ers (5-4) astatine Cardinals (4-6) -- Mexico
Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET | ESPN | Spread: SF -8 (43.5)
What to ticker for: DeAndre Hopkins has had astatine slightest 100 receiving yards successful 2 of his 4 games this play and 98 successful a third. That doesn't bode good for a 49ers defence that's allowed 3 100-yard receivers and 2 others with 98 and 97 yards. Hopkins besides could beryllium bolstered by the imaginable instrumentality of Marquise Brown, who's eligible to beryllium activated astatine immoderate constituent during the adjacent 3 weeks. Hopkins has shown that he's susceptible of going for large games with some Kyler Murray and Colt McCoy astatine quarterback, truthful different 100-yard crippled could beryllium successful store successful premier clip successful Mexico City connected Monday night. -- Josh Weinfuss
Bold prediction: The 49ers volition person astatine slightest 230 yards aft the catch. The highest output by a squad this play was the 229 YAC the Broncos had successful Week 1 against the Seahawks. But this matchup skews heavy successful favour of the Niners' quality to accent Arizona's tackling. Entering this week, San Francisco is 4th successful the league successful YAC per crippled and archetypal successful YAC per reception. Meanwhile, the Cardinals' defence allows the astir YAC per crippled and YAC per reception successful the NFL. -- Nick Wagoner
Stat to know: The 49ers person scored connected 50% of their drives since acquiring moving backmost McCaffrey, the third-highest complaint successful the NFL. They were scoring connected lone 29% of their drives prior. McCaffrey has been connected the tract for 7 of their 8 violative touchdowns since the trade.
What to cognize for fantasy: Kenneth Walker III was the lone moving backmost past week to relationship for a higher percent of his team's backfield touches than James Conner (96%). It's been a bumpy ride, but Conner appears poised to wage disconnected his preseason terms tag astatine the nonstop close clip for phantasy managers. See Week 11 rankings.
Betting nugget: After going nether for 4 consecutive weeks successful Weeks 3-6, Cardinals games person gone implicit the full the past 4 weeks. Read more.
Moody's pick: 49ers 31, Cardinals 27
Walder's pick: 49ers 26, Cardinals 22
FPI prediction: SF, 68.8% (by an mean of 5.7 points)
Matchup must-reads: Despite win, Shanahan baffled by Greenlaw ejection ... Cardinals QB Murray feels 'good' but unsure of presumption for MNF ... Watt pays retired fan's parlay aft blown call
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