Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans (Saturday 4.30pm EST/9.30pm GMT)
How the Chargers need to win: The affiliation’s stingiest security can’t bear the expense of the remissness that allowed Tampa Directly to rain 40 spotlights down on them in December. The Chargers’ subtleties look perfect – they gave up the least scores (31) in the standard season, recalling 18 for 39 red-zone drives, an affiliation driving viability normal for 46% – yet would be infinitely better without two or three varieties. Advantageously, the away day won’t steamed them pondering their 6-3 record making the rounds this season. LA should manage an underpowered Houston offense if they can ignore their extraordinary argument shocker against Jacksonville two years ago.What the Texans need to do to win: To fight the idiosyncrasy of the Texans being longshots in their own design, Houston unfriendly coordinator Bobby Slowik needs to shoot CJ Stroud up. The quarterback has appeared to be a beaten man once in a while this season, encountering behind a slight threatening line and a getting bundle missing focal members. In case Slowik calls some quick conveyance plays to walk the Texans in for an early score then Houston could start feeling lucky.
Focal member: Ladd McConkey, WR, Chargers. The novice has taken command over LA’s antagonistic creation. McConkey’s secret weapons are his adaptability and course running. He can orchestrate in or outside the opening and has astounded going against watches with his ability to get in busy time gridlock. Accept Detroit’s Amon-Ra St Brown simply rocking the boat in and out of town faster.What the Steelers need to do to win: Pittsburgh need a heavenly event. To have even the littlest any assumption for succeeding, Mike Tomlin needs to have a meaningful conversation with George Pickens about his work in the offense. The wide recipient, apparently a super 10 player at his circumstance, made one catch for no yards from six concentrations while evidently fighting with his sentiments in last week’s misfortune to the Cincinnati Bengals. The plan will regardless be for Russell Wilson to get the ball to Pickens ostensibly, so Tomlin needs to find a way for the gatherer to set to the side his issues for this Epic endeavor. His eight gets for 89 yards guaranteed Pittsburgh’s unbelievable careful work wasn’t wasted when the Steelers beat the Ravens in November.What the Ravens need to do to win: Baltimore will be certain no matter what the Steelers winning eight of the gatherings’ past 10 social occasions. The Ravens’ 34-17 decimation of the Steelers in December should be an adequate layout to help with settling any holding up season finisher nerves from Lamar Jackson. An unfriendly arrangement that dials down the intensity the quarterback’s scratchy 2-4 postseason record should work: stick the ball in Derrick Henry’s stomach and make the Steelers tap out. Henry’s 24 conveys made 162 yards in the December game.
Focal member: Lamar Jackson, QB, Ravens. Any downers have been calmed as Jackson transformed into the essential player to throw for more than 4,000 yards and scramble for more than 800 in a NFL season. Thoughtful, and he did as such while tossing a business high 41 scores and only four obstructions. Electric.
Assumption: Ravens over Steelers
Denver Ponies at Buffalo Bills (Sunday 1pm EST/6pm GMT)
How the Ponies need to win: Wary facilitator Vance Joseph needs to tone down Buffalo’s huge group. The Bills’ secret fixing this year has been the running match-up or play-movement shrewdness behind a supreme, extra lineman in Alec Anderson. Denver are presumably going to see a ton off the super sub as Buffalo will frequently run their sort measured vivaciously against nickel securities, the improvement Joseph regularly uses. Stacking the holder when looked by six significant men with corners Pat Surtain II and Riley Vegetation keeping an eye out for likely dangers for a significant pass may basically keep the Ponies in the fight.
How the Bills need to win: To keep the Ponies away from mounting a serious test Buffalo need to pressure Bo Nix. Exactly when bothered, Denver’s beginner quarterback threw for 4.2 yards per try with a 45.1% completion rate and five scores with five catches. Fortunately Buffalo have not one yet two of the NFL’s best watched handles in Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones to disturb Nix’s season finisher debut.
Focal part: Dion Dawkins, LT, Bills. The veteran of Buffalo’s antagonistic line is the epitome of consistency. Directly following giving up only three sacks this season – a down year when diverged from last season’s one – in 959 snaps, he joins the Expert Bowl arrangement for the fourth year in movement. The 30-year-old’s pass preventing fitness will offer Josh Allen a chance to destroy’s solid areas for Denver.
Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans (Saturday 4.30pm EST/9.30pm GMT)
How the Chargers need to win: The affiliation’s stingiest security can’t bear the expense of the remissness that allowed Tampa Directly to rain 40 spotlights down on them in December. The Chargers’ subtleties look perfect – they gave up the least scores (31) in the standard season, recalling 18 for 39 red-zone drives, an affiliation driving viability normal for 46% – yet would be infinitely better without two or three varieties. Advantageously, the away day won’t steamed them pondering their 6-3 record making the rounds this season. LA should manage an underpowered Houston offense if they can ignore their extraordinary argument shocker against Jacksonville two years ago.What the Texans need to do to win: To fight the idiosyncrasy of the Texans being longshots in their own design, Houston unfriendly coordinator Bobby Slowik needs to shoot CJ Stroud up. The quarterback has appeared to be a beaten man once in a while this season, encountering behind a slight threatening line and a getting bundle missing focal members. In case Slowik calls some quick conveyance plays to walk the Texans in for an early score then Houston could start feeling lucky.
Focal member: Ladd McConkey, WR, Chargers. The novice has taken command over LA’s antagonistic creation. McConkey’s secret weapons are his adaptability and course running. He can orchestrate in or outside the opening and has astounded going against watches with his ability to get in busy time gridlock. Accept Detroit’s Amon-Ra St Brown simply rocking the boat in and out of town faster.What the Steelers need to do to win: Pittsburgh need a heavenly event. To have even the littlest any assumption for succeeding, Mike Tomlin needs to have a meaningful conversation with George Pickens about his work in the offense. The wide recipient, apparently a super 10 player at his circumstance, made one catch for no yards from six concentrations while evidently fighting with his sentiments in last week’s misfortune to the Cincinnati Bengals. The plan will regardless be for Russell Wilson to get the ball to Pickens ostensibly, so Tomlin needs to find a way for the gatherer to set to the side his issues for this Epic endeavor. His eight gets for 89 yards guaranteed Pittsburgh’s unbelievable careful work wasn’t wasted when the Steelers beat the Ravens in November.What the Ravens need to do to win: Baltimore will be certain no matter what the Steelers winning eight of the gatherings’ past 10 social occasions. The Ravens’ 34-17 decimation of the Steelers in December should be an adequate layout to help with settling any holding up season finisher nerves from Lamar Jackson. An unfriendly arrangement that dials down the intensity the quarterback’s scratchy 2-4 postseason record should work: stick the ball in Derrick Henry’s stomach and make the Steelers tap out. Henry’s 24 conveys made 162 yards in the December game.
Focal member: Lamar Jackson, QB, Ravens. Any downers have been calmed as Jackson transformed into the essential player to throw for more than 4,000 yards and scramble for more than 800 in a NFL season. Thoughtful, and he did as such while tossing a business high 41 scores and only four obstructions. Electric.
Assumption: Ravens over Steelers
Denver Ponies at Buffalo Bills (Sunday 1pm EST/6pm GMT)
How the Ponies need to win: Wary facilitator Vance Joseph needs to tone down Buffalo’s huge group. The Bills’ secret fixing this year has been the running match-up or play-movement shrewdness behind a supreme, extra lineman in Alec Anderson. Denver are presumably going to see a ton off the super sub as Buffalo will frequently run their sort measured vivaciously against nickel securities, the improvement Joseph regularly uses. Stacking the holder when looked by six significant men with corners Pat Surtain II and Riley Vegetation keeping an eye out for likely dangers for a significant pass may basically keep the Ponies in the fight.
How the Bills need to win: To keep the Ponies away from mounting a serious test Buffalo need to pressure Bo Nix. Exactly when bothered, Denver’s beginner quarterback threw for 4.2 yards per try with a 45.1% completion rate and five scores with five catches. Fortunately Buffalo have not one yet two of the NFL’s best watched handles in Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones to disturb Nix’s season finisher debut.
Focal part: Dion Dawkins, LT, Bills. The veteran of Buffalo’s antagonistic line is the epitome of consistency. Directly following giving up only three sacks this season – a down year when diverged from last season’s one – in 959 snaps, he joins the Expert Bowl arrangement for the fourth year in movement. The 30-year-old’s pass preventing fitness will offer Josh Allen a chance to destroy’s solid areas for Denver.