The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)

AtJaguars Bengalsat Washington

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The Steelers are the 21st team since the 1970 merger to start a season 9-0. ... Pittsburgh is looking to get its sagging run game going against the NFL’s 25th-ranked run defense. The Steelers are averaging just 58 yards on the ground over their past four games.

The Eagles have won five straight vs. the Browns, including seven of the past nine and four in a row on the road.… Eagles RB Miles Sanders has at least 75 scrimmage yards in six straight games. Sanders is averaging 6.0 yards per carry in 2020 and 5.0 in his two seasons.

Bengals’ rookie QB Joe Burrow ranks second in the NFL with 370 pass attempts and third with 242 completion­s. He has five 300-yard passing games, tied for second most among rookies in NFL history.… The Bengals rank second in NFL with an 87.5 percent success on fourth down.

Jacksonvil­le can tie a single-season franchise record by losing its ninth consecutiv­e game. ... Rookie QB Jake Luton makes his third consecutiv­e start in place of Gardner Minshew (thumb). ... James Robinson’s 689 rushing yards are the fifth most in the NFL this season.

Under first-year coach Kevin Stefanski, the Browns have already matched their entire win total from 2019. The Browns are 6-3 for the first time since 2014.… Browns RB Nick Chubb returned last week after missing four games with a sprained right knee and rushed for 126 yards.

Washington is prohibitin­g fans from attending after allowing 3,000 for its previous home game Nov. 8.… Washington has trailed by 10 or more before or at halftime in eight of nine games this season. ... QB Alex Smith had a career-high 38 completion­s and 390 yards passing vs. Detroit.

Steelers, 26-13

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21⁄ Pick:

27-17

Browns by

Browns,

Line: Washington by 11⁄

2

Pick: Bengals, 28-23

Line: Ravens by 6 Pick: Ravens, 20-19

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Saints by 4 Saints, 23-21

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