The Ravens have been on fire, winners of five in a row with Jackson running wild and playing out of his mind in just his second season. Likewise, Watson (in his third season) has been just as effective as the Texans have won four of their last five games and lead the AFC South division after nine games.
Baltimore leads the league in scoring (300 points through nine games) and averages 33.3 points per game while Houston is averaging a more modest 26.4 points per game. This game is anticipated to be a shootout as both of these guys can pose a real threat on offense with their arm or legs.
Jackson averages 6.6 yard per rushing attempt and has gained 702 yards on the ground, which is ridiculous for a quarterback. He has also scored six times running the ball while throwing for 15 touchdowns. Meanwhile, Watson averages 5.4 ypc and has scored five touchdowns while also passing for 18 touchdowns.
Look for these two teams to light up the scoreboard and provide a very entertaining football game.
Two of the teams chasing the Texans in the AFC South include Indianapolis (5-4) and Jacksonville (4-5) and they will go at it in Indy this weekend. The Colts have been without starting QB Jacoby Brissett and they lost to the lowly Miami Dolphins last week while the Jaguars are coming off the bye week and are going back to Nick Foles at quarterback as he returns from the injured list.
A great inter-conference match will have the New England Patriots (8-1) traveling to Philadelphia to face the Eagles (5-4) in a late afternoon game. The Patriots were smoked, 37-20 in Baltimore two weeks ago and the Eagles have won two straight games to force a first-place tie with Dallas in the NFC East.
Look for Pats' QB Tom Brady to show his team is still the one to beat while their defense will attempt to bounce back from the shellacking they got after allowing a league low 61 points through the first eight games.
Philly will attempt to show a balanced offense with the running tandem of Jordan Howard and Miles Sanders, who are both averaging 4.4 yards per carry this season. The Eagles average 220 passing yards per game and 127 yards rushing per game while scoring 24.5 points a game.
The Monday Night Football game will be played in Mexico as the Los Angeles Chargers (4-6) will "host" the Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) in a big AFC West divisional game. If the Chargers want to be taken seriously this year, they MUST win this game.
They lost at Oakland last week (in "prime time") as their defense let down in the final minutes after playing their best game in an easy win over Green Bay the week before. Meanwhile, QB Philip Rivers stunk it up by throwing three interceptions, which included a "pick six" early in the game that proved to be the difference in the final score as Oakland won, 26-24.
The Chiefs are coming off a shocking 35-32 loss at Tennessee last weekend and know they can put some more distance between themselves and the 'Bolts while also staying ahead of the surprising Oakland Raiders (5-4) in the division race. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes looked like his usual spectacular self in the loss last week (446 passing yards and three touchdowns) after missing two games with knee and ankle injuries. The Chiefs defense is terrible, so look for a high scoring game in this one.
The rest of the action for Week Eleven is featured in the capsule style previews with the Heftyinfo predictions following up.
Atlanta (2-7) at Carolina (5-4) - Can the Falcons pull off two straight road upsets? It's possible.
Dallas (5-4) at Detroit (3-5-1) - The Lions were without starting QB Matthew Stafford (back and hip injuries) and will likely lose this one if he can't play again this week.
Buffalo (6-3) at Miami (2-7) - Suddenly, the "tanking" Dolphins are playing winning football. Bills have looked average after a 5-1 start. Upset alert in this one.
Denver (3-6) at Minnesota (7-3) - Vikings are rolling with five wins in their last six games. Denver's defense will likely keep things close.
New Orleans (7-2) at Tampa Bay (3-6) - The Saints looked terrible last week in a home loss to a one-win team. Buccaneers have been scoring and giving up a lot of points this season.
N.Y. Jets (2-7) at Washington (1-8) - Stinker game of the week.
Arizona (3-6-1) at San Francisco (8-1) - The 49ers lost their first game on Monday Night Football while the Cardinals lost a heart breaker on the road. These two teams played a very close game just two weeks ago. Stay tuned.
Cincinnati (0-9) at Oakland (5-4) - Raiders should win this one, but then again . . . on any given Sunday.
Chicago (4-5) at L.A. Rams (5-4) - It is surprising this game didn't get "flexed" from Sunday night prime time to day time in exchange for the Texans-Ravens game. But then again, these two cities are in the top three largest TV markets in the country. Toss up in this one.
The Heftyinfo picks for Week Eleven . . . . . . . (Home teams are listed in bold, Lock of the Week is listed in BOLD CAPS)
Cleveland over Pittsburgh
Baltimore over Houston
Atlanta over Carolina
Dallas over Detroit
Indianapolis over Jacksonville
Miami over Buffalo
MINNESOTA over Denver
New Orleans over Tampa Bay
Washington over N.Y. Jets
San Francisco over Arizona
Oakland over Cincinnati
Philadelphia over New England
L.A. Rams over Chicago
Kansas City over L.A. Chargers (game being played in Mexico)
Last Week's Record - 7-6
SEASON RECORD - 96-51-1
Lock of the Week Record - 10-0
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