NFL Schedule Week 12: TV Start Times, Coverage Map and Live Stream Info

The bye weeks are done for the 2015 NFL campaign, so every team will see action in Week 12 and through the end of the regular season.

The playoff picture is starting to take shape. Only Carolina and New England can safely say they've locked up their respective divisions. Arizona, at 8-2, does have a three-game lead in the NFC West, but the defending conference champions are lurking in the form of the Seattle Seahawks. The other five are very much up for grabs.

Six teams saw action on Thanksgiving, leaving 26 more to play in Week 12. There's plenty of football to watch, and one needs a way to keep track of it all.

Here are the Week 12 start times and viewing info. For a look at which parts of the country are showing each game, head over to 506Sports.com. 

Sunday, November 29
Monday, November 30
Time (ET)	Away	Home	TV	Live Stream
1 p.m.	Oakland Raiders (4-6)	Tennessee Titans (2-8)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
1 p.m.	Buffalo Bills (5-5)	Kansas City Chiefs (5-5)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
1 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-5)	Indianapolis Colts (5-5)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
1 p.m.	New York Giants (5-5)	Washington Redskins (4-6)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
1 p.m.	New Orleans Saints (4-6)	Houston Texans (5-5)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
1 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings (7-3)	Atlanta Falcons (6-4)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
1 p.m.	St. Louis Rams (4-6)	Cincinnati Bengals (8-2)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
1 p.m.	San Diego Chargers (2-8)	Jacksonville Jaguars (4-6)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
1 p.m.	Miami Dolphins (4-6)	New York Jets (5-5)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
4:05 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals (8-2)	San Francisco 49ers (3-7)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
4:25 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4)	Seattle Seahawks (5-5)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
8:30 p.m.	New England Patriots (10-0	Denver Broncos (8-2)	NBC	NBC Sports Live Extra
8:30 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens (3-7)	Cleveland Browns (2-8)	ESPN	Watch ESPN

Fighting at .500

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-5) vs. Indianapolis Colts (5-5)

The Bucs have already greatly improved upon a 2-14 season last year and are somehow, someway, fighting for an NFC wild-card place after a 1-3 start to this campaign. As if there could be any doubt, the players are indeed happy to be here, relevant in Week 12, but that's not all they are. A playoff push is very much on their minds, says center Joe Hawley, via the Tampa Tribune's Ray Cummings: 

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It just makes it a lot more fun to come to work every day when you’re in the mix like we are. You can tell guys are enjoying being here. I’ve been a part of teams that have been in the tank at this time of the year, and it’s just miserable to come to work, because there’s nothing to play for.

But right now, everybody is really excited to make a (playoff) push, which is something we haven’t done lately. So, it gives us a lot of confidence, and you can see guys are enjoying being around each other.

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The Carolina Panthers are running away with the NFC South, so the Bucs' only way into the playoffs is as a wild card. Atlanta is still ahead of them in the division at 6-4—though they are fading fast with four losses in five games—and the runner-up in the NFC North race between Green Bay and Minnesota is a good bet to take at least one spot.

The best the upbeat Bucs can do is control what they can control and take care of business in a winnable game against the Indianapolis Colts. 

Rookie signal-caller Jameis Winston is coming off one of the best performances by any first-year QB, throwing five touchdowns against Philadelphia's wretched secondary in Week 11. His stat line rivaled MVP-candidate Cam Newton's on that Sunday, per ESPN Stats & Info: 

Defenses are finding it difficult to key in on him with running back Doug Martin playing out of his mind. The "Dougernaut" ran for 235 yards in Week 11, and he ranks second in the NFL in rushing behind Adrian Peterson. Even Charles Sims is having himself a fine year as Martin's backup and as a checkdown option in the passing game.

Winston is still very much new to the game. The NFL's youngest quarterback will be asked to outduel the league's oldest in Indy's Matt Hasselbeck, a 40-year-old who has led his squad to three of its five wins this year in place of an injured Andrew Luck. 

Hasselbeck's been a steady hand this year with five touchdowns, two interceptions and a 91.9 quarterback rating. Keeping him upright could be a challenge in this contest with an offensive line in tatters, writes ESPN.com's Mike Wells:

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The offensive line. There’s not one player starting on Indianapolis' offensive line that started at their position in Week 1. In fact, the line has only one player who was starting in Week 1. Jack Mewhort will start at guard after starting at right tackle against Buffalo in Week 1. The rest of the starting offensive line will consist of Joe Reitz at left tackle, Mewhort at left guard, Jonotthan Harrison at center, Hugh Thornton at right guard and Denzelle Good, who has been inactive every game this season, at right tackle. That group will be responsible for protecting Hasselbeck and opening up holes for running backs Frank Gore and Ahmad Bradshaw against the NFL's 11th best defense.

