Here’s the schedule, finally, mere hours before the games begin. A lot fewer ties in the RCS rankings this week. For the record, I updated the lineal title page for the Packers’ bye a little over 24 hours before this post.
What is the Median Expected Score?
| Away | MXS | Home | Time (ET) | TV | DTV | Announcers | NTR | SIRIUS | Notes | |
| Away | Home | |||||||||
#T3 (5-2) |
30½-17 | #30 (0-6) |
Sun 1:00 PM |  |
709 | Chris Myers, Tim Ryan, Jennifer Hale | 91 | 138 | Can the Saints light up the scoreboard against a winless team two weeks in a row? | |
#31 (0-6) |
16-26 | #10 (4-2) |
Sun 1:00 PM |  |
705 | Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf | CMP | 136 | 86 | Dysfunctional Dolphins just try to survive their second trip to the New Met. |
#25 (2-5) |
15½-25 | #11 (4-3) |
Sun 1:00 PM | |
704 | Marv Albert, Rich Gannon | 112 | 92 | Can the Jaguars maintain the momentum of the Ravens upset against the division leaders? | |
#29 (1-5) |
15¼-27¾ | #6 (4-2) |
Sun 1:00 PM | |
707 | Sam Rosen, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin | WW1 | 137 | 93 | The Ravens need to recover from the Monday night debacle; will the floundering Cards help? |
#27 (1-6) |
21½-25 | #23 (2-5) |
Sun 1:00 PM | |
708 | Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa | 113 | 94 | Two teams looking to pick up their disappointing seasons. | |
#32 (0-7) |
17½-26 | #22 (3-3) |
Sun 1:00 PM | |
706 | Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots | USA | 117 | 85 | Manning-less Colts could be just what the doctor ordered after that devastating loss to Houston. |
#7 (5-2) |
22¼-19¼ | #26 (2-4) |
Sun 4:05 PM | |
711 | Dick Stockton, John Lynch, Jamie Maggio | 135 | 92 | Will the Lions defense give Tim Tebow a rude awakening? | |
#21 (3-3) |
20¼-25¼ | #8 (4-2) |
Sun 4:05 PM | |
710 | Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver | CMP | 134 | 93 | The Redskins try not to lose their season in Toronto. |
#14 (4-2) |
19½-18 | #28 (2-4) |
Sun 4:15 PM | |
714 | Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker | USA | 112 | 94 | The Bengals are quietly impressive. But how much of it is playing teams like the Hawks? |
#2 (5-1) |
27½-25 | #5 (5-2) |
Sun 4:15 PM | |
712 | Jim Nantz, Phil Simms | WW1 | 91 | 86 | Showdown between possibly the two best teams in the AFC – now and the past few years. |
#24 (3-3) |
14¾-23¾ | #T3 (5-1) |
Sun 4:15 PM | |
713 | Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts | 113 | 85 | Are the Niners really this good? Well, they should have no trouble with the Browns. | |
#16 (3-3) |
22¾-25¾ | #19 (2-4) |
Sun 8:20 PM |  |
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya | WW1 | 92 | 93 | Divisional showdown between two teams fighting for playoff relevancy. | |
#9 (4-2) |
23½-20½ | #20 (3-3) |
Mon 8:30 PM |  |
Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Ron Jaworski, Suzy Kolber | WW1 | 92 | 93 | If the Chiefs want to get back on track, they’d better get past the class of the division. | |
Bye:
