8:25 PM EST, NBC - Line: Cowboys -3, Over/Under: 43.5 A pair of teams traveling in very different directions clash tonight at U.S. Bank Stadium, as the reeling Minnesota Vikings host the surging Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football. 2016 has to be the most pleasantly surprising campaign for the Cowboys (10-1, 1st in NFC East) in years, as the team is riding high on a 10-game winning streak, the longest in the franchise's long, rich … [Read more...]
Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville Jaguars
8:30 PM EST, NFL Network - Line: Jacksonville -3, Over/Under: 43.5 In a game that at first glance has the appearance of a bonafide Toilet Bowl, actually carries the potential of postseason implications, as perennial doormats the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars clash at EverBank Field tonight on Thursday Night Football. As the Houston Texans proved this past Monday Night, you're never quite out of contention in the ridiculously mediocre … [Read more...]
Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets
8:30 PM EST, NFL Network - Line: New York Jets -2.5 Bitter rivals meet tonight at MetLife Stadium, as the New York Jets host the Buffalo Bills in what is commonly being referred to as the Rex Ryan Bowl. Or is that the IK Enemkpali Bowl? After all it was just three short months ago when the former Jets' Linebacker punched then-starting Quarterback Geno Smith in an altercation that left the third-year passer with a broken jaw. After being released, … [Read more...]
Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins
8:30 PM EST, CBS/NFL Network - Line: Miami -6 Division rivals and playoff hopefuls meet tonight at SunLife Stadium as the Miami Dolphins host the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football. So ladies and gentlemen, at first thought which franchise is currently experiencing the longest postseason drought in the NFL? If you had guessed the Bills, then you would be correct. Buffalo (5-4) hasn't made the Playoffs since 1999, but with just over half of … [Read more...]
Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals
8:30 PM EST, CBS/NFL Network - Line: Cincinnati -6 Bitter in-state rivals face off tonight with the lead in the AFC North on the line, as the Cincinnati Bengals host the surprising Cleveland Browns on Thursday Night Football. Tonight's meeting is a significant one, for this is the first time that these teams have met with both combatants above .500 this late in the season since 1986. With a victory tonight, the Browns (5-3) can take another step … [Read more...]
New Orleans Saints @ Carolina Panthers
8:30 PM EST, CBS/NFL Network - Line: New Orleans -3 An NFC South rivalry continues tonight as the New Orleans Saints travel Bank of America Field to face the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football. With all four denizens of the South struggling, the division is still very much up for grabs as we reach the midway point of the 2014 campaign. In fact, fact, all four of those teams have a losing record, with just two games separating First from … [Read more...]
(2) Florida State Seminoles @ (25) Louisville Cardinals
7:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Florida State -3.5 A Top 25 Clash kicks off this weekend of College Football, as the second-ranked Florida State Seminoles travel to Louisville to face the newly-minted twenty-fifth-ranked Cardinals on Thursday Night Football. With the release of the first annual College Football Playoff Rankings, the Seminoles (7-0, 4-0 in ACC) can be breathe easy knowing that as long as they remain undefeated they should sit comfortably … [Read more...]
San Diego Chargers @ Denver Broncos
8:30 PM EST, CBS/NFL Network - Line: Denver -8 AFC West rivals face off at Mile High tonight as the Denver Broncos host the San Diego Chargers on Thursday Night Football. After a surprising 9-7 campaign resulting in their first trip to the Playoffs since 2009, the Chargers (5-2) have picked up where they left off, putting together a five-game winning streak at one point before last weekend's upset loss at home to the Chiefs. At first glance, San … [Read more...]
Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans
8:25 PM EST, CBS/NFL Network - Line: Indianapolis -2.5 First place in the AFC South is on the line tonight, as the Houston Texans host the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football. After a disappointing 0-2 start to the campaign, the Colts (3-2) have circled the wagons nicely, stringing together three consecutive victories as they take hold of a share of first place in the division. Much of Indianapolis' current run has come at the expense … [Read more...]