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The Bucs defense has been overlooked with Winston, Martin and even Mike Evans snapping up headlines. Outside linebacker Lavonte David is a tackling machine, and he turned in a big pick-six off Philly's Mark Sanchez. Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is a monster in the middle. He has six sacks on the year. Tampa Bay's defense ranks fourth in the league with 20 takeaways. 

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The Colts defense isn't quite as strong this year, though D'Qwell Jackson is having a fine year at middle linebacker and tallied a pick-six of his own in a big 24-21 win over Atlanta in Week 11. One player who could be in for a rough outing is cornerback Vontae Davis. He tweaked his hamstring against the Falcons, which could hamper him in covering Evans.

One of the league's best cover guys last season, Davis hasn't been his usual shutout self this year, as DraftKings' Adam Levitan noted on Nov. 20: 

Indy can't afford to let the opportunistic, hungry young Bucs win the turnover battle. Winston is coming off a huge game, but he threw only five touchdowns in the four games leading up to last week's outburst. The Colts need to starve him of possessions as much as possible. 

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Another big week from Ahmad Bradshaw couldn't hurt. He scored twice in Week 11 and picked up 52 all-purpose yards, ably spelling Frank Gore, who looks like he might finally be losing the battle to Father Time. 

With 4-6 Jacksonville hosting hapless San Diego on Sunday and 5-5 Houston playing a very winnable game of its own against New Orleans, there should be a sense of urgency from the Colts on Sunday.

An AFC South division that once looked like it might send a team with a losing record to the postseason looks very much set for a dogfight down the final stretch, one that could bring the best out in these three teams involved in the hunt (apologies to 2-8 Tennessee, stuck in fourth place).

Buffalo Bills (5-5) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (5-5)

Kansas City surged to a big 33-3 win over San Diego in Week 11, their fourth straight win and most complete performance of the season. The Chiefs had no problem moving the chains despite running back Charcandrick West leaving the game early with a hamstring injury. 

Spencer Ware stepped up to rush for 96 yards and two scores, and big bad defensive tackle Dontari Poe even got in on the backfield action with a one-yard scoring plunge.

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West is questionable for Sunday's scrap against Buffalo, per ESPN's Adam Teicher, so it's possible the Bills could have to account for both him and Ware in this one. Coach Rex Ryan's defense did a solid job limiting the damage dealt by New England's LeGarrette Blount and Brandon Bolden in a 20-13 Week 11 loss, though James White did manage two touchdowns.

Ware's running style most closely resembles Blount's, while West is a quicker, more agile runner. The simpler the task on defense, the better it is for the Bills, who are gunning for an AFC wild-card spot. 

Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith is turning in yet another solid but unspectacular season, with 10 touchdown passes and three picks. Tight end Travis Kelce is his best weapon in the passing game. The Bills pass rush showed signs of life against Tom Brady but have a tough task facing a mobile Smith, an intermediate-route threat in Kelce and (potentially) more screens than a Best Buy warehouse.

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“This team is going to screen you a zillion times,” Ryan said, via the Buffalo News' Vic Carucci. “They run all kind of different things … On each opponent, there are different challenges. So will (the defense) look exactly like it looked this past week? I doubt it."

“Now, do we think we will be effective? Absolutely.”

Buffalo's health on defense is also suffering, with tackle Kyle Williams out for the year with a knee injury and defensive end Mario Williams set to miss the game with a foot ailment, per ESPN.com's Mike Rodak.

Kansas City's pass rush hasn't had nearly as many issues as Buffalo's this year. Poe clogs up the middle, while linebackers Justin Houston and Tamba Hali go hunting for quarterbacks. The terrifying twosome has combined for 13 of the team's 29 sacks this year.

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Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor is plenty fleet of foot, but he is vulnerable after picking up a shoulder injury against New England. He was visibly struggling in the fourth quarter of that game, and a couple of throws lacked proper zip and were nearly intercepted. Ryan insists his quarterback will be "ready to roll" for Week 12, per Rodak.

Getting the ball to Sammy Watkins will be of the utmost priority. After exploding for 168 yards and a score against Miami in Week 9, the 22-year-old totaled just six catches for 53 yards against New England and New York. He did have a peach of a one-hander against the Pats, per the NFL: 

Taylor needs to re-establish his link with Watkins. He should have a better time getting open now that he's not facing the likes of New York's Darrelle Revis or New England's Malcolm Butler, though rookie corner Marcus Peters is no slouch (Bills also have a top rookie corner in Ronald Darby).

Controlling the running game is another issue entirely for Kansas City, with LeSean McCoy in excellent form—306 rushing yards, 95 receiving yards and two TDs in the last three games—and rookie Karlos Williams proving in his debut season that he has a nose for the end zone. 

The Chiefs are, of course, aiming for the wild-card spot as of now, though the AFC West race could open up a bit with Denver hosting undefeated New England this week and fresh-faced Brock Osweiler leading the Broncos in place of an injured Peyton Manning.

With so many teams hovering around .500 and thus still very much in the AFC wild-card hunt, falling to a losing record after Week 12 could be a huge psychological blow for either squad.