Facts you should know about Week 11
NFL Week 11 continues its action this Sunday with multiple Super Bowl contenders in action.
The day began on Thursday night with the New England Patriots’ 25-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, however, we could be in for a much tighter matchup in the remainder of Week 11.
The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams will not be in action as they enjoy their bye week.
Week 11 also represents an opportunity to see if the recent progress shown by the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs has been real or just due to an accessible schedule and mistakes by their rivals.
Finally, the New York Giants will visit the defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football in Week 11.
Here are the facts you should know about the Week 11 games:
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
They have met 119 times in the regular season (Packers lead the series 62-54-3).
Packers are 13-1 against divisional opponents with Matt LaFleur as their head coach. The lone loss was to the Vikings in Week 8 of 2020.
Aaron Rodgers will start his 200th career regular-season game (14-9-1 record vs. Vikings).
Vikings have 499 career regular-season wins.
Kirk Cousins is 0-6 in his career as a starter against teams whose defense ranked in the top 5 in the league in Points Allowed per game.
Washington Football Team at Carolina Panthers
They have met 16 times in the regular season (Washington leads the series 9-7).
Washington is 3-0 when scoring at least 25 points this season (0-6 when scoring less than that amount).
Ron Rivera had a 68-55-1 record with Cam Newton as his starting Quarterback and 18-23 with any other quarterback in his head coaching career.
Panthers are 4-1 in games where they have featured Christian McCaffrey this season (1-4 without him).
Cam Newton lost the last 8 games he started with the Panthers from 2018-2019. The only quarterback on the team to lose more consecutive starts is Chris Weinke with 17.
The matchup between Ron Rivera and Cam Newton will be the eighth in the Super Bowl era between a head coach and quarterback who were together in at least 100 games.
Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills
They have met 70 times in regular season (Bills lead series 37-32-1).
Colts have four straight losses visiting the Bills including Playoffs. Their last win was a 17-14 victory on Nov. 23, 2003.
Jonathan Taylor is averaging 109.4 ground yards per game since Week 4 (averaged 57.0 yards per game in the first three Weeks).
The Bills are allowing 3.8 yards per carry this season (third-fewest in the NFL). Derrick Henry is the only player who has rushed for more than 70 yards.
Josh Allen has 10 total touchdowns (eight passing and two rushing) in his last three home games (Bills won those games).
Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns
They have met 20 times in the regular season (Lions lead the series 16-4).
Lions have eight straight games scoring fewer than 20 points (worst streak since 1988).
Jared Goff is 0-15-1 without Sean McVay as his head coach (0-7 in his rookie campaign and 0-8-1 now).
The Browns lost seven of the last eight meetings against the Lions. The win came on Sept. 23, 2001 at Cleveland by a 24-14 score.
Baker Mayfield is posting career-worst numbers in yards per game (221.1), touchdown passes per game (1.0) and total passer rating (42.69) this season.
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans
They have met 38 times in the regular season (Titans lead the series 21-17).
Texans have scored fewer than 10 points in five games this season (most in NFL).
Texans have three consecutive losses to the Titans (allowed at least 35 points in each of those games).
Titans have six consecutive wins (longest active streak in NFL and team’s best since winning 10 in a row in 2008).
A.J. Brown has 111.8 receiving yards per game against the Texans. That is the highest average for any player against that team (minimum four games).
New Orleans Saints at Philadelphia Eagles
They have met 29 times in the regular season (Eagles lead the series 17-12).
The Saints have allowed 72.9 ground yards per game this season (lowest average in the NFL).
Trevor Siemian is one of two quarterbacks (Patrick Mahomes) with at least 500 air yards and no interceptions since Week 9.
Eagles have five straight home losses. It’s their worst streak since losing 10 in a row from 2012-13.
Jalen Hurts is the team leader with 547 rushing yards this season. The Eagles are 1-4 when he is the leading rusher in a game.
Baltimore Ravens at Chicago Bears
They have met six times in the regular season (Bears lead the series 4-2).
Ravens have 12 straight wins against NFC teams. It is the longest active streak for a team in interconference play.
