The trade deadline has come and gone as Week 10 in the NFL kicks off Thursday to begin a loaded week of football on the network.
TSN will carry seven games this week, including a trio of important divisional matchups and first overall pick Fernando Mendoza’s first NFL start, while NFL RedZone returns to bring you all of the action from across 10 games on Sunday afternoon.
Here is a game-by-game look at each game on TSN for Week 10 and where you can find them on the network.
Commanders vs. Giants - Thursday Night Football
The action gets underway on Thursday night with J.J. McCarthy and the New York Giants looking to extend their lead atop the NFC East against Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders.
The Giants return home at 5-2-1 after securing a 19-11 victory over the Eagles in Philadelphia last time out.
Jameis Winston threw the eventual-game winning touchdown in the third quarter after McCarthy briefly exited the game with a hip pointer, while the Giants defence recorded seven sacks to help secure the victory.
McCarthy would re-enter the game to see New York off with a victory against the Eagles, and is expected to start under centre Thursday against Washington, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
With a win on primetime this week, New York would move into the driver’s seat to win the NFC East, something they have not done since 2011 – also the year of their last Super Bowl victory.
The Commanders (2-5-1) are coming off of a 20-13 loss against the Los Angeles Rams last week, and now face a short week in arguably their most important game of the season to this point.
Daniels has thrown for passing scores in each of his past three games, including one in a 274-yard performance against Los Angeles, but the Washington offence stalled once again in the second half in a concerning trend for head coach Dan Quinn and company.
“I’ve seen consistency in different areas with different people of the arrow going up,” Quinn said Monday. “But what I do know is that, like, man, do we have to put all these together. There’s been halves and quarters and good plays and just, man, that’s what I’m looking for the most is consistent football.
“I talked about a little bit last night of consistency all the way through,” he added. “We know it wins and that’s really what I’m chasing the most right now.”
Patriots vs. Lions – Munich Game
Jahymr Gibbs and the Detroit Lions pack their bags for a trip to Germany as they get set for a battle against Drake Maye and the New England Patriots in Munich.
The Lions (6-2) grinded out a 19-9 win over the Miami Dolphins last week, and have now rattled off four consecutive victories as they make a push for the top spot in the ultra-competitive NFC North.
Gibbs found the end zone for Detroit’s lone touchdown, his 11th score of the season, while kicker Jake Bates added four field goals to account for all of the Lions’ offence against Miami.
Quarterback Jared Goff had his streak of 30 consecutive regular-season games with a touchdown snapped against Miami, but will look to get back on track in Germany against a Patriots secondary that was didn’t stop much of anything in a lopsided 45-27 home loss to the Green Bay Packers last Sunday.
New England (5-4) allowed gave up 372 yards and three touchdowns through the air last week, while Maye threw three interceptions to jump into a tie with Justin Herbert for the most picks in the league with 11.
Christian Gonzalez, the Patriots’ top cornerback, was burned multiple times by Matthew Golden and Chrisitan Watson, and became the first defender since at least 2018 to surrender 80 receiving yards to two players in the same game, per NFL Next Gen Stats.
“We expect a lot more,” head coach Mike Vrabel said.
“Christian had a few plays I’m sure that he’d like to have back. We have high expectations for him, and he certainly does, too. So, I think it’s about answering the challenge this week and then coming back.”
Prized off-season acquisition A.J. Brown will travel with the team to Germany, but there is no word on if he will be able to play as he continues to work his way back from a knee injury.
The Patriots could also be down their top two rushers in Germany with Rhamondre Stevenson (knee) and TreVeyon Henderson (illness) both on the injury report ahead of the game against Detroit.
Chiefs vs. Falcons
Two of the top running backs in the league go head-to-head as Kenneth Walker III and the Kansas City Chiefs battle Bijan Robinson and the slumping Atlanta Falcons.
Kansas City improved to 6-2 on the year with a 35-12 win over the New York Jets last week.
Walker totalled 143 yards from scrimmage and found the end zone three times in the victory as the Chiefs emphatically snapped a two-game slide.
The Chiefs were handed a mini scare when star quarterback Patrick Mahomes left the game briefly due to a right elbow injury, although he would return to the game without missing an offensive snap.
