Pittsburgh survives AFC North battle
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (1 p.m. EST - Sunday - CBS)
Commentators: Jim Nantz, Phil Simms

While Sunday night's match-up features a rivalry with recent history, this game has a lot more on the line.  The build-up here is that the winner takes the lead in the AFC North. 

We'll probably here a bit about how each team generally carries the "nobody believes in us" flag, but the title of underdog will slant in favor of the Bengals, who, at best, have been sporadically competitive in their recent history.  This is their "statement" game, as they have a chance to sweep Pittsburgh and, because of tiebreakers, essentially earn a two game lead with a victory.  Pittsburgh knows what's at stake and they're playing at home.  The Steelers get the win and we'll hear about their "championship form."



Brady, Moss connect three times in win over Colts
New England at Indianapolis (8:20 p.m. EST - Sunday - NBC)
Commentators: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth

Honestly, I think the importance of this game is overplayed.  Based more on nostalgia and quarterbacks than reality and playoff scenarios.  It doesn't take away from an exciting matchup, but whoever wins and whoever loses won't really impact, outside of seedings (maybe), the bigger playoff picture. 

We'll definitely get discussion on this rivalry's history and the headliners involved (Brady and Manning).  As for an outcome, the Patriots have been quietly efficient of late and would love to deliver the Colts' first loss of the season in Indy under the national spotlight.  With a beat-up secondary, I think the Colts' oblige.