Published first on June 3, 2021 @ www.texasredzonereport.com.

I have quite a few Facebook friends who are die-hard NFL football fans and they always share their words and memes of agreement or disagreement about their favorite football teams.  But, what I enjoy most is seeing football pictures from my cousin Ben who lives in New Jersey and has season tickets for the New York Giants.  How cool is that?   I just knew that one of my NFL articles would have to be an interview with him and here it is:

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A FAN?
I’ve been a Giants fan since the 1960’s when I was a kid.  

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A SEASON TICKET HOLDER?

During the time when the Giants played at Giants Stadium, I signed up for season tickets in October 1986, and was told there was a 35-year waiting list (capacity in the stadium was roughly 70,000 people, and they only turned over 2,000 tickets per year – every seat in the house was a season ticket!), but in the end I waited “only” 24 years; when the new stadium opened in 2010 and they began to charge seat license fees, many people didn’t renew their seats, so I moved up faster on the waiting list. I got three seats for me, Karen (wife) and Rachel (daughter) and we go to almost every home game. 

Last year was tough as NJ had pretty restrictive rules during the pandemic and the stadium was closed to fans, but they just announced that this year (2021) there will be no restrictions and the stadium will be 100% open, so we are all very excited to go back! 

For the first 10 years we had the same mezzanine end-zone seats, but this year we upgraded to mezzanine Club seats in the corner of the end zone behind the Giants sideline; the view will be better and we now will have access to the Club when the weather is horrible.

WHEN YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO A GAME, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR TICKETS?

In the first years of the new stadium (say 2010-2015) there was a nice demand for my tickets. On the rare occasions when I couldn’t go; I tried to always sell them (or give them away) to friends and family, not strangers. Later, StubHub and NFL Ticket Exchange became huge and anyone who wanted seats could get tickets those ways, and so I found it more difficult to sell my own tickets locally. But since we almost never miss a game, it’s not such a big deal and if we do have the occasional available seat, the parking lot scalpers will always offer 10-20 bucks for it, which is enough for at least one beer ????

CONCESSIONS OR TAILGATING?

At the stadium, food and drink are very overpriced, so we always set up a good tailgate before the game (we get there roughly 5 hours before game time and always have a nice spread with a BBQ grill and a lot of alcohol) and do most of our eating and drinking in the parking lot. Inside, we get a few beers and maybe a small amount of food, but never very much. Tailgating is a lot of fun, and we make friends with the people around us in the parking lot (different people every game), so if you forgot something or they did, people share freely. Rachel and I throw the football around at least once during the tailgate – she has a hell of an arm – and that’s always a nice father-daughter moment. We tailgate in all weather – hot or cold, sunny or rainy – with all the accoutrements (a tent, tailgate chairs, coolers, the grill, you name it).

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE PLAYER?

My favorite player is QB Phil Simms – that guy had the heart of a lion. No matter how many times he got hit (and he got hit a LOT), he got back up and kept playing, and had a great career with two Super Bowl rings to his name. 

WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRICELESS PIECE OF MEMORABILIA?

My favorite piece of memorabilia is a red seat back from the old Giants Stadium, signed by all three Giants Super Bowl MVP players – Phil Simms, Ottis Anderson and Eli Manning. It’s cool for the signatures, of course, but also because it is a relic from the old stadium. I have a room full of other items and a closet full of Giants clothes, but the red seat back (a present from Karen) is the best.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT?

One of my favorite in-person moments in the old stadium was the 42-0 victory against the Vikings in the NFC Championship game in 2000 that sent the Giants to the Super Bowl. It was a complete blowout, and after the game Wellington Mara (the late Giants owner) gave a great speech to the fans as he got the NFC trophy. 

In the new stadium, I’ve been to the games when they retired numbers and added players to the Ring of Fame (they honored Phil Simms, Lawrence Taylor and many others) and on three separate occasions I participated in the pre-game on-field ceremonies when the enormous American flag is spread across the field and held by season ticket holders during the National Anthem, twice for cancer survivors (me) and once for honoring first responders (Karen; she is a volunteer EMT).

DO YOU HAVE ANY SUPERSTITIONS? 

I don’t have superstitions, other than to always wear at least one piece of clothing (but usually 4-5) with the Giants logo. Boring, I know, but whether I wear “lucky socks” or not won’t bring any victories! I do have a Giants “suit” – pants and a sport coat – that have the Giants logos all over it that I usually wear on opening day every year, but that’s more of a tradition than a superstition.

Published first on May 25, 2021 @ www.texasredzonereport.com

My favorite thing about the NFL is the stats; I don’t care about the wins and losses.  The reason being is for 19 years I was a high school football statistician in San Antonio.  On a quick side note, I have seen many high school football players from San Antonio make it to the NFL and I am proud of them and enjoy seeing them promote San Antonio.

