NFL schedule Week 10: Who plays on Sunday night?
By John Buhler
It’s already Week 10 of the 2016 NFL season. Which two elite NFL teams will get to play on Sunday Night Football this week?
Sunday Night Football on NBC in Week 10 will feature the Seattle Seahawks (5-2-1) and the New England Patriots (7-1). Kickoff from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough will be at 8:30 p.m. ET on November 13th.
New England is coming off its bye in Week 9. The Patriots have not lost a game since starting quarterback Tom Brady returned from his four-game Deflategate suspension in Week 5 against the winless Cleveland Browns.
New England is clearly the best team in the AFC. Anything less than a sixth straight AFC Championship Game appearance would be a massive disappointment for this juggernaut football franchise.
Seattle has been banged up in 2016, but the Seahawks have found ways to win, or tie, games it frankly shouldn’t have. The Seahawks are the favorite to win the NFC West this season. While Seattle may not get a first-round bye in the 2016 NFC Playoffs, the Seahawks are definitely capable of getting to Super Bowl LI in Houston.
This will be a rematch of one of the greatest Super Bowls in recent memory. The Patriots bested the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale on a goal line interception from New England defensive back Malcolm Butler.
While Sunday Night Football usually has great games every week to begin with, this one in Week 10 may end up being the most hyped of the 2016 NFL season. New England and Seattle are two of the most dominant teams in the NFL in recent years.
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New England is more than a touchdown favorite in this game, as the Patriots offense is top-tier and Seattle struggles to score points with a hobbled Russell Wilson at quarterback. That being said, the Seahawks always find a way to keep it tight in games they shouldn’t win under head coach Pete Carroll. This has the makings of one of the best games on the 2016 NFL regular season.