Albany Times Union (Sunday)

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Colts Texans

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The Saints have won eight straight games since a 1-2 start. … New Orleans is 7-0 over past two seasons when QB Drew Brees has been sidelined with an injury. The Saints have won their past two games with Taysom Hill starting at QB.

Bengals have won two of the past three against the Dolphins. ... Bengals WR Tyler Boyd has 14 receptions for 182 yards in three games vs. the Dolphins. … Brandon Wilson is tied for first in NFL with five kickoff returns of at least 40 yards.

Eyeing their first playoff spot since 2002, the Browns are 8-3 for first time since 1994. ... The Browns have won their past three games by total of 10 points. ... QB Baker Mayfield hasn’t thrown an INT in five games, and 123 passes.

The Jaguars have lost 10 straight games, the longest single-season streak in team history. ... QB Mike Glennon passed for 235 yards and two TDS with no intercepti­ons in his first start for the Jaguars last week.

The Colts are coming off their most lopsided loss this season but won four of their past six overall. … Indy has not lost back-to-back games this season. … Indy has won five of past seven in this series and is 12-6 all-time in Houston.

The Lions fired GM Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia last week in wake of Thanksgivi­ng loss, their fourth in five games. Offensive coordinato­r Darrell Bevell is interim coach. … WR Kenny Golladay (hip) has missed past four games.

The Giants are 4-1 this season when they score first, winless in six games when they haven’t. … N.Y. did not allow sack last week for first time since Dec. 1, 2019. ... TE Evan Engram had career-high 129 yards receiving last week.

The Rams’ defense is tops in the league with just 17.0 points allowed per game, and second with 297.0 yards allowed per game. … QB Jared Goff has 10 turnovers in his past four games, including four lost fumbles.

Falcons DE Jacob Tuioti-mariner was NFC Defensive Player of the Week after two fumble recoveries, a sack, a forced fumble and six tackles vs. the Raiders. … The Falcons forced five turnovers by Vegas, their most since 2016.

The Dolphins have won six of their past seven games. With a win they’ll be 8-4, their best 12-game record since 2003. … Miami ranks fourth in point differenti­al (plus-79). Their firsthalf point differenti­al (plus-81) is second in NFL.

A Northeast Ohio native, Titans coach Mike Vrabel grew up rooting for the Browns. … The Titans (8-3) are off to their best start since opening 10-1 in 2008. … RB Derrick Henry is the NFL’S rushing leader with 1,257 yards.

The Vikings have won four of their past five games and are one game out of playoff spot despite starting 1-5. … Over the five games since then, QB Kirk Cousins leads NFL with a 124.3 passer rating and is third with 12 passing TDS.

The Texans have won two straight for the first time this season. … QB Deshaun Watson has thrown 15 TD passes with no INTS in his past six games. ... LB Zach Cunningham leads the NFL with 110 tackles.

The Bears have lost five straight … QB Mitchell Trubisky had three turnovers vs. Green Bay in first start since Nick Foles replaced him during Week 3 win at Atlanta. ... RB David Montgomery ran for season-high 103 yards last week.

Russell Wilson has thrown for 3,216 yards this season, joining Peyton Manning as only QBS with at least 3,000 yards and 20 or more TD passes in each of first nine seasons. ... WR DK Metcalf leads NFL in yards receiving with 1,039.

The Cardinals have the NFL’S No. 2 offense in total yards while L.A. has the No. 2 defense. … Arizona has lost three of its past four games. ... CB Patrick Peterson has seven INTS and three TDS against the Rams.

Line: 3 Pick:

Saints by

Saints, 23-21

Line: Dolphins by 11

Pick: Dolphins, 31-16

Colts by 3 Colts, 26-20

Line: Bears by 3 Pick: Lions, 13-12

Line: Seahawks by 11

Pick: Seahawks, 30-22

Line: Rams by 3 Pick: Rams, 30-21

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