Sunday, April 8, 2012

Coming Clean


Update: Time to Come Clean

As many (and I mean, many) of outlets have reported, this is indeed a MOCK schedule that I completely made up for the NFL 2012 Regular Season.  If that's all you need to hear, that's fine.  If you want to hear more, feel free to keep reading.

Sidenote: Text I received: "Well, you had a good run... Now Roger Goodell is gonna suspend you from watching the first 4 games of the season"

I'm a huge NFL fan.  Yes, I have a life.  Yes, I have a job.  In a roundabout way, I was inspired to create this 2012 MOCK schedule by ESPN's NFL Playoff Machine (http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine).  I started creating my own playoffs machine, which contained all 17 weeks of the regular season from 2011.  I wanted to have this  basic concept completed so that when the actual 2012 schedule was released, I could quickly plug it in my template and then my playoffs machine would be available to go live.  However, I got a little over halfway done, and decided to switch gears and see how difficult it would be to create a (somewhat) realistic schedule of the 2012 NFL Regular Season and see if it would pick up any steam.  This started as a small project, but I had NO idea how much work had to be put in to fit the criteria for an NFL schedule. Such as:
1. Cowboys @ Giants Week 1
2. Patriots @ Rams in London Week 8 (with Week 9 byes)
3. At least two other games between a divisional repeat game
4. No more than 3 consecutive home/away games (which my schedule doesn't even follow)
5.  Thanksgiving - Dallas home game against an NFC opponent and Detroit home game against an AFC opponent
6. No Giants/Jets home games on the same day
7. Every team having one, and only one, Thursday game
8. No Oakland Raiders home games the same day as an Oakland Athletics home game
9. Potential NFL and MLB stadiums with "shared" parking (Kansas City Chiefs and Royals)
10.  NFL stadiums with prior arrangements: Obama Democratic National Convention (Panthers Week 1), Seattle Sounders   (Seahawks Week 5), and others
11.  NFL Broadcasting issues with San Francisco and Oakland playing same at the same time on the same network

I posted this MOCK schedule Wednesday night (April 4th) and sent out a few generic tweets to see if anyone would pick it up.  Well, Friday (April 6th) rolled around and I saw the story posted on ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/06/league-says-leaked-regular-season-schedule-is-bogus/).  Immediately, I checked my blogspot and saw that I had over 54,000 page views.  As of posting this update, I'm at over 83,000 page views. While it was amazing to watch it spread like wildfire, it was even more fun to see the excitement that comes behind the release of a simple schedule.  I know people pointed out the flaws in my schedule left and right (Steelers/Bengals opening stretch, Bears schedule have all the away games frontloaded in the schedule, Eagles having a Thursday game before the bye), but trying to fix any one of those flaws leads to at least 2 or 3 more issues.  I also clearly botched the 4:05pm vs 4:15pm thing, and just put all FOX games as 4:05pm and all CBS games as 4:15pm.  With that being said, I don't envy all of the work that the NFL schedule makers have to do.  If anything, it makes me respect them a lot more.  I can't imagine how many drafts they create and how many times they think everything lines up, only to find one glaring mistake.  I was extremely critical of some things in the schedule last year (like Philadelphia traveling to Seattle for a Thursday game), but this experience taught me that some things just can't be avoided.  I have so many rough drafts of my work that documents all of the steps from start to finish in making my schedule.  Whenever the NFL Schedule comes out, I'll be the first one to analyze it just like many of you will.  I don't expect the actual schedule to be anything like this at all. 

But as I mentioned earlier, it was entertaining to see what this fake schedule created around the internet.  NFL Message Boards being flooded with topics and messages analyzing the schedule.  Every fan base feels like their team deserves more PrimeTime games.  Everyone said my MNF Schedule was atrocious (look at last years, I purposely picked less-than-stellar games).  People started immediately going down the schedule and picking wins and losses.  And last but not least, @incarceratedbob jumped on this story, posted it all over his twitter and blogspot, gave me absolutely no credit or recognition, and tried to post my own work as his own.  He also went as far as tweeting, "**UPDATED NFL NEWS** NFL decides 2push back original date of releasing 2012 schedule(Leaked dates are why they moved back announcement) #IBN"  While many websites posted the schedule, they all said it was complete speculation and should be taken with a grain of salt.  ProFootballTalk is, without a doubt, my favorite website and there's never a moment where I don't have it up when I'm at my computer.  If there was ever any doubt that Incarcerated Bob was a complete and total fraud, this proves it.  Credible websites like ProFootballTalk immediately squashed the story.  Same goes for a ton of other websites.

