NFL Insider: Who’s hot, who’s not and more

Who’s hot

Aaron Rodgers leads the league with a 120.1 passer rating, which would rank as the third-best in NFL history. The Green Bay Packers’ quarterback already owns the NFL record with the 122.5 passer rating he had in 2011. He has 25 touchdowns and three interceptions this season and hasn’t thrown a pick at Lambeau Field in 286 attempts dating to December 2012.

Who’s not

The St. Louis Rams benched Austin Davis for Shaun Hill. In the past two games, Davis completed 57 percent of his passes for 481 yards, three touchdowns, five interceptions and a 61.2 passer rating.

Numbers game

106: Points the Chicago Bears have allowed the past two games, giving up 51 to the New England Patriots and 55 to the Packers. It marks the first time since the 1923 Rochester Jeffersons that a team has allowed 50 or more points in back-to-back games.

2015 NFL Draft

Dane Brugler of CBS Sports and NFLDraftScout.com gives his top-10 senior outside linebackers and top-five underclassmen at the position for the 2015 draft:

Seniors

1. Vic Beasley, Clemson, 6-2, 235, 4.64

2. Alvin Dupree, Kentucky, 6-3, 252, 4.79

3. Zach Hodges, Harvard, 6-2, 235, 4.74

4. C.J. Johnson, Mississippi, 6-1, 230, 4.67

5. Tony Washington, Oregon, 6-3, 243, 4.74

6. Mike Hull, Penn State, 6-0, 227, 4.75

7. Paul Dawson, TCU, 6-1, 230, 4.74

8. Shaquille Riddick, W. Va., 6-6, 242, 4.87

9. Xzavier Dickson, Alabama, 6-2, 265, 4.80

10. James Vaughters, Stanford, 6-2, 254, 4.73

Draft-eligible underclassmen

1. Shaq Thompson, Wash., 6-2, 225, 4.64

2. Jordan Jenkins, Georgia, 6-2, 246, 4.76

3. Eric Striker, Oklahoma, 6-0, 219, 4.73

4. Terrance Smith, Florida St., 6-2, 215, 4.66

5. Leonard Floyd, Georgia, 6-3, 220, 4.73

Blitz

Cardinals running back Stepfan Taylor, who missed the past two games with a calf injury, expects to return Sunday. The Mansfield High grad, who has 18 carries for 63 yards and a touchdown this season, should take some of the workload off Andre Ellington.

Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has 12 touchdowns and only two interceptions in the past four games against NFC opponents.

NFC South teams are a combined 5-19-1 outside the division.

Chiefs outside linebacker Justin Houston has 12 sacks this season. The Seahawks have 13 as a team.

The Cleveland Browns have not won two playoff games in the same season since 1950 when they beat the Giants 8-3 and then topped the Los Angeles Rams 30-28 in the NFL Championship Game.

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers needs 280 passing yards to become the second player in franchise history to reach 35,000, joining Dan Fouts.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 18-2 against rookie quarterbacks with Dick LeBeau in his second tenure as their defensive coordinator.

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has a league-best 394 hits on quarterbacks since entering the NFL in 2011.

Eagles outside linebacker Connor Barwin has 10.5 sacks, one short of his career best. He had 3.5 sacks against the Carolina Panthers on Monday night.

The Indianapolis Colts are 11-3 in games following a bye week since 2000 and have won eight of nine overall.

49ers outside linebacker Aldon Smith, who returns from suspension this week, has 42 sacks in 43 NFL games.

Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has 4,740 rushing yards since 2011, the most in the NFL in that span. Second is Adrian Peterson with 4,408.

Redskins defensive end Jason Hatcher has four sacks and 16 pressures this season, but 2.5 of his sacks came in the Week 2 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The New York Giants have allowed an average of 201.75 rushing yards the past four games.

The Tennessee Titans have scored a league-low 144 points in nine games.

The Baltimore Ravens have allowed 14 sacks this season after surrendering 48 last season.

The Detroit Lions have not allowed a 100-yard rusher this season and are giving up just 71.3 yards per game on the ground.

The Kansas City Chiefs have allowed a league-low 28 points in the fourth quarter over nine games.

The New York Jets are allowing opposing quarterbacks an average passer rating of 108.8.

Raiders running back Maurice Jones-Drew, who is making a base salary of $1.2 million this season, has 29 rushes for 64 yards.

The Green Bay Packers have 166 points in their four home games this season, all wins.

Information from The Sports Xchange was used in this report.

This story was originally published November 15, 2014 at 4:55 PM with the headline "NFL Insider: Who’s hot, who’s not and more."