The Vikings and the Chiefs are the last remaining unbeaten teams and will take that record into next weekend as they're both on bye this week.
The Chiefs beat the Saints on Monday Night Football, and the Vikings won in London last weekend, a result that led to the Jets sacking Robert Saleh.
Will there be another sacking after the London game this weekend? Shad Kahn has said his under-fire coach, Doug Pedersen, has his full backing, but dropping to 1-5 would surely make him consider it for the Jaguars.
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London NFL Game 2: Jaguars -1 vs. Bears: 44.5
We see a battle of two #1 draft picks as this year's stud young QB Caleb Williams faces Trevor Lawrence, who was chosen at the top of the draft in 2021.
It's Williams' first London trip, although he is remarkably well-travelled for a young American. It's the fifth time Trevor Lawrence has been over with his team. His current record is 3-1 after winning two in a row last year.
It's been a rough start for the Jaguars, but despite their record, they've been relatively close in most of their games (barring the hammering from the Bills). They've lost the other three by a combined 12 points, which is not bad, seeing as the defence hasn't shown up so far.
They'll be hoping that the emergence of Tank Bigsby in the run game gets them moving here. He's shown to be better on the ground than Traivs Etienne this year, and his role is growing each week. With the Bears' defense one of the best in the league against the pass, it would make sense for them to get the Tank rolling on the ground.
If they do go through the air, it looks like rookie Brian Thomas will be their main target, who is sitting in the top 10 of receiving yards this season, having racked up 122 and a TD last weekend. He's supported well by Christian Kirk, and they should be bolstered by the return of Evan Engram, who had a good pre-season before missing a month through injury.
Gabe Davis will surely show up at some point, but I don't think it's here, and if you want a higher-priced scorer, then Brenton Strange could be your man, having filled in well with Engram out.
Da Bears come into this one at 3-2, having beaten the Panthers last week in what was their most impressive game of the season on offense. Caleb Williams has struggled to start the year but 20/29, 300+ yards and 2 TDs was the best game of his young career as he looks to get settled in. They were boosted by the offensive line looking better which allowed the run game to get going and Williams to get a little more time to move the ball.
That run game is led by D'Andre Swift who's now scored in consecutive games as has Roschon Johnson as the RB2 behind him, they seem to have stumbled upon a way to get the run game working. The passing game seems fairly simple, GET THE BALL TO DJ MOORE and he'll do the rest, it's as easy as that, he found the endzone twice last weekend and will surely be the one they try to get the ball to here as well.
Rome Odunze is now sharing snaps with Keenan Allen who returns from injury, interestingly they've won all three games that Allen has been involved in this season. Cole Kmet is second in yards for the team this year as rookie QBs tend to favour their tight end and he's proven to be a good one.
Their defense has been winning games for them this year, ranking in the top five against the pass. They are able to get pressure on opposing quarterbacks, and they should be able to do it up front against a poor Jags offensive line.
It should be a fun game. I'm leaning to the Jags due to their experience coming over here and my worry about Caleb Williams managing two good games in a row. The Jags offense has shown it can put up points, so I'll be leaning over on the total as well.
Bets for this one will be Brenton Strange anytime – 7/1 (PaddyPower/Betfair) and Tank Bigsby o40.5 rushing yards.
Best Spread – Houston Texans -6.5 @ Patriots
The Patriots are going to be giving Drake Maye his first start and while it's surely going to be an upgrade on Jacoby Brissett, it does seem like he's being fed to the wolves behind the worst offensive line in the league, with Rhamondre Stevenson missing out through injury as well it's going to be Antonio Gibson leading on the ground and not much through the air.
The Texans welcome back Joe Mixon to give their run game some life, as it's been rather dead over the last few weeks without him on the field. While they've lost league-leading Nico Collins in the pass game, they've gained elsewhere and have the talent in Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell to overcome Collins's absence.
I think this should be an easy win for the Texans who, unless Maye is the next coming of Mahomes, should keep the Pats to 10 points or fewer.
Best Total – Cleveland Browns v Philadelphia Eagles u42.5
The Browns will be desperate for Nick Chubb to return, and it looks like that might happen next week, but they travel to the Eagles this week without him and lacking an effective run game, meaning it's on Deshaun Watson, and that's not been a viable way of winning games this season. He's struggled with a lack of protection up front, and while the Eagles defense isn't what it used to be, it will create pressure, and the Browns just haven't been able to cope with anything this year.
The Eagles welcome back Devonta Smith and AJ Brown so should be able to move the ball well but the Browns defense isn't bad and Myles Garrett will probably keep Jalen Hurts making mistakes as he has done all season. They might be able to put up 21+ but I don't think the Browns will so I'm going for the under in this one.
Best TD Scorer – Joe Mixon – 11/8 (SkyBet)
Obviously, I think the Texans are going to win, and I love Joe Mixon's return to the lineup. He's only played one game this year, finishing with 33 touches, 178 yards, and a touchdown in the opener against the Colts before leaving their game against the Bears early.
While it took till the end of the game for him to rack up the yards this Texans team should have the ball a lot and be able to wear down the Patriots defense. Mixon is adept at running the ball and receiving out of the backfield and should get more action in the passing game with Collins out of the game. I like the odds on him here so it's a definite bet for me.
Best Player Prop – Terry McLaurin o59.5 receiving yards
The Commanders have been the surprise of the season so far with Jayden Daniels under centre, and they face their biggest test of the season this week with a trip to Baltimore as seven-point underdogs to the Ravens.
We saw last week though, that the Ravens passing defense is one of the worst in the league, as the Bengals racked up nearly 400 yards and five TDs through the air against them. While the talent the Commanders have isn't as lethal as Chase and Higgins for the Bengals they do have a stud in Terry McLaurin who looks like he's forming a good partnership with Daniel on deeper shots down the field.
The fact that Brian Robinson is missing this one might hurt the team as a whole, but it should mean they have to throw more, and if you're going to do that, it should be to one of the best receivers in the league.
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