Home may be where the heart is, but as the NFL enters Week 11, there are four teams that have made the most of their travels.
Those four teams — Arizona, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and New Orleans — are still undefeated on the road, and all four play away games today. Should they all win, it will be the first time in league history four teams have opened a season 5-0 in their road games.
Wins also would keep Indianapolis and New Orleans undefeated overall.
Must-see game of the week
Colts at Ravens 11 a.m., KCNC-4
The skinny: The Ravens’ defense this season has not been the Ravens’ defense of old. But watching Colts QB Peyton Manning, who leads the league in passing yards (2,872) and touchdown passes (20), go against Ravens safety Ed Reed is always worth some attention. The Ravens entered the weekend tied for 12th in the league in sacks and will need their best pass-pressure day to simply make Manning uncomfortable. Few teams get to Manning — he’s been sacked just eight times this season, the least among the league’s starters — but if he can hold the ball as long as he wishes, he almost always wins.
The difference will be: If the Ravens, using running back Ray Rice, can control the ball to keep Manning in the only place he can’t hurt a defense right now — on the sideline.
The call: Colts 31-21
Catch them if you can
49ers at Packers 11 a.m.
The fact Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers is still starting games and is ninth in the league in passing yards this season (2,444) continues to be a testament to his resolve. He’s been sacked a league-leading 41 times this season. That’s 12 more times than any other starter in the league.
The call: Packers 23-16
Falcons at Giants 11 a.m.
This is Atlanta’s first trip to Giants Stadium since 2004, when Michael Vick was the Falcons’ QB and threw for 115 yards and rushed for 104 in a Falcons win. Atlanta is still squarely in the NFC wild-card race.
The call: Giants 24-21
Saints at Buccaneers 11 a.m.
This isn’t a marquee matchup on the surface, especially with the highest-scoring offense in the league set to take on one of the lowest-scoring teams, but the Saints continue to chase history. Saints safety Darren Sharper has more interceptions (seven) than seven teams and is tied with four others, including the Broncos.
The call: Saints 31-13
Eagles at Bears 6:20 p.m., KUSA-9
Eagles QB Donovan McNabb, a Chicago native, has won three of his four career starts in his hometown. But whether the Eagles can make a playoff run will be determined by how well a patchwork offensive line, riddled with injuries all season, can make some room for rookie RB LeSean McCoy, who will have to play for Brian Westbrook (concussion).
The call: Eagles 24-23
Quick hitters
Redskins at Cowboys 11 a.m., KDVR-31
The Redskins have won two of the last three meetings. Redskins QB Jason Campbell has taken his share of heat this season, but he still has a better passer rating than Matt Ryan, Jay Cutler or Matt Cassel.
The call: Cowboys 27-17
Browns at Lions 11 a.m.
The Browns’ offense is on a historically bad pace — it will score nine touchdowns all season at the current rate — and hasn’t had a touchdown catch by a wide receiver or a touchdown run by a running back since November 2008.
The call: Lions 20-6
Bills at Jaguars 11 a.m.
Interim Bills coach Perry Fewell said the team can’t change much on offense — too bad, since the Bills are 28th in scoring — but he hopes the team will simply play harder. Good luck.
The call: Jaguars 21-7
Steelers at Chiefs 11 a.m.
Time was when this was a buckle-up game against two hard-nosed defenses. Those days are gone.
The call: Steelers 30-10
Seahawks at Vikings 11 a.m.
The Seahawks have surrendered at least 20 points in seven games this season, and two of their wins came against teams that have just one win each, Detroit and St. Louis. That’s not the recipe for an upset here.
The call: Vikings 33-19
Cardinals at Rams 2:15 p.m.
With his 915 yards rushing this season to go with his 231 yards receiving, Rams running back Steven Jackson has accounted for 41.9 percent of St. Louis’ yardage.
The call: Cardinals 28-17
Jets at Patriots 2:15 p.m.
If Jets coach Rex Ryan thought losing to the Jaguars was worth shedding a tear over, a box of tissues may be in order for this one.
The call: Patriots 35-20
Bengals at Raiders 2:15 p.m.
If ever a simple statistic dictated what a team should do on offense, it’s this: The Bengals are 26-1 in head coach Marvin Lewis’ tenure when a running back gets at least 25 carries in a game.
The call: Bengals 20-9
Legwold’s record
10-4 last week
92-49 for the season
