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Dak Prescott is on one of the best three-game stretches of his career. After all, a rematch with the Philadelphia Eagles looms in a difficult December. The Cowboys completed the most lopsided sweep of an NFC East rival in franchise history with a 49-17 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey comes tantalizingly close, but he instead settles for tie with Hall of Famer Lenny Moore.

Data Crunch: WR Mike Evans became the 39th player in NFL history to surpass 11,000 receiving yards on Sunday, while LB Lavonte David continued his recent barrage of tackles, tackles for loss and forced fumbles

No. 15 Louisville stands second in the Atlantic Coast Conference, just above a Virginia Tech squad trying to get there. The Cardinals (7-1, 4-1, No. 13 CFP ) look to follow up their 23-0 shutout of then-No. 20 Duke by improving to 5-0 at home; the Hokies (4-4, 3-1) have won consecutive games and seek their first road victory in four tries. After bouncing back from a letdown at Pittsburgh, Louisville doesn’t want to squander a chance to bolster its position in the standings.

All Jalen Hurts did on an injured left knee was throw for 319 yards and four touchdowns and led the Philadelphia Eagles to another win. Hurts even failed to throw an interception for the first time in four games. To top off his list of accomplishments, Hurts rallied the Eagles back from a halftime deficit to beat the Washington Commanders 38-31 and make them the only 7-1 team in the NFL.

Line: Auburn by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Losing this game would be a blow for each team's bowl hopes, especially for Auburn. The Bulldogs have won two straight games while the Tigers have dropped four in a row while losing by a modest seven points to both No. 1 Georgia and No. 12 Mississippi.

Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones sacked Russell Wilson late in the first half.

BRONCOS PLAYER TO WATCH: Russell Wilson has been efficient this season, completing 66.9% of his passes for 1,210 yards with 11 touchdown passes and only two interceptions. But the Broncos quarterback will be facing what has become one of the league's best pass defenses, which largely shut down Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson and Vikings star Justin Jefferson in consecutive weeks. CHIEFS PLAYER TO WATCH: Second-year pro Trent McDuffie is a big reason for the success of the Kansas City defe...

The Bengals, meanwhile, are at +3500 to win the Super Bowl after starting 1-3.

Less is more. Congested schedules, along with new and/or reformed competitions have raised concerns about the number of games the world's top players are being asked to play. Last season Manchester United and Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes made 70 appearances for club and country, including a run of 20 consecutive games.