So, back to stats…

I kept track of passing yards, receiving years, rushing yards, 1^st downs, 3rd down conversions, 4^th down conversions, time of possession, punts, and in the back of my mind, I was always aware if a certain record was about to be broken.  When I watch football games these days, I am still calculating some of these numbers in my head.  It’s second nature for me and I will never be able to shed this from myself.  

When I started as a high school football statistician, I will admit and tell you that I didn’t know anything about anything when it came to football stats.  I picked it up as I worked the games and by the time I stepped away, I was at the top of my game!  When I started writing about the high school football games I worked, I always included stats and that won’t change as I write about the NFL.  

One record that will be broken this season is the NFL All-Time Passing Yards; right now, Drew Brees leads Tom Brady by 1,154 yards.  And, Drew retired at the end of last season and Tom is still playing.  It’s just a matter of a few games for when this record will be broken.  What can Tom Brady not do?  

I will be very interested in seeing who leads the weekly categories of passing yards, rushing yards, and receiving yards.  Can the 2020 regular season leaders repeat for 2021; Deshaun Watson, the quarterback for the Houston Texans (we don’t even know if he will be a Texan this season), Derrick Henry, the running back for the Tennessee Titans, and Stefan Diggs, the wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills.  

Oher things I am interested in are: will there be any undefeated teams, will there be any winless teams, what will be the largest margin of victory, what will be the lowest and highest total points combined for both teams for any specific game, how many players will be suspended for doing something stupid, how many coaches will get fired, how many memes will there be when your favorite team loses, how many fans will try to tell the coach what they did in crunch time was wrong, who will be the first player to do a post-game interview in the third person, who will be the first player to sit out the pre-season and/or regular season due to a contract dispute, and how many social media wars will happen between a player and a fan?

The upcoming NFL season will provide answers to those questions and we’ll be here to track it all.

Published first on May 17, 2021 @ www.texasredzonereport.com.

Don’t make any plans for Thursday, September 9^th because that is the day the 2021 NFL regular season starts.  Watch as hopefully a fully healthy, Dak Prescott, the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys takes on the defending Super Bowl champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

Tom Brady, the Tampa Bay quarterback, will be 44 years old and will be aiming for his 8^th Super Bowl.  Man, that is absolutely amazing for what Tom has accomplished in his career; the dude is a beast and definitely a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer.  Yeah, I am jumping on the Brady bandwagon, and I am proud to admit that.  

So, who will prevail when Tampa Bay hosts Dallas?  The young Dak or the old Tom.  I am not going to make any bold predictions for this game, other games, and even who will win the Super Bowl.  All I will say is, may all the games be competitive, without season-ending injuries, and full of memorable moments that you can watch over and over again.

I, for one, am really looking forward to this NFL season and am super excited to see fans at the stadiums cheering on their teams (but, doing it safely).  

So, here is the 2021 NFL schedule:  

All times are Eastern. 

WEEK 1

Thursday, Sept. 9

Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, Sept. 12

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New York at Carolina, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Minnesota at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (FOX)
San Francisco at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS)
L.A. Chargers at Washington, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cleveland at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Miami at New England, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Green Bay at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Denver at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Chicago at L.A. Rams, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 13

Baltimore at Las Vegas, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)

WEEK 2

Thursday, Sept. 16

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:20 p.m. (NFLN)

Sunday, Sept. 19

New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Cincinnati at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)
L.A. Rams at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Denver at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m. (FOX)
New England at New York, 1 p.m. (CBS)
San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Las Vegas at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Minnesota at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Dallas at L.A. Chargers, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Tennessee at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Kansas City at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 20

Detroit at Green Bay, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 3

Thursday, Sept. 23

Carolina at Houston, 8:20 p.m. (NFLN)

Sunday, Sept. 26

Washington at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Chicago at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Baltimore at Detroit, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Arizona at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (FOX)
L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New Orleans at New England, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New York at Denver, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Miami at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Tampa Bay at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Seattle at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Green Bay at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, Sept. 27

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 4

Thursday, Sept. 30

Jacksonville at Cincinnati, 8:20 p.m. (NFLN)

Sunday, Oct. 3

Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Carolina at Dallas, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Indianapolis at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cleveland at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Giants at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Tennessee at New York, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Kansas City at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Baltimore at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Tampa Bay at New England, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Monday, Oct. 4

Las Vegas at L.A. Chargers, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 5

Thursday, Oct. 7

L.A. Rams at Seattle, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)

Sunday, Oct. 10

New York vs. Atlanta (London), 9:30 a.m. (NFLN)
Philadelphia at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Green Bay at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (FOX)
New England at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Denver at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Miami at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New Orleans at Washington, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cleveland at L.A. Chargers, 4:5 p.m. (CBS)
Chicago at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Buffalo at Kansas City, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)*

Monday, Oct. 11

Indianapolis at Baltimore, 8:15 p.m. ESPN

WEEK 6

Thursday, Oct. 14

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)

