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 7 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 8
Sunday, October 26, at 9:30 a.m. ET
Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons (In London)
Good cop: What better way to start your Sunday morning than to cook some pancakes and bacon and sit down in front of the television to watch some football! The only thing that could make this better is if Prince were cooking!
Bad cop: I live on the West Coast.
Sunday, October 26, at 1:00 p.m. ET
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
Good cop: I’m excited to see the Jets newest wide receiver, Percy Harvin, who they acquired in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks!
Bad cop: I’m excited to see Geno Smith and Kyle Orton play quarterback… not.
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
Good cop: This is an important game for the standings in the rough and tumble AFC North division where every team has at least three wins!
Bad cop: Interesting division. Lots of good teams, no great teams. I’d rather watch great games.
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
Good cop: I want to see if the defending champs can get up off the floor after two straight losses!
Bad cop: So far this year Carolina has played like they are the floor.
Chicago Bears at New England Patriots
Good cop: This is a must-win game for the Bears! After last week’s locker room explosion following their loss to Miami, they’re going to either be supremely focused and motivated or a complete mess!
Bad cop: I’m going with complete mess.
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans
Good cop: This is a game with real historical interest! The Tennessee Titans used to be the Houston Oilers before they moved to Tennessee! Now the Texans have taken over and they’re out to get the Titans!
Bad cop: I’m sorry, did you say “hysterical interest?” That’s the only type of interest in this game that I can imagine.
Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars
Good cop: The Dolphins are rounding into shape and the Jaguars just won a game! Plus, it’s a battle for supremacy in Florida!
Bad cop: The Good cop doth protest too much, methinks.
Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Good cop: Believe it or not, the Buccaneers still have a shot at the playoffs, even at 1-5!
Bad cop: That’s supposed to be an advertisement? This team’s division is so bad that even though they are obviously the worst, they could still make the playoffs?
St. Louis Rams at Kansas City Chiefs
Good cop: Hot off big wins against some of the best teams in football, one of these two teams will keep it going on Sunday!
Bad cop: Does it matter? The Chiefs are stuck behind the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos in their division and the Rams are stuck behind the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers in theirs.
SUNDAY, October 26, AT 4:05 and 4:25 P.M. ET
Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals
Good cop: What a great game! Two offensively gifted teams and coaches! Two exciting defenses! Only one team can win!
Bad cop: I love it when you repeat simple rules like “only one team can win” as a way to convince me that a game is interesting. How about, “the ground cannot cause a fumble” or “only one offensive player may be in motion before a snap!!”
Oakland Raiders at Cleveland Browns
Good cop: The Cleveland Browns gave the Jacksonville Jaguars their first win of the season last week! If they give the Raiders their first win this week, some people, most notably quarterback Brian Hoyer, will lose their jobs!
Bad cop: Hooray for people losing their jobs.
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
Good cop: Colts quarterback Andrew Luck may have the skills but Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has the championship rings! Two of them!
Bad cop: Has been vs. will be. Shoot, Andrew Luck is more of an is than a will be these days.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, AT 8:30 P.M. ET
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints
Good cop: Aaron Rodgers vs. Drew Brees! Cheese curds vs. jambalaya!
Bad cop: Can I have all the food and none of the football?
MONDAY, October 27, AT 8:30 P.M. ET
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Good cop: The Washington Redskins are giving Colt McCoy a chance at quarterback just in time for the Texas legend to make a triumphant return to his home state!
Bad cop: You do know that McCoy is playing because the first stringer is hurt and the second stringer is awful, right? Do not watch this game.