NFL schedule Week 6: Dates, times, TV schedule and more
By John Buhler
Week 6 of the 2017 NFL season is upon us. Here are the dates, times and television schedule for all 14 games going on in the NFL this week.
It’s already Week 6 of the 2017 NFL season. We will have an exciting slate of 14 games on tap for your enjoyment this week. Four teams will be on their byes this week. Those teams are the Buffalo Bills, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Dallas Cowboys and the Seattle Seahawks.
There will be three nationally televised games on the slate. Thursday Night Football will be between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Carolina Panthers. CBS, the NFL Network and Amazon will all carry that game on October 12 at 8:25 p.m. ET.
Sunday Night Football will pit the New York Giants against the Denver Broncos. NBC will have that game at 8:30 p.m. ET on October 15. Monday Night Football will be between a pair of AFC South division rivals in the Indianapolis Colts and the Tennessee Titans. ESPN will have that game at 8:30 p.m. ET on October 16.
The other 13 games will be shown in the early or late afternoon time slots on either CBS or FOX. Here are the start times and television schedule for the entire Week 6 slate in the NFL.
Thursday, Oct. 12
Thursday Night Football, 8:25 p.m. ET
Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers: CBS, NFL Network, Amazon
Sunday, Oct. 15
1:00 p.m. ET
Chicago Bears at Baltimore Ravens: FOX
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings: FOX
San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins: FOX
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints: FOX
Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons: CBS
Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans: CBS
New England Patriots at New York Jets: CBS
4:05 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals: FOX
Los Angeles Rams at Jacksonville Jaguars: FOX
4:25 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders: CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs: CBS
Sunday Night Football, 8:30 p.m. ET
New York Giants at Denver Broncos: NBC
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Monday, Oct. 16
Monday Night Football, 8:30 p.m. ET
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans: ESPN