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In an important duel to keep playoff hopes alive, the New York Jets and Detroit Lions face off early in the afternoon.
The New York Jets medical team did not give the green light to Mike White so that he reconnects with the action so that Zach Wilson will be at quarterback ahead of the Detroit Lions.
White suffered a rib injury in last Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. He was hoping to return to training this week, but doctors wouldn’t give him clearance to prepare for the next match.
Wilson will therefore have the task of ending his team’s two-game losing streak, having been sidelined for the past three weeks. The Jets sit in last place in the American East Division despite a 7-6 record which does not rule them out of the race for the playoffs.
The Lions are 6-7 and hope to approach the teams with the last National playoff tickets that currently have a 7-5-1 record (Commanders and Giants).
Bengals c. Buccaneers (RDS2, 16 h)
The matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be a showdown between quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Tom Brady.
After a more complicated start to the season, the situation has returned to the Bengals. Burrow has helped her team to five straight wins and is 9-4 to contend with the top of her division.
The Buccaneers lead the South division of the National, but it is largely due to the problems encountered by each of the teams. Tampa’s lackluster 6-7 record still allows it to edge out the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers (5-8).
The Bucs offense is hoping to find a winning formula which is averaging a low 17.2 points per game, which is good for the 28e rank in the circuit. Tampa has just taken a 35-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
Giants c. Commanders (RDS, 20 h 20)
A divisional clash in the heart of a strong race to the playoffs, that was the picture of the game between the New York Giants and the Washington Commanders on Sunday night.
The Commanders return from a bye week after a 20-20 draw against the Giants on December 4th. With this result, both teams enter this week with an identical record of 7-5-1 in possession of the coveted last tickets to advance to the playoffs in the National.
To end their season, the Giants will face the Minnesota Vikings, the Indianapolis Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Commanders’ schedule is no less complicated with the San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys on their way.
