NFL: Reasons not to miss the games of Week 12

Week 12 of the 2022 regular season continues this Sunday with exciting games following the Thanksgiving tripleheader

The week 12 of the season 2022 The NFL kicked off Thursday with the traditional Thanksgiving tripleheader.

All three games ended up being closer than expected and settled by one score or less.

The buffalo bills they won around the hour 28-25 at the detroit lions at Ford Field on a late Tyler Bass field goal; the dallas cowboys were higher than new york giants, who tightened the scoring with a Richie James touchdown run with 8 seconds left to make it 28-20; and at night the Minnesota Vikings they beat the New England Patriotswith quarterback Kirk Cousins ​​throwing three touchdown passes.

The Sunday day has some interesting duels, beginning with the visit of the cincinnati bengals to the Tennessee Titans in the midday games, in the afternoon the New Orleans Saints they visit the lit ones san francisco 49ers and at night the Philadelphia Eagles receive the beaten Green Bay Packers.

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These are the reasons not to miss the games of Week 12:

The Browns are playing their last game before quarterback Deshaun Watson can officially debut for Cleveland, and I’m sure a 3-7 record isn’t what the team had in mind at this point in the season.

Cleveland’s offensive woes aren’t going to be magically resolved with Watson’s arrival, so this is basically their last rehearsal before seeing what kind of team they’ll leave for the quarterback starting in Week 13, . — Erick Cervantes Roón

Cincinnati doesn’t want to miss out on the Ravens in the AFC North, but they have a tough visit this weekend when they play home to the Titans, a team that comes off more days off after beating the Packers in Lambeau Field.

Both the Bengals and the locals are coming off a two-game winning streak and one of them will taste defeat again, but, without getting too far ahead, they may well be two teams that meet again later in the season in the playoff phase. — Luis Miguel Vasavilbaso

It seems like every time he takes the field Tua Tagovailoa has something to prove, somehow there’s still not complete confidence in him despite having one of the most dangerous passing attacks in the NFL, with receiver pairing Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. combining to receive over 2,000 yards this season.

Historically the Texans have been a headache for the Dolphins, with an 8-2 dominance in the series in favor of the Houstonians, with a consecutive winning streak, however, Miami has won two of the last three meetings , the most recent in 2021.

Plus, with a win the Dolphins will maintain their lead in the AFC North, which would earn them a playoff berth, so with the regular season approaching its penultimate month of action, it’s important for Miami to rack up wins if it wants to keep playing in January. — Erick Cervantes Roón

The Jets, after a sad presentation to Foxboro, return to the charge and seek to get up at home against the Bears, a team that has competed in its last games, but has not found the formula to return to victory despite Justin Fields trying carry the team with his arm and electric carts.

New York has the opportunity to get back to winning ways and smile back to their fans because they have one of the most porous defenses in the NFL up against them, but at least, from what Chicago has shown in their last duels, it will be a tight game. — Luis Miguel Vasavilbaso

As long as Taylor Heinicke keeps winning, he’ll be the starter for the Commanders, so expect an inspired game from the quarterback, also because with a win they’ll move dangerously close to the Giants for third place in the NFC East (by the criteria of the record within the league). division in their favor), a fight that could even become the search for the last wild card ticket in the National Conference.

In such an important game, Heinicke is bound to shine to show that he deserves to stay in the position. — Erick Cervantes Roón

It would take a real miracle for the offenses to wake up and see a duel of many points since Russell Wilson has looked far from his best version and the Panthers are a very gray attack, but their defense has stepped up against rivals like the Ravens.

In the entire campaign there has only been one team that has been able to score more than 20 points in a game against the Broncos — the Raiders on a couple of occasions — but if this trend continues, the Colorados aspire to victory in someone else’s yard — Luis Miguel Vasavilbaso

The Jaguars’ calendar has not been kind to them and this time is no exception, after beating the Raiders they face Chiefsy Ravens in consecutive weeks, the worst thing is that after the game against the Lions they have another streak that includes games against Titans and Cowboys.

True, Jacksonville hasn’t been consistent, but it’s been under constant fire all year, despite all that, it’s improved from 2021, so expect a competing Jaguars, but they’ll hardly be able to stop Lamar Jackson when he lights up. The only upside to him, perhaps, is that Jackson and Baltimore’s offense haven’t always been in sync to ignite, which could open the door for an upset, but just that, open it, cross it is another story. — Erick Cervantes Roón

After the defeat in Mexico, as locals, Arizona knows that they are playing their last cartridges of the season and against the Chargers they no longer have room for maneuver if they still dream of competing with the 49ers and the Seahawks.

For their part, the California franchise seems resigned in the AL West and is focused on one of the wild-card tickets, but a setback in the desert would put them below .500 with a 5-6 record. — Luis Miguel Vasavilbaso

Earlier in the season I would have given the Raiders as favorites to win this game, but both Las Vegas and Seattle have been two of the most surprising teams this year, for better and worse.

After reaching the playoffs in 2021 and betting on offensive coach Josh McDaniels, one expected an explosion from Las Vegas, but we have only seen losses accumulate and an attack far from their expectations.

With the Seahawks, after the departure of Russell Wilson, the scenario was catastrophic, a collapse was even logical, but history has been different. Seattle until a few weeks ago maintained the lead in the NFC West and actually continues in the fight for its divisional crown, in case it does not win it remains in the thick of the race for the last wild card ticket in the NFC.

Not only because of the locality, Seattle comes out as a favorite, they need to win and an adverse result will have a negative impact on their aspirations, so we’ll see how they handle that pressure at home. — Erick Cervantes Roón

Kansas City controls its AFC destiny to host the entire playoffs at Arrowhead Stadium, but teams like the Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills are on the prowl for that distinction.

The NFL monarchs are far from being a competitive team against the contenders this season and the only thing they can hope for is not to finish in the basement of the division, a place they are fighting with the Arizona Cardinals. — Luis Miguel Vasavilbaso

After their great display in Mexico City, the 49ers should be considered a serious contender in the National Conference.

San Francisco showed it can capitalize on the versatility of Christian McCaffrey and Deebo Samuel to hurt opponents, George Kittle appears to be back, and Nick Bosa keeps a concedeless defense on fire.

New Orleans carries its own demons, especially at quarterback which can become a problem if Andy Dalton falters and Jameis Winston remains dissatisfied after losing his job to injury now that he is fully recovered.

San Francisco shouldn’t have a problem coming away with a win, but surely this is a game you don’t want to miss. — Erick Cervantes Roón

Sunday will close with a game that aims to be loaded on one side when the Eagles, no longer undefeated, receive the Packers in a commitment that seems to be pending and in which players like Jalen Hurts can swell their statistics.

With a 4-7 record and no chance of staying with the North of the Nacional, not even with a Christmas miracle, I think we could ask ourselves if this is not the time to give players who are the future of the team a chance. — Luis Miguel Vasavilbaso

“Monday Night Football”

The Steelers are getting closer to securing their first losing season under head coach Mike Tomlin, but this is a growth year for Pittsburgh with two rookies looming as the future of the franchise at their positions: quarterback Kenny Pickett and wide receiver George Pickens.

At some point Pickett and Pickens will start to produce on the field, for now they continue to develop their chemistry, as we have seen in some deep passes that still fail to connect.

The upside to Pittsburgh is that their defense somehow keeps buying them time and has tried to keep them close in the scoring, we could see this against a weak Colts offensive line protecting veteran quarterback Matt Ryan who could struggle against TJ Watt and company.

We may not see a game with many points, but it will be very entertaining and, above all, we will have the chance to see Pickett fighting until the end in search of victory. — Erick Cervantes Roón