Week 3 is here, and you might be entering the weekend with your own preferences regarding which games to focus on, and which to place on the backburner.
Most of you have your favorites and fantasy players to track. But in case you’re completely neutral or need help breaking ties with regard to what to watch, we’ve ranked all 16 games from most appealing to least enticing.
1. Texans at Patriots (Sunday night, CBS/NFL Network): It’ll be fun to see what happens at the quarterback position for a Pats team that always seems to find way, especially at home. And in this case, they face a hell of a test from a strong Houston defense.
2. Steelers at Eagles (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, CBS): Pittsburgh is lighting it up on defense and getting strong on offense, while Carson Wentz looks like a veteran star for the surprise 2-0 Eagles. The battle of Pennsylvania has rarely been better.
3. Broncos at Bengals (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Two playoff-caliber AFC teams, two great defenses and what should be a very close contest. Can’t go wrong.
4. Vikings at Panthers (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Considering their quarterback and running back situations, the 2-0 Vikes are a very intriguing team this week. On the road against the reigning NFC champions, you’ve got something special.
5. Redskins at Giants (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Are the Giants for real? Are the Redskins a bust? This classic NFC East matchup could reveal quite a lot.
6. Lions at Packers (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Tune in because the Lions are always exciting, or because the Packers have so much to figure out, or simply because it’s a good divisional battle. Stay if it’s close.
7. Raiders at Titans (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Raiders are fun to watch, and so is Marcus Mariota. At home against a bad defense, Mariota and the Titans should make this thing interesting.
8. Ravens at Jaguars (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Baltimore has looked pretty damn good, and the Jaguars are having some early-season issues despite high expectations. That puts all of the pressure on the home team, which should make this interesting.
9. Chargers at Colts (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, CBS): Big home game for a Colts team looking to put it together before it’s too late, but that doesn’t make this a great game unless it’s close in the second half.
10. Jets at Chiefs (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, CBS): Two teams that could be fighting for AFC playoff spots in a few months, but it’s not an overly sexy matchup in September.
11. Bears at Cowboys (Sunday night, NBC): The Bears are a mess, but Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott can salvage this one for Dallas.
12. Falcons at Saints (Monday night, ESPN): Should at least be plenty of offensive fireworks inside the Superdome.
13. 49ers at Seahawks (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, FOX): San Francisco isn’t very good, period, and the Seahawks aren’t very good right now. So this is probably only worth checking out if it’s close in the fourth quarter.
14. Rams at Buccaneers (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, FOX): We know what the Rams are at this point, especially without Jared Goff. But how will Jameis Winston and the Bucs bounce back from an ugly road loss? We’ll get a feel for how good and how resilient Tampa Bay is on Sunday.
15. Cardinals at Bills (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): This could be a blowout, but football rubber-neckers might want to take a gander at the car wreck that is the Buffalo Bills.
16. Browns at Dolphins (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): The poor Browns are a mess, and the Dolphins aren’t much better. Neither team is going anywhere, and in Miami this might not even be very close.
