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Week 12 kicks off at NRG Stadium for Thursday Night Football, as Derek Stingley Jr. and the defensively-dominant Houston Texans (5-5) host Josh Allen and the high-powered Buffalo Bills (7-3) in an AFC fight. Both teams have won three of their last four games entering this matchup.

The Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Chargers, and Washington Commanders all have byes in Week 12. This is the seventh week of byes across the NFL—which will run through Week 14.

The Atlanta Falcons have faced tough losses for three straight weeks, narrowly missing wins that extended their losing streak to five games.

A number of games with playoff implications highlight the 14-game NFL Week 12 schedule. Among them is an NFC North battle between the Minnesota

There were several games on the Week 11 docket that ended with the margin of three points or less as Josh Allen helped the Buffalo Bills to a big win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The first half of the NFL season has had some classic games already. And the parity across the top half of the standings means there should be plenty of great games to come. With nine of 18 weeks of the NFL season behind us, let's rank the top five games we've seen, and call out the five best matchups for the rest of the season:

With air thinning and tension building, we sorted this Sunday's games by high-energy home environments that will pop off the TV screen.