Avid football viewers can rejoice over the NFL’s addition of the Thursday Night Football game. Last week’s Broncos-Browns mid-week special did everything to complete the tri-fecta of fantastic night games last week. This time around, two big-time AFC East rivals will look to continue the primetime drama from Foxboro.

On top of that, two of the best cold-weather teams battle in Buffalo, the NFL’s oldest rivalry unfolds in “the definitive” football stadium, and the ‘Boys and ‘Skins hit it off again from our nation’s capitol.

Hope you didn’t miss us last week. The DVR Report is back with a vengeance in …

The Top 10 Must-See Games of Week 11

(All times E.S.T.)

Might Be Worth Your Time …

10. New Orleans at Kansas City, 1 p.m., FOX
The Saints are only one game below .500, but everyone has them dead and buried in 2008. Kansas City has only won once, but somehow the fantasy world is buzzing about the emergence of QB Tyler Thigpen. New Orleans has not won once on the road this season, unless you count their “home” victory in London. Saints QB Drew Brees is still ahead of Dan Marino’s single-season passing yards record pace by more than 300 yards through nine games. Also keep an eye on Kansas City’s backfield; RB Kolby Smith is done for the season and Jamaal Charles is still banged up, which may open the door for public enemy number one, Larry Johnson.

9. Cleveland at Buffalo, 8:30 p.m., ESPN (MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL)
The NFL gambled with this choice of a Monday Night Football game before the season and to the average fan it looks like a poor choice. Yet sometimes these make for the best games (i.e. San Francisco-Arizona last Monday). Browns QB Brady Quinn will make his second consecutive start on the primetime stage; he passed his first test with Denver last Thursday although his team lost. This time, he and his Cleveland teammates will have 10 days to prepare for the trip to Buffalo. Speaking of the Bills, what has happened over the past six weeks? Once 4-0, the team has dropped four out of its last five to go from first to last in the AFC East. QB Trent Edwards once had this team as a lock for the playoffs earlier in the season. Five interceptions in his last three games may be a reason why Buffalo will need just about every game down the stretch.

8. Denver at Atlanta, 1 p.m., CBS
Denver sits atop the AFC West division with a 5-4 record. Atlanta is in third place in the NFC South at 6-3. The Falcons are the better team right now, but it might be the Broncos that end up sneaking into the playoffs. Denver is razor thin with depth at the running back position, and even went as far as bringing back salary cap casualty Tatum Bell. It is more likely that the team will instead ask QB Jay Cutler to throw the ball more than 40 times if Denver is going to compete. The Falcons on the other hand are doing everything right as winners of their last two, outscoring opponents 58-20. Atlanta is 4-0 inside the Georgia Dome, and to make matters worse for Denver, QB Matt Ryan and RB Michael Turner play much better on their home turf. Good luck to Denver’s patch-work run defense.

7. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m., FOX
These teams used to play twice a year before realignment in the old NFC Central. Minnesota finally put together consecutive victories to climb above .500 and into a tie for first place with Chicago. RB Adrian Peterson will obviously be the focal point of the offense after shredding a good Packers defense for 192 yards a week ago. Peterson leads the NFL in rushing yards, and the key for the Vikings to be efficient is for him to take pressure off QB Gus Frerotte. Tampa Bay returns from its bye week needing to gain ground in the competitive NFC South. All fantasy owners are anticipating the return of RB Cadillac Williams, who hasn’t played a game since his knee injury early last season. Tampa Bay will rely on QB Jeff Garcia to utilize his favorite targets, WR Antonio Bryant and TE Alex Smith, and give the Bucs’ nasty defense some breathing room on the scoreboard.

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6. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m., CBS
This is a matchup of two overly physical teams that love to hit each other. Sure, some of the luster in San Diego’s defense was erased when Shawne Merriman bowed out for the season, but the team is still fun to watch. The Chargers did allow Chiefs QB Tyler Thigpen to throw three touchdown passes last week, but they may have more luck against Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, who has been roughed up all season. Big Ben has eight interceptions in his last three games, two of which were losses. Pittsburgh’s offense has struggled without a healthy Willie Parker, who is expected to play this week. The real matchup will be on the other side of the ball: the highest rated passer in the league against far and away the best defense in the game. San Diego QB Philip Rivers will not be able to do it alone; RB LaDainian Tomlinson needs to produce a breakout game if the Chargers can match the Steelers in the Steel City.

