The NFL season has started but how do you know which games to watch and which to skip? Ask our favorite police duo with their good cop, bad cop precaps of all the Week 6 matchups in the National Football League this weekend. To see which games will be televised in your area, check out 506sports.com’s essential NFL maps. If you’re worried about watching too much football or if you’re negotiating for a little break during the weekend, read our weekly feature, Do Not Watch This Game.
Week 5
Sunday, October 12, at 1:00 p.m. ET
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Good cop: The Bills always play the Patriots tough! It’s their downtrodden but tough Upstate New York personality!
Bad cop: You’re saying one team always loses and you want me to watch?
Baltimore Ravens at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Good cop: I admire the Bucs spirit! After a thwacking on national TV, they’ve come back to play two great games in a row! I expect three!
Bad cop: Games down in Florida depress me once it’s October. Football is a fall sport. It should be chilly.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Good cop: The Browns have been good this year but beating the Steelers would make them great!
Bad cop: Cleveland Browns = Charlie Brown. Pittsburgh Steelers = Lucy pulling the ball away.
Carolina Panthers at Cincinnati Bengals
Good cop: Two cats enter, only one will leave!
Bad cop: Two exposed, under-achieving teams enter. Both will leave.
Denver Broncos at New York Jets
Good cop: It’s the offensive brilliance of Peyton Manning against the defensive scheming of Rex Ryan! A chess game extraordinaire!
Bad cop: The only scheming Rex Ryan is doing is how he can keep his job for one more week.
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Good cop: The NFC North division is wide open! This game between the Lions and the Vikings might be the difference between playoffs and bust!
Bad cop: Hmm. The Vikings without Adrian Peterson versus the Lions without Calvin Johnson. I think I’m going to do some vacuuming instead.
Green Bay Packers at Miami Dolphins
Good cop: Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been on fire the last couple weeks! Can the aquatic Dolphins quench his flame?
Bad cop: Fire? Flame? Has my wit scorched you?
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
Good cop: This might be the Jaguars best chance to win a game this season!
Bad cop: This might be the Jaguars best chance to win a game this season.
SUNDAY, October 12, AT 4:05 and 4:25 P.M. ET
San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders
Good cop: I’m always interested when two teams from the same state play each other!
Bad cop: San Diego is over 500 miles from Oakland. The Chargers are about 500 times better than the Raiders.
Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
Good cop: These teams are like mirror images of each other! Good quarterbacks, great wide receivers, mediocre defenses!
Bad cop: Always the best men, never the grooms.
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks
Good cop: This is a colossal matchup of titans! Two of the best teams in the league this year! This could be an NFC Championship game preview!
Bad cop: Did you say Titans? Have I already said how bad the Titans are? I have nothing bad to say about these two teams. Let’s move on.
Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals
Good cop: After burying their season and waving it goodbye, Washington has a sliver of life left if they can beat the Cardinals.
Bad cop: Washington, led by their second string quarterback, visits Arizona, led by their third stringer. The only interest I have in this game is what would happen if these quarterbacks got injured.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, AT 8:30 P.M. ET
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Good cop: An NFC East battle! A tri-state area struggle! Both teams with winning records! Who could ask for anything more?
Bad cop: All I have to say is that this game doesn’t lend itself to themed cuisine very well.
MONDAY, October 13, AT 8:30 P.M. ET
San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams
Good cop: The Rams may not be great but their defense always puts up a good fight against San Francisco!
Bad cop: Do not watch this game.