NFL WEEK 9 CAPSULES

LOS ANGELES RAMS (8-0)

AT NEW ORLEANS (6-1) Sunday, 4:25 p.m., Fox

OPENING LINE: Even.

SERIES: Rams, 41-32

LAST MEETING: Rams, 26-20, 2017 RAMS OFFENSE: OVERALL (2), RUSH (1), PASS (7).

RAMS DEFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (12), PASS (10).

SAINTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (17t), PASS (9).

SAINTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (23), RUSH (1), PASS (28).

FANTASY TIP: Saints’ Alvin Kamara has 10 TDs in 11 career home games. ETC.: Game features teams with top two records in NFC . ... Rams coach Sean McVay, Saints coach Sean Payton both were college QBs with offensive coaching backgrounds as NFL assistants before first and only NFL head coaching jobs. Both have highly productive QBs in Rams’ Jared

NEW YORK JETS (3-5)

AT MIAMI (4-4) Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS

OPENING LINE: Dolphins by 3 SERIES: Jets, 54-50-1

LAST MEETING: Dolphins, 2012, Sept. 16

FANTASY TIP: Isaiah Crowell had Jets-record 219 yards rushing against Denver in Week 5, and he could find Dolphins’ soft run defense equally inviting. ETC.: Jets rookie Sam Darnold ranks 32nd with passer rating of 74.5. He’s tied for league lead with 10 interceptions . ... Jets defense is third-best on thirddown conversions at 33 percent. ... Dolphins have been outgained by 590 yards . ... In past three games, Miami has given up 600 yards rushing, average of 5.9 per play.

CHICAGO (4-3) AT BUFFALO (2-6) Sunday, 1 p.m.

OPENING LINE: Bears by 8 SERIES: Bears, 7-5

LAST MEETING: Bills, 23-20, OT, 2014

FANTASY TIP: RB Tarik Cohen worthy of consideration as dual threat.

ETC.: Homecoming for Bears LB Khalil Mack, who emerged as dominant defensive player during four-year career at University at Buffalo. Mack’s status uncertain due to ankle injury . ... QB Mitchell Trubisky has 1,223 yards passing, 13 TDs and three interceptions in past four . ... Bills’ turnover-prone QB Nathan Peterman has thrown 10 interceptions on 84 career attempts (including playoffs). Goff and Saints’ Drew Brees. Rams tandem much younger, less experienced: Payton is 54 and Brees 39; McVay is 32 and Goff 24. Payton and Brees together since 2006, McVay and Goff since 2017 . ... Goff has won past seven starts on road with 13 TDs, five INTs . ... RB Todd Gurley leads NFL with 15 TDs . ... Brandin Cooks ranks third in NFL with 18.4 yards per catch in first season with Rams, was Saints 2014 first-round draft choice . ... DT Aaron Donald leads NFL this season with 10 sacks . ... Brees has 1,045 yards passing (348.3 per game), eight TDs, no INTs in past three at home . ... Brees is NFL’s all-time leading passer with 72,435 yards, ranks fourth all-time with 502 TD passes . ... WR Michael Thomas has 32 catches for 343 yards (114.3 per game) and three TDs in past three at home . ... Since 2016, Thomas one of two WRs (Antonio Brown) with at least 250 catches and 3,000 yards receiving . ... DE Cameron Jordan has sack in past two at home.

ATLANTA (3-4) AT WASHINGTON (5-2) Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox

OPENING LINE: Redskins by 2½ SERIES: Redskins, 15-9-1 LAST MEETING: Falcons, 2519, 2015

FANTASY TIP: Washington coach Jay Gruden wants Adrian Peterson on field for any running play and he’ll be big part of offense with passing game struggling.

ETC.: Falcons have won past five meetings . ... Atlanta 0-2 on road this season . ... QB Matt Ryan leads NFL with 333.6 yards passing a game and is third with 71.1 completion percentage . ... Redskins look to go two games up on Eagles in NFC East . ... Peterson has 442 yards from scrimmage and three TDs in three games vs. Falcons.

L.A. CHARGERS (5-2)

AT SEATTLE (4-3) Sunday, 4:05 p.m.

OPENING LINE: Seahawks by 1½ SERIES: Seahawks, 26-24

LAST MEETING: Chargers, 30-21, 2014

FANTASY TIP: Russell Wilson may not be throwing a lot, but has nine TD passes and one INT in his last three games.

ETC.: Chargers one of three AFC teams averaging 400 yards per game on offense . ... QB Philip Rivers tied for third in NFL with 17 passing TDs and has 117.8 passer rating . ... Seahawks RB Chris Carson Is one of four players with three games of at least 100 yards rushing this season . ... WR Tyler Lockett has matched career high of six TD catches. Has TD catch in four straight.

DETROIT (3-4) AT MINNESOTA (4-3-1) Sunday, 1 p.m.

OPENING LINE: Vikings by 7 SERIES: Vikings, 72-39-2 LAST MEETING: Vikings, 3023, 2017

FANTASY TIP: After trade of Golden Tate to Eagles, Lions WR Kenny Golladay should be more involved.

ETC.: Lions are 21-10 vs. NFC North since start of 2013, best such record in division . ... Lions QB Matthew Stafford has posted 95.0 passer rating in six consecutive games, longest run in Lions history . ... Vikings WR Adam Thielen tied with former Lions WR Calvin Johnson (2012) with eight straight 100-yard games, all-time longest streak in league history.