5. Chicago at Green Bay, 1 p.m., FOX
This will be the 176th meeting between the Bears and Packers. Both teams gave the undefeated Tennessee Titans a run for their money, so we know they can compete with the best. Chicago hasn’t been outstanding on either side of the ball this season, but everyone knows the team stands a better chance with Kyle Orton under center instead of Rex Grossman. The challenge will be in place for rookie RB Matt Forte to expose a damaged Packers front seven that has given up 398 rushing yards in its last two games. Likewise, the Packers offense will look to take advantage of weaknesses in Chicago’s defense. The Bears did an incredible job of stuffing Tennessee’s run game last week, and Packers RB Ryan Grant has been subpar all season. QB Aaron Rodgers will need to air it out for Green Bay to jump back into a first place division tie.

4. Dallas at Washington, 8:15 p.m., NBC (SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL)
Any NFC East matchup from here on out is going to be worthwhile to the conference’s playoff picture. This game in particular should be extremely hyped up: both teams off byes seeking redemption from tough losses the week before. The Cowboys are overjoyed to return QB Tony Romo from a finger injury; QB Brad Johnson was only 1-2 as a starter and the offense was entirely ineffective. Romo will look to right the ship with a full complement of firepower, including T.O., Roy E. Williams, Marion Barber, Jason Witten and the likely return of Felix Jones. Washington RB Clinton Portis most likely will not play after head coach Jim Zorn described his chances as “fifty-fifty” earlier this week. It will be up to QB Jason Campbell to rebound from a disastrous outing against Pittsburgh and WR Santana Moss to continue his recent dominance of the Cowboys.

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3. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 4:15 p.m., CBS
These two teams are almost mirror images of each other. Both rely on hard-nosed defense to keep games close, only to pound the ball with talented running attacks to dominate time of possession. Yet the Titans are 9-0; the Jaguars are 4-5. Tennessee is easily one of the top two teams in football, beating playoff hopefuls Indianapolis, Green Bay and Chicago in its last three games. The Titans have done it with a top-five defense that hasn’t allowed more than 21 points all season and a running game that’s racked up 16 touchdowns between the duo of Johnson and White. The Titans beat the Jags at home back on the opening weekend, but Jacksonville has some momentum after beating a struggling Detroit team last week. RBs Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor are the only hope in handing the Titans their first loss, which might just happen if Jacksonville can utilize its home-field advantage.

2. NY Jets at New England, 8:15 p.m., NFL Network (THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL)
Seems like we always have multiple storylines when the Jets and Pats get together. For those that missed the NFL Network’s commercial for this one, it portrayed Brett Favre as a hero matched up with his ultimate villains, none other than the New England Patriots. New York is rolling after three straight wins over Kansas City and Buffalo and the old-fashioned 47-3 butt-kicking of St. Louis. Favre and RB Thomas Jones have been the biggest weapons for the Jets in their latest wins, racking up 101 total points. The Patriots are still fighting to remain division champions, and have done fairly well with backup QB Matt Cassel. Their defense is aging but still effective against division foes, including stopping Favre en route to a 19-10 win in Week 2. The Pats will surely have a tougher challenge this time around, and will have to count on their most consistent wide receiver (no, his name isn’t Moss). Wes Welker leads the team in catches and yards while being Cassel’s go-to guy. All in all, both the Jets and Patriots should deliver an entertaining show on the second Thursday Night Football game in 2008.

1. Baltimore at NY Giants, 1 p.m., CBS
Besides Tennessee, you couldn’t find two hotter teams in the league than Baltimore and New York. The Ravens have averaged 36 points in their last three outings, all victories, including two on the road. QB Joe Flacco has played every bit like the high-draft pick star the team expected him to be; he has six touchdowns and no interceptions over the past four weeks while seemingly becoming a leader the team needs. It will be interesting to see if Flacco really has matured into a steady passer, or if his success was due to poor opponents’ defenses. There will be no soft team staring back at him on Sunday; the Giants bolster the NFL’s second-best passing unit and will look to attack Flacco early and often. It will be just as interesting when the Giants have the ball. New York has the best rushing offense in the game, largely in part to three talented backs in Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw. Something’s gotta give when these two teams meet in the swamps of Jersey, and you can be sure this game will be close.