The New Orleans Saints are joined by the Atlanta Falcons as the two NFC South teams in a bye in Week 12. So if you can't hope for the Saints to win or lose, what are you going to do this Sunday? ? You can still hope for the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to lose.
The Panthers started their two-game winning streak against the Saints and it will likely end this Sunday when they take on the Kansas City Chiefs. This game will be available as CBS' only televised Game of the Week. FOX has the double header.
Week 12 doesn't have many interesting games to start with, but the Packers and 49ers face off in the Game of the Week. This game will also be televised in New Orleans and most of the country. The other game on FOX is the Cardinals' game against the Seahawks, so New Orleanians couldn't lose.
The Saints may not be playing, but there are really good options on local stations. Check out the broadcast maps and see what's available to you locally:
CBS SINGLE
FOX EARLY
FOX LATE
National broadcasts
Thursday evening: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns (Amazon Prime Video)
Sunday evening: Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams (NBC)
Monday evening: Baltimore Ravens at Los Angeles Chargers (ESPN)