NFL TV Schedule Week 6: When and Where to Catch Primetime Action

Primetime NFL games are possibly the most exciting of the week. The players on each team know that all of America is tuned in to see them perform, which puts the pressure on.

Watching these men rise to the occasion is exhilarating, just as it can be heartbreaking to see them fail when the lights are at their brightest.

With that said, let’s take a look at the two nationally televised primetime games for Week 6 and then a quick rundown of the full Sunday schedule.  

Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans

When: Sunday, Oct. 14 at 8:20 p.m. ET

Where: Reliant Stadium, Houston, Tex.

Watch: NBC

Listen: Sirius XM Radio: 93

Live Stream: NFL Sunday Ticket

This will be the undefeated Texans first real test against a top team, and they will have to go into it without Brian Cushing—arguably their most impactful defensive player.

The linebacker was lost for the season with a knee injury against the Jets on Monday Night Football in Week 5, and his absence will surely hurt Houston’s chances to win the Super Bowl.

While the Texans aren’t just going to roll over, they do have their work cut out in this one, as GB is coming off a crushing come-from-behind defeat to the lowly Indianapolis Colts.

They direly need a victory, and earning one on Sunday Night Football is the best way to do it.

Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers

When: Monday, Oct. 15 at 8:30 p.m. ET

Where: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA

Watch: ESPN

Listen: ESPN Radio

Live Stream: ESPN3

Denver is struggling in road games this season, and needs a win at Qualcomm Stadium to push to .500 (3-3) and even things up with the Chargers atop the AFC West.

Peyton Manning was as unflappable and unbeatable as they come in primetime during his tenure with the Indianapolis Colts, but faltered against the Atlanta Falcons in a Week 2 MNF matchup.  

It’ll be interesting to see if he can get his mojo back against Philip Rivers and the rest of the Chargers, who are coming off a tough SNF loss against the New Orleans Saints.

With the division projected to be so tight at the end of the season, this game might be one of the most crucial AFC West matchups of the year.

NFL Sunday Schedule

*Please check your local listings.

MATCHUP	START TIME	NETWORK
Indianapolis at New York Jets	1:00 p.m.	CBS
Oakland at Atlanta	1:00 p.m.	CBS
Cincinnati at Cleveland	1:00 p.m.	CBS
Kansas City at Tampa Bay	1:00 p.m.	CBS
St. Louis at Miami	1:00 p.m.	FOX
Detroit at Philadelphia	1:00 p.m.	FOX
Dallas at Baltimore	1:00 p.m.	FOX
New England at Seattle	4:05 p.m.	CBS
Buffalo at Arizona	4:05 p.m.	CBS
New York Giants at San Francisco	4:25 p.m.	FOX
Minnesota at Washington	4:25 p.m.	FOX