Overview

• Buffalo hosts Miami on Thursday night, with sportsbooks and analysts backing the Bills as a double-digit favorite on the Dolphins’ short week.
• Cincinnati placed Joe Burrow on injured reserve with turf toe requiring surgery, and reports expect an absence of at least three months as Jake Browning starts at Minnesota.
• SportsLine’s model identifies Pittsburgh’s visit to New England as the week’s biggest leverage game, projecting Steelers playoff odds at 60.7% with a win versus 37.3% with a loss.
• Fantasy and matchup analysis ranks Green Bay’s D/ST No. 1 for Week 3, crediting a top pass rush with Rashan Gary and Micah Parsons against Joe Flacco and the Browns.
• Atlanta’s rookie rushers Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. draw a battered Panthers line missing Austin Corbett and Robert Hunt, while multiple 0-2 teams — including the Chiefs — risk the historically rare path from 0-3 to the playoffs.