NFL Insider: Who's hot, who's not and more - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Who's hot

In the past two games, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has completed 48 of 60 passes for 549 yards with seven touchdowns and no interceptions. The Falcons beat the New York Giants and the Detroit Lions by a combined 65-18.

Who's not

Philadelphia Eagles running back Bryce Brown broke out with 347 rushing yards and four touchdowns in back-to-back games against the Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys. In the three games since, Brown has 32 carries for 58 yards -- a 1.8-yards-per-carry-average -- and no touchdowns.

Key number

208Rushing yards Adrian Peterson needs to break Eric Dickerson's NFL single-season record. The Vikings running back had 210 yards against the Packers on Dec. 2, and he has averaged 113 yards in 11 career games against Green Bay.

Best bet

Chicago (minus-3) at Detroit: The Lions' defense has allowed at least 24 points in seven consecutive games and more than 30 points in five of the seven.

2013 Draft: Title game

Dane Brugler of CBS Sports and NFLDraftScout.com gives his top-10 draft-eligible prospects playing in the national championship game:

1. CB Dee Milliner, Alabama (Junior): 1st Round

2. OG Chance Warmack, Alabama (Senior): 1st Round

3. ILB Manti Te'o, Notre Dame (Senior): 1st Round

4. ILB C.J. Mosley, Alabama (Junior): 1st Round

5. DT Jesse Williams, Alabama (Senior): 1st Round

6. TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame (Junior): 1st-2nd Round

7. OL Barrett Jones, Alabama (Senior): 1st-2nd Round

8. OT D.J. Fluker, Alabama (Junior): 2nd Round

9. RB Eddie Lacy, Alabama (Junior): 2nd Round

10. CB Bennett Jackson, Notre Dame (Junior): 2nd-3rd Round

Blitz

Michael Crabtree needs 67 yards to become the first San Francisco 49ers receiver to top the 1,000-yard receiving mark since Terrell Owens in 2003.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has thrown a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games, tying Johnny Unitas for second all time behind Drew Brees.

Drew Brees needs 219 passing yards to reach 5,000 yards for the third time in five seasons. The New Orleans Saints quarterback had 5,069 yards in 2008 and last season bettered Dan Marino's NFL single-season passing mark by nearly 400 yards with 5,476.

Andy Dalton has 26 touchdown passes this season, six more than he threw last season. But the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback has only three in the past four games, including none last week against Pittsburgh.

The Patriots are 5-0 in division play. They have been undefeated in the AFC East only once -- in 2007.

The Houston Texans have never won at Indianapolis, going 0-10.

The Denver Broncos, who are on a 10-game winning streak, are Super Bowl favorites for the first time this season. Last week, Las Vegas oddsmakers listed Denver with 3-1 odds to win it all.

Kansas City Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel is 3-14 as the team's head coach. He is 27-57 in his career as a head coach.

Josh Freeman threw eight interceptions in the first 13 games. The Tampa Bay Bucs QB has thrown eight in the past two games.

The Arizona Cardinals today will start their fourth quarterback this season and their sixth in the past three seasons.

The Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons are the only teams that are undefeated at home.

The New York Giants need 13 points to break their home scoring record of 248 set in 2007. They are averaging 33.7 points at MetLife Stadium this season.

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has stuffed 35 running plays for zero or negative yards and has 20.5 sacks, two short of the record.

Cam Newton needs 203 passing yards to pass Peyton Manning for the most in a quarterback's first two seasons. The Carolina Panthers quarterback has 7,672 passing yards since being the No. 1 overall pick in 2011.

49ers linebacker Aldon Smith needs 3.5 sacks to set a single-season record. Michael Strahan owns the mark of 22.5.

The Buffalo Bills have missed the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.

The Saints lead the league with 73 plays of 20 yards or more. The Panthers are second with 68.

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