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Mark Craig's Week 11 NFL picks: Who wins the Super Bowl rematch and other marquee games?

The Chiefs are playing the Eagles again while some other potentially top games have lost their shine because of injuries.

By Mark Craig

November 17, 2023 at 5:22PM

Travis Kelce, left, and Jason Kelce will meet on the football field again when the Chiefs play the Eagles in Kansas City on Monday night. (Adam Hunger, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Week 11 features no Deshaun Watson and one more team that probably regrets the heck out of dumping Joshua Dobbs.

The Browns traded Dobbs and a seventh-rounder to Arizona for a fifth-rounder in late August. Arizona then traded Dobbs and a seventh-rounder to the Vikings for a sixth-rounder three weeks ago.

Today, the Vikings are the hottest team in the league with Dobbs heading to Denver as the first NFL player with 400-plus yards passing, no interceptions and 100-plus yards rushing in his first two games (2-0) with a new team.

And the 6-3 and suddenly lifeless Browns? Well, they're staring at the likelihood of going 0-2 with rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson as a starter when they host the 6-3 Steelers in what could have been one of the marquee games of Week 11.

Week 11 schedule, game previews, betting information

Here are six games to keep a close eye on:

WHAT WILL THE VIKINGS DO?

Vikings (+2 ½) at Broncos: Can you take me higher? Sorry, Creed, but even good NFL teams don't stay airborne long. Broncos 24, Vikings 21

AROUND THE NFC NORTH

Bears (+7 ½) at Lions: The Lions had 41 points last week. The Bears had 46 the last month. Lions 38, Bears 20

Chargers (-3½) at Packers: The Packers haven't scored more than 20 points since Sept. 17. Chargers 34, Packers 20

LOCK OF THE WEEK

Giants (+8½) at Commanders: The Commanders gave up. And they'll still cover against the Giants. Commanders 20, Giants 9

UPSET OF THE WEEK

Jets (+7½) at Bills: I'm Ken Dorsey, and I approve this pick. Jets 24, Bills 21

GAME OF THE WEEK

Eagles (+2 ½) at Chiefs: I'm Patrick Mahomes, and I don't approve people calling Week 11 a Super Bowl rematch. Eagles 31, Chiefs 28

SEASON RESULTS

Season record straight up/against the spread: 34-26; 29-31.

Upset special: 3-7.

Lock of the Week: 10-0.

Vikings: 5-5.

about the writer

Mark Craig

Sports reporter

Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).