Sunday’s Best Games
Cleveland Browns (3-6) at Buffalo Bills (6-3), 1 p.m. CBS
Line: Bills -7.5 | Total: 50
The Bills misplaced to the Vikings final week regardless of gaining extra yards, changing extra first downs, and having a better success fee on offensive performs. In reality, the Bills had the sport gained — and had been masking the unfold — within the ultimate seconds earlier than a fumbled snap modified the whole lot. The level is, that’s simply the way in which the rectangular ball bounces.
Despite the loss, the Bills are nonetheless in all probability the very best crew within the N.F.L. The Browns, alternatively, are a combined bag. They’ve performed some shut video games, they’ve had misplaced in spectacular beatdowns, and two of their three wins had been blowouts. Their primary weak point is their protection, which is the worst within the league towards the run.
This sport has been moved to Detroit due to climate considerations. That erases Buffalo’s home-field benefit, however transferring the sport out of the “thundersnow” seemingly helps the Bills greater than the Browns, because the Browns may have benefited from a little bit of volatility. Pick: Bills -7.5
Philadelphia Eagles (8-1) at Indianapolis Colts (4-5-1), 1 p.m. CBS
Line: Colts +6.5 | Total: 45.5
The Eagles’ first lack of the season was extra than simply an ego blow. Tight finish Dallas Goedert, who trails solely A.J. Brown in receiving yards for the crew, injured his shoulder throughout a pivotal fourth-quarter play and landed on injured reserve Wednesday.
Now Philadelphia travels to face the Colts, who seemed revitalized of their first sport underneath the interim coach Jeff Saturday. He reinstated Matt Ryan because the beginning quarterback and known as sufficient rollouts, screens, and run-pass choices to open working lanes for Jonathan Taylor, who had simply his second 100-yard dashing sport of the season. If Ryan and Taylor play at their greatest, the Colts should lose however may very well be ok to cowl at residence. Pick: Colts +6.5
Dallas Cowboys (6-3) at Minnesota Vikings (8-1), 4:25 p.m., CBS
Line: Vikings +1 | Total: 47
Make it make sense. The Cowboys had been outscored by 17-0 within the fourth quarter and extra time of their loss to the Packers final week, and they’re now 2-2 with Dak Prescott because the starter this season. The Vikings upset the Bills final week in what’s being known as the sport of the 12 months thanks partially to Justin Jefferson, who turned the primary N.F.L. participant to prime 100 yards receiving 20 occasions in his first three seasons.
Somehow the Vikings are nonetheless getting some extent from the Cowboys, however this can be the final regular-season sport by which that’s the case: Minnesota was favored in each remaining sport after this one. Pick: Cowboys -1
Discussion about this post