New Orleans Saints (4-8) at New York Giants (2-10), 1 p.m. ET, FOX

The Giants lost their seventh game in a row last week and New York is mathematically eliminated from the playoff race. New Orleans won its first two games under interim head coach Darren Rizzi before losing to the visiting Los Angeles Rams 21-14 last week. The Saints must prevail in each of their last five games in order to finish with a winning record, but Rizzi is hopeful because no one has taken control of the NFC South. Injuries are a major storyline in both camps with DT Dexter Lawrence (elbow) out for the Giants and Saints playmaker Taysom Hill out with a season-ending knee injury sustained against the Rams. Hill is a team captain, special teams leader, backup quarterback, running back, fullback and tight end. On offense, the Giants are giving another start to QB Drew Lock, who made his first start of the season at quarterback, drove his team to a touchdown on the first possession of the game and produced the Giants’ first lead in seven games. He might not have dynamic rookie WR Malik Nabers, the Giants’ leader with 75 receptions this season. He received an MRI to determine the severity of the hip injury that he sustained in practice on Thursday.

New York Jets (3-9) at Miami Dolphins (5-7), 1 p.m. ET, CBS

Tua Tagovailoa insisted the Dolphins can still crash the playoff party, and he’s never lost to the Jets (5-0). Tagovailoa is rolling since Week 8, leading the NFL in completion percentage (77.3) and passer rating (116.3) and ranking second in the league during that span with 1,642 passing yards. The Jets would love to play spoiler, but predicting what product the team puts on the field hasn’t been easy this season. On Aaron Rodgers’ 41st birthday week, he’ll try to put up multiple TD passes against the Dolphins after completing that mission against the Patriots and Bills already this season. RB Breece Hall could be the one to help him get there. He’s third among AFC running backs with 1,093 scrimmage yards (692 rush, 401 receiving). Dolphins counterpart De’Von Achane is one TD shy of becoming the second player in franchise history with 10 or more TDs in each of his first two seasons.

Atlanta Falcons (6-6) at Minnesota Vikings (10-2), 1 p.m. ET, FOX

For a chance to “win now” and a few dozen extra million, Kirk Cousins chose to bolt Minnesota and signed with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency. His return to the Twin Cities on Sunday comes in the midst of one of the worst stretches of his career: zero touchdowns, six interceptions, 36 total points scored in the past three games. Cousins ranks second in Vikings history with 171 touchdown passes and third with 23,265 passing yards in 88 starts. But he’s going to be on the sideline with NFC leading receiver Justin Jefferson is on the field. Atlanta and Minnesota are two of five NFC teams that missed the postseason last year that enter Week 14 with a .500-or-better record. Arizona, Seattle and Washington are the others. As Cousins experienced, there’s not a lot of panic in head coach Kevin O’Connell. Since he was hired in 2022, the Vikings are 24-9 in games decided by one score — eight or fewer points — which matches the Steelers (2021-23) for the most such wins in a three-year span.

Las Vegas Raiders (2-10) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6), 1 p.m. ET, CBS

Rookie RB Bucky Irving has been a revelation in the Buccaneers’ backfield and helped Tampa Bay survive a brief stretch without Baker Mayfield last week at Carolina, turning in his second consecutive game with 150-plus yards from scrimmage. He had career-high 185 scrimmage yards (152 rush, 33 receiving) at Carolina, and Mayfield has been masterful at home with 24 TD passes in 14 starts in Tampa with the Bucs. The Raiders are puzzled by the loss at Kansas City on Black Friday, when the game ended due to a fumble initially thought to be a penalty with Las Vegas driving for a possible game-winning field goal. The constant for the Raiders has been their youngest playmaker. TE Brock Bowers had 10 catches for a career-best 140 yards at Kansas City and leads all tight ends with 84 receptions with five games to play. Head coach Antonio Pierce credited Aidan O’Connell’s fearlessness against the Chiefs for keeping Las Vegas close. He had 340 yards and two TD passes.

Carolina Panthers (3-9) at Philadelphia Eagles (10-2), 1 p.m. ET, FOX

Philadelphia is the No. 1 defense in the league since Week 6 and minus a few garbage-time touchdowns, the Eagles are allowing closer to 12 points per game in that time. They’ve won eight consecutive games, the second-longest active winning streak in the NFL, and have multiple rushing touchdowns in seven consecutive games. With the Detroit Lions bagging a win on Thursday, the Eagles must continue to stack victories to have a shot at home-field advantage in the conference. QB Jalen Hurts has been a noteworthy streaker with two 11-game winning streaks on his record already. He could become the first quarterback since 1950 to register three winning streaks of at least nine games in his first five seasons by beating the Panthers this week. Carolina has seen signs of fight from their own former Alabama quarterback. Bryce Young might not be surrounded by a likely 2,000-yard back — Saquon Barkley is already at 1,499 through 12 games — or big-play receiver, but his offensive line is helping light a fire under the Panthers in consecutive competitive games against the Chiefs and Buccaneers.

