Josh Allen and the Bills will be looking to level with Jets on Sunday after losing the first matchup with their AFC East rivals in Week 9.
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Week 14 of 2022 NFL Season brings promising table with most games featuring divisional rivalries. Bad blood can turn mediocre games into good ones, but there are plenty of quality games this weekend that are all about merits only.
Also see: NFL Power Rankings in Week 14
Of course, health concerns brought a few games down. Lamar Jackson’s knee injury weakens a classic Ravens-Steelers matchup, while Matthew Stafford, going on injured reserve, takes much of the excitement out of the Rams’ Thursday Night Football match against the Raiders.
What’s left is a series of potential playoff previews and high-stakes games between known opponents. There’s no time to waste, so let’s round up the best of what week 14 has to offer.
(Note: All games listed in ET)
Top 5 games of week 14
5. Buccaneers vs. 49ers, Sunday at 4:25 p.m
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San Francisco lost another quarterback, so the Niners turn to Mr. Irrelevant, Brock Purdy. The former Iowa State star did reasonably well in his debut, so it’s fitting that his first start comes against the most famous late-round QB. The Bucs are in (relatively) good form to win a terrible NFC South, but unless they can top a battered Niners team, they’re unlikely to make a splash in the playoffs, even with Tom Brady.
4. Browns vs Bengals, Sunday at 1pm
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Yes, the Browns won and even covered the spread on Deshaun Watson’s debut last week, but all three touchdowns against the Texans came on defense or special teams. Watson looked a lot like a quarterback who hadn’t played in 700 days. Cleveland will have a much tougher challenge this week, on the road against a Bengals team that just eliminated the Chiefs for the third time in 11 months.
3. Dolphins vs. Chargers, Sunday at 8:20 p.m
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Both teams concede disappointing defeats, but still have high hopes for the playoffs. But what makes this game really fascinating is that Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert compete against each other. The debate between them and Joe Burrow for the top quarterback of the 2020 draft is alive and well, and Tua came out on top in their only other matchup, though neither rookie played particularly well.
2. Eagles vs. Giants, Sunday at 1 p.m
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The Giants kept their playoff hopes alive by tying the Commanders last week, but they need to start picking up wins soon. This is their first of two games in five weeks against the Eagles, who pull off an absolutely dominant victory over the Titans.
1. Jets vs. Bills, Sunday at 1pm
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Much depends on this game for both teams, even if they are in different places in the playoff picture. FiveThirtyEight now gives the Jets a 49 percent chance of making the playoffs, but a win over the Bills would increase their chances to 78 percent. A loss drops that to 42 percent. The Bills are now a virtual playoff safety, but their division and first-round bye odds will fluctuate dramatically depending on win (83 percent, 52 percent) or loss (53 percent, 19 percent).
