NFL WEEK 11 CAPSULES
EAGLES (4-5) at NEW ORLEANS (8-1) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. Fox
OPENING LINE: Saints by 7
SERIES: Eagles, 17-13
LAST MEETING: Eagles, 39-17, 2015 EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (22), PASS (10)
EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (16), RUSH (7), PASS (23)
SAINTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (8), PASS (7)
SAINTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (23t), RUSH (1), PASS (31)
FANTASY TIP: Saints’ Michael Thomas is tied for NFL lead with 78 catches, ranks second with 950 yards, and faces injury-depleted secondary.
ETC.: Eagles coach Doug Pederson played QB for I-AA Northeast Louisiana from 198790. Pederson’s alma mater since renamed Louisiana-Monroe . ... Eagles QB Carson Wentz has passer rating better than 100 in franchiserecord five consecutive games. Wentz has completed at least 70 percent of passes in
HOUSTON (6-3) AT WASHINGTON (6-3) Sunday, 1 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Redskins by 1 SERIES: Tied 2-2
LAST MEETING: Texans, 17-6, 2014
FANTASY TIP: Injury to Redskins CB Quinton Dunbar opens up possibility of big game for WR Demaryius Thomas.
ETC.: Texans QB Deshaun Watson’s 36 TD passes are second most in NFL history in first 16 games after Kurt Warner’s 39. ... Only five teams have allowed more sacks than Texans’ 30 . ... Redskins’ Adrian Peterson has 251 yards rushing and TD in three meetings . ... Jordan Reed is one of four tight ends with 200-plus catches and 20-plus receiving TDs since 2015.
TENNESSEE (5-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS (4-5) Sunday, 1 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Colts by 2½ SERIES: Colts, 31-16
LAST MEETING: Titans, 20-18, 2017
FANTASY TIP: Expect Colts to continue looking for mismatches, even against NFL’s top scoring defense.
ETC.: Titans have league’s No. 1 scoring defense, allowing 16.8 points, and have allowed league-low 16 TDs . ... Darius Jennings leads NFL with 35.9yard average on kickoff returns. ... Titans are least-penalized team in NFL (41) . ... QB Andrew Luck is perfect 9-0 all-time against Titans . ... Luck has thrown TD pass in league-high 32 straight games. team-record four straight. Wentz has thrown multiple TDs in six straight . ... Zach Ertz has 75 catches for 789 yards and five TDs. Ertz on pace to break TE single-season records for catches, held by Jason Witten with 110, and yards receiving, owned by Rob Gronkowski with 1,327 . ... Alshon Jeffery has 14 receptions for 296 yards, two TDs in two games vs. Saints. ... DE Michael Bennett leads Eagles with 5½ sacks, all in past six games . ... DT Fletcher Cox set career highs with three sacks and two forced fumbles in last meeting with Saints . ... Saints coach Sean Payton’s first NFL coaching job was as QB coach with Eagles in 1997. He spent part of childhood in Philadelphia area and attended 1975 Flyers Stanley Cup parade. ... Saints have scored at least 40 in five games this season, third team in NFL history to score 40 in five of first nine . ... QB Drew Brees has 509 career TD passes, and surpassed Brett Favre (508) for second most last week . ... RB Alvin Kamara has at least two TDs in three straight outings. Kamara has scored at least two TDs in nine of 25 career games . ... DE Trey Flowers has seven tackles for loss and four sacks in his past seven at home.
PITTSBURGH (6-2-1) AT JACKSONVILLE (3-6) Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE: Steelers by 5 SERIES: Jaguars, 14-11.
LAST MEETING: Jags, 45-42, AFC playoffs, Jan. 14 FANTASY TIP: Jags K Josh Lambo has made 24 straight FGs.
ETC.: Steelers’ Antonio Brown has caught TDs in seven straight games. Club record is 11 by Buddy Dial in 1959-60 . ... Ben Roethlisberger’s 350 career TD passes tie him with Eli Manning for seventh all-time . ... Steelers have allowed average of 268.6 yards during five-game winning streak. They allowed 420.5 yards per game in first four games . ... Jags RB Leonard Fournette returned from hamstring injury last week.
DENVER (3-6)
AT L.A. CHARGERS (7-2) Sunday, 4:05 p.m., CBS OPENING LINE: Chargers by 7½ SERIES: Broncos, 65-51-1
LAST MEETING: Chargers, 21-0, 2017
FANTASY TIP: Broncos QB Case Keenum has thrown two or more touchdown passes in three of past five past games.
ETC.: Broncos’ Phillip Lindsay leads all rookie rushers with 591 yards on 110 carries for 5.4-yard average . ... Broncos are fifth in league with 45 plays of 20 yards or more . ... Chargers are league-best 13-3 since Week 9 last season. Their six-game winning streak marks 11th time since merger they had streak of six or more . ... QB Philip Rivers has thrown two or more TDs in nine straight games.