HOUSTON (5-3) AT DENVER (3-5) Sunday, 4:05 p.m.

OPENING LINE: Broncos by 1½ SERIES: Broncos, 4-2

LAST MEETING: Broncos, 27-9, 2016

FANTASY TIP: WR DeAndre Hopkins could be big beneficiary of Demaryius Thomas’ addition, but he’ll go up against star CB Chris Harris Jr. this week.

ETC.: Thomas (36 catches, 402 yards, 3 TDs) returns five days after Texans acquired him from Denver . ... Texans fifth team since 1970 merger to win five in a row following 0-3 start . ... Texans’ Lamar Miller only NFL player with 500 yards rushing in each of last six seasons . ... WR Emmanuel Sanders now Broncos’ No. 1 option with Thomas traded.

KANSAS CITY (7-1) AT CLEVELAND (2-5-1) Sunday, 1 p.m.

OPENING LINE: Chiefs by 7½ SERIES: Chiefs, 21-11-2

LAST MEETING: Chiefs, 17-13, 2015

FANTASY TIP: Browns’ Nick Chubb’s production expected to increase following Carlos Hyde’s trade.

ETC.: Close college QB friends Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield meet as pros for first time . ... Chiefs coach Andy Reid is 6-0 against Browns . ... Reid needs one win to break tie with Dan Reeves (201) for eighthmost in NFL history . ... Mayfield averaging 245.2 yards passing per game, tops among rookie QBs, but has been sacked 17 times in past four games.

GREEN BAY (3-3-1) AT NEW ENGLAND (6-2) Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC OPENING LINE: Pats by 7½ SERIES: Packers, 6-5

LAST MEETING: Packers, 2621, 2014

FANTASY TIP: Tom Brady has thrown for at least 300 yards 14 times in Sunday night games. ETC.: Packers’ win in 2014 was lone previous meeting between Aaron Rodgers and Brady as starting QBs. They combined for 613 passing yards and four TDs in Green Bay’s five-point victory at Lambeau Field . ... Rodgers (103.6) and Brady (97.6) rank first and third, respectively, in career passer rating and are only active players with multiple AP MVPs (Brady three, Rodgers two). TAMPA BAY (3-4) AT CAROLINA (5-2) Sunday, 1 p.m.

OPENING LINE: Panthers by 5½ SERIES: Panthers, 22-13

LAST MEETING: Panthers, 2219, 2017

FANTASY TIP: Cam Newton has 13 TDs (five rushing) and 105.9 QB rating in five career home games vs. Tampa Bay.

ETC.: Ryan Fitzpatrick has averaged 339 yards passing in last four starts with 11 TDs and five INTs . ... DeSean Jackson has NFL-record 24 career TDs of 60 yards or more . ... Newton has 21 career games with at least two TDs passing and one TD rushing. ...Greg Olsen one of five TEs with 650 career receptions and 55 TDs . ... Panthers have allowed league-low 10 sacks.

TENNESSEE (3-4) AT DALLAS (3-4) Monday, 8:15 p.m., ESPN OPENING LINE: Cowboys by 3½ SERIES: Cowboys, 8-6

LAST MEETING: Cowboys, 2610, 2014

FANTASY TIP: Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott has at least 100 yards rushing, TD in last two home games. ETC.: Titans 11-6 on Monday night, and have won five of six. Cowboys playing in 80th Monday night game, second all-time . ... Cowboys allowing 17.6 points per game, second-fewest in NFL, while Titans third at 18.1 . ... QB Marcus Mariota averaging 253 yards passing with 24 TDs, 7 INTs in 12 games vs. NFC . ... Amari Cooper making Dallas debut after trade. Has 239 yards receiving, TD in three games vs. Titans. PITTSBURGH (4-2-1) AT BALTIMORE (4-4) Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS

OPENING LINE: Ravens by 3 SERIES: Steelers, 27-22

LAST MEETING: Ravens, 26-14, Sept. 30

FANTASY TIP: Ben Roethlisberger has 8 TD throws and 1,539 yards passing in last five games vs Ravens.

ETC.: Thirteen games in rivalry decided by three points or fewer since 2008 . ... Baltimore QB Joe Flacco 11-12 as starter vs. Steelers including playoffs, with 28 TD passes and 16 INTs . ... Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger 12-9 vs Baltimore with 35 TDs and 23 INTs . ... Ravens have minus-4 turnover differential, Steelers minus-3 . ... Pittsburgh seeks fourth straight victory.

EAGLES STATISTICS

ATT COM PCT YDS RTG

225 82

ATT YDS

60 45 50 20 21 3 5 4

208 150 NO.

61 41 29 18 15 14 10 6 5 5 4 2 159 54 257 184 167 107 89 32 10 7

853 670 YDS

644 372 341 188 143 115 200 53 67 20 22 21 70.7 1788 109.6 65.9 451 78.9

AVG LG

4.3 4.1 3.3 5.4 4.2 10.7 2.0 1.8

4.1 4.5 AVG

10.6 9.1 11.8 10.4 9.5 8.2 20.0 8.8 13.4 4.0 5.5 10.5 15 20 21 21 13 16 5 4

21 50t LG

34 58 31 32t 36t 20 56t 18 30 12 9 11

TD

1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

6 4 TD

3 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0