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There are three NFL games on Monday, but the undoubted highlight is the late game where the top seeds from the NFC and AFC – San Francisco and Baltimore – do battle in what could very well be a preview of Super Bowl LVII.
Raiders @ Chiefs
The Chiefs have absolutely dominated this AFC West matchup in recent years and should be able to do so again.
The weather is meant to be wet for this one but it’s hard to see how that helps the Raiders. Their rushing offence is diabolical and rookie Aidan O’Connell is much less experienced in these conditions than Patrick Mahomes.
The Chiefs have scored at least 26 points in every game against the Raiders going back to 2017, including 31 when these teams met just one month ago, resulting in a 14 point win despite giving up a two touchdown lead early.
It’s hard to see how this one finishes closer.
Rookie Rashee Rice has emerged as the number two receiving option on the Chiefs behind Travis Kelce and with Kadarius Toney out, his usage should only increase. He has eight or more catches in three of his last four games. Isiah Pacheco is back from injury and has been the Chiefs leading rushing option when healthy.
Giants @ Eagles
This is a lot of points for a team that is not playing well to be conceding to a division rival.
The Eagles have lost and failed to cover in their last three games, most recently losing to a Drew Lock led touchdown drive to go down to the Seahawks.
While they were 10-1 going into that three game losing streak, it’s fair to say that they were lucky to have that record, their ability to pull out close games and come back in the fourth quarter having much to do with it.
The Giants love to run the ball and the Eagles run defence has been poor of late, giving up at least 100 yards in every week since the bye.
It’s hard to see the Giants causing an upset with Tommy DeVito at quarterback but as long as he doesn’t turn it over – and that’s been his strength thus far – Big Blue can keep it close.
Expecting the Giants to commit to the run game here and give Saquon plenty of opportunities. Jalen Hurts has a rushing touchdown in five of his last six games and is night on unstoppable in short yardage situations.
Ravens @ 49ers
In what could well be a preview of Super Bowl LVII there should be plenty of points.
The 49ers offence is simply a juggernaut. Their positional flexibility – they are adept at passing from heavy packages and running with light personnel – keeps their opponents off balance.
You can pick your poison – set up to stop the pass or the run – but it’s poison nonetheless, as they have shown with 27 or more points in their last five games since the bye.
Expect Baltimore to be able to score though. The Cardinals – with another mobile quarterback, Kyler Murray – put up 436 yards of offence and 29 points against San Francisco last week.
Lamar has an incredible 19-1 record as a starter against NFC opponents and in four games this year against the NFC has scored at least 31 in all of them. Baltimore will be able to move the football.
The over here looks very appealing.
Expecting Jackson to be running the ball plenty in this one, Kyler Murray had 49 yards on just six carries last week so the Niners can be vulnerable to a scrambling quarterback. As above, it’s “pick your poison” against San Francisco and I expect Baltimore to choose the slower option by setting up to defend the pass.
