What you need to know about Sunday games

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Penultimate week of the regular season. The playoffs are shaping up while other teams are saying goodbye to the NFL year.

After Week 15, local teams are 111-112-1 (-498). Since 1990, at least 4 teams in each season have reached the playoffs after not having done so the previous year.

Let’s review other facts behind the stories that could tell us the Sunday games of Week 16.

  • They have faced each other 25 times in the regular season (Steelers lead 19-6).

  • Colts: Ensure postseason with win + defeat of either Ravens or Dolphins.

  • Colts: 6 straight losses to the Steelers, including 3 at Heinz Field.

  • Colts: The last time they defeated the Steelers with a QB other than Peyton Manning, was in the Sem. 8 of 1984 with Mark Herrmann.

  • Steelers: They secure the Divisional title with triumph or with a defeat of the Browns.

  • Steelers: 3rd. team that loses 3 games in a row after starting 11-0 or better in a campaign.

  • Steelers: 4 games in a row with less than 20 pts. annotated by 1st. time since Weeks 11-14 2004.

  • They have faced 5 times in regular season (Ravens lead 3-2).

  • Giants: They are eliminated if they lose this game and Washington defeats the Panthers.

  • Giants: 13 points scored in a combined way in their last 2 games.

  • Ravens: 40-0 when they came out double-digit favorites against their rivals.

  • Ravens: 3 consecutive victories. They are looking for their 1st. streak of 4 wins in this campaign.

  • They have faced off 7 times in the regular season (Bears lead 4-3).

  • Bears: They are eliminated if they lose this game and the Cardinals win theirs.

  • Bears: 4 games in a row with 25+ pts. annotated (All since Mitchell Trubisky returned to ownership).

  • Jaguars: 13 straight losses (Worst active streak in the NFL).

  • Jaguars: If they lose their remaining two games, they secure the No. 1 overall Pick in the next Draft.

  • They have faced each other 9 times in the regular season (Chiefs lead 6-3).

  • Falcons: 3rd. campaign followed by being eliminated from the contest for a place in the postseason.

  • Chiefs: They claim to finish as No. 1 in the AFC if they win this game or with defeats from either the Bills or Steelers.

  • Chiefs: 9 straight wins (long streak in the NFL).

  • Chiefs: Tied with 1990ers 49ers, 1998 Broncos & 2011 Packers for best start (13-1) after 14 games for a defending Super Bowl champion.

  • They have faced each other 26 times in the regular season (Browns lead 14-12).

  • Browns: They secure postseason with triumph and defeat of either Ravens, Colts or Dolphins.

  • Browns: They haven’t reached the postseason since 2002 (It’s the longest active drought in the NFL).

  • Baker Mayfield (CLE): 974 air yards in the last 3 weeks (Most in the league during this time).

  • Jets: 0-7 at home this campaign. Only once (1996) they finished a season without triumphs like premises.

  • They have faced 10 times in the regular season (Texans lead 6-4).

  • Bengals: 20 straight games without a win (0-19-1) as visitors (Worst active streak in the NFL).

  • Texans: Won 6 of the last 7 games against the Bengals (The last 5 were defined by less than 10 points).

  • DeShaun Watson (HOU): 27 TD passes this campaign (Personal Brand). He is 3 to break the team record in a year that belongs to Matt Schaub with 29 in 2009.

  • They have faced off 15 times in the regular season (Washington leads 9-6).

  • Panthers: 8 of their 10 losses in 2020, have been by a difference of possession (Largest amount in the league).

  • Teddy Bridgewater (CAR): 8 straight losses (2nd. Worst active streak behind Brian Hoyer with 11 on the line).

  • Washington: Secures postseason with Giants win + loss.

  • Washington: 4-1 in games started by Alex Smith this year (2-7 with other QB s).

  • Ron Rivera (WSH): 16. head coach facing the team he led for 100+ games and led to a Super Bowl.

  • The NFC This is the only Division where a team has not repeated as champion since 2005. If Washington is crowned, it would prolong the streak.

  • They have faced 121 times in the regular season (Broncos lead 68-52-1).

  • Broncos: 4 consecutive seasons with a losing mark (It is their worst streak since they added 10 to the thread between 1963-1972).

  • Chargers: 1 of 2 teams in history losing 3 games in which he had an advantage of 17+ pts. in a campaign.

  • Justin Herbert (LAC): 7 TD passes in 2020. With one more, he will set a new record for a rookie QB in one season.

  • They have faced 119 times in the regular season (Cowboys lead 66-53).

  • Either is eliminated if he loses this game or if Washington wins his.

  • Eagles: 1-6 as visitors in the current campaign (5 straight losses).

  • Cowboys: 2 straight losses against the Eagles. They haven’t lost 3 in a row vs. Eagles since 2003-04.

  • Ezekiel Elliott (DAL): 5 games this campaign with less than 50 ground yards (He recorded 6 such games between 2016-2019).

  • They have faced each other 44 times in the regular season (Seahawks lead 24-20).

  • Rams: 6 of his 9 wins this year have been against teams with pct. of triumph of .500 or higher.

  • Rams: Ensure postseason with victory or defeat of Bears or victory of Cardinals.

  • Seahawks: 4 games in a row allowing less than 20 points (It’s their longest streak in a campaign since 2014).

  • Seahawks: They secure the Divisional title with a victory.

  • Russell Wilson (SEA): 1-3 in his career against the No. 1 defensive pass (Based on the pre-match ranking).

  • They have faced off 12 times in the regular season (Titans lead 7-5).

  • Titans: They secure the Divisional title with victory + defeat of Colts.

  • Titans: They secure postseason with triumph or defeat of either Ravens or Dolphins.

  • Derrick Henry (TEN): 9 straight games with 100+ yard yards (2nd longest streak in the NFL since 1970).

  • Packers: They claim to finish as the No. 1 in the NFC with a victory + victory for Seahawks.

  • Packers: 14-2 at home from 2019 including playoffs. Your pct. of triumph (875) is highest in the league since then.

  • Aaron Rodgers (GB): 5-0 with 16 TD passes and 0 INT in stellar games this season.

  • 3rd. clash in history between 2 teams averaging 30+ PPJ in Week 14 or later. The visitor won the previous 2 and also ended up winning the Super Bowl.

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