PFT’s Week 10 2024 NFL game preview, with the Steelers Commanders standing out the most

The second half of the 2024 season has begun. With four teams out, 13 games remain on Sunday and Monday.

We started taking snapshots of every game. People seem to like them. At least no one complained about it. Still.

Which makes it a good day. Until the symptoms start.

Whether you like it or not, you’re guaranteed to get your money’s worth for a quick read packed with useful tidbits.

2-7 Giants (-6.5) at 2-7 Panthers, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network (Rich Eisen and Kurt Warner)

Sorry, Munich.

Germany has had some good games in recent years. Not this year.

It’s still going well. The stadium will be full. They will sing country roadseven if they secretly wish that the NFL would take the two teams that will play there home from their country.

The Giants have lost four straight. Last week, the Panthers ended a five-game losing streak.

Daniels Jones remains the Giants’ quarterback. Bryce Young will start again for the Panthers.

But we’ll keep an eye on it. Why? Because it’s on TV.

2-7 Patriots at 4-4 Bears (-6), Sunday 1:00 p.m. ET, Fox (Kevin Kugler and Daryl Johnston)

It’s the first game ever between two longtime friends, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. Chicago needs to turn things around or the owners could start thinking about who the next coach will be.

Williams injured his ankle late in the loss to the Cardinals but did not appear on the injury report this week.

Maye rushed for 95 yards in the overtime loss to the Titans in Week 9. Make sure he continues like this until the teams take it away. That could open things up elsewhere.

7-2 Bills (-4) at 4-5 Colts, Sunday 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS (Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber and Jason McCourty)

Joe Flacco gets another start for the Colts. If they can’t start winning, why not give Anthony Richardson reps?

The Colts are 3-1 at home this season, but are currently on a two-game losing streak. The Bills have won four straight.

Last Sunday, Buffalo clinched the victory with a franchise-record, last-second 61-yard field goal against previously embattled kicker Tyler Bass. As Bass told PFT after the game, “You’re only as good as your next kick.”

The bass made it great. He’ll get a few more kicks on Sunday.

6-2 Vikings (-6.5) at 2-7 Jaguars, Sunday 1:00 p.m. ET, Fox (Adam Amin and Mark Sanchez)

Quarterback Mac Jones is likely to take over the starting role for Trevor Lawrence, who has a left shoulder injury. It will be the 2021 first-rounder’s first chance to show what he can really do in his second NFL stop.

Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson led the league with 783 receiving yards entering the week. But quarterback Sam Darnold has cooled off; Since then, he has scored eight touchdowns and two turnovers on nine and eight, respectively, in the first three games of the season.

Watch the first quarter here. The Jaguars were outscored 48-20, and the Vikings outscored their opponents 72-10 in the first 15 minutes.

5-4 Broncos at 8-0 Chiefs (-7.5), Sunday 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS (Kevin Harlan and Trent Green)

Kansas City is looking to increase its record to 9-0 and extend its current winning streak to 15. The Chiefs last started 9-0 in 2013, and they have never been 10-0.

In Baltimore, the Broncos suffered their worst loss (41-10) since a 70-20 loss in Miami last season.

Kansas City has beaten Denver at home eight straight times, a streak that began in 2016.

6-3 Falcons (-3.5) at 2-7 Saints, Sunday 1:00 p.m. ET, Fox (Joe Davis and Greg Olsen)

A win would increase Atlanta’s division record to 5-0. The Falcons haven’t beaten the Saints since 2016.

A Falcons win would match their win total for 2021, 2022 and 2023. This year they are 5-1 after starting the season 1-2.

The Saints begin the post-Dennis Allen era with special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi as interim coach.

A loss would extend New Orleans’ current losing streak to eight games, its longest since 1980.

4-4 49ers (-6) at 4-5 Buccaneers, Sunday 1:00 p.m. ET, Fox (Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady)

Christian McCaffrey is back for the 49ers and San Francisco is returning from its bye week. They haven’t won twice in a row all year.

The 49ers are 20-7 against the Buccaneers and it is their third straight meeting in the regular season.

The Buccaneers are hoping receiver Mike Evans is back after their Week 11 bye. They have lost three straight and four of five since starting the season 3-1.

6-2 Steelers at 7-2 Commanders (-3), Sunday 1:00 p.m. ET, CBS (Ian Eagle and Charles Davis)

Russell Wilson returns to the site of his first postseason victory 12 years ago. And he will be making his third start with the Steelers.

The Commanders acquired cornerback Marshon Lattimore via trade, but he will not play on Sunday due to a hamstring injury. The Steelers added receiver Mike Williams and edge rusher Preston Smith at the deadline.

With a win, the Commanders would move to 8-2 for the first time since 1991, their last Super Bowl win. (It is also the last time they played in the NFC Championship, four years before the Cowboys’ last visit.)

Washington is 4-0 at home. The Steelers are looking to extend their current winning streak to four.

2-6 Titans at 5-3 Chargers (-7.5), Sunday 4:05 p.m. ET, Fox (Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma)

Will Levis return for the Titans, but will it matter? The Chargers boast the top-scoring defense in the NFL, holding their opponents to 12.6 points per game.

Under Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers have already matched their 2023 win total with five wins.

After this week, Team Harbaugh’s schedule gets tighter – Bengals, Ravens, Falcons and Chiefs are on after this weekend.

3-6 Jets (-1) at 5-4 Cardinals, Sunday 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS (Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta)

The Jets snapped a five-game winning streak in Week 9, but the Cardinals have won three straight and four of five games. They have five wins after winning four in 2023 and 2022.

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has gone 32 straight games without passing for 300 yards.

The Jets allowed just 13 points to the Texans after allowing 23 or more in four straight games.

This could be due to Arizona’s ability to run the ball and the Jets’ inability to stop the run. The Cardinals are averaging 149.7 points per game on the floor and the Jets are giving up an average of 132.6 points. New York posted a season-high 187 rushing yards against Houston.

6-2 Eagles (-7) at 3-5 Cowboys, Sunday 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS (Jim Nantz and Tony Romo)

It’s Cooper Rush time for the Cowboys as Dak Prescott goes on IR with a hamstring injury. But take heart, Jerry: Rush is 5-1 as a starter.

The Eagles have won four straight, scoring 28 or more points in three straight games. Dallas has lost three straight and lost by 27 or more in each game.

The Cowboys have yet to win a home game. This is their first appearance at AT&T Stadium since a 47-9 loss to the Lions four weeks ago.

7-1 Lions (-3.5) at 6-3 Texans, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC (Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth)

Dan Campbell and DeMeco Ryans played a combined 20 years in the NFL – 10 seasons each. And both have done well as head coaches.

Campbell has done better and his team is arguably the best in the NFL. The Lions have won six straight, averaging 36 points per game and giving up 18 points along the way.

The Texans could bring receiver Nico Collins back from IR. You need him. Without him the passing game was difficult.

Part of the problem, of course, is that the offensive line has difficulty protecting quarterback CJ Stroud. And in Week 9, they couldn’t continue to defeat Joe Mixon.

2-6 Dolphins at 4-4 Rams (-1), Monday 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN (Joe Buck and Troy Aikman)

The Dolphins have lost three straight and the Rams have won three straight. The much-anticipated return of Tua Tagovailoa has resulted in two defeats but no wins.

Since Tua’s return, however, the games have been close. They lost both games by a total of four points.

LA’s offense got a boost with the returns of receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua. In the two games since her return, Stafford has had six touchdown passes and two interceptions. In six previous games, he had three touchdowns and six turnovers.