Week 4 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 15 games from most appealing to least enticing.
1. Giants at Vikings (Monday night, ESPN): Sam Bradford, a running game sans Adrian Peterson and arguably the league’s best defense. Up against a Giants team that has the firepower on both sides of the ball to do some damage this season. This could be a classic. But even if it isn’t, there’s a lot that’s interesting.
2. Panthers at Falcons (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): A big home victory from red-hot Matt Ryan and the red-hot Atlanta Falcons would give that team a two-game lead on Carolina in the NFC South. If the Falcons are for real, they’ll at least push the defending NFC champions here.
3. Chiefs at Steelers (Sunday night, NBC): The shorthanded Steelers could be in some trouble if they’re flat again in this one, and the underrated Chiefs have the ability to do some serious damage. I’m expecting fireworks, as well as a close game.
4. Colts at Jaguars (Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET, CBS): The first London game of the year contains two very desperate AFC South squads, and should feature plenty of offense. This is actually a pretty sweet game to wake up to.
5. Seahawks at Jets (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Too good defenses, and the world will be watching Russell Wilson’s every move. Expect a close, compelling game.
6. Raiders at Ravens (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Either Oakland is starting 3-1 or Baltimore is starting 4-0. Either way, this game is going to give us one of the top buzz teams from the first month of the season. We’ll see if Oakland can put up a fight on the road, as they did in New Orleans to start the season.
7. Bills at Patriots (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Blowout potential exists, but Buffalo played damn well last week and the Patriots’ quarterback situation makes things a little more interesting.
8. Dolphins at Bengals (Thursday night, NFL Network): Two non-terrible teams trying to avoid 1-3 starts. That’s good. But you also get the feeling this is going to be another extremely sloppy Thursday nighter.
9. Saints at Chargers (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, FOX): New Orleans isn’t very good. Neither is San Diego. There’s no rivalry, and this isn’t likely to impact playoff races two months from now. That said, Drew Brees and Philip Rivers!
10. Cowboys at 49ers (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, FOX): The late slate of Sunday afternoon games isn’t pretty. Only Dak Prescott can save this one.
11. Titans at Texans (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Marcus Mariota and Brock Osweiler have both been struggling, but at least this could be a pretty close matchup with the home team missing its best player in J.J. Watt.
12. Broncos at Buccaneers (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, CBS): Probably only worth checking out if Trevor Siemian is lighting Tampa on fire or if the Bucs are within reach late. s!
13. Rams at Cardinals (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, FOX): This has blowout written all over it. Wake L.A. football fans up when Jared Goff is playing.
14. Browns at Redskins (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): I don’t think either team is going to be particularly good this year, so there just isn’t much to see in a cross-conference matchup like this.
15. Lions at Bears (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Minnesota and Green Bay run that division.
