The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)

Lions Jets atChargers

- AtBroncos

Titans atRavens

1 p.m.

atSaints

1 p.m.

atPanthers

1 p.m. 4:05 p.m. 4:05 p.m.

Rematch of AFC divisional playoff game, when Derrick Henry ran for 195 yards to help the Titans upset the No. 1-seeded Ravens. ... Tennessee has NFL’s fewest turnovers with four. The Titans lead NFL with a plus-10 turnover differenti­al. ... Henry is second in NFL in rushing at 946 yards.

Falcons’ QB Matt Ryan has passed for at least 300 yards in three of his past four games against the Saints. Ryan brings momentum into the game. He has completed 72.8 percent of his passes (107-for-147) the past four games for 1,274 yards, an average of 318.5 per game.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford is coming off a big game against Washington throwing for 276 yards and three touchdowns in a 30-27 win.… RB D’Andre Swift had 149 yards from scrimmage last week. ... WR Kenny Golladay has eclipsed 100 yards receiving in two of his past three games.

QB Tua Tagovailoa seeks to go 4-0 as Dolphins’ starter. ... Dolphins’ record is their best through nine games since 2001. Their five-game winning streak is their longest since 2016.… Miami ranks fifth in point differenti­al at plus-69. ... Miami ranks last with average of 3.6 yards per rush.

The Jets (0-9) are off to their worst start in franchise history.… New York has scored on its opening drive in its past three games, which is tied with Kansas City and Buffalo for the longest current stretch. …. QB Joe Flacco is expected to get his fourth start of the season.

Baltimore’s NFL-record run of scoring at least 20 points in 31 straight games ended last week. So did its streak of forcing a turnover in 21 successive games. ... The Ravens lead the NFL in fewest points allowed per game (18.3), forced fumbles (17) and fumble recoveries (10).

The Saints have won six straight. ... QB Jameis Winston expected to make first start with Saints because of Drew Brees’ rib injury.… RB Alvin Kamara had 98 scrimmage yards and three TDs last week. Kamara ranks second in the NFL in scrimmage yards with 1,134 and 11 TDs.

The Panthers have lost five straight games.… WR Robby Anderson ranks fifth in the NFL in yards receiving (772) and fifth in receptions (64). … The Panthers have the worst third-down defense in the league, allowing opponents to convert 55.3 percent of their chances.

The Broncos are 3-6 for the fourth straight season and they lead the league with 21 giveaways, including a league-high 16 intercepti­ons. They turned over the ball five times at Las Vegas last week. ... QB Drew Lock has 10 INTs in four games since returning from a shoulder injury.

Chargers QB Justin Herbert is the first rookie to throw multiple TDs in six straight games.… RB Kalen Ballage, who began the season with the Jets before being released, has 186 scrimmage yards in his two games with the Chargers since being called up from the practice squad.

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31⁄

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21-13

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Pick: Chargers, 34-23

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