THE NFL THIS WEEK

Quick thoughts on Week 13 games (all games on Sunday unless noted):

■ Bears at Lions, Thursday, 12:30 ET: Alas, yet another meaningless triple-header kickoff in Detroit.

■ Bills at Cowboys, Thursday, 4:30 ET: Biggest TV audience for a Bills game in ages. Time to shine.

■ Saints at Falcons, Thursday, 8:20 ET: Now serving for Thanksgiving dessert is the Saints’ revenge.

■ 49ers at Ravens, 1 ET: This game should be on TV in every home in North America.

■ Redskins at Panthers, 1 ET: Not much at stake here unless your name is Ron Rivera.

■ Jets at Bengals, 1 ET: New York suddenly hot. There goes a decent chance for Bengals to win first game.

■ Titans at Colts, 1 ET: Both teams are 6-5 in the AFC South. Winner can either tie or stay within a game of Houston.

■ Buccaneers at Jaguars, 1 ET: Battle of Upper Florida and a 5-7 record. Woohoo!

■ Raiders at Chiefs, 1 ET: Oakland got drilled by Jets but can tie Chiefs atop AFC West with a win.

■ Eagles at Dolphins, 1 ET: Philly’s schedule gets easier now, starting with this one.

■ Packers at Giants, 1 ET: Giants defence just what the doctor ordered for QB Aaron Rodgers and the Pack.

■ Rams at Cardinals 4:05 ET: Arizona had two weeks to prepare for NFC West rival Los Angeles.

■ Chargers at Broncos, 4:25 ET: Surely Philip Rivers can look better than Brandon Allen, who was awful in Buffalo.

■ Browns at Steelers, 4:25 ET: These keen but friendly rivals have at it again, just two weeks after Garrett mess.

■ Patriots at Texans, 8:20 ET: Seriously, New England’s offence better find a pulse soon.

■ Vikings at Seahawks, Monday, 8:15 ET: Seattle still has good shot at first in NFC West.