NFL Week 17 preview

DALLAS (8-7) at EAGLES (13-2) Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox OPENING LINE: Cowboys by 2½ SERIES: Cowboys, 65-52 LAST MEETING: Eagles, 37-9, Nov. 19 COWBOYS OFFENSE: OVERALL (14), RUSH (3), PASS (25) COWBOYS DEFENSE: OVERALL (11), RUSH (11), PASS (13) EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (2), PASS (12) EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (1), PASS (20) FANTASY TIP: Ezekiel Elliott had 148 scrimmage yards in only game vs. Eagles on Oct. 30, 2016. ETC.: Eagles seek their third win over Cowboys in calendar year . ... Cowboys seek second consecutive winning season for first time since five straight in 2005-09 . ... Dallas QB Dak Prescott has no TDs, four picks in past two games . ... WR Dez Bryant has five TDs receiving in last five matchups with Eagles . ... DE DeMarcus Lawrence has 14½ sacks. He needs half-sack to join DeMarcus Ware as only

GREEN BAY (7-8) AT DETROIT (8-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. OPENING LINE: Lions by 7 SERIES: Packers, 100-69-7 LAST MEETING: Lions, 30-17, Nov. 6 FANTASY TIP: If you must consider Lions RB, rookie Tion Green has played more prominent role lately. ETC.: Green Bay’s Jamaal Williams and Aaron Jones are only rookie pair in which each has at least 400 yards rushing and at least four TDs rushing . ... Green Bay LB Blake Martinez leads NFL with 136 tackles . ... Since 2015, Lions’ Theo Riddick is only RB with 1,500 yards receiving and 10 TD catches . ... Detroit hasn’t had 100-yard rusher since Reggie Bush in 2013.

JACKSONVILLE (10-5) AT TENNESSEE (8-7) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. OPENING LINE: Titans by 3 SERIES: Titans, 26-20 LAST MEETING: Titans, 37-16, Sept. 17 FANTASY TIP: Titans rookie WR Corey Davis hurt hamstring in Week 2 against Jacksonville and missed next five games. Coming off his best game, he can get payback. ETC.: Jags lead NFL with 52 sacks . ... Jags’ Leonard Fournette has 971 yards rushing this season and can become second rookie in franchise history with 1,000 yards rushing . ... Titans’ Derrick Henry has 319 yards rushing in past three games vs. division foes and two TDs. Cowboys with 15 since 1982 . ... LB Sean Lee has at least 10 tackles in past three games. He had 10-plus tackles and one pick in past two games vs. Eagles . ... K Dan Bailey is 15 for 19 for career-low 78.9 field-goal percentage. Four misses have come in past three games . ... Eagles seeking franchiserecord 14th win and 10th straight home win . ... QB Nick Foles has five TDs, one pick in two starts replacing injured Carson Wentz . ... Zach Ertz is first Eagles TE to gain 800 yards receiving in three consecutive seasons since Pete Retzlaff (1963-65.)

CLEVELAND (0-15) AT PITTSBURGH (12-3) Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS OPENING LINE: Steelers by 16 SERIES: Steelers, 73-58. LAST MEETING: Steelers, 2118, Sept. 10 FANTASY TIP: Steelers rookie WR JuJu Smith-Schuster has 12 receptions for 189 yards in last two games. ETC.: Cleveland has lost 13 consecutive games at Heinz Field ... Duke Johnson leads Browns in receptions (68) and yards receiving (618). Johnson and Herschel Walker are only backs to have 500 yards receiving in first three seasons . ... Le’Veon Bell is third in NFL in yards rushing (1,291), 15 behind Rams’ Todd Gurley. ... Bill Dudley in 1946 was last Steeler to win NFL rushing title.

