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The Green Bay Packers move on to game two of their midseason gauntlet this evening, with a road game at the New England Patriots, but the Aaron Rodgers-Tom Brady matchup might be only the second-best game on the schedule today.
That’s because the top two teams in the NFC square off in a nationally-broadcast game this afternoon. The 8-0 Los Angeles Rams narrowly escaped their first loss last week against the Packers, but this week they travel to New Orleans to play the 6-1 Saints. This game could well determine a head-to-head tiebreaker for the top seed in the NFC when all is said and done, and it sets up to be an exceptional matchup between terrific offenses.
In the early slate, there’s an NFC North battle between the 4-3-1 Vikings and the 3-4 Lions that could keep shaking up the standings in the division. Meanwhile, the Bears get an early contest against a Bills team that is back to starting Nathan Peterman at quarterback, thanks to injuries to Josh Allen and Derek Anderson.
Tune in for those games early on and then keep it locked at APC for full coverage of Packers-Patriots.
Early Games
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore, MD
CBS
Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills
New Era Field
Buffalo, NY
FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC
FOX
Kansas City Chiefs at Cleveland Browns
FirstEnergy Stadium
Cleveland, OH
CBS
New York Jets at Miami Dolphins
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami, FL
CBS
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
U.S. Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
FOX
Atlanta Falcons at Washington
FedEx Field
Landover, MD
FOX
Afternoon Games
Houston Texans at Denver Broncos
2:05 PM MT (4:05 ET)
Mile High Stadium
Denver, CO
CBS
Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks
1:05 PM PT (4:05 ET)
CenturyLink Field
Seattle, WA
CBS
Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints
3:25 PM CT (4:25 ET)
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA
FOX
Sunday Night Football
Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots
8:20 PM ET
Gillette Stadium
Foxboro, MA
NBC