Examples:

With all of that out in the open, feel free to contact me via my twitter @EaglesStats or email me eaglesstats@gmail.com.  And like I mentioned earlier, I'll be the first one to analyze the real NFL schedule, once it's actually available on Tuesday, April 17th at 7:00pm.  Thanks for the page views, and I'll actually go back to publishing Eagles stats when the 2012 NFL season rolls around.


Wednesday, April 4, 2012

NFL MOCK Schedule News and Notes





NFL MOCK Schedule News and Notes



  • NFL changed their bye week scheduling from last year.  For the 2011 season, bye weeks lasted from Week 5 - Week 11 (excluding week 10).  For the 2012 season, bye weeks are from Week 5 - Week 10.
  • NFL Thursday Night Football - All 32 teams play one game on a Thursday.  NFL Network carries a total of 13 games from Week 2 - Week 16, excluding Week 8 (MLB World Series) and Week 12 (NBC carries the Thanksgiving primetime game).   The NFL really tried to limit teams from traveling cross-country for Thursday Night Football and it mostly worked (except for the Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers in Week 10 and the Oakland Raiders at the Cincinnati Bengals Week 11).  Also every team playing on Thursday has a Sunday game the prior week (except for the San Francisco 49ers, who have their bye week).
  • The New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys will kick off the NFL Season on Wednesday, September 5th on NBC.  They also lead the league in appearances in primetime with 5 games each.  The Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens, and Denver Broncos all have 4 appearances.
  • The NFL International Series continues with the New England Patriots at the St. Louis Rams on October 28th in London, England and the New York Jets at the Buffalo Bills on December 16th in Toronto, Canada
  • Week 1 of the 2012 NFL season is highlighted by NBC Sunday Night Football matchup of the Houston Texans at the Denver Broncos on September 9th.  On Monday, September 10th, ESPN carries a double header lineup of the Green Bay Packers at the Detroit Lions at 7:00pm and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Oakland Raiders at 10:15pm. 
  • The Thanksgiving lineup for the 2012 NFL season features the Houston Texans at the Detroit Lions (12:30pm CBS), the New Orleans Saints at the Dallas Cowboys (4:15pm FOX), and the New England Patriots at the Tennessee Titans (8:20pm NBC).
  • The ESPN Monday Night Football Game on December 24th featuring the Denver Broncos at the Oakland Raiders has been moved from 8:30pm to 8:00pm.

