Sunday night football
Bengals (1-4) at Giants (2-3)
When: 8:20 p.m. Sunday
TV: NBC
BetMGM NFL odds: Giants by 3 1/2
Series record: Bengals lead 6-5.
Last meeting: Giants beat Bengals 19-17 on Nov. 29. 2020, in Cincinnati.
Last week: Ravens beat Bengals 41-38, OT; Giants beat Seahawks 29-20.
Bengals player to watch: Quarterback Joe Burrow threw a career-high five touchdown passes against Baltimore to go with 392 passing yards and a 137.0 passer rating. His fifth scoring toss came via a quick screen to WR Ja’Marr Chase, who took it 70 yards for his second TD of the day. Burrow has thrown for 1,370 yards, 12 TDs and two interceptions this season.
Giants player to watch: Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is having his best season. The six-year veteran had a career-high three sacks against Seattle last weekend and has six for the season. He is tied for second in the league with Will McDonald of the Jets. In five games, Lawrence has 16 tackles, 10 quarterback hits, four tackles for loss and a pass defensed. He is also getting double-teamed most of the time.
Key matchup: The Giants’ front seven against the Bengals offensive line. New York leads the NFL with 22 sacks. That pressure has allowed a young secondary to settle down and it did a good job against Seahawks star DK Metcalf and company last week while sacking Geno Smith seven times. The Bengals have given up 11 sacks, including three last weekend.
Key injuries
Series notes: The home team has won 10 of the 11 games. The first game between the team was played in 1972.
Stats and stuff: Cincinnati had a chance to win last week’s game in OT, but a mishandled snap and hold caused Evan McPherson to pull the kick wide left. … The Bengals rank fourth in the NFL in scoring, averaging 28.0 points. … QB Daniel Jones threw two touchdowns and no interceptions against Seattle.
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BEARS (3-2) VS. JAGUARS (1-4) IN LONDON
When: 9:30 a.m. EDT Sunday
TV: NFL Network
BetMGM NFL odds: Bears by 1 1/2
Series record: Bears lead 5-3.
Last meeting: Bears beat Jaguars 41-17 in Jacksonville on Dec. 27, 2020.
Last week: Jaguars beat Colts 37-34; Bears beat Panthers 36-10.
Key matchup: Bears DE Montez Sweat against LT Cam Robinson. The Bears are down one key player on defense with S Jaquan Brisker missing the game because of a concussion. Getting pressure on Trevor Lawrence becomes that much more important, and it starts with Sweat.
Series notes: The Bears have won three of the past four against the Jaguars, including two in Jacksonville. In 2020, Mitchell Trubisky threw for two touchdowns, and David Montgomery ran for 95 yards and a score.
Stats & stuff: Jacksonville is 6-5 in London, with three wins in its past four games. The Jags swept Atlanta and Buffalo in consecutive weeks in 2023. … The Jaguars delayed their flight to London by five hours to let Hurricane Milton pass. It led to minor tweaks to Friday and Saturday schedules overseas. … The Jaguars are trying to become the second team in league history to make the playoffs after an 0-4 start. The 1982 San Diego Chargers are the only team to accomplish the feat. … The Bears will try to make it three straight wins for the first time since a three-game run capped by the win over Jacksonville in Week 16 in 2020. ... Chicago set season highs in scoring and yards (424) and turned three takeaways into 16 points last week. ... The Bears rank third in the NFL with 11 takeaways, behind Green Bay (14) and Minnesota (13), and are fourth with 40 points off turnovers.
CARDINALS (2-3) AT PACKERS (3-2)
When: 1 p.m. Sunday
TV: Fox
BetMGM NFL odds: Packers by 5
Series record: Packers lead 46-26-4
Last meeting: Packers beat Cardinals 24-21 in Arizona on Oct. 28, 2021
Last week: Cardinals won 24-23 at San Francisco; Packers won 24-29 on the road over Los Angeles Rams
Key matchup: Cardinals running game vs. Packers run defense. The Cardinals rushed for 169 yards in their upset of the 49ers, with James Conner gaining 86 yards on 19 carries and Kyler Murray running for 83 yards and a touchdown on seven attempts. Run defense has been one of the Packers’ biggest weaknesses for most of the past few years, though they’ve shown progress in that area so far this season. The Packers allowed 134 yards on 28 carries against the Rams, with Kyren Williams rushing for 102 yards on 22 attempts.
Series notes: The Packers’ 2021 victory in Arizona snapped the Cardinals’ three-game winning streak in this series, which included a 26-20 overtime triumph in a divisional playoff game on Jan. 16, 2016. In that 2021 game, Murray was 22 of 33 for 274 yards with two interceptions and Conner rushed for 22 yards and two touchdowns on five carries.
Stats and stuff: Murray ran for a 50-yard TD for the Cardinals’ first TD in last week’s win over the 49ers. According to NFL NextGen Stats, he hit 21.27 mph on the run, which is the fastest speed recorded for a QB over the past eight seasons. .... The Packers’ plus-7 turnover margin puts them in a tie with Buffalo for the best in the league.
colts (2-3) at titans (1-3)
When: 1 p.m. Sunday
TV: CBS
BetMGM NFL odds: Titans by 2 1/2
Last meeting: The Colts beat the Titans 31-28 in OT on Dec. 3, 2023, at Nashville.
Last week: Colts lost 37-34 at Jacksonville; Titans had bye after beating Miami 31-12 on Sept. 30.