Lamar Jackson has 10 career regular-season games with at least 100 yards rushing (tied with Michael Vick for most in history for a quarterback).
Bears have seven consecutive losses in games following their bye week (worst active streak in the NFL).
Justin Fields has suffered eight turnovers in his last four games (gave up just one fumble in his first three games).
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets
They have met 110 times in the regular season (Jets lead the series 55-54-1).
Dolphins have five straight games allowing less than 400 total yards. It is their best streak since Weeks 4 through 10 of 2019.
Jaylen Waddle is the leader among rookies with 60 receptions this season. Only Odell Beckham Jr. (71) recorded more in his first 10 games as a pro in the Super Bowl era.
Jets lost six of last seven meetings with Dolphins. Their lone win came on Dec. 8, 2019 by a 22-21 score.
Joe Flacco lost 13 of last 15 games he started since 2018 (0-4 as Jets starter in 2020).
San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars.
They have met five times in regular season (49ers lead series 3-2).
49ers average 6.49 yards per play on first down this season (NFL leaders).
Deebo Samuel looks to join Jerry Rice as the only players in San Francisco history with more than 1,000 yards receiving in the team’s first 10 games in a season.
Jaguars have lost 13 straight to NFC teams. That matches the worst streak by a team in interconference play since 1970.
Trevor Lawrence’s 1,983 air yards and eight touchdown passes are the second-most by a rookie quarterback this year.
Cincinnati Bengals at Las Vegas Raiders
They have met 30 times in the regular season (Raiders lead the series 19-11).
The home team has won seven of the last eight games between these two teams.
Bengals lost their first game after the bye week in each of the previous five seasons.
Ja’Marr Chase is averaging 40.5 yards receiving in his last 2 games (averaged 107.7 per game in Weeks 1 through 7).
Raiders put pressure on opposing quarterback on 36.9 percent of plays this season (NFL-leading).
Derek Carr totals 2,826 air yards in 2021. Only Rich Gannon (2002) and Carson Palmer (2012) surpassed 3,000 air yards in the first 10 games of a campaign with the Raiders.
Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs
They have met 11 times in regular season (Cowboys lead series 7-4).
It will be the first time Dak Prescott and Patrick Mahomes have faced each other.
Cowboys have allowed 180.0 air yards per game since Week 6 (second-lowest average in NFL).
Dak Prescott is the fifth player since 1950 with at least six wins, 20 touchdown passes and 70 percent pass completions in the first 10 weeks of a season.
Chiefs have 10 consecutive wins against NFC teams. Their last loss was Week 8 of 2019 to the Packers.
Patrick Mahomes’ 16,808 air yards and 139 touchdown passes are the most in the NFL since the start of the 2018 season.
Andy Reid is 18-12 in his career against the Cowboys. His first home game leading the Chiefs was against Dallas in Week 2 of 2013, which he won 17-16.
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks
They have met 44 times in the regular season (Seahawks lead the series 22-21-1).
Cardinals are 5-0 as visitors this season (each win was by at least 12 points).
It will be determined prior to the game if Kyler Murray is able to play. The Cardinals have a 1-1 record without him this season.
Seahawks have allowed 15.0 points per game in their last four starts (not allowing more than 30 points since Week 3).
Russell Wilson’s 150 career starts without losing three straight regular-season games are the most for any player since 1950 (coming off losing his previous two starts).
Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers
They have met 31 times in the regular season (Steelers lead the series 23-8).
Each of the Steelers’ five wins this season have been by one possession (each of their three losses were by at least 9 points off turnovers).
Pittsburgh is 0-4-1 in the last five games Ben Roethlisberger did not startLas últimas dos apariciones de los Chargers en partidos de domingo por la noche fueron también ante Steelers (1-1 en esos encuentros).
Las últimas dos apariciones de los Chargers en partidos de domingo por la noche fueron también ante Steelers (1-1 en esos encuentros).
Justin Herbert necesita 119 yardas aéreas para convertirse en el cuarto jugador en la historia en alcanzar las 7,000 yardas aéreas en sus primeros 25 juegos como profesional.
