It is the east, and Derrick Henry is the sun. All things Titan-esque revolve his hurly-burly, load-of-bricks romps through enemy fronts.
WHERE: Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tenn.).It's anyone's guess who will suit up beside Daniel Jones, but New York's signal-caller showed sparks (watch his tape against the Saints) before Sunday's Rams-inflicted meltdown. The Giants are coming off embarrassing losses to the Cowboys and Rams, but now encounter a Christian McCaffrey-free Panthers club at the right hour. That means focusing on the run and playing around a quarterback who might not be Carolina's starter after this season. Coach Matt Rhule talked openly Sunday about his Panthers needing to "redefine who we are" on offense. Carolina's drop-happy wideouts don't help - Robby Anderson caught three of 11 targets on Sunday - but that doesn't explain away Darnold hitting just 54.7 percent of his throws during a three-game losing streak. His late-game heroics against Minnesota were admirable, but the up-and-down passer threw a ghastly pick on the game's first offensive snap - his sixth in three weeks - and went into halftime with 60 yards through the air. Cosmic trust in Sam Darnold has tumbled. WHERE: MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.).
The Broncos are no peach - especially after getting their "butts whooped" by the Raiders, as safety Justin Simmons put it - but this is a Browns team in need of a bye week (month?), not a hyper-rushed call to action on Thursday night. Teddy Bridgewater isn't Justin Herbert or Kyler Murray, but Denver's steady-if-underwhelming starter should find opportunities against a defense fried for 84 points over the past two weeks. 500 Browns are struggling for air on both sides of the ball. Once a starry 3-1 offensive juggernaut, today's. Odell Beckham's toiling through a shoulder injury and exciting rookie linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (ankle) just landed on IR.
Both starting tackles, Jedrick Wills and Jack Conklin, weren't healthy enough to face the Cardinals. Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt are out with tweaked calves. Case Keenum will start after Baker Mayfield's reinjured left shoulder rendered him no-go for TNF.