AFC notes: Marqise Lee has been a scoring machine the last six weeks for Jaguars
Baltimore: The Ravens haven’t won in Cincinnati since 2011 and are 2-6 at Paul Brown Stadium against the Bengals under Coach John Harbaugh.
Buffalo: Interim Coach Anthony Lynn will make his NFL debut after taking over for Rex Ryan, who was fired last week along with his brother, Rob Ryan.
Cincinnati: Receiver A.J. Green won’t play because of a strained hamstring. He still probably will finish as team leader in catches (66) and yards (964).
Cleveland: Browns receiver Terrelle Pryor needs 87 yards receiving to become the seventh wideout in team history to reach 1,000 yards in a season.
Denver: The Broncos are third in sacks (40) and second in the league in quarterback hits (109). Outside linebacker Von Miller is second in sacks with 13 1/2.
Houston: Running back Lamar Miller ranks sixth in AFC with 1,073 rushing yards. Running back Alfred Blue ran for his first touchdown of the season last week.
Indianapolis: T.Y. Hilton enters the game with an NFL-best 1,353 yards receiving. The Colts are 3-4 at home and look to avoid first losing season at home since 2011.
Jacksonville: Marqise Lee has accounted for five touchdowns in last six weeks: three TD catches, one kickoff return for a score and a touchdown pass.
Kansas City: It’s a homecoming of sorts for quarterback Alex Smith, who has played high school and college games at the Chargers’ Qualcomm Stadium.
Miami: The Dolphins have been outgained by their opponents by 682 yards, the fourth worst in NFL, but have won eight in row in games decided by a touchdown or less.
New England: Tom Brady has 61,306 yards passing and needs 56 to surpass former Miami quarterback and Hall of Famer Dan Marino for fourth on the career list.
N.Y. Jets: Ryan Fitzpatrick will start at quarterback with Bryce Petty out with a shoulder injury. Rookie QB Chris- tian Hackenberg will be active for the first time.
Oakland: Matt McGloin will start at quarterback in place of Derek Carr, who broke his right leg last weekend. It will be McGloin’s first start in three years.
Pittsburgh: The Steelers will sit Ben Roethlisberger, Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown against the Browns after clinch- ing the AFC North with a win last week.
San Diego: This could be the final Chargers game in San Diego after 56 years. Chairman Dean Spanos has until Jan. 15 to decide whether team will relocate to L.A.
Tennessee: Receiver Rishard Matthews is the first Titans player since 2004 with 800 receiving yards or more(831) and eight or more touchdown catches. He has eight.
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