This week, four NFL teams are on bye — the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — so the Week 11 slate features 14 games.
Looking at the NFL coverage map, let’s see which games will be broadcast in different areas of the country in Week 11 while also previewing each contest.
NFL Coverage Map for Week 11
The people at 506 Sports provide fans with weekly NFL coverage maps. They color-code the maps based on where each game will air across the major networks, and these maps are subject to change during the week.
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Red: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
Only twice in the 2000s has a team made the Super Bowl after starting the season 0-2 (the 2007 Giants and 2001 Patriots), something that seems more possible with each passing week for these Ravens.
Has Lamar Jackson ended the MVP race before it started? He threw 457 passes last season — if we extend his pace from his past four games across 457 attempts: 331 completions, 4,652 passing yards, and 57 passing touchdowns.
Baltimore averages 2.94 points per drive, just ahead of Jackson’s first MVP season and 23.5% better than a year ago. Only twice in the 2000s have the Ravens allowed a third-down conversion rate of 40% — through 10 weeks this season, their rate sits at 46.7%.
The Steelers are 7-1 against the Ravens from 2020. However, every game in that stretch has been decided by one score. Russell Wilson is averaging 10.9 yards per pass when blitzed this season (339 yards and three scores on 31 such attempts).
Blue: Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions
The Jaguars have lost three straight games, all to playoff hopefuls (Packers, Eagles, and Vikings). In those games, they’ve been outscored by a total of 13 points. Per our QB+ metric, Mac Jones posted a D+ in Week 10, which is the exact average of Trevor Lawrence this season.
Jacksonville ranks 29th in average time to throw this season, pacing for their third straight bottom-five finish in that metric. Defensively, the Jaguars had three takeaways last week vs. the Vikings after posting just five all season. Jacksonville hasn’t had consecutive games with multiple takeaways since Weeks 4-6 of last season.
The Lions won last week despite a five-interception game from Jared Goff. The NFL record in such spots now sits at 9-117 since the 1970 merger (this was the first such win since Matt Ryan in 2012). Over the past two months, Goff has a five-interception game and five games with no more than five incompletions.
Three of the top five teams in rush attempts per game are also the top five units in terms of yards per pass (Ravens, Eagles, and Lions). Detroit allows a touchdown on just 15.8% of opponent drives, the fifth-lowest rate in the NFL (Jacksonville is fifth worst in this category at 27.8%).
Green: Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets
Sunday’s 30-20 loss to the Bills snapped a streak of 11 straight Colt games being decided by a single possession. Joe Flacco threw two interceptions on 135 pass attempts entering Week 10. Against the Bills on Sunday, two of his first five passes were picked off.
The Colts allow pressure 51.2% of the time when they face a blitz, the second-highest rate in the league (NFL average: 41.5%). Defensively, Indianapolis is the second-best team in getting pressure when blitzing (51.2%, trailing only the Packers).
The Jets are 2-0 on Thursdays with a +29 point differential but 1-5 with a -50 point differential on Sundays. They only have Sunday games remaining this season. In Weeks 1-4, Aaron Rodgers completed 52% of his passes when under duress, a rate that has dropped to 37.5% since.
New York is the second-best team in terms of the pressure rate allowed for picking up the blitz (32% of blitzes create QB pressure; only the Bucs have been better through 10 weeks). Defensively, the Jets are turning over the opposition on just 6.8% of drives (27th).
Yellow: Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans
After trailing for a total of 3:26 during their 5-0 start, the Vikings have trailed for over 107 minutes (roughly 45% of the time) in four games since. The culprit has been the second quarter — Minnesota has been outscored 35-0 in Quarter 2 since Week 7.
Sam Darnold has thrown multiple interceptions in back-to-back games after not doing so in any of his first seven games of the season. He’s never thrown multiple picks in three straight games, and Christian Ponder (three straight in 2012) is the only Vikings QB this century with three straight multi-INT games.
The Vikings have a +58 point differential in first quarters this season, 26 points ahead of the second-place 49ers. Defensively, Minnesota’s volume blitzing gets the attention, but is it effective? They have the third-lowest pressure rate when bringing an extra defender (32.4%, better than only the Cardinals and Panthers).
The Titans have been outscored 106-45 in their first three games against the NFC North this season. On Sunday, Will Levis posted his first game with multiple touchdown passes and no interceptions in a game with 20+ attempts since his NFL debut.
