The first half of the early slate games in Week 18 has seen some teams separating themselves from their foes. You can see the action with

Broadcast info: Panthers-Bucs is on both ABC and ESPN (the former is free with a broadcast antenna). “NFL Countdown” begins the pregame window at 2 p.m. on ESPN. Scott Van Pelt anchors a studio desk with Ryan Clark, Jason Kelce, Marcus Spears and others.

The Week 14 slate is full of games with huge playoff implications across the NFL. It kicks off immediately with Thursday Night Football, as the Dallas Cowboys head to Ford Field to face the Detroit Lions. Both of these playoff hopeful teams are backed into ...

Stick with CNN Sports all afternoon and evening as we provide live updates and analysis from both games, starting with the 4:30 p.m. ET kick off of Rams-Panthers.