It NFL Week 6. Lions lead the North per usual at 4-1. Packers and Bears are coming off their bye with 2 wins each. Vikings finished their Euro trip and take a bye at 3-2.
Bengals at Packers 425 ET CBS
Joe Flacco, Packer killer, is back. 13-10 again? Flacco was traded from the Browns to start for the Bengals after Bengals QB Jake Browning was picked off 3 times against the Lions last week. The Bengals have Jamarr Chase and Tee Higgins but not much else. Offensive line is shoddy and run game isn’t great.
Packers are off the bye and at home. Green Bay should win in a waltz.
Packers 42 Bengals 3
Lions at Chiefs 825 ET NBC Sunday Night Football
Sunday Night Football is a doozy between the NFC North leading 4-1 Lions and 2-3 Kansas City Chiefs. Chiefs have problems stopping the run, running the ball (Mahomes leading rusher) and rushing four (need to blitz). Goff carves up blitzes, Lions run the ball well and stop the run well. The key will be slowing down Mahomes with two backup CBs and if the Lions can protect Goff with a third string left tackle (Giovanni Manu or Dan Skipper). Lions Dline pressure will be needed rushing 4 and Amik Robertson, Rock Ya Sin, and Avonte Maddox stepping up.
Chiefs are desperate to win after a MNF loss to the Jaguars. Lions need to maintain the North lead and get another big road win.
Lions 28 Chiefs 24
Bears at Commanders 815 ET Monday Night Football
The Bears go back to their downfall from 2024 in facing the Commanders. They lost on a Hail Mary last year in Washington (technically Maryland) but it is a new Bears team under Ben Johnson.
Jayden Daniels is still a good passer/runner and just helped the Commanders beat the Chargers. Washington defense is fine but the Bears need to pick it up on defense to slow down Jayden (93.2 QB rating, 124 rushing yards in 3 games), McClaurin (149 yards in 3 games) and Deebo Samuel (300 yards 3 TDs). Will the bye help Caleb Williams (97.8 QB rating, 110 rushing yards) become that good consistent QB. Bears protection (7 sacks allowed in 4 games) and run game with Swift (3.3 YPC) will be key to this game to keep up with Washington’s offense. Odunze 296 yards 5 TDS and DJ Moore (173 yards 1 TD) should be able to get it done on offense.
Commanders 31 Bears 28