And just like that we are on the back nine. The 10th week of the 2026 regular season will feature the New England Patriots take on the Detroit Lions in Munich, Germany, at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday.
Besides that game, 13 others are taking place this weekend. Here’s who t root for in those.
Thursday
8:15 p.m. ET
Washington Commanders (2-5-1) at New York Giants (5-2-1): Go good game! Two teams with no direct ties to the Patriots’ standings going against each other to kick things off in Week 10. | Prime Video
Sunday
1 p.m. ET
Kansas City Chiefs
(6-2) at Atlanta Falcons (3-6): Go Falcons! Your classic case of NFC team over AFC team. | CBS
Houston Texans (3-5) at Cleveland Browns (5-4): Go Texans! While this might be a dangerous pick given that the Texans have shown some signs of life lately and are still only two games back from the Patriots. At the time being, however, they still have the worse record among the two AFC teams. | FOX
Minnesota Vikings (6-2) at Green Bay Packers (6-3): Go Vikings! At least in theory, a Vikings win could end up having a positive impact on the Patriots: they still might beat them in Week 14 to improve their strength of victory tiebreaker. | FOX
Miami Dolphins (1-7) at Indianapolis Colts (2-7): Go Dolphins! We have done it, folks, we have reached the point where we start thinking about draft positioning. And so, we are picking the Dolphins in this one to help possibly mess up their spot close to the top of those standings. | CBS
Carolina Panthers (3-5) at New Orleans Saints (3-5): Go Panthers! The Patriots own New Orleans’ sixth-round pick in next year’s draft — Ja’Lynn Polk’s parting gift, if you will. The more Saints losses there are, the better for the position of that pick. | FOX
Buffalo Bills (7-1) at New York Jets (2-7): Go Jets! If the Patriots somehow want to retain their AFC East crown, they need the Bills to start losing some more games. What better way to start than a division game. | CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2) at Tennessee Titans (1-7): Go Titans! Go team with the worse record! | FOX
4:05 p.m. ET
Seattle Seahawks (5-4) at Las Vegas Raiders (4-5): Go Seahawks! NFC over AFC, once again. | CBS
Los Angeles Rams (5-4) at Arizona Cardinals (3-6): Go good game! This contest has no true impact on the Patriots. | CBS
4:25 p.m. ET
San Francisco 49ers (7-1) at Dallas Cowboys (4-5): Go good game! Another game with no direct ties to New England and its standing in the AFC. | FOX
8:20 p.m. ET
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (6-2): Go Steelers! Somebody has to win this one — we are not fantasizing about ties here for a moment — so it’s preferable to go with the team that at least the head-to-head disadvantage against the Patriots. | NBC
Monday
8:15 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Chargers (0-8) at Baltimore Ravens (4-5): Go Chargers! Welcome to the “Will Patriots vs. Chargers get flexed out of primetime in Week 12?” bowl. We are rooting for L.A. not because ot scheduling, however, but simply because it has the worse record. | ESPN
