The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
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The Browns will be without at least six players, including DE Myles Garrett (COVID-19 positive) and CB Denzel Ward (calf). ... QB Baker Mayfield has not thrown an interception in three games. ... RB Nick Chubb has consecutive 100-yard games after missing four with a sprained knee.
The winner breaks a tie for the AFC South lead and takes control of division race.… The Titans have won a league-high five games in overtime or by scoring in final two minutes of regulation. … The Titans have a league-low five turnovers. ... RB Derrick Henry leads NFL with 1,079 yards.
Panthers QB Teddy Bridgewater is on track to start against his original team for first time. The Vikings drafted Bridgewater with 32nd overall pick in 2014, and he started 29 games before a knee injury sidelined him for 2016. Bridgewater is second in NFL in completion percentage (72.1).
Las Vegas QB Derek Carr had his third game this season with at least three TD passes vs. the Chiefs. He has 19 TDs and three INTs for the season.… The Raiders have 11 sacks in the first 10 games, ranking 31st in the league. ... Both teams are at plus-1 in turnover margin.
The 49ers have lost three straight games by at least 10 points for the first time since the final three games of their 0-9 start in 2017. ... Brandon Aiyuk’s five TDs for San Francisco are tied for the fifth most among rookies and second to Pittsburgh’s Chase Claypool’s 10 among rookie WRs.
The Jaguars have lost nine consecutive games, tied for the longest, single-season skid in franchise history. ... Jacksonville placed three defensive starters— defensive end Josh Allen, cornerback D.J. Hayden and safety Daniel Thomas— on injured reserve this week.
The Colts have won two straight and four of their last five.… Indy leads league with five miscellaneous TDs (three INT returns, one kickoff return and one blocked punt return). ... The offensive line has allowed 10 sacks, tied with Pittsburgh for the league’s fewest.
Vikings QB Kirk Cousins is one of four players in the league this season with five or more games with a passer rating of 115 or higher. ... Vikings RB Dalvin Cook is coming off the most productive four-game stretch of his career, with totals of 750 yards and seven TDs from scrimmage.
Falcons QB Matt Ryan is coming off his lowestrated passing game (48.5) since 2013. He completed just 19 of 37 passes for 232, with two INTs in loss at New Orleans.… Ryan was sacked eight times by the Saints, one off his career high. ... The Falcons’ 17 sacks rank 24th in the league.
Los Angeles has returned from its bye week impressively with victories over fellow NFC contenders Seattle and Tampa Bay to move into first place in the NFC West. ... QB Jared Goff has passed for 300 yards in three straight games after doing it twice in Rams’ first seven games.