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.