The Week 15 NFL schedule for the 2021 season is stacked with great matchups, and we got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course, final score picks.
Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a big stat to know, playoff picture and/or draft position implications and a betting nugget for each contest, and our Football Power Index (FPI) goes inside the numbers with a matchup rating (on a scale of 1 to 100) and a game projection. ESPN researcher Kyle Soppe hands out helpful fantasy football intel, as well. Everything you want to know is here in one spot to help you get ready for a loaded weekend of NFL football.
Let’s get into the full Week 15 slate, including a huge Saturday night AFC game between the Patriots and Colts, another chapter in the Cowboys-Giants rivalry, Aaron Rodgers vs. Lamar Jackson, a battle for an NFC wild-card spot between Washington and Philadelphia, and Tom Brady trying to help the Bucs clinch the NFC South on Sunday night. It all culminates with a Monday Night Football matchup between the Vikings and the Bears on ESPN. (Game times are Sunday unless otherwise noted.)
Jump to a matchup:
LV-CLE | NE-IND | CAR-BUF
DAL-NYG | TEN-PIT | ARI-DET
WSH-PHI | NYJ-MIA | HOU-JAX
CIN-DEN | ATL-SF | GB-BAL
SEA-LAR | NO-TB | MIN-CHI
Thursday: KC 34, LAC 28
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET | NFL Network
Matchup rating: 39.2 | Spread: LV -1 (38.5)
What to watch for: What kind of team will the Browns be able to field Saturday, in the wake of the roster getting ravaged by COVID-19? With so many key players likely to be out — including potentially both Baker Mayfield and Case Keenum, leaving Nick Mullens in line to start at QB — will a Browns offense that was struggling anyway be able to move the ball? And will a defense that has been surging be able to keep the momentum going despite likely losing multiple starters? –…
Source : espn
