NFL Schedule Week 13: TV Times, Coverage Map and Live Stream Guide

The NFL playoff push truly begins in earnest in Week 13. There are just five games left in the regular season, and only four of the eight divisions can even come close to being considered wrapped up for the current leaders.

Several teams in either conference are hovering around a .500 record, which should make for a wild home stretch.

Here are the Week 13 TV times and live stream info. A coverage map for this week's slate can be found at 506Sports.com.

Sunday, December 6
Monday, December 7
Time (ET)	Away	Home	TV	Live Stream
1 p.m.	New York Jets (6-5)	New York Giants (5-6)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
1 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals (9-2)	St. Louis Rams (4-7)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
1 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons (6-5)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
1 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks (6-5)	Minnesota Vikings (8-3)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
1 p.m.	Houston Texans (6-5)	Buffalo Bills (5-6)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
1 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens (4-7)	Miami Dolphins (4-7)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
1 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals (9-2)	Cleveland Browns (2-9)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
1 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars (4-7)	Tennessee Titans (2-9)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
1 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers (3-8)	Chicago Bears (5-6)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
4:05 p.m.	Denver Broncos (9-2)	San Diego Chargers (3-8)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
4:05 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs (6-5)	Oakland Raiders (5-6)	CBS	NFL Sunday Ticket (subscription required)
4:25 p.m.	Carolina Panthers (11-0)	New Orleans Saints (4-7)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
4:25 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles (4-7)	New England Patriots (10-1)	FOX	FoxSportsGo
8:30 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts (6-5)	Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5)	NBC	NBC Sports Live Extra
8:30 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys (3-8)	Washington Redskins (5-6)	ESPN	WatchESPN

Defensive Struggle On Horizon In Minnesota

Coming into Week 13, the Seattle Seahawks rank eighth in the league in points per game this season and fourth in total yards. Rookie running back Thomas Rawls has been a revelation in place of an injured Marshawn Lynch, while Russell Wilson has fared well in the passing game, especially in the past two weeks (eight touchdowns, zero interceptions). 

Points and yards may be a bit harder to come by, however, as the Seahawks must play out the rest of the season without tight end Jimmy Graham, victim of a torn patellar tendon. Graham was never effectively integrated into the offense—held to less than five receptions in all but three games—but he's a weapon defenses had to account for on every single play.

Tight end Luke Willson steps into the starting role. He's caught just 12 passes for 152 yards and one touchdown all season, though the team is confident he can produce.

"He's really just become a really well-rounded tight end in terms of we really can count on him to do just about anything that we ask him to do and know that he's going to do it pretty well," Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said, per 710 ESPN Seattle's Brady Henderson.

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The Minnesota Vikings have given up just 14 touchdown passes all season. Cornerback Terence Newman has been a revelation at 37 years old, battling with Oakland's Charles Woodson for the unofficial title of most valuable geriatric defensive back.

The front seven has a number of standout players, including defensive end Everson Griffen and linebackers Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks. Minnesota has racked up 25 sacks on the year.

Rawls could have a strong game against an average Vikings run defense (110.6 yards per game allowed)—one that's missing defensive tackle Linval Joseph, per Vikings.com—and Wilson can't be discounted this week even if Minnesota has the tools to hinder his top option in wide receiver Doug Baldwin and harass him in the backfield.

Bleacher Report's Mike Tanier noted Wilson is at the top of the league in several important categories, and is the team has tweaked the offense to account for deficiencies on the offensive line: 

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Statistics also indicate that the offensive adjustments are working. Wilson has completed 83.3 percent of his passes from inside the pocket over the past two weeks, with eight touchdowns and no interceptions, according to ESPN's Sheil Kapadia. Pro Football Focus says he released the ball after an average of 2.14 seconds against the Steelers, down from 2.72 seconds earlier in the season, which is significant considering his quarterback rating is 106.4 when releasing the ball in 2.5 seconds or less. He's been a much better quarterback without play action (70.3 percent completion rate, 8.7 yards per attempt) than with (58.0, 7.0), also per PFF. 

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That said, the Vikings pass defense is light years beyond Pittsburgh's, and Wilson has thrown just one touchdown pass in nine of 12 games this year. He's more likely than not to come back down to earth in this game.

Minnesota may boast one of the league's best defenses, but leaves much to be desired on offense with just 21 points per game. Second-year quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has thrown just eight touchdowns against seven interceptions all season, showing little signs of the growth expected of him working in a Norv Turner-run offense and following up a solid rookie campaign. 

