NFL schedule Week 12: Which teams have a bye this week?
By John Buhler
The 2017 NFL season has made it to Week 12. Which teams will be on their annual byes this week? Who needs to get healthy for a playoff run down the stretch?
This is the time of the year where football starts to get real interesting. It’s rivalry week in major college football and it’s Thanksgiving week in the NFL. Week 12 will be here before you know it with three games on Turkey Day Thursday. So who is on a bye this week?
Turns out, everybody has had their byes already. Technically, the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers could have used one, but Hurricane Irma had other ideas. At this point in the year, every team has played a full 10 games. So what are some of the best games to watch this week across the league?
Of course, you have the three Thanksgiving games. The 12:30 p.m. ET kickoff on FOX should be a real treat with the Minnesota Vikings taking on the Detroit Lions in a major NFC North division rivalry game with major playoff implications.
To be honest, the two other Thanksgiving games aren’t as good, but the Los Angeles Chargers take on the Dallas Cowboys at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS and Thursday Night Football will be between NFC East rivals in the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins at 8:30 p.m. ET.
There are two other primetime matchups this week with the Green Bay Packers taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football on NBC at 8:30 p.m. ET. Monday Night Football will be between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens on ESPN at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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Honestly, the best game of the week will be on Sunday when a pair of NFC division leaders clash in the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams. That will be a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff and FOX will have the telecast. You can also watch a major AFC West rivalry game between the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders going on simultaneously on CBS.