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December 5, 2017

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This week in the NFL

Thursday

New Orleans @ Atlanta

Sunday

Indianapolis @ Buffalo 12:00

Chicago @ Cincinnati 12:00

Green Bay @ Cleveland 12:00

Oakland @ Kansas City 12:00

Dallas @ New York 12:00

Detroit @ Tampa Bay 12:00

Minnesota @ Carolina 12:00

San Francisco@ Houston 12:00

New York @ Denver 3:05

Tennessee @ Arizona 3:05

Washington @ Los Angeles 3:05

Philadelphia @ Los Angeles 3:25

Seattle @ Jacksonville 3:25 PM

Baltimore @ Pittsburgh 7:25

Monday

New England @ Miami 7:25

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