30 "Hypothetical" Games We Can't Wait to See This NFL Season


30 "Hypothetical" Games We Can't Wait to See This NFL Season
1.Week 1Wednesday9/5/2012Cowboys@GiantsNBC8:30 PMThe 2012 NFL Season kicks off with two fierce division rivals, who closed the 2011 NFL Regular Season
2.Week 1Sunday9/9/2012Redskins@EaglesFOX1:00 PMRGIII gets his first taste of the NFL in Philadelphia
3.Week 1Sunday9/9/2012Panthers@SaintsFOX1:00 PMHow will the Saints season fare without Sean Payton?
4.Week 1Sunday9/9/2012Colts@JaguarsCBS1:00 PMThe #1 overall pick, Andrew Luck, tries to turn around a franchise starting in Jacksonville
5.Week 1Sunday9/9/2012Steelers@RavensCBS1:00 PMThis divisional rivalry is as physical as they come, and we won't have to wait long to see it
6.Week 1Sunday9/9/201249ers@PatriotsFOX4:15 PMTwo teams that fell short to the Giants in their Super Bowl run square off in this Week 1 matchup
7.Week 1Sunday9/9/2012Texans@BroncosNBC8:20 PMPeyton Manning.  Denver.  Week 1.  Sunday Night Football.
8.Week 1Monday9/10/2012Packers@LionsESPN7:00 PMESPN's Week 1 double-header features an NFC North divisional battle, and the 2012 Gruden-Bowl
Monday9/10/2012Buccaneers@RaidersESPN10:15 PM
9.Week 2Thursday9/13/2012Broncos@ChargersNFLN8:20 PMWe don't think anyone will get tired of seeing Peyton Manning in primetime as a Bronco
10.Week 2Sunday9/16/2012Jets@PatriotsNBC8:20 PMLet's see if Bill Belichick is still a "jerk" to Darrelle Revis
11.Week 3Sunday9/23/2012Steelers@BroncosCBS4:15 PMI have a feeling this Playoffs rematch will be a little bit different than last year
12.Week 6Sunday10/14/2012Saints@PackersNBC8:20 PMCan this game possibly live up to their Opening Night matchup from one year ago?
13.Week 6Monday10/15/2012Bills@PatriotsESPN8:30 PMTom Brady, meet Mario Williams
14.Week 7Sunday10/21/2012Giants@49ersNBC8:20 PMLast year, the Giants and 49ers split their two matchups, but the Giants won the game that mattered
15.Week 8Sunday10/28/2012Patriots@RamsCBS1:00 PMNFL in London.  Can the Rams pull off the upset in Wembley Stadium?
16.Week 8Monday10/29/2012Ravens@TexansESPN8:30 PMAnother Playoffs rematch.  Let's see if the Texans fare a little differently with Matt Schaub under center
17.Week 10Sunday11/11/2012Redskins@RamsFOX1:00 PMWith one of the largest trades in the history of the NFL Draft made, let's see how both teams fare up to Week 10
18.Week 10Sunday11/11/2012Patriots@RavensCBS4:05 PMWhat is the over/under of how many Billy Cundiff replays this game will feature?
19.Week 10Sunday11/11/2012Packers@SeahawksNBC8:20 PMMatt Flynn gets his first crack at beating his former team on NBC
20.Week 11Thursday11/15/2012Raiders@BengalsNFLN8:20 PMCarson Palmer makes his return to Cincinnati for Thursday Night Football on NFL Network
21.Week 12Thursday11/22/2012Texans@LionsCBS12:30 PMThe NFL Thanksgiving classic features the traditional Lions and Cowboys home games,
Thursday11/22/2012Saints@CowboysFOX4:15 PMas well as the Patriots visiting the up-and-coming Titans
Thursday11/22/2012Patriots@TitansNBC8:20 PM
22.Week 12Sunday11/25/2012Broncos@RavensNBC8:20 PMAn AFC matchup of two teams with Super Bowl expectations
23.Week 13Sunday12/2/2012Bills@TexansCBS1:00 PMWho Says You Can't Go Home? Mario Williams travels back home to Houston
24.Week 13Sunday12/2/2012Packers@GiantsFOX4:05 PMThe Packers seek revenge for their early Playoffs exit from last year
25.Week 13Sunday12/2/2012Broncos@PatriotsCBS4:15 PMTom Brady vs. Peyton Manning.  Does anything else need to be said?
26.Week 14Thursday12/6/2012Jets@JaguarsNFLN8:20 PMThe New York Jets travel to Jacksonville in the Tim TeBowl
27.Week 15Sunday12/16/2012Giants@CowboysFOX4:15 PMThis game is sure to have major implications for the NFC East with the NFL Playoffs right around the corner
28.Week 15Sunday12/16/2012Eagles@SteelersNBC8:20 PMA Pennsylvania knock 'em down, drag 'em out style game on Sunday Night Football
29.Week 16Sunday12/23/201249ers@SaintsNBC8:20 PMTheir 2011 Divisional Round Playoffs matchup featured 28 points in the final 4:11.  Will the offensive fireworks continue?
30.Week 16Monday12/24/2012Broncos@RaidersESPN8:00 PMESPN brings you Peyton Manning in the Black Hole on Christmas Eve.

Full NFL 2012 MOCK Regular Season Schedule


Update (4/8/2012): Time to Come Clean

As many (and I mean, many) of outlets have reported, this is indeed a MOCK schedule that I completely made up for the NFL 2012 Regular Season.  If that's all you need to hear, that's fine.  If you want to hear more, feel free to keep reading.

Sidenote: Text I received: "Well, you had a good run... Now Roger Goodell is gonna suspend you from watching the first 4 games of the season"

I'm a huge NFL fan.  Yes, I have a life.  Yes, I have a job.  In a roundabout way, I was inspired to create this 2012 MOCK schedule by ESPN's NFL Playoff Machine (http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine).  I started creating my own playoffs machine, which contained all 17 weeks of the regular season from 2011.  I wanted to have this  basic concept completed so that when the actual 2012 schedule was released, I could quickly plug it in my template and then my playoffs machine would be available to go live.  However, I got a little over halfway done, and decided to switch gears and see how difficult it would be to create a (somewhat) realistic schedule of the 2012 NFL Regular Season and see if it would pick up any steam.  This started as a small project, but I had NO idea how much work had to be put in to fit the criteria for an NFL schedule. Such as:
1. Cowboys @ Giants Week 1
2. Patriots @ Rams in London Week 8 (with Week 9 byes)
3. At least two other games between a divisional repeat game
4. No more than 3 consecutive home/away games (which my schedule doesn't even follow)
5.  Thanksgiving - Dallas home game against an NFC opponent and Detroit home game against an AFC opponent
6. No Giants/Jets home games on the same day
7. Every team having one, and only one, Thursday game
8. No Oakland Raiders home games the same day as an Oakland Athletics home game
9. Potential NFL and MLB stadiums with "shared" parking (Kansas City Chiefs and Royals)
10.  NFL stadiums with prior arrangements: Obama Democratic National Convention (Panthers Week 1), Seattle Sounders   (Seahawks Week 5), and others
11.  NFL Broadcasting issues with San Francisco and Oakland playing same at the same time on the same network