Cleveland Browns (3-9) at Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3), Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

The Steelers lost at Cleveland 24-19 on Thursday Night Football in Week 12 and couldn’t block DE Myles Garrett (3.0 sacks), who has 98.5 for his career and can become the fifth player since 1982 to record 100 in his career. Garrett is within shouting distance of Steelers LB T.J. Watt (106), who had 2.0 sacks last week against the Bengals. Expecting a season sweep of the Browns would be most surprising given the Browns have lost 20 consecutive regular-season road games in Pittsburgh. It was 2003 behind Tim Couch that the Browns last beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh in the regular season. QB Russell Wilson threw for three touchdowns and had a season-best 414 passing yards against Cincinnati. Cleveland has been playing better on offense with Jameis Winston at quarterback instead of injured Deshaun Watson (Achilles). The Browns have scored 24 or more points in three of Winston’s five games as starter. The highest output with Watson was 18.

Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10) at Tennessee Titans (3-9), 1 p.m. ET, CBS

Jacksonville is positioned to compete for the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft after placing 2021 No. 1 pick Trevor Lawrence (concussion) on injured reserve, where an additional shoulder surgery could end his season. While Lawrence heals from his sixth injury since the start of the 2023 season, Mac Jones will take over under center. The former New England Patriots’ starter completed 20 of 32 passes last week for 235 yards with two touchdowns in one of his better performances this season. But it wasn’t enough to snap the Jaguars’ losing streak, one that both sides of the ball have contributed to equally. Jacksonville, which has lost five straight games, resides 25th in scoring (19.0), is tied for 29th in scoring defense (28.3) and ranks 28th in total offense (297.7 yards) and 31st in takeaways (eight). The Titans could enter the passing lane for No. 1 overall in the draft chase by losing Sunday. Tennessee was smacked 42-19 at Washington last week, a major step backward for a team coming off a 32-27 upset win the previous week at AFC South-leading Houston.

Seattle Seahawks (7-5) at Arizona Cardinals (6-6), 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS

The Seahawks defeated the Cardinals 16-6 in Week 12, which was the game that put Defensive Player of the Year candidate Leonard Williams in the spotlight for awards season. He registered 2.5 sacks and safety Coby Bryant returned an interception 69 yards for a touchdown. Williams was at it again last week with a 92-yard pick-6, 2.0 sacks and a blocked extra point attempt in five-point victory against the Jets. The Cardinals were in first place when the teams last met and Arizona is trying to return to the top of the NFC West with a win. They’ll lean on TE Trey McBride, who had with 12 receptions in Week 12 against Seattle and 12 more at Minnesota last week to become the first tight end in NFL history with at least 12 receptions in consecutive games. Arizona’s offensive line has produced multiple-game stretches without allowing a sack this season, but the Cardinals are under fire against Williams & Co. on Sunday at a time when the running game has been neutralized. RB James Conner had seven carries for eight yards in the first meeting with the Seahawks and totaled 109 yards on 36 carries in his past three games combined.

Buffalo Bills (10-2) at Los Angeles Rams (6-6), 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX

Buffalo has climbed to a level of sustained success experienced by few franchises, and head coach Sean McDermott would become only the fifth coach ever — joining Bill Belichick, Andy Reid, Tony Dungy and Tom Landry — with 11 wins in five consecutive seasons if he gets another on Sunday. The Bills clinched their fifth consecutive AFC East division title in Week 13, becoming the first team since the 2009 Indianapolis Colts to clinch a division with five weeks remaining in a season. The Rams aren’t worried about making history so much as fighting their way into the NFC wild-card picture. They’re on the bubble and chasing multiple teams entering Week 14. Josh Allen called Rams counterpart Matthew Stafford “one of the best quarterbacks, in my opinion, to play the game of football” this week. Allen has 20 touchdown passes this year, while Stafford has thrown for 17.

Chicago Bears (4-8) at San Francisco 49ers (5-7), 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX

The Bears haven’t secured a losing season but Chicago is running out of time to right the ship. A coaching change planted Thomas Brown as interim head coach and ended Matt Eberflus’ run that began with a win over the 49ers in 2022. Almost everything has changed for Chicago since then, except the disappointing results. QB Caleb Williams vows to change that and brings a run of 232 consecutive passes without an INT into this matchup. The Bears might have RB D’Andre Swift and WR DJ Moore on the field but both were hampered by injuries this week. That’s a theme on the other side in a grand kind of way. RB Christian McCaffrey and understudy Jordan Mason landed on injured reserve this week, pushing rookie Isaac Guerendo into a starting role. The former track star is averaging 5.9 yards per carry and scored his second career rushing TD last week. The 49ers are crossing their fingers LT Trent Williams (ankle) and DE Joey Bosa (oblique) can contribute soon.

Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) at Kansas City Chiefs (11-1), 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

Head coach Jim Harbaugh said the Chargers can’t beat themselves if they want to have a chance to leave Kansas City with a win. QB Justin Herbert has definitely done his part to avoid self-inflicted wounds with 10 consecutive games without an interception dating to Week 2. Only Tom Brady and Derek Carr pulled that off in NFL history. Herbert could make more history Sunday night. He has 19,774 career passing yards and can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (20,618 passing yards) as the only two players with 20,000 passing yards in their first five NFL seasons. But Kansas City has owned the Chargers — and the West — with Chiefs coach Andy Reid holding a 20-6 record against the franchise. The Chiefs have won six in a row in the series and Mahomes is 9-2 all-time against the Chargers.