BUFFALO (8-7) AT MIAMI (6-9) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. OPENING LINE: Bills by 2½ SERIES: Dolphins, 60-46-1 LAST MEETING: Bills, 24-16, Dec. 17 FANTASY TIP: In five games against Dolphins, Tyrod Taylor has passer rating of 115.6 with nine TD passes and no INTs. ETC:. Bills have allowed 21 TDs rushing, most in NFL. Dolphins rank last with three TDs rushing . ... LeSean McCoy’s 1,554 yards from scrimmage are 34 percent of Bills’ net yards . ... Miami’s Jarvis Landry leads NFL with 103 catches, but ranks 108th at 8.7 yards per catch. He needs eight receptions to break his team record of 110.

HOUSTON (4-11) AT INDIANAPOLIS (3-12) Sunday, 1 p.m. OPENING LINE: Colts by 1 SERIES: Colts, 24-7 LAST MEETING: Colts, 20-14, Nov. 5 FANTASY TIP: In meaningless game, expect Colts to give Frank Gore heavy dose of carries in effort to achieve more milestones. ETC.: Texans have tied franchise record by scoring 30 or more points six times . ... Frank Gore needs 68 yards from scrimmage to pass Marcus Allen for No. 7 all-time and 74 yards rushing to become fifth player with 14,000. ... Gore needs 139 yards rushing for second straight 1,000-yard season and 10th in career, one behind all-time leader Emmitt Smith (11).

ARIZONA (7-8) AT SEATTLE (9-6) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. OPENING LINE: Seahawks by 7 SERIES: Tied 18-18-1 LAST MEETING: Seahawks, 22-16, Nov. 9 FANTASY TIP: Russell Wilson has thrown nine TDs, zero INTs in past four vs. Cardinals. ETC.: Cards’ Larry Fitzgerald has catch in 210 straight games. Can tie Tony Gonzalez for second-longest NFL streak at 211 . ... Cards LB Chandler Jones leads NFL with 15 sacks and 25 tackles for loss. He has 5½ sacks, two forced fumbles in four games vs. Seattle . ... Wilson second in NFL with 32 TD passes, leads Seahawks with 550 yards rushing.

FANTASY TIP: Tom Brady has feasted on Jets in Foxborough recently. He has 11 TDs, no interceptions and 95.8 rating in past five home games against Jets. ETC.: Jets have beaten Pats only once in six tries under coach Todd Bowles . ... Bilal Powell is looking for third straight game with rushing TD. He has three TDs in his past four games. ... With 249 career victories, Patriots coach Bill Belichick can tie Tom Landry (250) for third all-time among head coaches. Don Shula is first with 328 wins,

CINCINNATI (6-9) AT BALTIMORE (9-6) Sunday, 4:25 p.m., CBS OPENING LINE: Ravens by 10½ SERIES: Ravens lead 22-21 LAST MEETING: Ravens, 20-0, Sept. 10 FANTASY TIP: A.J. Green has 46 catches for 800 yards and six TDs in nine career games against Ravens. ETC.: Cincinnati offense ranks last in NFL, finished last in offense only one time in club’s 50year history, in 2008. On track for fewest points since 2008. ... Cincinnati on pace to have no runner with 600 yards for first time since 1994 . ... Ravens lead NFL with 33 takeaways and plus-17 turnover differential . ... Ravens have won 13 of last 14 home finales.

SAN FRANCISCO (5-10)

AT L.A. RAMS (11-4) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. OPENING LINE: 49ers by 6 SERIES: 49ers, 68-65-3 LAST MEETING: Rams, 41-39, Sept. 21 FANTASY TIP: Jimmy Garoppolo’s 1,250 yards passing are most by any player in his first four starts for 49ers. ETC.: Garoppolo looking for fifth straight win as 49ers QB. Since taking over, he ranks fourth in yards passing per game (312.5) and third in yards per attempt (8.7) . ... 49ers can become second team in past 23 years to miss playoffs despite ending season on five-game win streak . ... Rams plan to rest stars for playoffs, start Sean Mannion at QB.