I posted this schedule Wednesday night (April 4th) and sent out a few generic tweets to see if anyone would pick it up.  Well, Friday (April 6th) rolled around and I saw the story posted on ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/06/league-says-leaked-regular-season-schedule-is-bogus/).  Immediately, I checked my blogspot and saw that I had over 54,000 page views.  As of posting this update, I'm at over 83,000 page views. While it was amazing to watch it spread like wildfire, it was even more fun to see the excitement that comes behind the release of a simple schedule.  I know people pointed out the flaws in my schedule left and right (Steelers/Bengals opening stretch, Bears schedule have all the away games frontloaded in the schedule, Eagles having a Thursday game before the bye), but trying to fix any one of those flaws leads to at least 2 or 3 more issues.  I also clearly botched the 4:05pm vs 4:15pm thing, and just put all FOX games as 4:05pm and all CBS games as 4:15pm.  With that being said, I don't envy all of the work that the NFL schedule makers have to do.  If anything, it makes me respect them a lot more.  I can't imagine how many drafts they create and how many times they think everything lines up, only to find one glaring mistake.  I was extremely critical of some things in the schedule last year (like Philadelphia traveling to Seattle for a Thursday game), but this experience taught me that some things just can't be avoided.  I have so many rough drafts of my work that documents all of the steps from start to finish in making my schedule.  Whenever the NFL Schedule comes out, I'll be the first one to analyze it just like many of you will.  I don't expect the actual schedule to be anything like this at all. 

But as I mentioned earlier, it was entertaining to see what this fake schedule created around the internet.  NFL Message Boards being flooded with topics and messages analyzing the schedule.  Every fan base feels like their team deserves more PrimeTime games.  Everyone said my MNF Schedule was atrocious (look at last years, I purposely picked less-than-stellar games).  People started immediately going down the schedule and picking wins and losses.  And last but not least, @incarceratedbob jumped on this story, posted it all over his twitter and blogspot, gave me absolutely no credit or recognition, and tried to post my own work as his own.  He also went as far as tweeting, "**UPDATED NFL NEWS** NFL decides 2push back original date of releasing 2012 schedule(Leaked dates are why they moved back announcement) #IBN"  While many websites posted the schedule, they all said it was complete speculation and should be taken with a grain of salt.  ProFootballTalk is, without a doubt, my favorite website and there's never a moment where I don't have it up when I'm at my computer.  If there was ever any doubt that Incarcerated Bob was a complete and total fraud, this proves it.  Credible websites like ProFootballTalk immediately squashed the story.  Same goes for a ton of other websites.

Examples:

With all of that out in the open, feel free to contact me via my twitter @EaglesStats or email me eaglesstats@gmail.com.  And like I mentioned earlier, I'll be the first one to analyze the real NFL schedule, once it's actually available on Tuesday, April 17th at 7:00pm.  Thanks for the page views, and I'll actually go back to publishing Eagles stats when the 2012 NFL season rolls around.

 And I'll leave all of this up, just for fun.



Twitter: @EaglesStats
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NFL 2012 Schedule

