Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

CAPSULE PREVIEWS

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Baltimore (2-2) at Pittsburgh (1-3)

Time: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

Opening line: Ravens by 3½

Series record: Steelers lead 28-22.

Last meeting: Steelers beat Ravens 23-16 on Nov. 4, 2018.

Last week: Ravens lost to Browns 40-25; Steelers beat Bengals 27-3

Notes: Ravens have dropped 2 straight after 0-2 start . ... Steelers avoided second 0-4 start in 51 years by drilling Bengals . ... \First time since Dec. 30, 2007, rivalry does not feature Joe Flacco or Ben Roethlisbe­rger.

New England (4-0) at Washington (0-4)

Time: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

Opening line: Patriots by 15½

Series record: Redskins lead 6-4. Last meeting: Patriots beat Redskins 27-10 on Nov. 8, 2015. Last week: Patriots beat Bills 16-10; Redskins lost to Giants 24-3

Notes: The Patriots’ defense leads the league with 10 intercepti­ons.

Jacksonvil­le (2-2) at Carolina (2-2)

Time: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

Opening line: Panthers by 3 Series record:

Series tied 3-3 Last meeting: Panthers beat Jaguars 20-9 on Sept. 14, 2015

Last week: Jaguars beat Broncos 26-24; Panthers beat Texans 16-10

Notes: Both teams have won back-to-back games after starting 0-2.

Atlanta (1-3) at Houston (2-2)

Time: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET Opening line: Texans by 4½

Series record: Tied 2-2

Last meeting: Falcons beat Texans 48-21, Oct. 4, 2015

Notes: Falcons have lost six straight and 12 of past 13 games to AFC opponents . ... Texans have 13 sacks to rank sixth in NFL . ... Texans QB Deshaun Watson needs 198 yards passing to reach 7,000 yards in 28 career games. In NFL history, only Kurt Warner, Dan Marino and Marc Bulger reached 7,000 in fewer games.

Denver (0-4) at L.A. Chargers (2-2)

Time: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET

Opening line: Chargers by 6½

Series record: Broncos lead 66-52-1

Last meeting: Chargers beat Broncos 23-9, Dec. 30, 2018

Notes: Broncos’ eight-game skid is league’s longest active losing streak . ... Broncos’ last road win was Dec. 2 at Cincinnati.

Green Bay (3-1) at Dallas (3-1)

Time: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET

Opening line: Cowboys by 5

Series record: Packers lead 19-17

Last meeting: Packers 35, Cowboys 31, Oct. 8, 2017

Last week: Packers lost to Eagles 34-27, Cowboys lost to Saints 12-10

Notes: Packers have won seven of past eight in series, with Dallas victory coming during franchise-record 11-game winning streak when QB Dak Prescott and RB Ezekiel Elliott were rookies in 2016 . ... Packers 3-0 at AT&T Stadium . ... Both teams are in top seven in NFL in scoring defense (Cowboys second at 11.3 points per game, Packers seventh at 17.3).

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