Texans coach DeMeco Ryans knows the difficult task at hand Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills: Slow MVP Josh Allen. Allen is coming off a six-touchdown performance on Sunday, and Ryans said his team will be ready.

Versatile players like Kyle Hamilton and Quentin Lake are giving defensive coordinators an advantage in the chess game.

They are up there by a decent gap as well, posting a +30.4% DVOA during their 3-7 run so far. Injury is getting added to this insulting output by the unit, as Cincinnati just lost starting cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt for the season and may not have Cam Sample or Trey Hendrickson this weekend against the 8-2 New England Patriots.

For a defense that’s taken its fair share of hits through the air, it’s the Jaguars’ ability to stop the run and force takeaways that’s going to continue to give them chances to win games.

The NFL has made its punishment decision for the Buffalo Bills player who had some controversial actions against Baker Mayfield.

On Saturday, the NFL announced its game-day accountability update for Week 11, making an official punishment decision for Murphy and Ossai. The good news for both is that neither received a fine for their hits on Rodgers. In total, the NFL handed out 23 fines, one less than Week 10.

The 2025 NFL season has not gone at all according to plan for the Chicago Bears' defense. Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson was ruled out indefinitely in Septe

"We’re the firefighters on this team. ... That’s the mentality you’ve got to have as a defensive player," Lions DC Kelvin Sheppard said.