FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume I, Issue I

Welcome to the initial issue of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter! Through this organizational structure, we will make the content on our fantasy sports blog more predictable and thus of more use to you, our loyal readers. In this, our first-ever issue of this weekly newsletter, we will focus on the following:

^ NFL Week One game-by-game fantasy notes
^ Our review of the aptly-named "BS Report" with Bill Simmons and Matthew Berry
^ Some fantasy hockey notes to get you hyped up for the forthcoming pool season
^ An early look at next year's fantasy baseball first-round probables
^ The NFL schedule for every week beyond this one

To be honest, we've been compiling content for this debut for several weeks now, so it may well end up being a bit bigger than our subsequent editions will be. We urge you to subscribe to this newsletter via our available RSS feed. On with the show ...

NFL Week 1

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Washington Redskins at N.Y. Giants 7:00 p.m. We don’t really like anyone from the ‘Skins yet with the exceptions of gimmes Portis and Cooley, although Moss is acceptable if you need to use him. Eli’s still a situational play, but he looks good here, as does Boss – who played against Washington late last year.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m. Detroit’s WRs are gimmes, and so is Michael Turner, so there are no real marginal plays in this one aside from Kitna and Roddy White. Notwithstanding Detroit’s abysmal pass defense, we can’t in good conscience recommend Matt Ryan in his pro debut. Regardless of what is said publicly, Kevin Smith is on thin ice with Rudi Johnson now in Motown.

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m. T.J. Housh and Ocho Cinco look ready to go, and they’re beyond obvious as plays if they are, but keep tabs on that leading up to gametime. Same goes for the banged-up McGahee, who is somewhat less likely to play; if he sits, Ray Rice is a must start against this terrible defense. Heap also may not play, and if he doesn’t, there’s nobody else worth recommending in the Baltimore lineup. Chris Perry is a marginal play at best against this defense.

Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m. Both QBs are hurt and should play, although only Hasselbeck is a really good option between the two. Julius Jones and Nate Burleson are not great options, while Buffalo’s gimme tandem of Lynch and Evans are the only worthy starters for now.

N.Y. Jets at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m. Ricky Williams has always played well against the Jets, and is actually a better option for now than Thomas Jones. Wait and see on anybody else from Miami right now, while Favre and Cotchery are the “sometimes” plays who merit a look for the Jets.

Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots 1:00 p.m. Trust nothing that is said publicly about Brady’s condition – monitor until game time. Welker’s value depends on whether Brady plays or not; if he does, the weak Chief secondary will have to double-team Moss and Welker will prosper. Croyle and any Chief WRs not named Bowe must prove themselves before even being considered as marginal plays.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints 1:00 p.m. This is our first all-in game of the season in terms of marginal players. The Deuce should be healthy and Galloway always feasts on the Saints, so even those who had had injury question marks look good here.

St. Louis Rams at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00 p.m. We’re still wary on DeSean Jackson as a starting WR right off the bat, but this looks like a good situation to play him if you are thin at the position and you must make a gamble of some sort. At least Curtis and Brown won’t be in there to take away opportunities from him. This is a good week to sit Bulger if you can inasmuch as he’ll be facing a great secondary. This is actually a pretty weak game for marginal plays.

Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00 p.m. Don’t sweat Andre Johnson or “Fast Willie,” they’ll both be in there. As for non-gimmes here, Holmes and Ward should be good matchups, while the Houston RB situation should be given a wide berth until the dust settles.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m. Beware either Tennessee RB right now, as the picture is unsettled and the opponent’s defense obviously tough. Frankly, the Titans look like the rare “play nobody” team, with the exception of Bironas. TE Lewis is a great sleeper for Jacksonville, as he has done well against Tennessee. David Garrard isn’t a great play yet until his WR picture gets a chance to gel a bit.

Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns 4:15 p.m. With Cleveland’s secondary looking so atrocious at the moment, Crayton is one of the best marginal plays of the week – but with Lewis and Anderson looking ready to play and Cleveland probably airing it out quite a bit once they fall behind, this looks like another “all in” game.

Carolina Panthers at San Diego Chargers 4:15 p.m. We don’t like any marginal plays in this game, although Rivers and his WRs Chambers and Jackson probably come the closest under the circumstances.

Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers 4:15 p.m. Don’t drink the Kool-Aid on O’Sullivan yet; only the gimmes of Gore and TE Davis should be in for San Fran. Warner and James are the marginal Cardinals who should get a look, although owners the Hightower situation should be monitored closely.

Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts 8:15 p.m. This Super Bowl 41 rematch in prime time will be notable for the Bears meriting “all out” and the Colts deserving “all in” – assuming Manning plays, and all indications are that he will.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers 7:00 p.m. Beware the banged-up Berrian, and for that matter, any Viking not named “Peterson.” For the Pack, Rogers and both of his starting WRs look good here.

Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders 10:15 p.m. Beware the Eddie Royal hype for right now, as it seems a bit overheated. Fargas and McFadden are good situational plays against this “weak sister” defense.

“BS Report” review

This podcast can be found on Bill Simmons’ home page on ESPN.com. It contains our various notes and observations about the conversation between Simmons and Matthew Berry.

^ Berry hasn’t read another fantasy columnist in 2 ½ years. I imagine FDH would have heard from him by now if he had!

^ Simmons referenced 2^nd year WRs as a cliché – it’s actually 3^rd year WRs. Duh!

^ Berry called a Torry Holt bounceback year – we actually really agree.

^ Berry says take Steven Jackson at #5 – we disagree (7), but not wildly.

^ Berry doesn’t want # 6 -- LT, Westbrook, Addai, AP, Jackson in his book, then a big dropoff – Simmons doesn’t want #8. In actuality, late-round is worse because of the falloff in talent that occurs in the early third round.

^ Berry is down on Frank Gore (1,109 total yards for a Martz lead back on average over the past few years – BUT – that includes the crappy Detroit backs!).

^ Berry’s next few picks in 1^st round: Brady, Portis, Marion Barber!!! Apparently, he’s never heard of Felix Jones if he thinks Barber is going to play as much as other consensus first-round backs.

^ If picking 9 or 10 in a 10-team league, Berry takes Moss or TO and a RB.

^ “Is it too early?” Berry says, “It’s your team, if he won’t last until you’re up next, then take him.” To him, there is no objective absolute truth and you should reach for whoever you want because it’s your own team. What a copout in terms of trying to legitimately, honestly help people out. Value matters, son.

^ Berry says Romo’s a 1^st round pick – Simmons puts him ahead of Manning!!! Don’t quit the day job, chowd.

^ Berry says go RB/WR first time around, then Brees, then Roethlisberger alone on the next tier!!!

^ Berry has Garrard 8^th on his QB rankings, notwithstanding still no front-line WRs.

^ Berry has Peyton Manning #30 overall on his board!!! Classic “shock value for the sake of it” from Matt Berry, a lot like when his boy Simmons embarrassed himself by saying the Cleveland Cavaliers would miss the playoffs altogether last year.

^ Berry has Braylon Edwards #3 at WR, Reggie Wayne at #4, Colston #5 – sounds about right to us.

^ Berry’s big comeback sleeper is Donovan McNabb, with Marc Bulger and Torry Holt fitting the bill also, as well as Hines Ward and the Steelers’ passing game overall.

^ Berry is high on the Jets!!! Loves Cotchery and Thomas Jones (what else is new?). He’s such a bandwagon boy.

^ Berry is high on the Redskins!!!

^ Berry three biggest sleepers: Chris Johnson, David Garrard, Matt Schaub, Steve Slaton – others: Ted Ginn, DeSean Jackson (#1 Philly WR in his book!!!), Darren McFadden to be an excellent #2 RB in his top 20 at the position!!!, Troy Smith, Patrick Crayton, Tony Scheffler.

^ Simmons would want to be picking in the #1 spot if possible, with #10 as a second choice!!! So at least he’s consistent about being random.

^ Berry wrote about the death of the 2 RB in 1^st 2 rounds Theory – only 7 of 30 top points-scorers last year on ESPN system were RBs – I’m sure he apologized for steering people that way!!! That’s sarcasm right there, folks.

^ ESPN does have an auction version of a fantasy setup this year.

Fantasy Hockey Notes
^ With all due respect to the fine folks at the 2009 NHL Yearbook (an otherwise sterling publication), their fantasy rankings are a mess. They rank the Top 15 goalies together and the Top 50 non-goalies together. So far, so good -- but the problem is in how they do it. 23 of the top 50 non-goalies are from the center (centre to our fine Canadian readers!) position, which is ludicrous. As is the case many years, the center pool is the deepest in terms of impact players; hence, the value of all but the top few players is minimized at least a bit proportionally because of that. In other words, you can wait awhile during the draft for your top center if you miss out on Crosby or Malkin and you can certainly wait on your #2 center. Positions of greater scarcity need to be represented much stronger in the Top 50 forwards/defensemen; by our reckoning, no more than 14-16 centers could even remotely be considered in that grouping. Time to apply some of the universal precepts of fantasy value and strategy, NHL Yearbook!

