NFL Week 17 preview
EAGLES (8-7) at WASHINGTON (7-8) Sunday, 4:25 p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE: Eagles by 7½
SERIES: Redskins, 86-76-5
LAST MEETING: Eagles, 28-13, Dec. 3
EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (28), PASS (8)
EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (28), RUSH (7), PASS (32)
REDSKINS OFFENSE: OVERALL (28), RUSH (17), PASS (28)
REDSKINS DEFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (17), PASS (15)
FANTASY TIP: Eagles WR Alshon Jeffrey should be matchup problem for undersized Redskins secondary with No. 2 cornerback Quinton Dunbar out for season, S Montae Nicholson on reserve/ non-football injury list, and S D.J. Swearinger gone after being released for criticizing coaching.
ETC.: Eagles QB Nick Foles has averaged 279.5 yards passing in past four starts vs. Redskins . ... TE Zach Ertz’s 113 receptions are most by TE in single season in NFL history . ... LB Nigel Bradham
DALLAS (9-6)
AT N.Y. GIANTS (5-10) Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE: Giants by 5 SERIES: Cowboys, 65-46-2 LAST MEETING: Cowboys, 2013, Sept. 16
FANTASY TIP: Giants TE Evan Engram is finally healthy. Engram had 14 catches for 162 yards in last two outings. ETC.: Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott leads NFL with 1,434 yards rushing and 2,001 yards from scrimmage . ... Giants Saquon Barkley ranks third in rushing (1,198 yards) and yards from scrimmage (1,886). He needs 114 yards from scrimmage to join Eric Dickerson (2,212 yards in 1983) and Edgerrin James (2,139 in 1999) as only rookies with at least 2,000.
OAKLAND (4-11) AT KANSAS CITY (11-4) Sunday, 4:25 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Chiefs by 14 SERIES: Chiefs, 64-53-2 LAST MEETING: Chiefs, 4033, Dec. 2
FANTASY TIP: Raiders RB Doug Martin and Jalen Richard are both solid plays against porous Chiefs defense, which is equally inept defending run and pass. ETC.: Oakland has not allowed opposing QB to throw for 300 yards in nine straight weeks.
... Raiders QB Derek Carr has NFL-best streak of 325 passes without interception . ... Travis Kelce has five 100-yard receiving games. He leads league among TEs with 1,274 yards receiving. leads Eagles with 93 tackles . ... S Malcolm Jenkins has sack in two consecutive games vs. Washington . ... Redskins QB Josh Johnson making third consecutive start . ... Johnson had 240 yards passing and two TDs in only other start vs. Eagles in 2009 for Tampa Bay . ... RB Adrian Peterson’s 13,259 yards rushing are eighth all-time . ... RB Chris Thompson has TD in four of past six games vs. Eagles . ... LB Ryan Kerrigan has four sacks and forced fumble over past three games.
DETROIT (5-10) AT GREEN BAY (6-8-1) Sunday, 1 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Packers by 6½ SERIES: Packers, 100-71-7 LAST MEETING: Lions, 31-23, Oct. 7
FANTASY TIP: Packers’ Jamaal Williams coming off career-high 156 scrimmage yards and rushing TD last week.
ETC.: Lions have scored at least 30 in last three meetings . ... Matthew Stafford, with 32 career TD passes vs. Packers, three short of breaking Johnny Unitas’ record of most against Green Bay . ... Packers 3-0 when QB Aaron Rodgers starts in Week 17 vs. Lions . ... Davante Adams has 111 catches, two shy of breaking Sterling Sharpe’s single-season franchise record (112 in 1993).
SAN FRANCISCO (4-11)
AT L.A. RAMS (12-3) Sunday, 4:25 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Rams by 9 SERIES: 49ers, 69-66-3 LAST MEETING: Rams, 49ers, 39-10, Oct. 21
FANTASY TIP: Rams RB C.J. Anderson still might be available for pickup, and he could carry heavy load again, depending on Todd Gurley’s health.
ETC.: San Francisco 0-7 on road. Last time winless for season was 1979 in Bill Walsh’s first season . ... TE George Kittle’s 1,228 yards receiving most for 49ers since Terrell Owens’ 1,300 in 2002 . ... Aaron Donald had four sacks in Rams’ first meeting with 49ers this season.
NEW YORK JETS (4-11) AT NEW ENGLAND (10-5) Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS
OPENING LINE: Pats by 13½ SERIES: Patriots lead 64-54-1 LAST MEETING: Patriots, 2713, Nov. 25
FANTASY TIP: Jets QB Sam Darnold could be terrific spot start with strong production over last three games and now facing 24th-ranked pass defense. ETC.: In three games since returning from foot injury, Darnold is 64 of 97 (66 percent) for 764 yards and six TDs with just one INT . ... Robby Anderson (Temple) has 20 catches for 312 yards and three TDs in last three games. ... Win would be Pats’ 500th in regular season and extend team’s record to nine straight years with at least 11 victories.
CHICAGO (11-4) AT MINNESOTA (8-6-1) Sunday, 4:25 p.m.
OPENING LINE: Vikings by 6½ SERIES: Vikings, 60-53-2 LAST MEETING: Bears, 25-20, Nov. 18
FANTASY TIP: Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky, who has 25 career starts, has posted three of seven lowest career passer ratings vs. Vikings.
ETC.: Bears have lost six straight games in Minnesota . ... Matt Nagy is first Bears coach with winning record in debut season since Paddy Driscoll went 9-2-1 in 1956, when George Halas took two-year hiatus . ... Vikings are 18-6 at home in regular season and playoffs since U.S. Bank Stadium opened.