Mahomes is being listed as day-to-day to open the week, and will continue to receive treatment at the team’s facility after an MRI cleared him of any major injuries.
If I’m able to play, I’m going to play,” he said after the win. “That’s part of the game. It scares you in moments, when you get some pains in certain areas of your body. Obviously, it didn’t feel great, but I was able to kind of get it worked on a little bit, especially at halftime.”
The two-time NFL MVP overcame with injury to complete 23 of his 31 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns, although his 2.8 average air yard per attempt was the second lowest in a game during his career, per NFL Next Gen Stats.
The Falcons (3-6) were bested in Madrid by the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday for their fourth loss across their past five outings.
Robinson ran for 100 yards and scored a touchdown, but the Falcons offence was mostly held in check with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. managing just 162 yards and a touchdown on 20-of-31 completions.
Atlanta has now dropped to third in the NFC South during this recent rough stretch, and are now down one of their best defensive players after they shipped safety Jessie Bates to the Jacksonville Jaguars before the trade deadline.
Bates was named a second-team All-Pro last season, and has 28 career interceptions since debuting in 2018.
Panthers vs. Saints on TSN Premium
Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers look to snap a three-game losing streak as they head to the Big Easy for a meeting against Tyler Shough and the New Orleans Saints to decide first place in the NFC South.
The Panthers (3-5) have fallen on hard times since getting over the .500 mark in Week 6, but can re-take sole possession of the top spot in the division against the Saints.
Carolina fell 26-21 to the Denver Broncos last time out, with Young throwing for 276 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception in a bounce back performance from back-to-back ugly showings.
The Saints (3-5) eked out a 23-22 win over the Cleveland Browns in overtime to join Carolina atop the division, with Shough throwing the eventual game-winning touchdown to Juwan Johnson to cap off a 265-yard passing day for the second-year pro out of Louisville.
Sunday’s win also served as Jordyn Tyson’ NFL debut, with the Arizona product bringing in four catches for 30 yards in his return from a hamstring injury suffered in training camp.
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Seahawks vs. Raiders
No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza will make his first NFL start for the Las Vegas Raiders as they play host to Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the Seattle Seahawks.
Mendoza was thrust into the starter’s role on Tuesday after the Raiders shipped off veteran QB Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings.
“We’re all kind of staring the future in the face here with Fernando, and Kirk was open with that when we got him,” Spytek said after dealing away Cousins. “We had to basically decide if we want to go forward [with Cousins] here over the last eight games, or do we want to take what Minnesota’s offering? Ultimately, we decided to do that.”
Mendoza went first overall to Las Vegas in April after closing out his collegiate career with a Heisman Trophy and a national championship with Indiana.
The 23-year-old made his NFL debut in a clean up role during a Week 5 blowout loss to the Patriots, where he completed six-of-eight passing attempts for 48 yards.
“[Mendoza’s] work habits also allow us to make this trade because we feel that he’s ready to go and we’re excited to have him take the ball for a game here on Sunday,” head coach Kubiak said.
He will take the reins of a Raiders team that opened the season at 3-0, but have now dropped five of their past six games to fall back of the Chiefs and Broncos in the AFC West.
Mendoza’s first test will come against a vaunted Seahawks defence that is allowing just 18.0 points per game this season, the fourth-lowest mark in the NFL.
On the other side, quarterback Drew Lock is set to make his second consecutive start with Sam Darnold already ruled out for the contest with a quad injury.
Lock threw for 175 passing yards and a touchdown in Seattle’s 17-3 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Smith-Njigba served as Lock’s top target with a team-high seven catches on ten targets for 51 yards, and is once again expected to see the majority of the work in the passing game as he looks to build on a league-leading 1,036-yard campaign through nine weeks.
Steelers vs. Bengals – Sunday Night Football
The race for the AFC North heats up as Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers visit Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals for a high-stakes divisional clash on Sunday Night Football.
Pittsburgh (6-2) comes off their bye week for their biggest game of the season that will see the winner grab sole possession of first place in the division.
Chargers vs. Ravens – Monday Night Football
Week 10 in the NFL comes to a close with Jacoby Brissett looking to spark the Baltimore Ravens in his debut against Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers.
