Scores, odds, picks, top moments and everything to know for NFL Week 11

Sunday and Monday night offer up some exciting NFL matchups with playoff contenders. Vikings vs. Bears and Chiefs vs. Rams should be two of the most entertaining games this week.

Week 11 in the NFL kicked off with two teams looking to make a push toward the postseason as the Seattle Seahawks hosted the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football. The Seahawks won the game, 27-24 thanks to a solid performance from Russell Wilson in which the quarterback completed 21 of 31 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Aaron Rodgers impressed, too, but he wasn’t able to carry his team to a victory.

Sunday Night Football should be a good one, too as two NFC North foes square off. The Chicago Bears are looking good both on offense and defense and are looking to steal the division crown that belonged to the Minnesota Vikings, their Week 11 opponent, last season. The Bears are currently in first place in the division, but a win would hand temporary reigns of the NFC North over to the Vikings.

Monday Night Football’s Los Angeles Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs was originally scheduled to be played in Mexico City. But it was moved to LA after it was determined that the field conditions weren’t safe. This is a battle of two of the league’s best teams and teams that currently have only one loss each. This should be a fun one and will impact the power rankings moving forward.

Odds and expert picks

The Rams vs. Chiefs game set the record for the highest over/under in NFL history. It’s set at 63.5 for a game that should see quite a bit of scoring from two of the league’s top three offenses.

If you’re still in a Survivor pool, our safest pick of the week is the New Orleans Saints over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Our experts were mostly siding with the Atlanta Falcons over the Dallas Cowboys and only the coin flip went for the Detroit Lions over the Carolina Panthers. The Cowboys and Lions ended up winning, both in one-score games.

What to watch for

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (3,150 passing yards, 117.4 passer rating) and Rams quarterback Jared Goff (3,134 passing yards, 113.0 passer rating) rank first and second, respectively, in the NFL in passing yards. It should be entertaining to watch two of only eight quarterbacks in league history with 3,000+ passing yards and a 110+ passer rating in their team’s first 10 games of a season battle it out. Each of the previous six quarterbacks to accomplish that won the NFL MVP award that season. Mahomes and Goff are both in the MVP discussion this year.

There are so many players playing at a high level this year and not enough awards to go around. That trend is likely to continue in a high stakes Week 11 in the NFL.

Big moments

The Indianapolis Colts played a division rival for the second week in a row as the Tennessee Titans visited Lucas Oil Stadium for a game that could have playoff implications. Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees had to be taken to the hospital before the game. The Colts walked all over the Titans in a 38-10 win. The Colts are attempting to make an unlikely push toward the postseason after starting the season 1-5. Last week, Andrew Luck became one of three quarterbacks in NFL history to record at least six consecutive games with three or more touchdown passes in a single season, joining Tom Brady (10 consecutive games in 2007) and Peyton Manning (eight in 2004) to accomplish that. Brady and Manning were each named NFL MVP in those respective seasons. On Sunday against the Titans, Luck went 23 of 29 for 297 yards and three touchdowns. His streak lives on!

In the Cowboys vs. Falcons game in Atlanta, Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott was looking to hit an NFL milestone, and he did! He had 4,339 scrimmage yards and 31 touchdowns in 34 career games before Sunday. In his 35th career game, Elliott needed 161 scrimmage yards to join Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson and Edgerrin James as the only players in NFL history with at least 4,500 scrimmage yards and 30 touchdowns in their first 35 career games. Elliott had 122 rushing yards and a touchdown as well as 79 yards through the air in the Cowboys’ 22-19 loss. He now has 4,540 scrimmage yards and 31 touchdowns in 35 career games.

Washington quarterback Alex Smith’s season is over as he suffered a gruesome leg injury on the 33rd anniversary of Joe Theismann’s similarly gruesome injury. Smith broke his tibia and fibia and will require immediate surgery, according to reports. That’s a big blow to the NFC East’s first place team. The Cowboys’ win over the Falcons means Dallas is just one game behind Washington.

Wide receiver D.J. Moore had a huge day in the Panthers’ loss to the Lions. He had 157 receiving yards and a score. Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay tried to match his effort with 113 yards and a score of his own.

NFL Week 11 schedule

Thursday, November 15

Green Bay Packers 24, Seattle Seahawks 27

Sunday, November 18

Dallas Cowboys 22, Atlanta Falcons 19
Tennessee Titans 10, Indianapolis Colts 38
Cincinnati Bengals 21, Baltimore Ravens 24
Carolina Panthers 19, Detroit Lions 20
Houston Texans 23, Washington 21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35, New York Giants 38
Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 16
Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, November 19

Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)