NFL WEEK 11 CAPSULES
EAGLES (4-5) at NEW ORLEANS (8-1) Sunday, 4:25 p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE: Saints by 7
SERIES: Eagles, 17-13
LAST MEETING: Eagles, 39-17, 2015 EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH
(22), PASS (10)
EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (16), RUSH (7), PASS (23)
SAINTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (8), PASS (7)
SAINTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (23t), RUSH (1), PASS (31)
FANTASY TIP: Saints’ Michael Thomas is tied for NFL lead with 78 catches, ranks second with 950 yards, and faces injury-depleted secondary.
ETC.: Eagles coach Doug Pederson played QB for I-AA Northeast Louisiana from 198790. Pederson’s alma mater since renamed Louisiana-Monroe . ... Eagles QB Carson Wentz has passer rating better than 100 in franchiserecord five consecutive games. Wentz has completed at least 70 percent of passes in team-record four straight. Wentz has thrown multiple TDs in six straight . ... Zach Ertz has
75 catches for 789 yards and five TDs. Ertz on pace to break TE single-season records for catches, held by Jason Witten with 110, and yards receiving, owned by Rob Gronkowski with
1,327 . ... Alshon Jeffery has 14 receptions for
296 yards, two TDs in two games vs. Saints. ... DE Michael Bennett leads Eagles with 5½ sacks, all in past six games . ... DT Fletcher Cox set career highs with three sacks and two forced fumbles in last meeting with Saints . ... Saints coach Sean Payton’s first NFL coaching job was as QB coach with Eagles in 1997. He spent part of childhood in Philadelphia area and attended 1975 Flyers Stanley Cup parade. ... Saints have scored at least 40 in five games this season, third team in NFL history to score
40 in five of first nine . ... QB Drew Brees has
509 career TD passes, and surpassed Brett Favre (508) for second most last week . ... RB Alvin Kamara has at least two TDs in three straight outings. Kamara has scored at least two TDs in nine of 25 career games . ... DE Trey Flowers has seven tackles for loss and four sacks in his past seven at home.
TAMPA BAY (3-6) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (2-7) Sunday, 1 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Giants by 1 SERIES: Giants, 14-7
LAST MEETING: Bucs, 25-23, 2017
FANTASY TIP: Bucs QB Ryan Fitzpatrick ranks second in NFC, averaging 314.1 yards passing. ETC.: Bucs have lost three in row and six of seven . ... DeSean Jackson has five TDs in last six games against New York, three receiving, two punt returns . ... DE Jason Pierre-Paul had 58½ sacks and 13 forced fumbles in eight seasons with Giants. He has eight sacks with Bucs this season, two less than Giants’ total . ... QB Eli Manning aims for fifth straight game with two or more TD passes against Bucs.
DALLAS (4-5) AT ATLANTA (4-5) Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE: Falcons by 4 SERIES: Cowboys, 16-11
LAST MEETING: Falcons, 27-7,
2017
FANTASY TIP: Dallas QB Dak Prescott has nine TDs, six passing and three rushing, in last four games
ETC.: Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott second in NFL in rushing, behind Rams’ Todd Gurley . ... DE DeMarcus Lawrence leads Dallas with
6 ½ sacks . ... QB Matt Ryan has seven games with QB rating over
100 and six games with more than 300 yards passing this season . ... Julio Jones fastest player in NFL history with more than
10,000 yards receiving, passing mark in 104th game last week.
CINCINNATI (5-4) AT BALTIMORE (4-5) Sunday, 1 p.m.
OPENING LINE: OFF
SERIES: Bengals, 23-22
LAST MEETING: Bengals, 3423, Sept. 13
FANTASY TIP: With Ravens QB position uncertain, RB Andre Collins could shine against Bengals’ porous defense.
ETC.: Bengals have allowed 481,
551, 576 and 509 yards in last four games, going 1-3. Bengals are on pace to give up NFL-record 7,273 yards . ... Andy Dalton
8-6 career vs. Ravens with 19 TDs, 17 INTs and 76.9 passer rating . ... Baltimore QB Joe Flacco has right hip injury, which could provide first-round pick Lamar Jackson his first NFL start.