NFL Today

On the air

• 1 p.m.: Colts vs. Ravens; WFMY Ch. 9 (CBS)

• 1 p.m.: Redskins vs. Cowboys; WGHP Ch. 10 (Fox)

• 4 p.m.: Jets vs. Patriots; WFMY Ch. 9 (CBS)

• 8:15: Eagles vs. Bears; WXII Ch. 11 (NBC)

Other games

Cleveland at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Arizona at St. Louis, 4:05

San Diego at Denver, 4:15

Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:15

Monday

Tennessee at Houston, 8:30

Thursday

Green Bay at Detroit, 12:30

Oakland at Dallas, 4:15

N.Y. Giants at Denver, 8:20

The standings AFC

East W L T Pct PF PA

New England 6 3 0 .667 259 150

Miami 5 5 0 .500 242 244

N.Y. Jets 4 5 0 .444 199 158

Buffalo 3 6 0 .333 140 210

South W L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 9 0 0 1.000 252 142

Jacksonville 5 4 0 .556 181 220

Houston 5 4 0 .556 215 188

Tennessee 3 6 0 .333 189 255

North W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 7 2 0 .778 198 147

Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 207 157

Baltimore 5 4 0 .556 222 154

Cleveland 1 8 0 .111 78 225

West W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 6 3 0 .667 167 151

San Diego 6 3 0 .667 237 202

Kansas City 2 7 0 .222 142 215

Oakland 2 7 0 .222 88 217

NFC

East W L T Pct PF PA

Dallas 6 3 0 .667 224 169

Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 242 184

N.Y. Giants 5 4 0 .556 232 204

Washington 3 6 0 .333 140 171

South W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 9 0 0 1.000 331 197

Atlanta 5 4 0 .556 221 194

Carolina 4 6 0 .400 193 239

Tampa Bay 1 8 0 .111 157 256

North W L T Pct PF PA

Minnesota 8 1 0 .889 271 184

Green Bay 5 4 0 .556 232 179

Chicago 4 5 0 .444 186 201

Detroit 1 8 0 .111 143 264

West W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 6 3 0 .667 229 184

San Francisco 4 5 0 .444 184 180

Seattle 3 6 0 .333 187 198

St. Louis 1 8 0 .111 100 249

Sunday, Nov. 29

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:05

Jacksonville at San Francisco, 4:05

Arizona at Tennessee, 4:15

Chicago at Minnesota, 4:15

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 8:20

Monday, Nov. 30

New England at New Orleans, 8:30

Games to watch

• Colts (9-0) at Ravens (5-4): The Ravens' defense this season has not been the Ravens' defense of old. But watching Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who leads the league in passing yards (2,872) and touchdown passes (20), go against Ravens safety Ed Reed is always worth some attention.

The Ravens entered the weekend tied for 12th in the league in sacks and will need their best pass pressure day to simply make Manning uncomfortable. Few teams get to Manning -- he's been sacked just eight times this season, the least among the league's starters -- but if he can hold the ball as long as he wishes he almost always wins.

If the Ravens, using running back Ray Rice, can keep the ball out of Manning's hands enough, even making their drives that end in a punt last at least eight or nine plays, to keep Manning the only place he can't hurt a defense -- and that's on the sideline.

The Colts defense is among the league leaders in turnover margin -- plus-7 -- because they benefit from opposing offenses pressing and taking chances to keep up with the Indianapolis offense.

• Chargers (6-3) at Broncos (6-3): The Broncos have tried to say this is just one of 16 games in the regular season and technically that may be true. However, if this team is intent on, or desires to, separate itself from the franchise's recent troubles, this is the game.

The Chargers are once again surging toward December while the Broncos are scuffling. San Diego has done what it wants when it wants to the Broncos for most of the past four seasons.

The Broncos have not held the Chargers to fewer than 23 points in any of the last seven meetings and San Diego has a 5-2 record in those games.

What can the Broncos possibly do with Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers? The Broncos' defense rattled Rivers some last month, sacking him five times, four times in the second half of the Denver victory.

And despite the fact running back LaDainian Tomlinson appears to be rounding into form, they'll need similar results in this one. Especially on third down, when Rivers has thrown six of his 16 touchdown passes but has also thrown four of his six interceptions.

• 49ers (4-5) at Green Bay (5-4): The fact that Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers is still starting games and sitting at ninth in the league in passing yards this season -- 2,444 -- continues to be a testament to his resolve. Not only will he always be the guy who followed Brett Favre, but he's been sacked a league-leading 41 times already this season.

That's 12 more times than any other starter in the league. Toss in the fact that he's thrown just five interceptions and he's pretty much put on a clinic of how to play under duress.