Week 1 Wednesday 9/5/2012 Cowboys @ Giants NBC 8:30 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Redskins @ Eagles FOX 1:00 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Panthers @ Saints FOX 1:00 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Cardinals @ Falcons FOX 1:00 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Seahawks @ Bills FOX 1:00 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Dolphins @ Jets CBS 1:00 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Colts @ Jaguars CBS 1:00 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Bengals @ Browns CBS 1:00 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Steelers @ Ravens CBS 1:00 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Chargers @ Chiefs CBS 1:00 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Bears @ Titans FOX 4:15 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Vikings @ Rams FOX 4:15 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 49ers @ Patriots FOX 4:15 PM
Week 1 Sunday 9/9/2012 Texans @ Broncos NBC 8:20 PM
Week 1 Monday 9/10/2012 Packers @ Lions ESPN 7:00 PM
Week 1 Monday 9/10/2012 Buccaneers @ Raiders ESPN 10:15 PM
Week 2 Thursday 9/13/2012 Broncos @ Chargers NFLN 8:20 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Eagles @ Saints FOX 1:00 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Lions @ Jaguars FOX 1:00 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Buccaneers @ Panthers FOX 1:00 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Vikings @ Colts FOX 1:00 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Rams @ Dolphins FOX 1:00 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Browns @ Giants CBS 1:00 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Raiders @ Falcons CBS 1:00 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Steelers @ Titans CBS 1:00 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Bills @ Cardinals CBS 4:05 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Ravens @ Chiefs CBS 4:05 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Bears @ 49ers FOX 4:15 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Packers @ Texans FOX 4:15 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Cowboys @ Seahawks FOX 4:15 PM
Week 2 Sunday 9/16/2012 Jets @ Patriots NBC 8:20 PM
Week 2 Monday 9/17/2012 Bengals @ Redskins ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 3 Thursday 9/20/2012 Rams @ Bears NFLN 8:20 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Giants @ Falcons FOX 1:00 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Panthers @ Chiefs FOX 1:00 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Chargers @ Buccaneers CBS 1:00 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Jaguars @ Packers CBS 1:00 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Ravens @ Redskins CBS 1:00 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Patriots @ Dolphins CBS 1:00 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Bills @ Jets CBS 1:00 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Bengals @ Eagles CBS 1:00 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Saints @ Raiders FOX 4:05 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Cardinals @ 49ers FOX 4:05 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Colts @ Texans CBS 4:15 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Steelers @ Broncos CBS 4:15 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Browns @ Cowboys CBS 4:15 PM
Week 3 Sunday 9/23/2012 Seahawks @ Lions NBC 8:20 PM
Week 3 Monday 9/24/2012 Titans @ Vikings ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 4 Thursday 9/27/2012 Ravens @ Browns NFLN 8:20 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Eagles @ Giants FOX 1:00 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Packers @ Colts FOX 1:00 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Lions @ Titans FOX 1:00 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Bears @ Jaguars FOX 1:00 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Cardinals @ Vikings FOX 1:00 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Raiders @ Panthers CBS 1:00 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Dolphins @ Bengals CBS 1:00 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Chiefs @ Bills CBS 1:00 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 49ers @ Seahawks FOX 4:05 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Buccaneers @ Broncos FOX 4:05 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Jets @ Rams CBS 4:15 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Texans @ Patriots CBS 4:15 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Chargers @ Steelers CBS 4:15 PM
Week 4 Sunday 9/30/2012 Redskins @ Cowboys NBC 8:20 PM
Week 4 Monday 10/1/2012 Falcons @ Saints ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 5 Thursday 10/4/2012 Dolphins @ Colts NFLN 8:20 PM BYE
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 Redskins @ Giants FOX 1:00 PM Saints
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 Falcons @ Eagles FOX 1:00 PM Lions
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 Buccaneers @ Cowboys FOX 1:00 PM Jets
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 Vikings @ Bears FOX 1:00 PM Bills
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 Titans @ Texans CBS 1:00 PM Jaguars
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 Steelers @ Raiders CBS 4:05 PM Chiefs
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 Patriots @ Seahawks CBS 4:05 PM
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 Browns @ Broncos CBS 4:05 PM
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 49ers @ Rams FOX 4:15 PM
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 Cardinals @ Packers FOX 4:15 PM
Week 5 Sunday 10/7/2012 Bengals @ Ravens NBC 8:20 PM
Week 5 Monday 10/8/2012 Panthers @ Chargers ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 6 Thursday 10/11/2012 Eagles @ Redskins NFLN 8:20 PM BYE
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Cowboys @ Falcons FOX 1:00 PM Panthers
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Buccaneers @ Vikings FOX 1:00 PM Bears
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Jets @ Dolphins CBS 1:00 PM Seahawks
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Texans @ Jaguars CBS 1:00 PM Giants
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Colts @ Titans CBS 1:00 PM
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Raiders @ Ravens CBS 1:00 PM
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Chargers @ Browns CBS 1:00 PM
