1. Texans and Patriots meet on Monday Night Football- It’s the two elite teams from the AFC meeting on Monday night. The Texans sit at 11-1 and would be the AFC’s one seed if the playoffs started today. The Patriots have been rolling having won six games in a row and are AFC East champions for the ninth time in ten seasons under Bill Belichick. Houston is the most complete team in football and the Patriots offense can match with the best defenses in the league.
2. Heisman Trophy winner to be announced on Saturday- Johnny Manziel, Manti Te’o and Colin Klein are the candidates to receive the most prestigious award in college football, the Heisman Trophy. Whoever wins this award will be well deserving of it.
3. RGIII squares off with Ravens- The Ravens lost an extremely tough game last week to the Steelers and are looking to bounce back . With a win, they’ll clinch a playoff spot. Robert Griffin III has played tremendously the last three games which have been all wins and wins against divisional opponents. He will experience the Ravens defens in D.C. on Sunday.
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4. Roethlisberger expected to return- The Steelers won a huge game on Sunday in Baltimore to literally save their season and they will more than likely have Big Ben under center on Sunday as the Steelers make that big push to the playoffs.
5. Bears and Vikings meet in pivotal game- The Bears have lost three of their last four games and their lead in the division. Remember at one time the Vikings were 4-1? They were 4-1 because they took care of the ball. They need this game to stay alive for postseason contention
