Week 13 in the NFL 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. Seahawks at Vikings (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Is Seattle about to make another December run? They’ll have to do so sans Jimmy Graham, and it’ll have to start in Minnesota. Great potential playoff preview here.
2. Eagles at Patriots (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, CBS): New England sans Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski? This should be interesting, especially as Chip Kelly and the Eagles face major questions in a desperate situation.
3. Colts at Steelers (Sunday night, NBC): No Andrew Luck. Maybe no Ben Roethlisberger? Still should be an entertaining battle between two AFC playoff contenders that have experienced a lot of ups and downs.
4. Packers at Lions (Thursday night, NFL Network): Aaron Rodgers is in a rut, as are — coincidentally — the Packers. And Detroit is hot. At home, the Lions could make this very interesting.
5. Jets at Giants (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Both New York squads are contenders and have reputations for making things interesting. Solid battle of MetLife Stadium co-tenants.
6. Texans at Bills (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Two desperate AFC playoff contenders led by two great defensive fronts. Should be a close game, too.
7. Chiefs at Raiders (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, CBS): Similar feel as two borderline playoff teams jockey for positioning. Worth checking out the inexplicably hot Chiefs against a high-powered young division rival.
8. Falcons at Buccaneers (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Jameis Winston is a draw and both the Falcons and Bucs can score points. Two desperate teams in the wild-card race to kick off December.
9. Broncos at Chargers (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, CBS): The Brock Osweiler Show is worth checking out on the road, especially in what could be a tough divisional game against a team coming off a nice win.
10. Cowboys at Redskins (Monday night, ESPN): Dallas is probably toast and Washington has been on fire at home. Still, this is worth checking out to get a feel for how much damage this Redskins team really can do with Kirk Cousins at the helm.
11. Panthers at Saints (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, FOX): Only touch if New Orleans sticks around or all the other late-afternoon games are at commercial.
12. Cardinals at Rams (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): This could be a blowout. However, the Cards are now missing Chris Johnson and St. Louis did beat Arizona on the road earlier this season.
13. Bengals at Browns (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Blowout potential is strong here. Don’t even bother unless the Browns somehow stick around after a deflating Monday night loss to the Ravens.
14. Ravens at Dolphins (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): AFC dud between two teams thinking about 2016.
15. Jaguars at Titans (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): Didn’t they just play? Nobody watches these games.
16. 49ers at Bears (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX): Chicago has been playing very good football, which might only mean the well-rested Bears could blow the weak 49ers out at home.
