Tommy DeVito and the Giants face Baker Mayfield and the Bucs

Tampa Bay (4-6) at N.Y. Giants (2-8)

Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS

BetMGM NFL Odds: Bucs by 5 1/2.

Series record: Giants lead 16-9.

Against the spread: Buccaneers 6-4, Giants 3-7.

Last meeting: Buccaneers beat Giants 30-10 in Tampa, Fla. on Nov. 22, 2021.

Last week: Both teams had a bye. On Nov. 10: Buccaneers lost to 49ers 23-20. Giants lost to Panthers 20-17 in OT in Germany.

Buccaneers offense: overall (8), rush (10), pass (10), scoring (5)

Buccaneers defense: overall (30), rush (16), pass (30), scoring (27)

Giants offense: overall (24), rush (14), pass (26), scoring (32)

Giants defense: overall (17), rush (29), pass (4), scoring (T16)

Turnover differential: Buccaneers: even; Giants minus-6.

WR Mike Evans returned to practice this week after sitting out three full games and much of a fourth because of a hamstring injury. The Bucs have struggled to throw deep in his absence and WR Chris Godwin (ankle), who also has been sidelined since being hurt against Baltimore on Oct. 21. Evans has 38 receptions for 655 yards and seven TDs in six career games against the Giants. He’s a 10-time, 1,000-yard receiver, and QB Baker Mayfield is sure to try to get him involved.

Taking over for the benched Daniel Jones, all eyes are going to be on quarterback Tommy DeVito in his first game of the season and his first start since last season. In nine career games, the free agent from Illinois is 114 of 178 for 1,101 yards and nine touchdowns, including one rushing. He has thrown thrown three interceptions and is 2-0 at home.

The Giants have struggled stopping the run, giving up an average 147.1 yards, which is 29th among the 32 teams. Bucs RB Bucky Irving is the league’s second-leading rusher among rookies with 492 yards. Rachaad White is his backup and has gained 306 yards on 80 carries. However, his bigger role is as receiver. He has 37 catches and four TDs receiving.

Tampa Bay: In addition to Evans, the Bucs could get another boost if CB Jamel Dean (hamstring) returns from injured reserve. ... LT Tristan Wirfs suffered a knee sprain against San Francisco two weeks ago and could be a game-day decision. The status of starting CB Zyon McCollum (hamstring) is uncertain.

Giants: OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux is ready to return from broken wrist against Seattle in Week 5.

The Giants are 8-2 at home against Tampa Bay. The Bucs have won the past two games between the teams. The 2007 Giants won the only postseason matchup, defeating Tampa Bay in a wild-card game. New York won three postseason road games that season and then beat the previously unbeaten New England Patriots to win their third Super Bowl title. It was the first of two under former coach Tom Coughlin.

The Buccaneers have lost four straight, with the past two coming against the Chiefs and 49ers. ... They’ve allowed 31.3 points and 425.3 yards per game over that stretch. … With Evans and Godwin sidelined the past month, TE Cade Otton has emerged as a primary option for Mayfield. He has 30 catches for 293 yards and three TDs over the past four games. ... Evans is tied for fourth in the league with six TDs receiving. …. … The Bucs have a league-leading 26 sacks since Week 4, including least two sacks in seven consecutive games. ... The Giants have dropped five in a row and benched Jones earlier this week. He had started every game. ... RB Tyrone Tracy's 545 yards rushing and three 100-yard games leads rookies in both categories. ... Rookie WR Malik Nabers has 61 catches, tied with Puka Nacua for most by a player in his first eight games. He has at least five catches in seven games. ... WR Wan'Dale Robinsin has at least five catches in seven games. His 56 catches are four shy of his career best set last season. ... The Giants have not had an interception since the opening game. ... DT Dexter Lawrence is second in the league with nine sacks. ... OLB Brian Burns has six sacks, including five in the past six games. ... ILB Bobby Okereke had 11 tackles in the previous game and leads the Giants with 75. ... Rookie S Tyler Nubin had a career-high 12 tackles against the Panthers and is second with 69 overall.

Mayfield needs one TD pass to reach 25 for the fourth time in his career. He has thrown 28 TDs and seven interceptions in 13 road starts since last season, the most road TD passes in NFL over the span. He's trying for his fourth straight road start with two or more TDs. In two starts against the Giants, he has three touchdowns and no interceptions.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones watches during the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Munich, Germany. (AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll attends a news conference after an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Munich, Germany. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito (15) in action after an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sept. 15, 2024 in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Minnesota (8-2) at Chicago (4-6)

Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FOX

BetMGM NFL odds: Vikings by 4 1/2.