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Lions @ 49ers FOX 4:05 PM
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Rams @ Cardinals FOX 4:05 PM
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Steelers @ Bengals CBS 4:15 PM
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Broncos @ Chiefs CBS 4:15 PM
Week 6 Sunday 10/14/2012 Saints @ Packers NBC 8:20 PM
Week 6 Monday 10/15/2012 Bills @ Patriots ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 7 Thursday 10/18/2012 Vikings @ Packers NFLN 8:20 PM BYE
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Redskins @ Browns FOX 1:00 PM Eagles
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Falcons @ Buccaneers FOX 1:00 PM Texans
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Rams @ Lions FOX 1:00 PM Ravens
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Bills @ Colts CBS 1:00 PM Bengals
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Dolphins @ Patriots CBS 1:00 PM
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Titans @ Jaguars CBS 1:00 PM
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Chiefs @ Steelers CBS 1:00 PM
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Chargers @ Saints CBS 4:05 PM
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Raiders @ Broncos CBS 4:05 PM
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Cardinals @ Jets FOX 4:15 PM
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Seahawks @ Panthers FOX 4:15 PM
Week 7 Sunday 10/21/2012 Giants @ 49ers NBC 8:20 PM
Week 7 Monday 10/22/2012 Bears @ Cowboys ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Giants @ Bengals FOX 1:00 PM BYE
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Redskins @ Saints FOX 1:00 PM Broncos
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Panthers @ Buccaneers FOX 1:00 PM Chargers
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Bears @ Lions FOX 1:00 PM Colts
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Patriots @ Rams CBS 1:00 PM Vikings
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Titans @ Dolphins CBS 1:00 PM Packers
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Jaguars @ Bills CBS 1:00 PM Falcons
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Browns @ Steelers CBS 1:00 PM
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 49ers @ Cardinals FOX 4:05 PM
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Jets @ Seahawks CBS 4:15 PM
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Chiefs @ Raiders CBS 4:15 PM
Week 8 Sunday 10/28/2012 Eagles @ Cowboys NBC 8:20 PM
Week 8 Monday 10/29/2012 Ravens @ Texans ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 9 Thursday 11/1/2012 Seahawks @ Cardinals NFLN 8:20 PM BYE
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Cowboys @ Ravens FOX 1:00 PM Raiders
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Falcons @ Lions FOX 1:00 PM Patriots
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Bears @ Vikings FOX 1:00 PM Rams
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Dolphins @ Bills CBS 1:00 PM 49ers
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Texans @ Colts CBS 1:00 PM Bucs
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Titans @ Packers CBS 1:00 PM Redskins
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Bengals @ Jaguars CBS 1:00 PM
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Saints @ Giants FOX 4:05 PM
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Broncos @ Panthers CBS 4:15 PM
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Chiefs @ Chargers CBS 4:15 PM
Week 9 Sunday 11/4/2012 Jets @ Steelers NBC 8:20 PM
Week 9 Monday 11/5/2012 Eagles @ Browns ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 10 Thursday 11/8/2012 Bills @ 49ers NFLN 8:20 PM BYE
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Redskins @ Rams FOX 1:00 PM Browns
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Falcons @ Chiefs FOX 1:00 PM Steelers
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Buccaneers @ Saints FOX 1:00 PM Titans
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Lions @ Vikings FOX 1:00 PM Dolphins
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Jaguars @ Texans CBS 1:00 PM Cardinals
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Broncos @ Bengals CBS 1:00 PM Cowboys
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Patriots @ Ravens CBS 4:05 PM
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Raiders @ Chargers CBS 4:05 PM
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Giants @ Eagles FOX 4:15 PM
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Panthers @ Bears FOX 4:15 PM
Week 10 Sunday 11/11/2012 Packers @ Seahawks NBC 8:20 PM
Week 10 Monday 11/12/2012 Colts @ Jets ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 11 Thursday 11/15/2012 Raiders @ Bengals NFLN 8:20 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Eagles @ Buccaneers FOX 1:00 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Cowboys @ Redskins FOX 1:00 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Saints @ Falcons FOX 1:00 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Patriots @ Jaguars CBS 1:00 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Chargers @ Jets CBS 1:00 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Bills @ Browns CBS 1:00 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Texans @ Bears CBS 1:00 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Titans @ Colts CBS 1:00 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Lions @ Cardinals FOX 4:05 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Vikings @ Seahawks FOX 4:05 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Chiefs @ Broncos CBS 4:15 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Dolphins @ 49ers CBS 4:15 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Ravens @ Steelers CBS 4:15 PM
Week 11 Sunday 11/18/2012 Giants @ Panthers NBC 8:20 PM
Week 11 Monday 11/19/2012 Packers @ Rams ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 12 Thursday 11/22/2012 Texans @ Lions CBS 12:30 PM
Week 12 Thursday 11/22/2012 Saints @ Cowboys FOX 4:15 PM
Week 12 Thursday 11/22/2012 Patriots @ Titans NBC 8:20 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Falcons @ Redskins FOX 1:00 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Panthers @ Eagles FOX 1:00 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 49ers @ Jets FOX 1:00 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Rams @ Bills FOX 1:00 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Jaguars @ Vikings CBS 1:00 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Steelers @ Browns CBS 1:00 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Raiders @ Dolphins CBS 1:00 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Colts @ Chiefs CBS 1:00 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Bengals @ Chargers CBS 4:05 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Bears @ Packers FOX 4:15 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Cardinals @ Seahawks FOX 4:15 PM
