Week 2 of the 2015 NFL season is back, following the Thursday Night Football appetizer. The Denver Broncos opened the week with a big road win over the Kansas City Chiefs. We return today with 14 different games. I thought I'd put together a viewing guide looking at our rooting interests, and providing an open thread for later today. It is only Week 2, but I figure we can already starting figuring out who we are rooting for and against.
The San Francisco 49ers are part of the early schedule, kicking off against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 10 a.m. PT. We'll have open threads and more content about that. When that game wraps up, I'll move this thread back up top to serve as the open thread for 1:05 p.m. and 1:25 p.m. games. We'll have another thread for Sunday Night Football.
Down below is everything you need to know about how to watch the various games. Click here to see which game is broadcasted in your region. The Bay Area gets 49ers-Steelers early on FOX, and then Raiders-Ravens late on CBS. There will be no early CBS game or late FOX game.
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Sunday, Sept. 20
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Start time: 1:00 PM ET
TV channel: CBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon
ROOTING INTEREST: Bills - I want some chaos in the AFC East, and Rex Ryan is good for that!
Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers
Start time: 1:00 PM ET
TV channel: CBS
Announcers: Greg Gumbel, Trent Green
ROOTING INTEREST: Texans - I'm not a big Panthers fan, and NFC losses are always welcome
San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals
Start time: 1:00 PM ET
TV channel: CBS
Announcers: Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts
ROOTING INTEREST: Chargers - The 49ers face Cincy later this year, so might as well get them into a season-long struggle.
Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns
Start time: 1:00 PM ET
TV channel: CBS
Announcers: Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta
ROOTING INTEREST: Browns - I'm rooting for some interesting football from Johnny Manziel.
Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants
Start time: 1:00 PM ET
TV channel: FOX
Announcers: Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch
ROOTING INTEREST: Falcons - I'm generally inclined to root against the Giants.
San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers
Start time: 1:00 PM ET
TV channel: FOX
Announcers: Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston
ROOTING INTEREST: Tough call
Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears
Start time: 1:00 PM ET
TV channel: FOX
Announcers: Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Tony Siragusa
ROOTING INTEREST: Bears - Divisional rival losses are welcome.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Start time: 1:00 PM ET
TV channel: FOX
Announcers: Chris Myers, Ronde Barber
ROOTING INTEREST: Buccaneers - I'm not a Saints fan, and would gladly watch them suffer an embarrassing loss in Week 2.
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Start time: 1:00 PM ET
TV channel: FOX
Announcers: Sam Rosen, Kirk Morrison
ROOTING INTEREST: Vikings - I always enjoy rooting against the Lions.
St. Louis Rams at Washington
Start time: 1:00 PM ET
TV channel: FOX
Announcers: Dick Stockton, David Diehl
ROOTING INTEREST: The Fighting Snyders!
Baltimore Ravens at Oakland Raiders
Start time: 4:05 PM ET
TV channel: CBS
Announcers: Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots
ROOTING INTEREST: Raiders - I really don't mind rooting for our Bay Area brethren.
Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars
Start time: 4:05 PM ET
TV channel: CBS
Announcers: Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein
ROOTING INTEREST: Jaguars - Part of the chaos factor.
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Start time: 4:25 PM ET
TV channel: FOX
Announcers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
ROOTING INTEREST: Eagles - I think Dallas wins, but I won't root for them. Well, I'll root for them to cover!
Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers
Start time: 8:30 PM ET
TV channel: NBC
Announcers: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth
ROOTING INTEREST: Packers - Right now, I don't think there's any time I'll root for the Seahawks.
Monday, Sept. 21
New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts
Start time: 8:30 PM ET
TV channel: ESPN
Announcers: Jon Gruden, Mike Tirico
ROOTING INTEREST: Colts - I prefer chaos with the Jets, and I'm rooting for Frank Gore and company.