The second half of the 2024 season has started. With four teams eliminated, thirteen games remain for Sunday and Monday.

We started taking snapshots of each game. People seem to like them. At least no one complained about them. Yet.

Which makes it a nice day. Until the complaints start.

Whether you like them or not, you’re guaranteed to get your money’s worth in what ultimately is a quick read and full of useful tidbits.

2-7 Giants (-6.5) at 2-7 Panthers, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network (Rich Eisen and Kurt Warner)

Sorry, Munich.

Germany had some good matches in recent years. Not this year.

Things are still going well. The stadium will be full. They will sing Country roadseven though they secretly wish the NFL would bring home the two teams that will play there from their country.

The Giants have lost four in a row. Last week, the Panthers ended a five-game losing streak.

Daniels Jones remains the Giants’ quarterback. Bryce Young starts again for the Panthers.

But we’ll keep an eye on it. Why? Because it’s on TV.

2-7 Patriots at 4-4 Bears (-6), Sunday 1:00 PM ET, Fox (Kevin Kugler and Daryl Johnston)

It’s the first-ever game between two old friends, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. Chicago needs to turn things around or the owner might start thinking about who the next coach will be.

Williams twisted an ankle late in the loss to the Cardinals but did not appear on the injury report this week.

Maye rushed for 95 yards in the Week 9 overtime loss to the Titans. See if he keeps doing it until teams take it away. Which could open things up elsewhere.

7-2 Bills (-4) at 4-5 Colts, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS (Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber and Jason McCourty)

Joe Flacco gets another start for the Colts. If they can’t start winning, why not give Anthony Richardson reps?

The Colts are 3-1 at home this season, but are currently on a two-game losing streak. The Bills have won four in a row.

Last Sunday, Buffalo pulled off a victory on a last-second, franchise-record 61-yard field goal by previously embattled kicker Tyler Bass. As Bass told PFT after the game, “You’re only as good as your next kick.”

Bas made it a great performance. He’ll get a few more kicks on Sunday.

6-2 Vikings (-6.5) at 2-7 Jaguars, Sunday 1:00 PM ET, Fox (Adam Amin and Mark Sanchez)

Quarterback Mac Jones will likely get the start ahead of Trevor Lawrence, who is nursing a left shoulder injury. It will be the 2021 first-rounder’s first chance to show what he can really do during his second NFL stop.

Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson entered the week leading the league with 783 yards. But quarterback Sam Darnold has cooled off; he has since gone from eight touchdowns and two turnovers in the first three games of the season to nine and eight respectively.

Watch the first quarter here. The Jaguars have been outscored 48-20 in the first 15 minutes and the Vikings have outscored their opponents 72-10.

5-4 Broncos at 8-0 Chiefs (-7.5), Sunday 1:00 PM ET, CBS (Kevin Harlan and Trent Green)

Kansas City is trying to run its record to 9-0 and its current winning streak to 15. The Chiefs last started 9-0 in 2013, and have never gone 10-0.

In Baltimore, the Broncos suffered their worst loss (41-10) since last season’s 70-20 demolition of Miami.

Kansas City has defeated Denver eight times in a row, a streak that started in 2016.

6-3 Falcons (-3.5) at 2-7 Saints, Sunday 1:00 PM ET, Fox (Joe Davis and Greg Olsen)

A win would push Atlanta’s division record to 5-0. The Falcons haven’t swept the Saints since 2016.

A Falcons win would equal their win totals for 2021, 2022 and 2023. This year they are 5-1 after starting the season 1-2.

The Saints are entering the post-Dennis Allen era, with special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi as interim coach.

A loss would bring New Orleans’ current losing streak to eight games, the longest since 1980.

4-4 49ers (-6) at 4-5 Buccaneers, Sunday 1:00 PM ET, Fox (Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady)

Christian McCaffrey is back for the 49ers, and San Francisco returns from its bye week. They haven’t won two in a row all year.

The 49ers are 20-7 against the Buccaneers and it is their third straight regular season meeting.

The Buccaneers hope to have receiver Mike Evans back after their Week 11 bye. They have lost three in a row and four of five since starting the season 3-1.

6-2 Steelers at 7-2 Commanders (-3), Sunday 1 p.m. ET, CBS (Ian Eagle and Charles Davis)

Russell Wilson returns to the place where he earned his first postseason victory 12 years ago. And he’s making his third start with the Steelers.

The Commanders added cornerback Marshon Lattimore via trade, but he will not play Sunday due to a hamstring injury. The Steelers added receiver Mike Williams and edge rusher Preston Smith at the deadline.

With a win, the Commanders would move to 8-2 for the first time since 1991, the last time they won the Super Bowl. (It’s also the last time they went to the NFC Championship, four years earlier than the Cowboys’ last visit.)

Washington is 4-0 at home. The Steelers are looking to extend their current winning streak to four.

2-6 Titans at 5-3 Chargers (-7.5), Sunday 4:05 PM ET, Fox (Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma)

Will Levis return for the Titans, but will it matter? The Chargers have the best scoring defense in the NFL, holding their opponents to 12.6 points per game.

Under Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers have already matched their 2023 win total with five.

The schedule gets stricter for Team Harbaugh after this week: Bengals, Ravens, Falcons and Chiefs are next after this weekend.

3-6 Jets (-1) at 5-4 Cardinals, Sunday 4:25 PM ET, CBS (Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta)

The Jets ended a five-game winning streak in Week 9, but the Cardinals have won three in a row and four of five. They have five wins after finishing with four in 2023 and 2022.

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has gone 32 straight games without passing for 300 yards.

The Jets allowed just 13 points to the Texans after allowing 23 or more in four straight games.

This one could have to do with Arizona’s ability to run the ball and the Jets’ inability to stop the run. The Cardinals are averaging 149.7 on the field per game, and the Jets are giving up an average of 132.6. New York surrendered a season-high 187 rushing yards against Houston.

6-2 Eagles (-7) at 3-5 Cowboys, Sunday 4:25 PM ET, CBS (Jim Nantz and Tony Romo)

It’s Cooper Rush time for the Cowboys, due to a hamstring injury that lands Dak Prescott on IR. But take heart, Jerry: Rush is 5-1 as a starter.

The Eagles have won four in a row and scored 28 or more points in three straight games. Dallas has lost three in a row and given up 27 or more in each game.

The Cowboys have yet to win a game at home. This is their first appearance at AT&T Stadium since a 47-9 loss to the Lions four weeks ago.

7-1 Lions (-3.5) at 6-3 Texans, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC (Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth)

Dan Campbell and DeMeco Ryans played together in the NFL for 20 years – 10 seasons each. And both have done well as head coaches.

Campbell has done better and his team is arguably the best in the NFL. The Lions have won six straight, averaging 36 points per game and 18 points overall.

The Texans could get receiver Nico Collins back from IR. They need him. The passing game has struggled without him.

Part of the problem, of course, is that the offensive line has struggled to protect quarterback C.J. Stroud. And in Week 9, they didn’t stop riding Joe Mixon’s hot hand.

2-6 Dolphins at 4-4 Rams (-1), Monday 8:15 PM ET, ESPN (Joe Buck and Troy Aikman)

The Dolphins have lost three in a row and the Rams have won three in a row. Tua Tagovailoa’s long-awaited return has resulted in two losses, no wins.

However, the games have been close since Tua returned. They have lost both games by a combined margin of four points.

The LA offense has been ruined by the return of receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua. In the two games since they returned, Stafford has had six touchdown passes and two interceptions. In six previous games, he had three touchdowns and six turnovers.