Week 12 Sunday 11/25/2012 Broncos @ Ravens NBC 8:20 PM
Week 12 Monday 11/26/2012 Buccaneers @ Giants ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 13 Thursday 11/29/2012 Panthers @ Falcons NFLN 8:20 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Redskins @ Buccaneers FOX 1:00 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Lions @ Eagles FOX 1:00 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 49ers @ Vikings FOX 1:00 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Jets @ Titans CBS 1:00 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Bills @ Texans CBS 1:00 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Steelers @ Cowboys CBS 1:00 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Browns @ Bengals CBS 1:00 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Chiefs @ Saints CBS 1:00 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Packers @ Giants FOX 4:05 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Seahawks @ Rams FOX 4:05 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Jaguars @ Raiders CBS 4:15 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Ravens @ Chargers CBS 4:15 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Broncos @ Patriots CBS 4:15 PM
Week 13 Sunday 12/2/2012 Colts @ Bears NBC 8:20 PM
Week 13 Monday 12/3/2012 Dolphins @ Cardinals ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 14 Thursday 12/6/2012 Jets @ Jaguars NFLN 8:20 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Giants @ Ravens FOX 1:00 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Cowboys @ Panthers FOX 1:00 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Redskins @ Steelers FOX 1:00 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Vikings @ Texans FOX 1:00 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Seahawks @ Dolphins FOX 1:00 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Rams @ Buccaneers FOX 1:00 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Titans @ Bills CBS 1:00 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Colts @ Patriots CBS 1:00 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Bengals @ Chiefs CBS 1:00 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Browns @ Raiders CBS 4:05 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Eagles @ Cardinals FOX 4:15 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Saints @ Broncos FOX 4:15 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 49ers @ Packers FOX 4:15 PM
Week 14 Sunday 12/9/2012 Falcons @ Chargers NBC 8:20 PM
Week 14 Monday 12/10/2012 Lions @ Bears ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 15 Thursday 12/13/2012 Chiefs @ Buccaneers NFLN 8:20 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Saints @ Panthers FOX 1:00 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Lions @ Packers FOX 1:00 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Vikings @ Redskins FOX 1:00 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Cardinals @ Patriots FOX 1:00 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Jets @ Bills CBS 1:00 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Dolphins @ Texans CBS 1:00 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Ravens @ Bengals CBS 1:00 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Browns @ Colts CBS 1:00 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Broncos @ Falcons CBS 4:05 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Chargers @ Raiders CBS 4:05 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Giants @ Cowboys FOX 4:15 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Rams @ 49ers FOX 4:15 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Seahawks @ Bears FOX 4:15 PM
Week 15 Sunday 12/16/2012 Eagles @ Steelers NBC 8:20 PM
Week 15 Monday 12/17/2012 Jaguars @ Titans ESPN 8:30 PM
Week 16 Thursday 12/20/2012 Steelers @ Giants NFLN 8:20 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Cowboys @ Bengals FOX 1:00 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Panthers @ Redskins FOX 1:00 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Buccaneers @ Falcons FOX 1:00 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Packers @ Vikings FOX 1:00 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Colts @ Lions CBS 1:00 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Patriots @ Bills CBS 1:00 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Jaguars @ Dolphins CBS 1:00 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Texans @ Jets CBS 1:00 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Chiefs @ Browns CBS 1:00 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Rams @ Seahawks FOX 4:05 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Bears @ Cardinals FOX 4:05 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Titans @ Chargers CBS 4:15 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 Ravens @ Eagles CBS 4:15 PM
Week 16 Sunday 12/23/2012 49ers @ Saints NBC 8:20 PM
Week 16 Monday 12/24/2012 Broncos @ Raiders ESPN 8:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Giants @ Redskins FOX 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Cowboys @ Eagles FOX 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Saints @ Buccaneers FOX 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Falcons @ Panthers FOX 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Packers @ Bears FOX 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Vikings @ Lions FOX 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Patriots @ Jets CBS 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Bills @ Dolphins CBS 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Texans @ Titans CBS 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Jaguars @ Colts CBS 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Bengals @ Steelers CBS 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Browns @ Ravens CBS 1:00 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Cardinals @ Rams FOX 4:15 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Seahawks @ 49ers FOX 4:15 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Chargers @ Broncos CBS 4:15 PM
Week 17 Sunday 12/30/2012 Raiders @ Chiefs CBS 4:15 PM






