Colts player to watch
Series notes: Indy swept the Titans last season after losing the previous five in the series. ... Indy is 15-7 on the road against the Titans since they relocated to Nashville. ... The teams have only met once in the postseason with Tennessee handing Peyton Manning a 19-16 loss in his first playoff game in Indy. ... The Colts and Titans only met six times when the franchises were located in Baltimore and Houston and eight times when Houston squared off with Indianapolis. They became division rivals in 2002.
Stats & stuff: The Colts are 0-2 in division play this season, have lost three straight AFC South games and are 4-9-1 against division foes since 2021. They trail defending division champ Houston by two games. ... This is the Titans’ AFC South opener. ... Indy ranks third in the NFL with 24 plays of 20 or more yards this season. It also has scored 20 or more points in 17 of the past 21 games. ... With Richardson out last week, Flacco made his starting debut with the Colts. Richardson is 4-4 as a starter. The 39-year-old Flacco is 103-85. ... The Titans have won the game coming off their bye each of the past eight seasons. Only Buffalo (nine) has a longer active streak, which is second to Philadelphia’s streak of 13 consecutive such wins between 1999 and 2011. ... The Titans have allowed a league-low 243.8 yards per game and also lead the NFL in passing defense giving up just 124 yards per game.
texans (4-1) at Patriots (1-4)
When: 1 p.m. Sunday
TV: CBS
BetMGM NFL odds: Texans by 7
Series record: Patriots lead 9-3.
Last meeting: New England won 25-22 won in Houston on Oct. 10, 2021.
Last week: Texans beat Bills 23-20; Patriots lost 15-10 to Dolphins.
Key matchup: Texans pass rush against Patriots OL: The Texans have the highest pressure rate in the NFL at 42% of all drop-backs, according to NFL NextGen stats. The Patriots have used five different offensive line combinations while allowing 19 sacks, second most in the NFL.
Series notes: The Texans visit for the first time since 2018, with the past three meetings in Houston. ... Although New England has a 9-3 edge, they have lost two of the past three matchups. ... The teams met twice in the playoffs, with Tom Brady leading the Patriots to victories in both the 2012 and ‘16 seasons. ... The Patriots and the Houston Oilers played 33 times in the AFL and NFL before the Oilers moved to Tennessee and became the Titans. ... ... The Texans are one of nine teams never to have won at Gillette Stadium. The five losses match Cleveland for the most of any of those teams.
Stats & stuff: The Texans are off to their best start since opening the 2012 season 5-0. … QB C.J. Stroud had 331 yards passing last week for his sixth career game with at least 325 yards passing, which is tied for the most in the NFL since 2023. He ranks third in the NFL with 1,385 yards passing this season. … RB Joe Mixon has averaged 132 yards of offense in two games against the Patriots.
buccaneers (3-2) at saints (2-3)
When: 1 p.m. Sunday
TV: Fox
BetMGM NFL odds: Buccaneers by 3 1/2
Series record: Saints lead 41-24.
Last meeting: Saints beat Buccaneers 23-13 on Dec. 31, 2023, in Tampa Bay.
Last week: Buccaneers lost to Falcons 36-30, OT; Saints lost to Chiefs 26-13.
Key matchup: Bucs receiver Mike Evans against Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore. This matchup has been a centerpiece of numerous games between these NFC South foes since Lattimore was drafted in 2017 and sometimes has resulted in scuffles, ejections and fines.
Series notes: The Bucs have won three of the past four meetings. The Saints are 21-11 at home against Tampa Bay. The margin of victory has been seven points or fewer in 34 meetings.
Stats & stuff: The Bucs have won three straight NFC South titles coming on the heels of the Saints winning four in a row. Tampa Bay has held at least a share of first place in the division for 48 of the past 56 regular-season weeks going back to Week 4 of the 2021 season. … QB Baker Mayfield’s passer rating of 112.2 ranks third in the NFL. He’s tied with Sam Darnold for second with 11 TD passes (one behind Joe Burrow) and 10th in passing yards with 1,164. … Mayfield is coming off throwing for 180 yards and three TDs without an interception in last week’s loss at Atlanta. … In two games against the Saints last year, Mayfield passed for 555 yards and five TDs. … Evans, who has 99 TD catches, is tied for the league lead with five this season. He had two last week, his 22nd game with two or more TD receptions. Only six players — Jerry Rice (44), Randy Moss (36), Terrell Owens (32) Cris Carter (29), Marvin Harrison (29) and Davante Adams (23) — have done it more times. … Rookie Bucky Irving is Tampa Bay’s leading rusher with 247 yards and one TD. … DL Logan Hall has a team-leading three sacks, matching his total for the past two seasons combined. … Kamara is tied for second in the NFL with 602 scrimmage yards this season and leads all running backs with 23 catches this season. ... WR Chris Olave had just two catches for 10 yards last week, his only game in the past four with fewer than 80 yards receiving. ... WR Rashid Shaheed led New Orleans with 86 yards receiving last week, including a 43-yard TD catch, his third this season of at least that length. ... DE Chase Young had his 18th career sack last week. ... DT Bryan Bresee has four sacks in his past four games. ... DT Khalen Saunders made his first career interception last week. ... CB Alontae Taylor had two tackles for loss and his second forced fumble of the season last week. He is the only player with at least four tackles for loss and four passes defensed this season.