Carolina is scoring the fourth-fewest points per game, and the team has been held under 15 points in its last three matchups. The Dallas Cowboys have won five games by at least three scores this season - and the Carolina Panthers are in danger of being the Cowboys’ sixth victim.

Sunday Afternoon Games Cowboys at Panthers Both teams are coming off narrow losses, though the Bengals are in more desperate need of a win. The Ravens have a significant home-field advantage with more paths to victory than Cincinnati. But a big difference is that Baltimore’s defense is allowing the fewest points per game this season. The same can be said of Lamar Jackson, who has carried the Ravens’ offense throughout his career. So if the Bengals are going to beat the Ravens, Burrow likely drives that outcome. The Bengals’ defense has been a middling unit this season, which really cost the team last week against Houston. Burrow has looked like himself throughout Cincinnati’s current 4-1 run. Baltimore beat Cincinnati 27-24 back in Week 2, but Joe Burrow was still hampered by his calf injury. 27, 2009.The Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals have split their past four meetings, with three one-score finishes during that span. It was the first time the 49ers had opened a game with four straight three-and-outs since a 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. The 49ers had minus-10 yards in their first four series, three of which included third-down sacks. San Francisco won by overcoming a brutal start from its offense.

was huge for those guys and huge for our team.'' And to be able to say that and to actually come to fruition. ''We thought they had an opportunity to possibly win us the game. ''We thought our special teams had an advantage in this game,'' 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. Green Bay also appeared to have only 10 men on the field when Gould made his winning kick. The Packers also allowed Samuel to return the second-half kickoff 45 yards, setting up the 49ers' first field goal. Well before that blocked punt, San Francisco's Jimmie Ward blocked a 39-yard field-goal attempt from Mason Crosby on the final play of the first half, preventing the Packers from extending their lead to 10-0. Green Bay's special teams fared even worse.

They haven't made it to the Super Bowl since their 2010 championship season. The Packers (13-5) earned the NFC's top seed for a second straight season and were the league's only unbeaten team at home, but again failed to reach the big game. I'll have conversations in the next week or so and start to contemplate after that.'' ''I don't think it's fair to anybody or myself to really go down those paths at this point,'' Rodgers said. Rodgers didn't want to speculate on his future Saturday night, though he said he didn't want to be part of a rebuild if he keeps playing. Rodgers said last month he was keeping all options open.

After skipping the Packers' mandatory minicamp in a standoff with management, Rodgers said he was uncertain whether this would be his last year in Green Bay. He's the first quarterback in NFL history to lose four playoff starts to a single opponent. Rodgers went 20 of 29 for 225 yards and dropped to 0-4 in career playoff starts against the 49ers.

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