ATLANTA (9-5) at NEW ORLEANS (10-4)
Time • Noon, KTVI-2
Fast facts • Falcons can move into second place in NFC South with victory, or first place with victory plus Carolina loss. ... Atlanta has won five of last six. ... Falcons 9-0 when scoring 20 or more this season. ... WR Julio Jones ranks third in NFL with 1,215 yards receiving. ... Saints can clinch playoff spot with victory, win division with victory plus Carolina loss. ... Saints are only NFL team with three players who’ve each surpassed 1,000 scrimmage yards: RB Mark Ingram has 1,420, rookie RB Alvin Kamara has 1,336, and WR Michael Thomas has 1,085. ... Kamara is one of four rookies in NFL history with five or more TDs rushing and five or more TDs receiving. Other three are Hall of Famers Doak Walker, Charley Taylor and Gale Sayers.
CLEVELAND (0-14) at CHICAGO (4-10)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Browns are first team in NFL history to open consecutive seasons 0-14. ... Cleveland trying to avoid joining 2008 Detroit Lions as only teams to go 0-16. ... Browns won on Christmas Eve last season, beating then-San Diego Chargers. ... Chicago has lost six of seven. ... With 13-33 record in three seasons, John Fox could be coaching final home game for Bears. ... Rookie QB Mitchell Trubisky set career highs with 31 completions, 46 attempts, 314 yards passing and three interceptions last week.
DENVER (5-9) at WASHINGTON (6-8)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Denver undecided on starting QB between Brock Osweiler and Paxton Lynch. Osweiler had two passing TDs, one rushing TD, 147.7 QB rating vs. last week. ... Since 2012, WR Demaryius Thomas ranks second in NFL with 565 catches, third with 7,710 receiving yards. ... Redskins QB Kirk Cousins had under 200 passing yards in each of past two games. ... WR Jamison Crowder has TD catch in past two home games. Crowder leads Redskins with 59 catches, 717 receiving yards.
TAMPA BAY (4-10) at CAROLINA (10-4)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Bucs have lost four straight. ... Bucs QB Jameis Winston completed 27 of 35 passes for 299 yards with three TDs last week vs. Falcons last week. ... WR Mike Evans has seven TD catches in last 10 games. ... Panthers are 6-1 in last seven games. They can clinch playoff spot with win. ... QB Cam Newton needs 31 yards rushing to move into third place all-time among NFL QBs. ... Rookie RB Christian McCaffrey leads NFL rookies with 73 catches and ranks fourth in TDs with seven.
MIAMI (6-8) at KANSAS CITY (8-6)
Time • Noon, KMOV-4
Fast facts • Chiefs can clinch back-to-back AFC West title for first time in franchise history with win or Chargers loss at Jets. ... Kansas City has won two straight after four-game skid. ... RB Kareem Hunt (1,201) trails Steelers’ Le’Veon Bell by 21 yards for NFL rushing lead. ... Miami must win out and get plenty of help to reach playoffs. ... WR Jarvis Landry has 98 receptions, second only to Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown (101). ... Landry needs 13 catches to break franchise record for single season.
LA RAMS (10-4) at TENNESSEE (8-6)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Rams can clinch first NFC West title since 2003 with win. Losses by Atlanta, Carolina and Detroit give Los Angeles playoff berth. ... Titans need to win their last two games to have best chance at a playoff spot. ... Rams’ Todd Gurley first RB in NFL since 2010 with three-plus TDs rushing and TD receiving in same game, accomplished last week. DT Aaron Donald tied career high with three sacks last week. ... Titans lead AFC, third in NFL, holding opponents to 87.2 yards rushing per game.
LA CHARGERS (7-7) at NY JETS (5-9)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Chargers had four-game winning streak stopped last week and need victory to remain in playoff hunt, but also need lots of help over final two games to reach postseason. ... QB Philip Rivers needs 329 yards passing to become ninth player in NFL history to reach 50,000. ... Jets QB Bryce Petty making second start of season in place of injured Josh McCown, and sixth overall of career. ... Jets have scored on 21 straight red-zone possessions, including 13 TDs and eight field goals.
DETROIT (8-6) at CINCINNATI (5-9)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Lions tied with Cowboys and Seahawks at 8-6, one game behind Falcons for final NFC wild-card berth. ... QB Matthew Stafford has three straight games with at least 25 throws and completion percentage of at least 75 percent, tied for second-longest streak in NFL history. ... Could be Marvin Lewis’ final home game as Bengals coach. His contract is up after season. ... Since 23-20 loss to Steelers in Monday night game, Bengals have been blown out 33-7 by Bears and 34-7 by Vikings with defense depleted by injuries.
BUFFALO (8-6) at NEW ENGLAND (11-3)
Time • Noon
Fast facts • Patriots wrapped up ninth consecutive AFC East title with last week’s win over Pittsburgh. They can lock up first-round bye this week with win combined with either Pittsburgh or Jacksonville loss. ... Bills are in contention to break 17-year playoff drought, and would not be eliminated with loss to Patriots. Drought is longest active streak in North America’s four major professional sports. ... Buffalo has won its last two games to keep playoff hopes alive.
JACKSONVILLE (10-4) at SAN FRANCISCO (4-10)
Time • 3:05 p.m.
Fast facts • Jaguars can clinch first division title since 1999 with win. ... Jaguars seek fifth road victory of season after winning five in previous four seasons combined. ... Blake Bortles is first Jaguars QB with three straight games with at least two TD passes, no interceptions. ... Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 381 yards last week to become first 49ers QB with back-to-back 300-yard games since Jeff Garcia did it three straight times in 2000. ... Niners seek first four-game winning streak in same season since 2013.
NY GIANTS (2-12) at ARIZONA (6-8)
Time • 3:25 p.m.
Fast facts • Giants QB Eli Manning has 13 consecutive 3,000-yard passing seasons, tying brother Peyton for third-longest streak in NFL history. Brett Favre did it for 18 straight seasons, Drew Brees 14. ... Arizona loss would clinch second straight losing season after three winning years since coach Bruce Arians arrived. ... At 34, Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald needs eight catches and 18 yards to become oldest player to have 100 receptions, 1,000 yards receiving in single season.
SEATTLE (8-6) at DALLAS (8-6)
Time • 3:25 p.m., KTVI-2
Fast facts • Winner stays alive in NFC wild-card race, loser eliminated. ... Seahawks have made playoffs five straight years. ... Seahawks have lost two straight. ... QB Russell Wilson ranks second in NFL with 30 passing TDs and has NFL-record 18 TDs in fourth quarter. ... Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott returns from six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations. Elliott averaged 127 rushing yards with five TDs rushing, 72-yard TD catch in four games before suspension.