30 Games We Can't Wait to See This NFL Season
1.Week 1Wednesday9/5/2012Cowboys@GiantsNBC8:30 PMThe 2012 NFL Season kicks off with two fierce division rivals, who closed the 2011 NFL Regular Season
2.Week 1Sunday9/9/2012Redskins@EaglesFOX1:00 PMRGIII gets his first taste of the NFL in Philadelphia
3.Week 1Sunday9/9/2012Saints@PanthersFOX1:00 PMHow will the Saints season fare without Sean Payton?
4.Week 1Sunday9/9/2012Colts@JaguarsCBS1:00 PMThe #1 overall pick, Andrew Luck, tries to turn around a franchise starting in Jacksonville
5.Week 1Sunday9/9/2012Steelers@RavensCBS1:00 PMThis divisional rivalry is as physical as they come, and we won't have to wait long to see it
6.Week 1Sunday9/9/201249ers@PatriotsFOX4:15 PMTwo teams that fell short to the Giants in their Super Bowl run square off in this Week 1 matchup
7.Week 1Sunday9/9/2012Texans@BroncosNBC8:20 PMPeyton Manning.  Denver.  Week 1.  Sunday Night Football.
8.Week 1Monday9/10/2012Packers@LionsESPN7:00 PMESPN's Week 1 double-header features an NFC North divisional battle, and the 2012 Gruden-Bowl
Monday9/10/2012Buccaneers@RaidersESPN10:15 PM
9.Week 2Thursday9/13/2012Broncos@ChargersNFLN8:20 PMWe don't think anyone will get tired of seeing Peyton Manning in primetime as a Bronco
10.Week 2Sunday9/16/2012Jets@PatriotsNBC8:20 PMLet's see if Bill Belichick is still a "jerk" to Darrelle Revis
11.Week 3Sunday9/23/2012Steelers@BroncosCBS4:15 PMI have a feeling this Playoffs rematch will be a little bit different than last year
12.Week 6Sunday10/14/2012Saints@PackersNBC8:20 PMCan this game possibly live up to their Opening Night matchup from one year ago?
13.Week 6Monday10/15/2012Bills@PatriotsESPN8:30 PMTom Brady, meet Mario Williams
14.Week 7Sunday10/21/2012Giants@49ersNBC8:20 PMLast year, the Giants and 49ers split their two matchups, but the Giants won the game that mattered
15.Week 8Sunday10/28/2012Patriots@RamsCBS1:00 PMNFL in London.  Can the Rams pull off the upset in Wembley Stadium?
16.Week 8Monday10/29/2012Ravens@TexansESPN8:30 PMAnother Playoffs rematch.  Let's see if the Texans fare a little differently with Matt Schaub under center
17.Week 10Sunday11/11/2012Redskins@RamsFOX1:00 PMWith one of the largest trades in the history of the NFL Draft made, let's see how both teams fare up to Week 10
18.Week 10Sunday11/11/2012Patriots@RavensCBS4:05 PMWhat is the over/under of how many Billy Cundiff replays this game will feature?
19.Week 10Sunday11/11/2012Packers@SeahawksNBC8:20 PMMatt Flynn gets his first crack at beating his former team on NBC
20.Week 11Thursday11/15/2012Raiders@BengalsNFLN8:20 PMCarson Palmer makes his return to Cincinnati for Thursday Night Football on NFL Network
21.Week 12Thursday11/22/2012Texans@LionsCBS12:30 PMThe NFL Thanksgiving classic features the traditional Lions and Cowboys home games,
Thursday11/22/2012Saints@CowboysFOX4:15 PMas well as the Patriots visiting the up-and-coming Titans
Thursday11/22/2012Patriots@TitansNBC8:20 PM
22.Week 12Sunday11/25/2012Broncos@RavensNBC8:20 PM
23.Week 13Sunday12/2/2012Bills@TexansCBS1:00 PMWho Says You Can't Go Home? Mario Williams travels back home to Houston
24.Week 13Sunday12/2/2012Packers@GiantsFOX4:05 PMThe Packers seek revenge for their early Playoffs exit from last year
25.Week 13Sunday12/2/2012Broncos@PatriotsCBS4:15 PMTom Brady vs. Peyton Manning.  Does anything else need to be said?
26.Week 14Thursday12/6/2012Jets@JaguarsNFLN8:20 PMThe New York Jets travel to Jacksonville in the Tim TeBowl
27.Week 15Sunday12/16/2012Giants@CowboysFOX4:15 PMThis game is sure to have major implications for the NFC East with the NFL Playoffs right around the corner
28.Week 15Sunday12/16/2012Eagles@SteelersNBC8:20 PMA Pennsylvania knock 'em down, drag 'em out style game on Sunday Night Football
29.Week 16Sunday12/23/201249ers@SaintsNBC8:20 PMTheir 2011 Divisional Round Playoffs matchup featured 28 points in the final 4:11.  Will the offensive fireworks continue?
30.Week 16Monday12/24/2012Broncos@RaidersESPN8:00 PMESPN brings you Peyton Manning in the Black Hole on Christmas Eve.