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We’re trying something a little different this week. If you see it next week, that means we like it. If you never see it again, well, it won’t be accidental.
It’s a one-stop place to get a quick look at the upcoming Sunday and Monday games. It’ll show up at some point on Friday or Saturday. It will include the basic information plus something about each game that has caught my eye, and thus might catch yours.
This is a good week to give it a try, given that five games include teams that are both above .500 through six weeks.
Here we go, with what will be the first (and could be the last) set of weekly game previews.
1-5 Patriots at 1-5 Jaguars (-5.5), Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network (Chris Rose and Joe Thomas)
The Pats have a five-game losing streak, longest in the league. The Jaguars were embarrassed last week against the Bears, with safety Andrew Cisco saying the defense showed “a lot of quit,” and with coach Doug Pederson saying the team needs a culture change.
With another Jacksonville loss, the question becomes whether the Jags will have a coaching change.
3-3 Seahawks at 4-2 Falcons (-3), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX (Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma)
Atlanta has won three in a row; Seattle has lost three in a row. Seahawks coach Mike McDonald went to high school and college in the Atlanta area.
All four Falcons home games have been decided by one score, and all four came down to the final minute of regulation or overtime.
The Seahawks will have defensive tackle Byron Murphy II, who has missed three games (all losses) with a hamstring injury. He’s got extra motivation, given that the Falcons passed on him in the draft.
1-4 Titans at 4-2 Bills (-9.5), Sunday 1 p.m. ET, CBS (Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber and Jason McCourty)
Titans quarterback Will Lewis, questionable for the game with a lingering right shoulder injury, leads the league with 10 turnovers. He has at least one in every game this season, with a nine-game turnover streak dating back to last year. He has had…
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Publish date : 2024-10-19 12:42:30
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