Sunday, Oct. 17

Miami vs. Jacksonville (London), 9:30 a.m. (CBS)
L.A. Chargers at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Minnesota at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Cincinnati at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS)
L.A. Rams at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Kansas City at Washington, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Arizona at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Las Vegas at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Dallas at New England, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Oct. 18

Buffalo at Tennessee, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 7

Thursday, Oct. 21

Denver at Cleveland, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)

Sunday, Oct. 24

Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Washington at Green Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Atlanta at Miami, 1 p.m. (FOX)
New York at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Kansas City at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Detroit at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Philadelphia at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Indianapolis at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Oct. 25

New Orleans at Seattle, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 8

Thursday, Oct. 28

Green Bay at Arizona, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)

Sunday, Oct. 31

Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
San Francisco at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX)
L.A. Rams at Houston, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cincinnati at New York, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New England at L.A. Chargers, 4:5 p.m. (CBS)
Jacksonville at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Washington at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Dallas at Minnesota, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Nov. 1

N.Y. Giants at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 9

Thursday, Nov. 4

New York at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)

Sunday, Nov. 7

Minnesota at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (FOX)
New England at Carolina, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Denver at Dallas, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Houston at Miami, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Las Vegas at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (CBS)
L.A. Chargers at Philadelphia, 4:5 p.m. (CBS)
Green Bay at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Tennessee at L.A. Rams, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Nov. 8

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 10

Thursday, Nov. 11

Baltimore at Miami, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)

Sunday, Nov. 14

Atlanta at Dallas, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cleveland at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Buffalo at New York, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (FOX)
New Orleans at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tampa Bay at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Carolina at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Minnesota at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
Philadelphia at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Kansas City at Las Vegas, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Nov. 15

L.A. Rams at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 11

Thursday, Nov. 18

New England at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)

Sunday, Nov. 21

Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Washington at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Baltimore at Chicago, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Detroit at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (FOX)
San Francisco at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Green Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Miami at New York, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New Orleans at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cincinnati at Las Vegas, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Dallas at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Pittsburgh at L.A. Chargers, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Nov. 22

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 12

Thursday, Nov. 25

Chicago at Detroit (Thanksgiving) 12:30 p.m. (FOX)
Las Vegas at Dallas (Thanksgiving), 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
Buffalo at New Orleans (Thanksgiving), 8:20 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, Nov. 28

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New York at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tampa Bay at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Atlanta at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Carolina at Miami, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Tennessee at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
L.A. Chargers at Denver, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
L.A. Rams at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Minnesota at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Cleveland at Baltimore, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Nov. 29

Seattle at Washington, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 13

Thursday, Dec. 2

Dallas at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)

Sunday, Dec. 5

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FOX)
L.A. Chargers at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Giants at Miami, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Philadelphia at New York, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Washington at Las Vegas, 4:5 p.m. (FOX)
Jacksonville at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
San Francisco at Seattle, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Dec. 6

New England at Buffalo, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 14

Thursday, Dec. 9

Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)

Sunday, Dec. 12

Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
San Francisco at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at Houston, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Las Vegas at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New Orleans at New York, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Detroit at Denver, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)
N.Y. Giants at L.A. Chargers, 4:5 p.m. (FOX)
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Dec. 13

L.A. Rams at Arizona, 8:15 p.m. ESPN

WEEK 15

Thursday, Dec. 16

Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)

Saturday, Dec. 18

TBD, 4:30 p.m. (NFLN)
TBD, 8:15 p.m. (NFLN)

Saturday Pool Date/Time/Network TBD

Carolina at Buffalo
Las Vegas at Cleveland
New England at Indianapolis
New York at Miami
Washington at Philadelphia

Sunday, Dec. 19

Green Bay at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Arizona at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Tennessee at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cincinnati at Denver, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:5 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Dec. 20

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 16

Thursday, Dec. 23

San Francisco at Tennessee, 8:20 p.m. (NFLN)

Saturday, Dec. 25

Cleveland at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m. (FOX/NFLN/AMAZON**)
Indianapolis at Arizona, 8:15 p.m. (NFLN)

Sunday, Dec. 26

Detroit at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS)
L.A. Chargers at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS)
L.A. Rams at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Jacksonville at New York, 1 p.m. (CBS)
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Chicago at Seattle, 4:5 p.m. (FOX)
Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Denver at Las Vegas, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Washington at Dallas, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Dec. 27

Miami at New Orleans, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 17

Sunday, Jan. 2

Atlanta at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (FOX)
N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Arizona at Dallas, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Las Vegas at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Jacksonville at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Tampa Bay at New York, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Miami at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Denver at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Houston at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
L.A. Rams at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Detroit at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)

Monday, Jan. 3

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

WEEK 18

Saturday, Jan. 8

TBD, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
TBD, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)

Sunday, Jan. 9

New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New York at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New England at Miami, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Seattle at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
L.A. Chargers at Las Vegas, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
TBD, 8:20 p.m. (NBC*)