FANTASY TIP: Kirk Cousins has 19 TDs and four INTs in past seven road games in division. ETC.: Redskins looking for first sweep of Giants since 2011 . ... Cousins needs 65 yards passing to reach 4,000 for third consecutive season . ... LB Ryan Kerrigan has 11 sacks, third straight year with 10-plus . ... Giants WR Sterling Shepard has 16 catches for 184 yards and touchdown in last two . ... TE Evan Engram tied for NFL rookie lead with six TD catches, and ranks third with 64 catches for 722 yards.

NEW ORLEANS (11-4) AT TAMPA BAY (4-11) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. OPENING LINE: Saints by 8½ SERIES: Saints, 32-19 LAST MEETING: Saints, 3010, Nov. 5 FANTASY TIP: Saints’ Ted Ginn, Jr. has four receiving TDs in past five games vs. Bucs, who are last in league in pass defense. ETC.: Saints RBs Mark Ingram (1,486 yards from scrimmage, 12TDs) and Alvin Kamara (1,426 yards, 12 TDs) are only teammates ever with at least 1,300 scrimmage yards and 10 TDs in same season . ... QB Jameis Winston has lost eight consecutive starts. Since returning from shoulder injury, Winston has thrown for 1,221 yards and eight TDs vs. two interceptions.

OAKLAND (6-9) AT L.A. CHARGERS (8-7) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. OPENING LINE: Chargers by 7 SERIES: Raiders, 63-51-2 LAST MEETING: Chargers, 17-16, Oct. 15 FANTASY TIP: Raiders’ Marshawn Lynch going against NFL’s worst rush defense, and has ample motivation. He needs 10 yards to reach 800, triggering $600,000 bonus, and is 98 yards from 10,000 for his career. ETC.: Raiders’ DE Khalil Mack has 101/2 sacks . ... Philip Rivers ranks third in NFL with 4,128 yards passing. Also has 25 TD passes for 10th straight season. He’ll become ninth QB to surpass 50,000 career yards with 39 against Oakland.

FANTASY TIP: Bears’ Jordan Howard is fifth in league with 1,113 rushing yards. In three career games vs. Vikings, Howard has 364 rushing yards. ETC.: Bears haven’t had winning record since 2012 (10-6), when coach Lovie Smith was fired . ... With 2,015 yards, Bears’ Mitchell Trubisky holds franchise rookie passing record. ... Vikings lead NFL in scoring defense, allowing 16.1 points per game . ... Vikings’ defense has allowed 17 rushes of 10-plus yards, fewest in league.

KANSAS CITY (9-6) AT DENVER (5-10) Sunday, 4:25 OPENING LINE: Broncos by 4 SERIES: Chiefs lead 60-55 LAST MEETING: Chiefs, 39-19, Oct. 30 FANTASY TIP: Expect Broncos to try to get C.J. Anderson over 1,000 yards. He’s 54 away. ETC.: Rookie QB Patrick Mahomes gets start Sunday as Chiefs get look at 2017 firstround pick . ... Rookie Kareem Hunt ranks second in league with 1,292 rushing yards . ... WR Tyreek Hill (1,183) can become first Chief since Tony Gonzalez in 2004 with 1,200 receiving yards . ... Broncos’ Demaryius Thomas needs 108 yards for sixth consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season.

CAROLINA (11-4) AT ATLANTA (9-6) Sunday, 4:25 p.m., Fox OPENING LINE: Atlanta by 3 SERIES: Falcons, 27-18 LAST MEETING: Panthers, 2017, Nov. 5 FANTASY TIP: Falcons RB Tevin Coleman has four rushing TDs in last five home games. ETC.: Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey tied for NFL lead for receptions by rookie (75) . ... Panthers have 15 sacks and 10 takeaways in last three games. ... Falcons have minus-5 turnover margin . ... Falcons’ Matt Ryan has 19 TD passes, 12 INTs after 38 TD passes, seven INTs in 2016 . ... Ryan has 94.1 passer rating in 19 games against Panthers.