There are only three late games this week. The early slate doesn’t have a ton of great matchups. That’s the problem when teams take their bye weeks. We simply don’t have enough late games or good matchups. It also hurts that the Chiefs are playing on Thursday and the Patriots are playing on Monday. We’ll have to make do with what we have. Most of the country gets the Packers and the Raiders to start and will end with Bears versus the Saints. Let’s check out what else is on the docket. Thanks to 506Sports.com, per usual.
CBS Single Game (1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT and 4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT)
Fox Early Game (1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT)
█ LA Rams @ Atlanta Sam Rosen, Charles Davis
█ Arizona @ NY Giants Kenny Albert, Greg Olsen
█ Minnesota @ Detroit Brandon Gaudin, Chris Spielman
█ San Francisco @ Washington Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston
█ No game due to NFL Blackout rules
Minnesota-Detroit is a fun NFC North matchup where both teams will try and establish the run as much as possible and use their defense to try and get the upper hand. It’s the type of game that would be great back in the 90’s. Arizona versus New York could be fun as it pits the top two quarterbacks from the 2019 draft against each other. The Rams and Niners should both blow out their opponents.
Fox Late Game (4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT)
Settle in for the two Fox afternoon games. Are we sure there isn’t a way to put one of these games on CBS. The Saints and Bears will have two backup quarterbacks squaring off. It will also have two defenses that have played well this season. Take the under. The Ravens-Seahawks game could be the exact opposite. It’s also the better television option but it’s been relegated to the second matchup on Fox.