Orange: Las Vegas Raiders at Miami Dolphins
The Raiders are -14 in the turnover department, their worst mark through nine games since 2004 (-15). In his last two starts, Gardner Minshew II is 24 of 30 when not pressured (80%, though none of those passes resulted in a touchdown).
Only once this season has Las Vegas scored more than two offensive touchdowns in a game (Week 2 vs. Panthers). In their past two games, the Raiders have allowed 20 third-down conversions (in their first seven games total: 24).
📊 Tua Tagovailoa on third down vs. Los Angeles Rams:
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➖ 137 passing yards
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— FinsXtra (@FinsXtra) November 12, 2024
Based on look-ahead lines, the Dolphins are expected to have a +5-point differential for the remainder of the season. Tua Tagovailoa has thrown at least 28 passes and completed at least 71% of his attempts in all three of his games back from the concussion. Patrick Mahomes is the only other player to string together three games like that since the beginning of 2023.
The Dolphins have multiple red-zone touchdowns in all three games since Tagovailoa’s return (they had zero such games through Week 7). In Weeks 1-3, Miami allowed 58 first-half points. In their six games since, they’ve coughed up just 38 first-half points.
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Red: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Week 11 was when the Packers found their stride last season (3-6 before Week 11, finished 6-2). Jordan Love has completed just 2 of 10 red-zone passes over his last two games (prior: 19-28, 67.9%).
The Packers picked up 58.3% of their third downs in Week 6’s win over the Cardinals. In Week 7, they converted 40% of their chances, 27.3% in Week 8, and just 25% in Week 9. Defensively, Green Bay has allowed a first down on just 33% of third downs this season, their best rate since 2006 (32.6%).
The Bears have lost 10 straight vs. the Packers, tied for the longest losing streak by either team in this series (Chicago also lost 10 straight to Green Bay from 1994-98).
Caleb Williams has been pressured on 46.3% of his dropbacks since returning from a bye in Week 8, the second-highest of any player in that span behind C.J. Stroud. When pressured in that span, Williams has more sacks taken (18) than completions (13).
Yellow: Los Angeles Rams at New England Patriots
Week 11 was when the Rams made their move last season (3-6 through 10 weeks before winning seven of eight to close the season). Matthew Stafford has now thrown an interception in six straight games, matching the longest streak of his career.
The Rams have scored more than 20 points in regulation just twice this season, and it’s possible those instances came against the top two defenses they’ll face (Week 3 vs. 49ers and Week 8 vs. Vikings). Los Angeles won the first half in six of seven games to end last regular season but have won just two of nine first halves this season.
There were 62 points scored in their Week 6 loss against the Texans. In Week 7, New England saw a total of 48 points scored, followed by 47 in Week 8, 37 in Week 9, and a whopping 22 last Sunday in Chicago.
Drake Maye averages 2.1 more yards per pass attempt against man coverage than zone, the third-highest difference in the league (Sam Darnold and Jalen Hurts). New England allows pressure when not blitzed at the second-highest rate in the NFL (38.1%, league average: 31.8%).
Orange: Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints
The Browns haven’t played a single defensive snap with a lead in four of their past five games. Typically, quick pass rate and an average depth of throw are inversely correlated; as one goes up, the other goes down. Among QBs with at least 75 pass attempts this season, Jameis Winston ranks top five in both categories.
Cleveland is passing on 61% of its red-zone plays, its highest rate since 2015 (63.8%). In their three games before the Week 10 bye, the Browns allowed a touchdown on seven of eight red-zone trips.
The Saints have played four games this season decided by a field goal or less (only the Colts and Texans have more such games). Derek Carr’s average length of touchdown passes this season is a league-high 29.6 yards. He’s the only QB with an average of even 27 yards and is easily pacing for the highest mark of his career.
Since Week 3, only the Chargers and Browns finish a higher percentage of their offensive drives with a punt than the Saints (46.1%). Only 28.6% of opponent drives result in a punt against New Orleans (28th).
Blue: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers (Late)
The Seahawks have six more committed than forced turnovers, their worst rate through nine games in the 2000s (it’s only their fifth time over that stretch with a negative turnover differential). In Weeks 1-5, Geno Smith’s quick pass rate was 83.8% when not pressured, but it has dropped to 61.1% since.
