Bears in the Pros

NFL Week 15 open thread

Would you rather watch Johnny Football or this guy right here?

By Vlad Belo Dec 14, 2014, 8:45am PST

We have reached week 15 of the NFL season. The playoff picture is still a bit of a muddle with at least 20 teams still alive for the postseason. The Arizona Cardinals solidified their position on Thursday, winning 12-6 at St. Louis to go to 11-3 and keep their hold on the NFC's top seed.

Here is the rest of the Week 15 schedule (all times Eastern):

WEEK 15
THURSDAY, DEC. 11
GAME	TIME/SCORE	TV	LOCATION/TICKETS
Arizona at St. Louis	Arizona 12-6	NFLN	Edward Jones Dome
SUNDAY, DEC. 14
GAME	TIME/SCORE	TV	LOCATION/TICKETS
Houston at Indianapolis	1:00 pm	CBS	Lucas Oil Stadium
Green Bay at Buffalo	1:00 pm	FOX	Ralph Wilson Stadium
Tampa Bay at Carolina	1:00 pm	FOX	Bank of America Stadium
Cincinnati at Cleveland	1:00 pm	FOX	FirstEnergy Stadium
Pittsburgh at Atlanta	1:00 pm	CBS	Georgia Dome
Jacksonville at Baltimore	1:00 pm	CBS	M&T Bank Stadium
Washington at N.Y. Giants	1:00 pm	FOX	MetLife Stadium
Miami at New England	1:00 pm	CBS	Gillette Stadium
Oakland at Kansas City	1:00 pm	CBS	Arrowhead Stadium
Denver at San Diego	4:05 pm	CBS	Qualcomm Stadium
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee	4:05 pm	CBS	LP Field
San Francisco at Seattle	4:25 pm	FOX	CenturyLink Field
Minnesota at Detroit	4:25 pm	FOX	Ford Field
Dallas at Philadelphia	8:30 pm	NBC	Lincoln Financial Field
MONDAY, DEC. 15
GAME	TIME/SCORE	TV	LOCATION/TICKETS
New Orleans at Chicago	8:30 pm	ESPN	Soldier Field

If you follow the NFL at all, you may have heard that Johnny Manziel (aka "Johnny Football") is making his first career start at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns today against the Cincinnati Bengals. Under this year's new "cross-flexing" policy, FOX has the broadcast rights to this bad boy. And with Johnny Football making the start, FOX thought most of the country would prefer to see him than one Aaron Rodgers.

FOX coverage map before Johnny Manziel was named the starter: