Week 11 might take the cake for having the best Sunday slate so far this year. It has several division rivalry games and some with major playoff implications that are almost certain to be entertaining. Then, it's all wrapped up with a Sunday Night Football game between the Bengals and Chargers. Check out the five can't-miss games happening Sunday, below.
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Sunday, Week 11 -- Top 5 games to watch
- WHERE: Highmark Stadium (Orchard Park, NY)
- WHEN: 4:25 p.m. ET | CBS
This is a game with huge ramifications. A win for the Chiefs here would make them 10-0 and create a very hard path for any team to catch them for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Kansas City has not faced as complete of a team as Buffalo since Week 1 when it played Baltimore, but as last week’s game-winning blocked field goal showed, you can’t count this team out.
The Bills haven’t lost at home this year and Josh Allen seems to be in prime form to upset the reigning Super Bowl champs here. If you tune into any game this weekend, it should be this one.
NFL Pro Insight for Chiefs-Bills
Josh Allen has thrown for 705 yards, 11 touchdowns, and zero interceptions against the blitz this season, the most touchdowns against the blitz in the NFL this season. He has also generated the fourth-most EPA (+32.8) and fourth-highest passer rating (128.4) against the blitz this season.
The Chiefs have blitzed at the fourth-highest rate in the NFL this season (36.5%), allowing the second-fewest EPA when doing so (-50.4).
- WHERE: Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh)
- WHEN: 1 p.m. ET | CBS
The top teams of the AFC North square off in what portends to be a top Week 11 game with good matchups all over the field.
The top scoring offense of the Ravens versus the second-ranked defense in points allowed of the Steelers.
Baltimore's second-ranked rushing offense versus Pittsburgh's second-ranked rushing defense.
Bigger discrepancies lie in the passing game. The Ravens rank No. 1 in 10 different passing categories on NFL Pro, including overall pass efficiency. The Steelers rank 12th in pass defense efficiency.
Meanwhile, the 11th-ranked Steelers passing offense is facing a Ravens secondary ranked in the bottom three in seven pass defense categories, including overall pass defense efficiency in which they are ranked 31st.
Both teams have won four of their last five and are playing at the top of their game. Being division rivals just ups the stakes. This is one worth tuning into.
NFL Pro Insight for Ravens-Steelers
The Ravens offense has averaged 6.5 yards per carry and +2.1 rushing yards over expected per carry on designed runs outside of the tackles this season, both the highest marks in the NFL over the past nine seasons. This production is coming on high volume too, as the Ravens have run outside the tackles on 60.4% of their designed runs this season (sixth in NFL).
The Steelers have allowed the second-fewest yards per carry (3.6) and fifth-fewest rushing yards over expected (-58) on designed runs outside the tackles this season.
- WHERE: Soldier Field (Chicago)
- WHEN: 1 p.m. ET | FOX
This is the longest-standing rivalry in professional football! The Bears are coming off their third straight loss, but Week 11 will be the first look at the offense without offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, who was fired on Tuesday. This week could show us whether Waldron was the issue, or if the problems go deeper.
Aside from a few outings, the Packers have shown playoff potential through 11 weeks. Josh Jacobs continues to be the heartbeat of this team (fourth in the NFL in rushing yards) and the defense has been a bright spot. The Packers have beat the Bears 10 straight times leading up to this game; can they make it 11?
NFL Pro Insight for Packers-Bears
The 2024 Bears are the first defense since the 2019 Bills to have not allowed a touchdown to a slot receiver through the first 10 weeks of a season. They have also allowed just 6.6 yards per target to receivers aligned in the slot this season, the fourth-fewest in the NFL.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love has averaged the fourth-most yards per attempt (9.0) and thrown the third-most touchdowns (nine) when targeting receivers aligned in the slot this season. Jayden Reed has gained 447 receiving yards when aligned in the slot, the second-most in the NFL.
- WHERE: Empower Field at Mile High (Denver)
- WHEN: 4:05 p.m. ET | FOX
The Broncos came closer than any other team to upsetting the Chiefs last week. That should be its own stat. Their defense is allowing 17.7 points (fourth in the NFL) and 295.7 yards per game (fifth in NFL), earning them top-five ranks in passing and rushing efficiency defense. Offensively, they’ve not been as potent, but Bo Nix is coming off a 215-yard, two-touchdown performance that saw him complete 73.3% of his passes, so he’s trending in the right direction.
The Falcons’ array of offensive weapons will be crucial in trying to outlast a Broncos defense that can dominate against the run and the pass. This is a dangerous offense when it wants to be.
NFL Pro Insight for Falcons-Broncos:
Kirk Cousins has recorded 2,070 passing yards and a +5.7% completion percentage over expected when facing four or fewer pass rushers this season, both of which rank in the top three in the NFL.
The Broncos defense has allowed 6.2 yards per attempt when not blitzing this season, the fifth fewest in the NFL.
- WHERE: Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.)
- WHEN: 4:05 p.m. ET | FOX
Another divisional rivalry greets us in Week 11 and these two always provide some good entertainment. Seattle is coming off a Week 10 bye that hopefully got its identity and injury list in order. The trenches are an issue for this team, as Geno Smith seems to be under constant pressure and opposing running backs appear to rack up yards without fail. However, the breakout of Jaxon Smith-Njigba against the Rams (180 receiving yards, two touchdowns) in Week 9 was a promising sign of life on this offense.
The Niners are on a two-game win streak entering this game and the pieces seem to be falling into place for a team that started slow. Christian McCaffrey returned just in time to potentially take advantage of a struggling Seattle run defense. To put this discrepancy in perspective, San Francisco’s second- and third-string running backs led the running game to a 228-yard performance against Seattle in Week 6.
NFL Pro Insight for Seahawks-49ers:
DK Metcalf has accounted for 27 of the Seahawks’ 64 vertical targets this season, translating to a vertical target share of 42.2%, the fourth-highest share in the NFL, despite not having played in either of the Seahawks' previous two games. In Week 9 against the Rams, Geno Smith completed 7 of 10 passes for 191 yards and three touchdowns when targeting vertical routes despite Metcalf not being in the lineup. Smith’s 191 yards are the most by a quarterback in a game this season.
The 49ers defense has allowed the fourth-lowest completion percentage (35.2%) and come away with the fourth-most interceptions (five) defending vertical routes this season.
