Fully healthy after an early season rib injury that likely lingered
longer than he will admit, Herbert also took advantage of having
both Keenen Allen and Mike Williams on the field at once in Week
14. His 367 yards were a season high, and he should stay hot against
a Titan defense that has fallen off dramatically and given up
the second-most passing TDs in the league.
Watson showed vast improvement in his 2nd game in the last two
seasons throwing for 276 yards and a score against a stout Bengal
defense. With 54 yards rushing in two games, Watson is good to
pick up a few weekly points on the ground, in addition to facing
a Raven secondary that hasn’t consistently stopped the pass all
season. As Watson and his receivers get more comfortable with
each other, look for them to hit on some of the big plays they
barely missed in Week 14.
Update: Mike
White is out. Zach Wilson will start for NYJ.
After getting nearly beaten to death in a loss to the Bills,
White looks to be ready to roll against the surging Lions. While
the Lions have made a marked improvement since their bye week,
their secondary has a tough time holding up, as they’ve
yielded the 6th most passing yards in the league over the last
three games. The volume should be there, as the Jets have the
3rd most pass attempts since White has become the starter.
Goff has enjoyed a resurgent season, as the Lions have climbed
out of a 1-6 start, to a team in control of their playoff destiny.
Despite a stalwart offensive line, the Lions haven’t faced
a defense as strong as the Jets all season. Few teams clamp down
on the passing game like Gang Green as they’ve yielded less
than 200 yards passing a game at home this season. The Meadowlands
will be colder and more hostile than Detroit’s trip there
a few weeks ago and Goff has been miserable in cold weather in
his career.
It’s taken the better part of two decades, but I think
we’ve finally seen the limits of what Brady can accomplish
at this late stage of his career. Now more than ever he’s
dependent on a line that can’t seem to consistently protect
him, and his utter lack of ability to extend plays with his legs
has doomed this pass offense. Tampa is barely scraping together
17 points a game so it’s tough to count on anyone in this
offense against Cinci.
Two rough weeks against some of the league’s top defenses
have left this Miami offense reeling. Now Tua has to hit the road
against a division rival in the incredibly hostile environment
of Orchard Park in December. Miami hasn’t been able to muster
anything on the ground since losing two starters on the line,
and the weather, and an angry Buffalo defense might be too much
to overcome.
