The byes are over. As of next week, all 16 teams are back in the pool.
And the Week 15 schedule is unusual, to say the least.
It’s a joint CBS/FOX doubleheader weekend, and each network will broadcast an awesome late afternoon game. CBS has the 10-3 Bills at the 12-1 Lions. Fox has the 10-3 Steelers at the 11-2 Eagles.
Elsewhere at 4:25 p.m. ET, the 7-6 Bucs visit the 8-5 Chargers in a game that oozes with playoff implications. Also, the 6-7 Colts travel to Denver to face the 8-5 Broncos in a showdown highly relevant to the wild-card chase.
That’s four late-afternoon games with significant relevance to both teams.
The story pointed out that the early Sunday window features: Cowboys-Panthers, Chiefs-Browns, Dolphins-Texans, Jets-Jaguars, Commanders-Saints, Ravens-Giants and Bengals-Titans. Monday night is a staggered doubleheader featuring Bears-Vikings and Falcons-Raiders. From a fantasy angle, Week 15 is the first week of the playoffs for many fantasy leagues. With so many of the top teams playing later in the day Sunday, it also means owners will have to wait a bit for a lot of the key fantasy players from these same teams. And, any injuries could force fantasy owners to make tough decisions about players in the early window.