Seattle has lost consecutive games, and in those contests, they’ve converted just five of 22 third downs (22.7%). The Seahawks have allowed opponents to pick up just 37.4% of their third downs this season, their best since 2018 (35%) and much improved from last season (46.3%).
The 49ers won six straight games following their bye last season, a run that started with a win in Florida. San Francisco came out of their Week 9 bye and won in Tampa Bay last weekend. Brock Purdy’s average depth of throw is up 11% from last season and ranks second in the NFL, trailing only Jordan Love.
Green: Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos (Late)
The Falcons are 6-4: they’ve lost every game in which they failed to score 22 points and won every game in which they reached that mark. Kirk Cousins has thrown zero touchdown passes and three interceptions on 36 fourth-quarter pass attempts over the past month.
Atlanta’s play-action rate has dropped from 16.7% last season to a league-low 8.7% this season. Defensively, only the Cowboys, Cardinals, and Panthers allow points on more drives than the Falcons (46%).
The Broncos are 5-5 this season, with four losses coming by a single score. In Weeks 1-4, Bo Nix completed just 42.9% of his passes when outside the pocket. That number has spiked to 65.1% since.
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Sunday Afternoon: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills (CBS Late)
The Chiefs have won nine straight games when trailing in the second half. Among 32 qualifiers, Mahomes ranks 19th in yards per pass, 23rd in interception rate, and 32nd in average depth of throw.
Kansas City leads the league in third-down conversion rate (52%). The win on Sunday was nice to get, but the Chiefs created pressure on just 21.2% of dropbacks, their lowest rate of the season despite a 42.4% blitz rate (their second-highest mark of 2024).
Bills vs. Chiefs on Sunday will mark just the 5th game since 1970 merger featuring two teams with 8+ wins prior to Week 11
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— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 12, 2024
The Bills opened the season 3-0, and Josh Allen completed 75% of his passes. Since then, he’s completed just 59.9% of his passes (four interceptions over his past three games).
That’s now five straight weeks of improvement when it comes to limiting pressure when not blitzed for this offensive line. Defensively, Buffalo has allowed the opposition to convert no more than 37.5% of their third downs in four of their past five games.
Sunday Night: Cincinnati Bengals at Los Angeles Chargers
Most Cincinnati games the rest of the way come against a quarterback who was his team’s Week 1 starter. Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson both had unique games in Week 10. For Burrow, he’s the first AFC QB to throw four touchdown passes in consecutive games since … well, Joe Burrow (Weeks 16-17, 2021).
Cincinnati is averaging 2.51 points per drive, 6.8% higher than any other season under Burrow. From 2008-23, the Bengals lost twice when scoring 33 points in a game — they’ve done it three times in eight weeks this season.
Ramp up the aggression — the Chargers record a sack on 15.1% of their blitzes, the second-highest rate in the league (NFL average: 9.2%). Justin Herbert’s three highest passer rating performances of the season have come in Los Angeles’ past three games, and his 77.8% completion percentage on Sunday against the Titans was his best of the season.
Only 3% of the Chargers’ drives have ended with a turnover this season, a rate that will be the lowest of the millennium if they can sustain it (the Commanders are also in that conversation at 3.1%). Over the past three weeks, the Chargers have a 14% sack rate (Weeks 2-7: 5.8%).
Monday Night: Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys
Houston started 2-0. Since then, they are 0-3 against the NFC North and 4-1 against the rest of the NFL (the only other loss was to a former NFC North QB in Aaron Rodgers). C.J. Stroud has the fifth lowest quick pass rate in the NFL, a clear design of this offense (seventh lowest rate a season ago)
The Texans rank 31st in offensive success rate this season (32nd: Browns). Defensively, Houston owns the fifth-worst four-quarter point differential this season -27; they were 10th-best a season ago at +25).
Only two teams have lost multiple games by 25-plus points this season – both the Cowboys and Panthers have three such losses. Rico Dowdle wasn’t much more than ordinary on Sunday against the Eagles (12 carries for 53 yards), and yet, he averaged more yards per carry than Cooper Rush averaged yards per completion (13 completions for 45 yards).
Through 10 weeks, 18% of Dallas drives end in a turnover, a rate only topped by the Raiders. Defensively, Dallas has allowed a touchdown on 29.4% of opponent drives this season, a rate that is better than only Carolina.