I finally have some time to do this again.  Sorry for the hiatus.

Quake, ye bastards, for Week 13 is here.  After this week, every team shall have played 12 games and we are primed for the runs to the post-season.

No teams are on bye from henceforth.

Broadcast maps as per 506 Sports: Week 13, Broadcast Maps

TNF: Packers Def. Lions 27-23

SNF: Colts @ Steelers

MNF: Cowboys @ [*Redacted] s

It’s been a hell of a week for historically downtrodden franchises in primetime games, Cleveland loses on a blocked FG returned for a TD on the last play, and the Lions bumbled the defense against a 60-yard Hail Mary.

Sunday Night features a very important game for Wild Card position, but both teams starting QBs have had injuries for stretches during this season.  Washington can put a firm grip on the NFC 4 seed with a win over a beleaguered Cowboys team.

As for Sunday, we have a 9:4 early:late afternoon split.

CBS early features the Gotham Bowl in most of the country east of the Mississippi.  Behold two inconsistent major market teams in all its glory.  Texans-Bills is in their core markets plus a dab or two in parts of the Midwest.  I really enjoy Dallas’s flat out refusal to broadcast a Texans game, especially in light of the fact Houston is playing well and the Cowboys season Hindenburged. Ravens-Dolphins is mercifully limited to their native markets.  Same with Jags-Titans.

CBS late features Chiefs-Raiders in most of the Pacific Coast and fair amount of breadbasket America, plus Cincy.  Donks-Chargers is probably in more of the country than it should be.  I still hope Rivers throws for 5000+ yards, but the Chargers go 5-11 at best.   I think that would drive Rivers to insanity.

Fox Early features Seahawks-Vikings in the bulk of the country another game with important playoff implications. 9ers-Bears is fairly limited to their core markets.  Ditto with Cards-Rams.  You would not know the Cards are 9-2 based on their paltry non-prime time game broadcast coverage.  I wonder how ballistic FOX would be at a Vikings-Cards NFC Championship game.    Bengals-Browns is featured in more of the nation than I would care it to be.  Jesus Christ, did Moses Cleaveland say “Fuck you God” when he founded Cleveland? I cannot rationalize how else that city is so god damned snake-bitten in sports and in general.  Finally the slumping Falcons play Bucs in most of SEC-land.

Fox late features Philly-Patriots has a random ass distribution.  Panthers-Saints take up everywhere else.  The Panthers are putting 70 against the Saints aren’t they?

Holy Roman Empire State for CBS goes to Indiana with HOU-BUF, DEN-SD, NYJ-NYG, and KC-OAK.  Illinois is a close second with a similar allocation.  Kentucky wins Fox’s Holy Roman Empire state with all games, even a blackout, featured within its borders.

Enjoy.