Week 17 is upon us, with Christmas and Saturday taking a few dishes off the Sunday football table.But Sunday’s slate on FOX still features five matchups, with four of them having pretty major playoff implications. One of the games also includes a potential Super Bowl preview. The Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills meet up in Orchard Park for “America’s Game of the Week,” with Tom Brady, Kevin Burkhardt, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi on the call. Here are the stats and storylines to watch in the penultimate weekend of the regular season.The Jaguars have thrived under first-year coach Liam Coen, and if they can simply beat the Colts and Titans in their last two games, they’ll have their best record since going 14-2 in 1999. The AFC’s top seed is still in play for them, though they’re a better team away from home, scoring at least 25 points in every road game. The Jaguars have beaten the Broncos, Chargers and Texans, so they’ve proven themselves against AFC playoff teams. Tom Brady on Philip Rivers’ NFL Return and Starting for Colts This Week Can 44-year-old Philip Rivers play as well as he did Monday against the 49ers? He threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns. But, as a warning, the Jaguars are second in the NFL in interceptions (19) and takeaways (28). Rivers’ next lost fumble will move him into a tie for third-most all-time, with Matt Ryan’s 49.The Buccaneers risk elimination if they lose here and the Panthers win against the Seahawks, and Tampa Bay is trying to get out of a slide that has seen it lose six of seven games. Miami has turned to seventh-round rookie Quinn Ewers at quarterback. The Dolphins actually had a 14-10 lead on the Bengals just before halftime last week and then gave up 35 straight points. Ewers went 20 of 30 for 260 yards, but threw two interceptions. Can Tampa Bay’s struggling defense keep running back Devon Achane in check? Miami has done that pretty well itself lately. Achane had 20-plus carries in three straight wins, totaling 428 rushing yards, but has 34 total in the last three games. Keep an eye on Bucs rookie corners Benjamin Morrison and Jacob Parrish, who will play key roles on the back end.The Jets have a real chance to be the first NFL defense in the Super Bowl era to finish an entire season without an interception. They have none in 461 passes thrown by opponents, and the closest any team has come to that was the 2018 49ers, but they still had two interceptions that year. What’s amusing is that head…
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