NFL Previews

Undrafted Tyson Bagent will look to guide the Chicago Bears to their second straight victory when they visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. Bagent, a product of Division II Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va., started last week in place of Justin Fields (right thumb) and completed 21 of 29 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown in Chicago’s 30-12 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. The 23-year-old didn’t mince words on Wednesday when

The San Francisco 49ers, who captured the first five games of the season to extend their franchise-record, regular-season winning streak to 15, are suddenly riding a two-game skid as they face the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif. The 49ers (5-2) are coming off a 22-17 road loss against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night. The offense was again led by running back Christian McCaffrey, who totaled 96 yards from scrimmage and two

When they take the field against Kansas City for the second time in 17 days on Sunday, the host Denver Broncos will be looking to beat two opponents — the Chiefs and history. Kansas City’s dominance of its AFC West rival can be summarized in a pair of active winning streaks: The Chiefs (6-1) haven’t lost in Denver since 2014, and they hold a 16-game winning streak over the Broncos (2-5) that dates to the

On paper, it appears to be a mismatch as the Baltimore Ravens travel to face the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. The first-place Ravens (5-2), who are 3-1 on the road, sit one-half game ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) and Cleveland Browns (4-2) in the AFC North and are coming off a 38-6 destruction of the Detroit Lions. Meanwhile, the Cardinals (1-6) have lost four consecutive games by a combined score of

P.J. Walker’s statistics haven’t exactly been impressive. But the Cleveland Browns have won both games in which he has appeared, which gives them hope heading into Sunday’s matchup at Seattle in a battle of 4-2 teams. Walker will start at quarterback for Deshaun Watson, who reinjured his strained right rotator cuff last Sunday at Indianapolis. Walker came off the bench and led the Browns to a 39-38 comeback victory against the Colts, a week after

The Washington Commanders will try to protect quarterback Sam Howell and slow down Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown when the NFC East rivals meet for the second time this month Sunday in Landover, Md. Howell has been sacked 40 times through seven games, a record-setting pace that includes five takedowns during Washington’s 34-31 overtime loss in Philadelphia in Week 4. Brown caught nine passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Eagles

Set to play on their own field for the first time in four weeks, the Dallas Cowboys are as healthy as they have been all season ahead of a meeting with the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. The Cowboys earned a 20-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 16 then went into their bye week savoring their ability to regroup and recover, one week after they were blown out on the road against

After winning five games against teams with a combined 5-24 current record, the Miami Dolphins will face both of last season’s Super Bowl participants in their next three games. They will begin their step up in competition in prime time Sunday night at Philadelphia against the Eagles, who are smarting after taking their first loss of the season last week against the New York Jets. After visiting the Eagles (5-1), who lost to Kansas City

The Kansas City Chiefs will try to increase their winning streak to six when they host the Los Angeles Chargers in an AFC West division rivalry matchup Sunday afternoon. Kansas City (5-1) is coming off a 19-8 victory at home against the Denver Broncos in Week 6. Despite the Chiefs’ first-place status, quarterback Patrick Mahomes is not satisfied. He wants to see improvement from himself and his teammates against the Chargers. “It’s just the little