NFLWeek4preview
EAGLES (0-2-1) AT SAN FRANCISCO (2-1)
Sunday, 8:20p.m., NBC
OPENING LINE: 49ers by 3
SERIES: 49ers, 19-13-1
LAST MEETING: Eagles, 33-10, 2017
EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (24), RUSH (17), PASS (24). EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (9), PASS (7).
49ERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (14), RUSH (12), PASS (15).
49ERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (16), PASS (2). FANTASY TIP: 49ers George Kittle expected to return froma knee injury. Kittle’s 216catches for 2,945yards are the most ever for a tight end in his first three NFL seasons.
ETC.: Eagles have won six of last eight vs. 49ers and four of their last five on the road. ... Eagles haven’t been winless in their first three games since Andy Reid’s first season as coach in 1999. ... Philly has no takeaways on defense. It got one on special teams in Week 2and isminus-7in turnover margin. ... QB CarsonWentz has thrown multiple INTs in three straight games after not doing so in consecutive games his first four seasons. ... Miles Sanders has 95 yards rushing in each of the last two games. ... DE Brandon Graham needs one sack to surpass Hugh Douglas for fourth-most sacks in Eagles history. ... San Francisco looks to score at least 30points in a third straight game for the first time since a five-game streak in
2013. ... QB NickMullens couldmake his second start of the season for the 49ers. He threw for 343yards and one TD last week. His 2,620yards passing in his first nine starts are third-most ever. ... Niners have allowed the opposition to get into the red zone a leaguelow four times.
L.A. CHARGERS (1-2) AT TAMPA BAY (2-1)
Sunday, 1p.m.
OPENING LINE: Bucs by 7 SERIES: Chargers, 8-3
LAST MEETING: Bucs, 28-21, 2016
FANTASY TIP: With WR Chris Godwin out, look forBucsNo. 3 receiver Scotty Miller to play a bigger role.
ETC.: Chargers coach Anthony Lynn is 8-5vs. NFC but 0-1this season. ... RB Austin Ekeler leads AFC with 378scrimmage yards. ... DE Joey Bosa has a threegame sack streak and is tied for third in the AFCwith six QB hits. ... Bucs WR Mike Evans has four TD receptions. He’s one of three playerswith a TD catch in each of the first three games. Tyreek Hill and DKMetcalf are the others.
CLEVELAND (2-1) AT DALLAS (1-2)
Sunday, 1p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE: Cowboys by 4½ SERIES: Browns, 17-14
LAST MEETING: Cowboys, 35-10, 2016
FANTASY TIP: CowboysWR Amari Cooper has two straight games with at least eight catches and 125yards against the Browns, both with Oakland. ETC.: Browns haven’t won on the road in this series since a playoff game in 1969. ... Browns’ Jarvis Landry has caught at least two passes in 98straight games, the league’s current longest streak. … Cowboys have allowed 77points in consecutive games, their most since allowing 81in a pair of losses in 1988.