The Packers have already earned a first-round playoff bye, and they're just one win away from securing home-field advantage against any NFC opponent.

During odd years, Dallas hosts an AFC team and Detroit plays an NFC opponent (usually another NFC North team, and often the Green Bay Packers, who draw high TV ratings).

WDAF Channel 4 (Fox) broadcasts games in which the Chiefs host an NFC opponent.

On the road at Lincoln Financial Field, the Indianapolis Colts played a NFC opponent in the Philadelphia Eagles for the first time since the 2006 season.

Raiders' games are broadcast locally on CBS affiliate KPIX (when playing an AFC opponent) and on Fox affiliate KTVU (when hosting an NFC opponent), unless the game is blacked out locally.

Midweek, Ryan said he was sizing up this game as a way to establish dominance of New York City, where the Jets have always been second fiddle in both attention and clout to their NFC opponents.

By virtue of being members of the AFC, most of the Steelers' games air on CBS except for home games against NFC opponents, which air locally on WPGH-TV, which is a Fox affiliate.

Games that feature an NFC opponent played at Paul Brown Stadium are televised on WXIX, Fox 19.

With the loss the Patriots fell to 1-1, 10-1 in home openers at Gillette Stadium, and 18-3 against NFC opponents at Gillette Stadium.

The loss made the team drop to 2-6 for the season and 0-4 against NFC opponents for the first time in franchise history.