^ However, the NHL Yearbook comes up strong in comparison to The Hockey News Fantasy Guide, because AT LEAST THEY HAVE SOME SEMBLANCE OF A DRAFT BOARD! You heard our screaming correctly; THN's fantasy guide still does not carry an actual draft board, merely their projections for players and a statistical recap of their recent production! In no other sport have we run across a publication that purports to be all about fantasy sports that is so fundamentally and embarrassingly lacking in the most basic and elementary of advisory tools. Get it together next year, THN, you're better than that.


2009 Fantasy Baseball First-Round Probables

At this time last year, we were touting Hanley Ramirez as an early first-round lock for 2008, a position that most other touts subsequently agreed with and locked in as industry conventional wisdom. In what seemed to be the vast majority of drafts this past year, ARod went #1 and Ramirez followed at #2.

Those two will certainly be Top 5 picks again in 2009. Who are the likeliest to join them in the first round?

^ Albert Pujols is still, well, Albert Pujols.

^ Chase Utley was #3 on our board this year, more or less by default as we saw a big dropoff after the "Big 2." That was certainly no disrespect to him and he continues to cement his status as one of the premier hitters of his generation at one of the weakest positions. Health permitting, mark him down for the first round for the next five years, minimum.

^ After years of being frankly overvalued in the fantasy sense, Grady Sizemore finally lived up to the billing with a 30-30 season that could yet become 40-40. Like Carlos Beltran, though, he's still a four-category player at best as batting average remains a lagging area of production, but he's now a legit first-rounder.

^ Matt Holliday could hit 30-30 as well and proved that he was no fluke in terms of being drafted as the first outfielder in many leagues this year. Like Utley, good health is the only issue for years going forward.

^ While many in this business remain wary of recommending catchers in the first round, we are not afraid if the circumstance warrants it. Brian McCann's ascention to the title of "Best-Hitting Catcher Since Mike Piazza In His Prime" warrants it.

^ Ryan Braun's career trajectory places him in the first round as well, even if he can't get you dual-eligibility next year.

^ In terms of pitchers, Johan Santana has to get the nod on the cumulative basis of a run of dominance that recalls that of Randy Johnson and before that, Greg Maddux. With a greater supply of legitimate ace pitchers in the game in recent years, the value of other candidates takes them out of the first round (see fantasy hockey value analysis in this newsletter).

That's about it for the gimmes, although Jose Reyes with his steals and his (past) power production is right on the periphery of that status.


NFL Regular Season -- Weeks 2-17

Week 2

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers 1:00 p.m.

Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions 1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00 p.m.

Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at St. Louis Rams 1:00 p.m.

New Orleans Saints at Washington Redskins 1:00 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05 p.m.

Miami Dolphins at Arizona Cardinals 4:15 p.m.

San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos 4:15 p.m.

Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans 4:15 p.m.

New England Patriots at N.Y. Jets 4:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys 8:30 p.m.

Week 3

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m.

Oakland Raiders at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m.

Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m.

Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots 1:00 p.m.

Cincinnati Bengals at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m.

Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins 1:00 p.m.

New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos 4:05 p.m.

Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens 4:15 p.m.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts 4:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles 4:15 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

N.Y. Jets at San Diego Chargers 8:30 p.m.

Week 4

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

(Byes: Detroit, Indianapolis, Miami, New England, N.Y. Giants, Seattle)

Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers 1:00 p.m.

Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.

Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00 p.m.

Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints 1:00 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m.

Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 p.m.

Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m.

San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders 4:05 p.m.

Buffalo Bills at St. Louis Rams 4:05 p.m.

Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys 4:15 p.m.

Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers 8:30 p.m.

Week 5

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5

(Byes: Cleveland, N.Y. Jets, St. Louis, Oakland )

Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers 1:00 p.m.

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions 1:00 p.m.

Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers 1:00 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans 1:00 p.m.

San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m.

Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00 p.m.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver Broncos 4:05 p.m.

Buffalo Bills at Arizona Cardinals 4:15 p.m.

Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys 4:15 p.m.

New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers 4:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6

Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints 8:30 p.m.

Week 6

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12

(Byes: Buffalo, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Tennessee)

Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m.

Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans 1:00 p.m.

Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts 1:00 p.m.

Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m.

Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints 1:00 p.m.

Cincinnati Bengals at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m.

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 p.m.

St. Louis Rams at Washington Redskins 1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos 4:05 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals 4:15 p.m.

Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers 4:15 p.m.

Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks 4:15 p.m.

New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13

N.Y. Giants at Cleveland Browns 8:30 p.m.

Week 7

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19

(Byes: Arizona, Atlanta Jacksonville, Philadelphia)

San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m.

New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 1:00 p.m.

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m.

Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Rams 1:00 p.m.

Detroit Lions at Houston Texans 4:05 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers 4:15 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Oakland Raiders 4:15 p.m.

Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins 4:15 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

Denver Broncos at New England Patriots 8:30 p.m.

Week 8

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26

(Byes: Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay, Houston, Minnesota)

Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers 1:00 p.m.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys 1:00 p.m.

Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions 1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m.

St. Louis Rams at New England Patriots 1:00 p.m.

San Diego Chargers at New Orleans Saints (LONDON) 1:00 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m.

Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00 p.m.

Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers 4:15 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers 4:15 p.m.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans 8:30 p.m.

Week 9

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

(Byes: Carolina, New Orleans, San Diego, San Francisco)

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m.

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.

Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m.

Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams 1:00 p.m.

Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m.

Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos 4:05 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys at N.Y. Giants 4:15 p.m.

Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders 4:15 p.m.

Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks 4:15 p.m.

New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins 8:30 p.m.

Week 10

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6

(Byes: Baltimore, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Washington)

Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns 8:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m.

Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions 1:00 p.m.

Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans 1:00 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m.

Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots 1:00 p.m.

St. Louis Rams at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m.

Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiders 4:05 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers 4:15 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers 4:15 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia Eagles 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10

San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals 8:30 p.m.

Week 11

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13

N.Y. Jets at New England Patriots 8:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16

Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m.

Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers 1:00 p.m.

Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers 1:00 p.m.

Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts 1:00 p.m.

Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00 p.m.

New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m.

Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m.

Baltimore Ravens at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m.

Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 p.m.

St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers 4:05 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks 4:05 p.m.

San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers 4:15 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins * 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Cleveland Browns at Buffalo Bills 8:30 p.m.

Week 12

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20

Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers 8:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m.

Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m.

Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys 1:00 p.m.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions 1:00 p.m.

Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m.

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m.

Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams 1:00 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m.

Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Arizona Cardinals 4:15 p.m.

Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks 4:15 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers * 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24

Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints 8:30 p.m.

Week 13

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27

Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions 12:30 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys 4:15 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles 8:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30

San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m.

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.

Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m.

Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers 1:00 p.m.

Denver Broncos at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m.

Miami Dolphins at St. Louis Rams 1:00 p.m.

New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Washington Redskins 1:00 p.m.

Atlanta Falcons at San Diego Chargers 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots 4:15 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders 4:15 p.m.

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings * 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1

Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans 8:30 p.m.

Week 14

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4

Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers 8:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7

Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m.

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions 1:00 p.m.

Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers 1:00 p.m.

Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts 1:00 p.m.

Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints 1:00 p.m.

Philadelphia Eagles at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m.

Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m.

Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills (TORONTO) 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at San Francisco 49ers 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals 4:15 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers 4:15 p.m.

New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks * 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers 8:30 p.m.

Week 15

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11

New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears 8:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m.

Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers 1:00 p.m.

Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.

Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans 1:00 p.m.

Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts 1:00 p.m.

Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00 p.m.

San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bills at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams 1:00 p.m.

Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals 4:05 p.m.

New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders 4:15 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Dallas Cowboys * 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15

Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles 8:30 p.m.

Week 16

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars 8:15 p.m.

SatURDAY, DECEMBER 20

Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys 8:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m.

New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions 1:00 p.m.

Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m.

Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots 1:00 p.m.

Carolina Panthers at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams 1:00 p.m.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m.

Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins 1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos 4:05 p.m.

Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Seattle Seahawks 4:05 p.m.

San Diego Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers * 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 22

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears 8:30 p.m.

Week 17

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28

St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m.

New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers 1:00 p.m.

Chicago Bears at Houston Texans 1:00 p.m.

Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts 1:00 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m.

Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints 1:00 p.m.

Miami Dolphins at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00 p.m.

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00 p.m.

Oakland Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals 4:15 p.m.

Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers 4:15 p.m.

Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers 4:15 p.m.