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Welcome to Week 14 of the NFL season. It's playoff time for your fantasy leagues, so if you're fortunate enough to be battling it out in your league's playoffs, good Rodgers to you. As for the real NFL games, the playoff picture is taking shape as the season has reached its last quarter.
Here is your week 14 schedule:
| WEEK 14 | |||
| THURSDAY, DEC. 04 | |||
| GAME | TIME/SCORE | TV | LOCATION/TICKETS |
| Dallas at Chicago | Dallas 41-28 | NFLN | Soldier Field |
| SUNDAY, DEC. 07 | |||
| GAME | TIME/SCORE | TV | LOCATION |
| Tampa Bay at Detroit | 1:00 pm | FOX | Ford Field |
| N.Y. Jets at Minnesota | 1:00 pm | CBS | TCF Bank Stadium |
| St. Louis at Washington | 1:00 pm | FOX | FedEx Field |
| Baltimore at Miami | 1:00 pm | CBS | Sun Life Stadium |
| Carolina at New Orleans | 1:00 pm | FOX | Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
| Pittsburgh at Cincinnati | 1:00 pm | CBS | Paul Brown Stadium |
| N.Y. Giants at Tennessee | 1:00 pm | FOX | LP Field |
| Indianapolis at Cleveland | 1:00 pm | CBS | FirstEnergy Stadium |
| Houston at Jacksonville | 1:00 pm | CBS | EverBank Field |
| Kansas City at Arizona | 4:05 pm | CBS | University of Phoenix Stadium |
| Buffalo at Denver | 4:05 pm | CBS | Sports Authority Field |
| Seattle at Philadelphia | 4:25 pm | FOX | Lincoln Financial Field |
| San Francisco at Oakland | 4:25 pm | FOX | O.co Coliseum |
| New England at San Diego | 8:30 pm | NBC | Qualcomm Stadium |
| MONDAY, DEC. 08 | |||
| GAME | TIME/SCORE | TV | LOCATION/TICKETS |
| Atlanta at Green Bay | 8:30 pm | ESPN |
Lambeau Field |
One of the teams fighting for its playoff life is the San Francisco 49ers. Recent speculation has centered around the future of coach Jim Harbaugh. Will he leave the 49ers to coach at the University of Michigan? Will the 49ers trade him to another NFL team, possibly the Jets or Raiders? This morning, there was this tweet:
The University of Michigan has reached out to #49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, sources say. U-M left convinced he wanted to be an @NFL coach
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 7, 2014
This is news that I find totally unsurprising.
Because we are Cal diehards, we watch our Cal football alumni as closely as the games themselves.
Here is the full list of Cal alumni in the NFL:
Lorenzo Alexander (LB), Arizona Cardinals
Keenan Allen (WR), San Diego Chargers
Tyson Alualu (DE), Jacksonville Jaguars
C.J. Anderson (RB), Denver Broncos
Bryan Anger (P), Jacksonville Jaguars
Desmond Bishop (LB), Arizona Cardinals
Chris Conte (FS), Chicago Bears
Brian De La Puente (C), Chicago Bears
Thomas DeCoud (FS), Carolina Panthers
Justin Forsett (RB), Baltimore Ravens
DeSean Jackson (WR), Washington Redskins
Marvin Jones (WR), Cincinnati Bengals (INJURED RESERVE)
Cameron Jordan (DE), New Orleans Saints
Mychal Kendricks (OLB), Philadelphia Eagles
L.P. LaDouceur (LS), Dallas Cowboys
Marshawn Lynch (RB), Seattle Seahawks
Alex Mack (C), Cleveland Browns (INJURED RESERVE)
Chris McCain (LB), Miami Dolphins
Brandon Mebane (DT), Seattle Seahawks
Mike Mohamed (LB), Houston Texans
Aaron Rodgers (QB), Green Bay Packers
Richard Rodgers (TE), Green Bay Packers
Jeremy Ross (WR), Detroit Lions
Mitchell Schwartz (OT), Cleveland Browns
Brian Schwenke (C), Tennessee Titans
Craig Stevens (TE), Tennessee Titans
Nick Sundberg (LS), Washington Redskins
Will Ta’ufo’ou (FB), Jacksonville Jaguars
Shane Vereen (RB), New England Patriots
Steve Williams (CB), San Diego Chargers
Also, for those who are interested, the playoff selection will happen in a half hour. Bowl selection occurs later in the day.
Here is all the info you need to know.
Playoff committee show: 9:30 am Pacific, ESPN
Bowl selection show: 11:45 am Pacific, ESPN
This is your open thread for all the action. Talk about the games. Updates on the exploits of Cal alumni in the games are especially welcome.