The Record (Troy, NY)

With no Zeke, can Dallas continue winning ways?

- By Barry Wilner

Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes to Jimmy Graham for Seattle. The Seahawks (6-3) limited Adrian Peterson to 29 yards in 21 carries in a game marred by a host of injuries and penalties, most of them against Seattle, to improve to 4-0-1 in Arizona in Bruce Arians’ five seasons as coach of the Cardinals (4-5).

Off this week are Kansas City (6-3), Philadelph­ia (8-1), Baltimore (4-5), and Oakland (4-5).

A matchup the Steelers love — they are 22-6 and have won four straight — and tend to get off to strong starts without the ball. Pittsburgh’s defense hasn’t allowed a TD on an opening possession in 25 games, the longest active streak in the NFL.

Expecting Indy’s defense to handle RB Le’Veon Bell and WR Antonio Brown might be far too much. Plus, there’s turmoil on the Colts after Vontae Davis publicly complained about sitting out with what he says is a balky groin, but what the team called a coach’s decision. The veteran cornerback was released Thursday.

Minnesota (6-2) at Washington (4-4)

led by LBs Zack Brown and Ryan Kerrigan.

New England (6-2) at Denver (3-5)

This might look like a mismatch with the Patriots on a four-game winning streak and the Broncos in a four-game slide.

Beware of that: While New England is seeking a 12th consecutiv­e regularsea­son road win, which would tie its own AFC record, Bill Belichick is 8-10 against Denver. Tom Brady is 3-7.

“I think they’ve had good teams,” Brady says. “Obviously, you play on the road, it’s tough communicat­ion-wise, but when you play good teams I think the margin of error is even more slim, and this team has always had a good football team.

“A lot of the games have been close . ... You can’t go out there and make a bunch of mistakes and expect to win.”

The Patriots will practice in Colorado Springs next week before taking on Oakland in Mexico City.

Denver must protect the ball better. It’s minus-12 in turnovers with 19 giveaways and seven takeaways.

Los Angeles Chargers (3-5) at Jacksonvil­le (5-3)

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