Seattle's secondary is still one of the most fearsome units in the league. The Vikings don't have a standout threat in the passing game, not with rookie Stefon Diggs slowing down after bursting onto the scene with a brilliant month of October.

Thankfully, Bridgewater really only has to play the Trent Dilfer game-manager role with Adrian Peterson in the backfield. The 30-year-old leads the league in rushing (1,164 yards) and is second in ground touchdowns (eight) to Atlanta's Devonta Freeman (nine).

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In the NFL, clutch play on offense conjures up images of quarterbacks leading two-minute drills, but Peterson proves that running backs can too stand out when it counts. He's averaging 7.9 yards per carry in the fourth quarter, per Matt Vensel of the Star Tribune:

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Peterson had another strong fourth quarter in the 20-10 victory over the Falcons last Sunday, including a 35-yard touchdown run that sealed the win. No NFL running back has been more productive in the fourth quarter this season. According to Vikings PR, 373 of his 1,164 rushing yards have come in the final frame. That’s the highest total in the league and nearly 100 yards more than the next guy on the list, Todd Gurley of the Rams. Peterson is averaging a whopping 7.9 yards per carry in the fourth quarter.

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This game could come down to a battle between Peterson and Rawls. Minnesota is in a dogfight for NFC North supremacy with Green Bay, while Seattle is clinging onto the postseason as the sixth seed. There's little margin for error for either team down the stretch. Expect a low-scoring fight in this matchup.


Philadelphia is Bad, but Tom Brady Is Running out of Options

A rash of recent injuries has decimated New England's offense, leaving Tom Brady with few viable options in the passing game. Few football fans are likely to feel any sympathy for the 10-1 Patriots, but the situation does appear rather dire for the best-run franchise in the NFL. 

Deadspin's Patrick Redford summed up what's left of Brady's various pass-catchers in stark, unflattering terms:

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After Rob Gronkowski left Sunday’s game against the Broncos with a late leg injury, Tom Brady threw passes to a 30-year-old backup [Scott Chandler] who was very clear about that role, a rookie with more lost fumbles than NFL receptions [Chris Harper], Brandon LaFell, and a backup running back with 22 career carries [James White]. It didn’t go well.

The Patriots have been decimated by injuries. Gronk now joins Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, and Dion Lewis as injured would-be receivers, and Brady has about one NFL-level wide receiver left to throw to. The defense is also hurting, with Jamie Collins still possibly out with a mysterious illness. This is a pretty remarkable string of bad health for the 10-1 Patriots.

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That lone NFL-caliber wide receiver Redford is referring to is LaFell, who, despite seeing a decent amount of targets, has struggled with drops and tallied five receptions in a game just once since coming off the PUP list in late October. He was a very capable wide receiver last season (953 yards, seven touchdowns), but hasn't yet recapture that form.  

Veteran tight end Scott Chandler is a capable player, but the Pats haven't needed him much this year with Gronkowski siphoning off targets. Athletic wide receiver Keshawn Martin has been a blip on the radar since his return to the lineup, while James White and Brandon Bolden hardly inspire fear scampering out of the backfield.

It doesn't help matters much that running back LeGarrette Blount has slowed in recent weeks. He carried the ball just nine times for 27 yards against Denver. The Patriots can't afford to keep him in on every down as he is a non-factor in the passing game, and no Brady-led offense is suddenly going to play the three-yards-and-a-butt-of-dust variety of football. 

If anyone can turn this ragtag group into a winning machine until players like Amendola, Gronkowski and (possibly) Edelman return to health, it's Brady. He's thrown 28 touchdowns against just four interceptions this year, and is on pace for well over 5,000 passing yards. 

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The Eagles are surely breathing long sighs of relief facing a depleted Patriots squad. Chip Kelly's grand experiment on offense is blowing up in his face, right around the same time the defense decided to start rolling out the red carpet for opposing offenses.

Tampa Bay and Detroit put up 45 points each on Philadelphia in the past two games. DeMarco Murray totaled 94 rushing yards in those two contests, and Mark Sanchez threw three picks against Tampa Bay.

Per ESPN.com's Phil Sheridan, Sam Bradford is set to return as starter after missing the past two weeks with injury, but he's far from a panacea. Bradford has thrown 11 touchdowns against 10 interceptions on the season and ranks 29th in the league in total QBR, per ESPN.com.

New England's defense isn't fully healthy, but it should be good enough to hold Philadelphia to a moderate point total. If Brady can keep the offense humming and propel New England to a win over Philadelphia on Sunday and Houston in Week 14, you can go ahead and give him the MVP trophy early.