Against the spread: Vikings 7-3; Bears 5-4-1

Series record: Vikings lead 66-58-2

Last meeting: Bears beat Vikings 12-10 in Minneapolis on Nov. 27, 2023.

Last week: Vikings won 23-13 at Tennessee; Bears lost 20-19 to Green Bay.

Vikings offense: overall (15), rush (19), pass (13), scoring (10).

Vikings defense: overall (10), rush (1), pass (28), scoring (4).

Bears offense: overall (29), rush (22), pass (30), scoring (22).

Bears defense: overall (14), rush (23), pass (9), scoring (7).

Turnover differential: Vikings plus-4; Bears plus-9.

RT Brian O’Neill. The seventh-year veteran has allowed only one sack this season, according to Pro Football Focus analysis, and has not been responsible for any QB pressures over the past three games.

QB Caleb Williams. The No. 1 overall draft pick looked more comfortable against Green Bay in the first game with Thomas Brown as offensive coordinator after Shane Waldron was fired. Coming off three rough games in a row, Williams completed 23 of 31 passes for 231 yards. He also ran for a career-high 70 yards.

Bears offensive line vs. Vikings pass rush. The Vikings had five sacks against the Titans, none of which came on a blitz. Edge rushers Andrew Van Ginkel, Jonathan Greenard and Patrick Jones have combined for 22 sacks, putting the Vikings on pace to have three players with double-digit sack totals in one season for the first time since 1989. The Vikings as a team are tied for third in the NFL with 35 sacks, and Williams has been sacked a league-leading 41 times.

Vikings TE Josh Oliver, one of the team’s best run blockers, sprained his ankle against the Titans, leaving his status for this week uncertain. ... The Bears could be without RB D’Andre Swift (groin), who missed practice Wednesday. ... LG Teven Jenkins (ankle) did not play against Green Bay after leaving a Week 10 loss to New England. ... LG Ryan Bates (concussion) left last week's game. ... S Elijah Hicks (ankle) was hurt against Green Bay.

Minnesota won five in a row and six of seven against Chicago before losing at home on a Monday night in Week 12 last season. Cairo Santos kicked four field goals, including a 30-yarder in the closing seconds, and the Bears intercepted Joshua Dobbs four times.

The Vikings have won three straight and trail first-place Detroit by a game in the NFC North. ... This is the first of two meetings in a four-week span. The teams also have a Monday night matchup on Dec. 16 at Minnesota. ... The Vikings are 24-2 under coach Kevin O’Connell in games with a plus or even turnover margin. … Vikings WR Justin Jefferson last week set the NFL record for most receiving yards (6,811) over a player’s first five seasons, passing Torry Holt (6,784) with still seven games to go. … Vikings QB Sam Darnold already has career highs in wins (eight) and TD passes (19) and is on pace for career bests in passer rating (100.0), yards per game (238.7) and completion rate (67.9 percent). … Van Ginkel and Jones have set career highs in sacks. … The Vikings are first in the NFL in interceptions (16), with already five more than their 2023 season total. Eight different players have at least one interception. ... The Bears have dropped four in a row, losing last week when Karl Brooks blocked Santos' 46-yarder as time expired. ... Chicago is 5-17 in one-possession games under coach Matt Eberflus, who is 14-30 in 2 1/2 seasons. ... The Bears had 391 yards against Green Bay and dominated time of possession 36:21-23:39 after struggling in recent weeks. ... Chicago’s defense leads the NFL in red zone touchdown efficiency at 40.6%, allowing 13 TDs on 32 trips inside the 20. ... The Bears have gone three straight games without committing a turnover. ... Swift leads the NFL with three touchdown runs of 35-plus yards, including a 39-yarder against Green Bay. ... LB Tremaine Edmunds (26 years, 206 days old) is set to become the youngest player in NFL history to appear in 100 games. ... Santos has seven field goals of 50 yards or more, tying his franchise record set last season.

Jefferson has put up big numbers against Chicago, with 585 yards and two touchdowns in six games. He missed the two meetings last season because of a strained hamstring.

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Chicago Bears' Caleb Williams runs past Green Bay Packers' Edgerrin Cooper during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold (14) scrambles up field ahead of Tennessee Titans cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (29) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)