TAMPA BAY (3-6) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (2-7) Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE: Giants by 1 SERIES: Giants, 14-7
LAST MEETING: Bucs, 25-23, 2017
FANTASY TIP: Bucs QB Ryan Fitzpatrick ranks second in NFC, averaging 314.1 yards passing. ETC.: Bucs have lost three in row and six of seven . ... DeSean Jackson has five TDs in last six games against New York, three receiving, two punt returns . ... DE Jason Pierre-Paul had 58½ sacks and 13 forced fumbles in eight seasons with Giants. He has eight sacks with Bucs this season, two less than Giants’ total . ... QB Eli Manning aims for fifth straight game with two or more TD passes against Bucs.
OAKLAND (1-8) AT ARIZONA (2-7) Sunday, 4:05 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Cardinals by 3 SERIES: Raiders, 5-4
LAST MEETING: Cards, 24-13, 2014
FANTASY TIP: David Johnson has 283 yards from scrimmage in two games since Byron Leftwich became offensive coordinator. ETC.: Oakland has been outscored 54-9 in last two games. ... Raiders QB Derek Carr is third QB in franchise history to top 17,000 yards passing . ... Carr has not thrown interception in four straight games, longest such streak of career . ... Larry Fitzgerald needs eight receptions to surpass Jerry Rice on NFL career list for most catches for one team.
DALLAS (4-5) AT ATLANTA (4-5) Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE: Falcons by 4 SERIES: Cowboys, 16-11
LAST MEETING: Falcons, 27-7, 2017
FANTASY TIP: Dallas QB Dak Prescott has nine TDs, six passing and three rushing, in last four games
ETC.: Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott second in NFL in rushing, behind Rams’ Todd Gurley . ... DE DeMarcus Lawrence leads Dallas with 6 ½ sacks . ... QB Matt Ryan has seven games with QB rating over 100 and six games with more than 300 yards passing this season . ... Julio Jones fastest player in NFL history with more than 10,000 yards receiving, passing mark in 104th game last week.
MINNESOTA (5-3-1) AT CHICAGO (6-3) Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC OPENING LINE: Bears by 2½ SERIES: Vikings, 60-52-2
LAST MEETING: Vikings, 23-10, 2017
FANTASY TIP: Though he will be tested by top-five defense, QB Mitchell Trubisky is coming off one of his best games since Bears drafted him No. 2 overall in 2017. ETC.: Vikings have allowed average of 252.5 yards over last four games, winning three . ... QB Kirk Cousins grew up about 40 miles from Soldier Field in Barrington, Illinois . ... Bears lead NFL with 16 interceptions, rank second with 24 takeaways . ... Trubisky has tied franchise record with four 300-yard passing games this season.
CINCINNATI (5-4) AT BALTIMORE (4-5) Sunday, 1 p.m.
OPENING LINE: OFF
SERIES: Bengals, 23-22
LAST MEETING: Bengals, 3423, Sept. 13
FANTASY TIP: With Ravens QB position uncertain, RB Andre Collins could shine against Bengals’ porous defense.
ETC.: Bengals have allowed 481, 551, 576 and 509 yards in last four games, going 1-3. Bengals are on pace to give up NFL-record 7,273 yards . ... Andy Dalton 8-6 career vs. Ravens with 19 TDs, 17 INTs and 76.9 passer rating . ... Baltimore QB Joe Flacco has right hip injury, which could provide first-round pick Lamar Jackson his first NFL start.
KANSAS CITY (9-1) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (9-1) Monday, 8:20 p.m., ESPN OPENING LINE: Rams by 1 SERIES: Chiefs, 7-4
LAST MEETING: Chiefs, 34-7, 2014
CHIEFS OFFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (13), PASS (4). CHIEFS DEFENSE: OVERALL (29), RUSH (23), PASS (28). RAMS OFFENSE: OVERALL (2), RUSH (2), PASS (5).
RAMS DEFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (24), PASS (11). FANTASY TIP: With Rams WR Cooper Kupp out for season(knee), his playing time could go to Josh Reynolds. Second-year pro has been stuck lower on depth chart, but already has two TD catches this season. ETC.: First meeting in NFL history
this late in season between two teams averaging 33 points per game . ... Fifth meeting since 1970 between two teams with one or fewer losses in Week 11 or later . ... Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes leads NFL in yards passing (3,150). Rams QB Jared Goff is second (3,134) . ... Mahomes set Chiefs record with NFL-best 31st TD pass of season last week. Len Dawson had held record since 1964 . ... Andy Reid, Chiefs’ Los Angeles-born coach, needs two wins to match Marty Schottenheimer (205) for seventh in NFL history. Reid needs six to match Chuck Noll for sixth. ...Rams’ Todd Gurley leads NFL in scoring (108 points), yards rushing (988), carries (198), yards from scrimmage (1,390) and TDs (17). He has scored TD in 13 consecutive games.