NFL Week 5 preview
NEW YORK JETS (0-3) AT EAGLES (2-2) Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS OPENING LINE: Eagles by 14 SERIES: Eagles, 10-0 LAST MEETING: Eagles, 24-17, 2015 JETS OFFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (28), PASS (32). JETS DEFENSE: OVERALL (19), RUSH (8), PASS (27). EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (16), RUSH (13), PASS (20). EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (22), RUSH (4), PASS (32). FANTASY TIP: Jamison Crowder is a solid bet against banged-up secondary. ETC.: If Sam Darnold can’t go, Luke Falk would make second straight start . ... Jets offense struggling mightily, coinciding with having started different QBs in first three games: Darnold in Week 1 vs. Buffalo, Trevor Siemian in Week 2 vs. Cleveland and Falk at New England. Defense has outscored offense 15-11 so far. Jets have gotten just 36 first downs, compared to 60 by opponents. Just 9 of 43 (20.9 percent) on third downs . ... Le’Veon Bell has been workhorse so far for Jets after sitting out last season with Pittsburgh. Leads team with 163 yards rushing on 56 carries and tied with Crowder for most catches with 20 for 121 yards and a TD . ... Rookie DL Quinnen Williams set to return after missing two games with sprained ankle. ... Eagles QB Carson Wentz has 14 TDs, 2 INTs, 108.9 passer rating Jets running back Le’Veon Bell (26), making a move against the Bills, has 163 yards rushing. in past seven at home . ... RB Jordan Howard had two rushing TDs and receiving TD last week, his first game with both . ... TE Zach Ertz has 70 receptions for 795 yards and six TDs in past eight at home . ... Eagles first in NFL with a 56.1 percent third-down conversion rate . ... Eagles have second-best home record (21-7) since 2016.
FANTASY TIP: Texans QB Deshaun Watson should match up well against an Atlanta defense that’s often been out of position in coverage. ETC.: Falcons have lost six straight and 12 of past 13 games to AFC . ... Atlanta is minus-5 in turnover differential. Houston is plus-2 . ... Falcons QB Matt Ryan ranks second in league in yards passing and in completions for a first down with 65 . ... Texans have forced a turnover in 17 consecutive games, NFL’s longest active streak.
FANTASY TIP: Vikings’ Adam Thielen had two-catch, 6-yard game vs. Bears, his secondlowest total since becoming starter in 2016. He went without a reception once previously, and followed that game with career-high 202 yards on 12 catches for two TDs. ETC.: Vikings Dalvin Cook second in NFL with 410 yards rushing despite only 35 against Bears . ... QB Daniel Jones 2-0 since replacing Eli Manning as starter. Ranks second among rookie QBs with 95.9 rating.