Fox coverage map and announcer pairings (1 p.m. ET) (2024)

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Fox will broadcast three games in the 1 p.m. ET window on Sunday.

• Red: Vikings at Bills (Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston)
• Blue: Bears at Lions (Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez)
• Green: Saints at Steelers (Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth)

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CBS will broadcast four games today in the 1 p.m. ET window and one regional game in the 4 p.m. ET window:

1 p.m. ET

• Red: Jaguars at Chiefs (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo)
• Blue: Texans at Giants (Ian Eagle, Charles Davis)
• Yellow: Browns at Dolphins (Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta)
• Orange: Colts at Titans (Andrew Catalon, James Lofton)

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4:05 p.m. ET

• Green: Colts at Raiders (Kevin Harlan, Trent Green)

Note: There will be one national game (Cowboys at Packers) and one regional game (Cardinals at Rams) on Fox in the late window.

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It’s been a season full of close games this year, as the NFL has seen more games decided by a touchdown or less through nine weeks than at any other time in its history.

That is reflected in this week’s point spread totals, as six of the 11 games today have current point spread totals of 3.5 points or less (per BetMGM).

The only outliers in that group are Minnesota at Buffalo (-6), Jacksonville at Kansas City (-9.5), Houston at NY Giants (-4.5), Indianapolis at Las Vegas (-4.5), and LA Chargers at San Francisco (-7.5). The close score expectation is also reflected there, as only one of those games has a point spread of higher than one possession. That number is two if the Monday Night Football matchup of Washington at Philadelphia (-11) is included, but it still shows that the sharps are looking for another weekend of close matchups.

Find odds and expect picks for every Week 10 game here.

And that will do it. The Seahawks’ four-game win streak is over, as they proved unable to climb out of a 21-3 hole in Munich.

Seattle falls to 6-4, and the 49ers (4-4) could pull within a half-game of the NFC West lead with a win over the Chargers tonight.

• There's some real concern about the impact of Xavier McKinney's absence within the organization. He doesn't have as many splash plays as last year, but he's been important in limiting big plays. Rookie Dane Belton in that role is an unknown
• Good news is that the Texans' passing game is pedestrian, but Mills has 28 completions of 20-plus yards, which is tied for seventh-most. (Daniel Jones has 9).
• All about the run D today. Expect Jaylon Smith to be the top ILB again with Micah McFadden ahead of Tae Crowder.
• Dexter Lawrence and Leonard Williams should feast on this interior O-line.
• Interested to see what the offensive coaches come up with out of the bye against a vanilla Houston D. Guessing we'll see some wrinkles, but this should be a Saquon 150-yard-plus rushing day.
• Think this will be a revealing game as the second half starts. Giants are expected to win against a weak opponent, but they're down some key players (McKinney, Bellinger, Neal, Bredeson). Some uneasiness will set in with a loss, but I expect them to grind out a W.

Giants host the Texans at 1 p.m. ET.

Through the first five weeks of the season, the Seahawks’ run defense was disastrous. The group improved significantly during Seattle’s four-game win streak, but today, the Bucs’ struggling run game has controlled the game.

Tampa Bay is up to 145 yards rushing and is on the verge of killing the clock without giving Seattle’s offense another chance.

Seahawks QB Geno Smith in the fourth quarter so far today vs. Bucs: 8-of-11 for 108 yards and 2 TDs.

Will he get the ball again?

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The Seahawks will not go away. After Ken Walker was stuffed on third-and-1, Geno Smith rolled left on fourth-and-1 and fired for Marquise Goodwin, who made a phenomenal diving catch in the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown.

It was Seattle’s second fourth-down conversion on the drive, taking advantage of Tom Brady’s interception.

Seattle trails 21-16 with 3:58 to play and all three timeouts.

Tom Brady is picked off by Seahawks LB Cody Barton, Brady's first interception since Week 1 against the Cowboys.

The pick ends a streak of 399 consecutive passes without an interception by Brady, the second-longest streak in NFL history.

Aaron Rodgers holds the all-time mark of 402 set in 2018.

Tom Brady had a potential interception dropped over the middle by Jordyn Brooks earlier.

This time, Cody Barton hangs on, leaping to grab a pass that was intended for Mike Evans, and the Seahawks are in Bucs territory with more than six minutes to play, down 21-9.

The 24-Hour Rule starts this week with Atlanta’s quarterback question, which remains exactly as unanswered as it was immediately after the Falcons fell 25-15 to the Carolina Panthers on “Thursday Night Football.”

Starting quarterback Marcus Mariota finished the game 19-for-30 passing for 186 yards, two touchdowns, one interception and was reckless enough with the ball that the Panthers easily could have had four interceptions, but Falcons coach Arthur Smith sidestepped the question of whether Mariota will remain the starting quarterback when he met with the media Friday.

“Here’s why I think those questions sometimes are comical,” Smith said. “I understand why you have to ask them. It’s an important position, but our feeling about every position is we are objective. We have done the same thing all year. We evaluate everything week to week. There will always be competition, and it’s our job to make sure we are doing the right thing for the team whether it’s at left guard, kicker, punter, safety, corner, the L5 on kickoff, right guard on punt. We are going to look at everything every week and try to keep the competition going.”

Read more here.

Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette has left the game with a hip injury and is doubtful to return.

Tough news for Tampa Bay as Fournette had run for 57 yards and a touchdown today.

Seattle isn't going away just yet -- Geno Smith goes 5-for-5 for 75 yards with a 21-yard score to Tyler Lockett, and that cuts the Bucs' lead to 21-9 with 8:20 left.

Seattle went for two and didn't convert. Smith is now 20-for-27 for 239 yards.

The Seahawks found something with Ken Walker as a receiver on that drive, and Geno Smith capped a five-play, 77-yard drive with a nice step up and throw to Tyler Lockett for a 21-yard touchdown.

But the two-point conversion attempt fails, and Seattle still trails by 12.

As expected, Josh Reynolds will miss his second game in a row with a back injury. With DJ Chark still on IR, Amon-Ra St. Brown is the only healthy starting receiver. I’d imagine the Lions will try to get their tight ends more involved.

Another big loss is starting LB Malcolm Rodriguez. Detroit will need second-year LB Derrick Barnes to step up again after an excellent game last week vs. the Packers.

Lions inactives vs. Bears

• DL Michael Brockers
• DL Austin Bryant
• CB Chase Lucas
• S Ifeatu Melifonwu
• OL Matt Nelson
• WR Josh Reynolds
• LB Malcolm Rodriguez

After Geno Smith’s interception, the Bucs march 87 yards on 11 plays, their third touchdown drive of at least 86 yards today, and the Seahawks are in big trouble.

Tampa Bay has outgained Seattle 344-166 and leads 21-3 with 10:48 remaining.

Bears guard Teven Jenkins is the big one. He’s come into his own at right guard, but was limited in practice with a hip injury. Michael Schofield could be his replacement, or Alex Leatherwood, who is active.

Velus Jones and N'Keal Harry are healthy scratches, as the Bears got Byron Pringle back at wide receiver. Kindle Vildor was ruled out with an ankle injury. Jaylon Jones will take his spot. Look for more reps for Dominique Robinson and Kingsley Jonathan at defensive end in Al-Quadin Muhammad’s absence.

Bears inactives vs. Lions

• WR N’Keal Harry
• CB Kindle Vildor
• DE Al-Quadin Muhammad
• RG Teven Jenkins
• WR Velus Jones Jr.
• DB Harrison Hand
• OG Ja’Tyre Carter