—The NFL has to hope that Cleveland’s 24-19 victory in a snowstorm over the Steelers Thursday night was a preview of what is to come this weekend. Going into the game it appeared to be a mismatch with the Steelers at 8-2 and the Browns at 2-8. But it turned out to be a spectacle in the snow and an exciting game as the Browns lost a 12 point lead and came back to win it on Nick Chubb’s two-yard run for a touchdown with 57 seconds left. The loss raised questions about whether the Steelers are a real contender because their offense is struggling. Meanwhile, the majority of the games this weekend appear to be mismatches so the NFL hopes there will be more upsets.
–In the Sunday night game, Philadelphia is at the Los Angeles Rams with the Eagles figured to win to boost their record to 9-2 to keep at least a two game lead over the Commanders. The Monday night game has the Ravens at the Chargers. This is a big game for both teams but the Chargers appear to have the edge because of Ravens defense is shaky. The Chargers are 7-3, two games behind the Chiefs. The Ravens are 7-4 and a game behind the Steelers in the loss column.
–The two best Sunday games are the Fox double header games – San Francisco at Green bay and Arizona at Seattle. Fox is giving the 49ers-Packers game national coverage with Kevin Burhardt and Tom Brady announcing. The Packers at 7-3 are two games behind the Lions and can’t afford a loss. Meanwhile the 49ers are 5-5 but just a game behind the 6-4 Cardinals, who lead the division.
–The three early Sunday Fox games are Dallas at Washington, Minnesota at Chicago and Detroit at Indianapolis with the Commanders, Vikings and Lions all favored.
–CBS has five Sunday games night, four at 1 p.m. and one late game and one team is a solid favored in all five. Kansas City win a rare Sunday early game at Carolina, Tampa Bay is at the Giants, New England is at Miami and Tennessee is at Houston in the early games. Denver is at Las Vegas in the afternoon game. You know the five favorites. So Redzone will be showing seven early games and unless there is an upset or two, the games are easy to predict. The one thing is to watch is the return of Tommy DeVito as the Giants starter now that Daniel Jones has been benched and released. The Giants signing Jones to a $40 million a year contract and let Saquan Barkley walk in free agency was a personnel blunder for the ages. Barkley is spearheading the Eagle offense.
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