NFL Week 12 Sunday Schedule: What to watch before Packers-Bears on SNF

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears kick off this evening on Sunday Night Football, but before that there are 11 other games on the NFL’s schedule today.

Of those 11 games, eight take place in the early time slot. That batch of games features a pair of divisional tilts, one a rematch of a Thursday night game from just two weeks ago. In that game, the Indianapolis Colts came into Nashville and beat the Tennessee Titans to take control of the AFC South. This week, they meet again with both teams sitting at 7-3 and with the division still on the line. A Colts win would give Indy a full-game lead on the Titans with a head-to-head sweep; a Titans victory puts Tennessee up a game with a split on the year. The other divisional game in the early portion of the day puts the surprising Miami Dolphins against the winless New York Jets.

Then in the late afternoon, several playoff contenders take the field. The Saints visit Denver while the Rams host the 49ers, but the biggest game of the daytime slate pits Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. These two quarterbacks last met a year ago in week 14, when the Chiefs beat Brady and the New England Patriots 23-16.

So keep it here all day as we get ready to watch the Packers and Bears in prime time.