The Arizona Cardinals are back on top…by default

Gosselin also is one of the 12 voters for the AP 32, the weekly ranking of NFL teams conducted by the Associated Press.

He has scored a touchdown in five consecutive games for Arizona and now has an NFC-leading 13 on the season.

Mike Evans is heating up, having caught at least one touchdown pass in four consecutive games for the 7-3 Bucs.

Last weekend was one of the exceptions when Adams caught seven passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to the Vikings.

The Rams had a bye week to fix whatever is ailing their defense – and it had better be fixed by Sunday when the Green Bay Packers visit in what looms as a potential playoff-tiebreaker matchup.

With Henry through the first eight games of the season, the Titans averaged 147.6 yards on the ground and controlled the ball for almost 33 minutes.

The Ravens rank third in the NFL in rushing but still don’t have an individual 100-yard game from their stable of running backs.

The Chiefs also went 4-0 against the NFC in the 2020 regular season and won their final two games against NFC foes in 2019.

Prescott has committed at least one turnover in his other 45 starts and the Cowboys have a 21-24 record in them.

There have been only 13 shutouts in the 677 NFL games played over the last three seasons and the Patriots have four of them.

His legs have sparked the resurgence by the Colts, who moved above .500 for the first time this season at 6-5 with a victory over the Bills.

He has not reached the end zone in his last two road games and his next two games also will be on the road – at Denver and Cincinnati.

How good has the Buffalo defense been this season? The Bills allowed 41 points to the Indianapolis Colts last weekend and have still allowed the fewest points in the league .

The only time he failed to throw a TD pass at home was against Cleveland in his last game at Paul Brown Stadium.

21 with a torn labrum in his left shoulder and has not been himself in the four games since, throwing only four TD passes against three interceptions.

The Steelers have a tie and loss in their last two games to fall behind the Ravens and Bengals in the AFC North.

The Vikings and Packers are the only two teams in the league with fewer than 10 giveaways this season.

The 5-5 49ers have used him extensively at running back the last two weeks and he’s rushed 13 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns in a pair of victories over the Rams and Jaguars.

But the Raiders have failed to score as many as 17 points in any of their last three losses with QB Derek Carr throwing as many interceptions as touchdowns.

The Broncos are coming off their bye and, at 5-5, have a chance to re-establish themselves as an AFC West contender with their next two games at the Chargers and then home against the Chiefs.

He rushed for three scores last weekend against New Orleans and also had a pair of two-TD games against Carolina and Tampa Bay.

But take away Pro Bowl HB Alvin Kamara – as a sore knee has done the last two weeks –- and the offensive struggle intensifies.

But like his father Norv, Washington offensive coordinator Scott Turner has made the running game a priority and his troops are averaging 123 yards per game and 4.4 yards per carry.

They are home against the Panthers and Giants the next two weeks, then have a bye, then close out the homestand against the Jets.

The Panthers and Jets were among four teams to give quarterbacks their first starts of the season last weekend.

Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley and Devonta Freeman were Matt Ryan’s top three receivers with Freeman also the leading rusher.

Safety Jamal Adams led the team in 2020 with 9 ½ sacks last season but he doesn’t have any yet this year.

There is plenty that ails the 3-7 Bears – but the pass rush is not one of them.

After scoring a season-low 10 points Monday night in Tampa, the Giants fired offensive coordinator Jason Garrett.

Trevor Lawrence failed to throw a touchdown pass in only two of his 40 college games at Clemson.

His went to five Pro Bowls and his corner of the defense was dubbed “Revis Island.” But you won’t find any Pro Bowl candidates in New York’s 2021 secondary.

RB De’Andre Swift took a swing pass 63 yards for that one against the Rams on Oct.

Rick Gosselin has covered the NFL for 49 years for United Press International, the Kansas City Star and the Dallas Morning News.

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