Football Schedule on DISH: Best NFL and College Games
The first College Football Playoff rankings arrived Tuesday, and Saturday wastes no time testing them. The No. 1 team in the country plays a road game under the lights in South Bend. The Holy War kicks off before most of Utah has finished breakfast. Alabama and LSU meet as permanent conference opponents for the last time. Then the NFL serves up a Sunday morning game from Madrid, a Sunday night game in Chicago, and the league's highest-scoring offense against its stingiest defense on Monday night.
Here's what you need to know first. Seven of the eight games in this guide air on ABC, CBS, ESPN, or NBC, all in America's Top 120. The eighth, Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons from Madrid, airs on NFL Network, which you'll find in America's Top 120+. From the noon kickoff on Saturday, November 7 to the final snap on Monday, November 9, you can watch every one of these games with DISH.
Saturday stacks up in pairs. Ohio State-Oregon and Alabama-LSU kick off 15 minutes apart in the afternoon, and Miami-Notre Dame and Georgia-Ole Miss both start at 7:30PM ET. Turn on Multi-View to watch up to 4 games on one screen, use Game Finder to set your DVR to record your teams (it records up to 16 channels at once), or follow along on the DISH Anywhere app. Check your DISH Guide for the full football schedule in your market, since local channel availability can vary.
College football week 10 games — Saturday, November 7
Rankings reflect the first College Football Playoff committee rankings, released November 3.
No. 9 BYU Cougars at No. 3 Utah Utes
Saturday, November 7, 12PM ET, ABC
The BYU Cougars and Utah Utes have met more than 100 times since 1895, but never quite like this. For the first time, both arrive ranked in the AP top 10, and the kickoff is set for 10 AM local time at Rice-Eccles Stadium, an hour that has neither fan base thrilled. The stakes make up for the alarm clock: the winner takes a major step toward the Big 12 Championship Game and a College Football Playoff berth.
Utah is 8-0 and carries a CFB-best 14-game winning streak, a run that began right after last season's 24-21 loss in Provo. Quarterback Devon Dampier threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-25 win at Cincinnati last week and now holds Utah's career record for rushing yards by a quarterback. BYU (7-1) won the last three meetings in the series and wants a second top-10 win in a matter of weeks. The rivalry has rarely needed extra motivation. This year it has plenty.
Odds per DraftKings
Spread: Utah -4.5 | BYU +4.5
Over/Under: 48.5 points (Over -108 | Under -112)
Moneyline: Utah -192 | BYU +160
No. 23 Oregon Ducks at No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes
Saturday, November 7, 3:30PM ET, CBS
When the schedule came out, this looked like a game between two playoff locks. Instead, the Ohio State Buckeyes and Oregon Ducks meet at Ohio Stadium with backup quarterbacks and seasons on the line. Ohio State, No. 12 in the first committee rankings, is the first team out of the 12-team field after a 30-18 loss at USC. Oregon is 5-3 and No. 23.
Freshman Luke Fahey makes his second start and his first at home in place of the injured Julian Sayin. He threw for 260 yards against USC, but the Buckeyes reached the red zone four times and came away with only 13 points. Oregon counters with Dylan Raiola, a former Ohio State commit who took over after starter Dante Moore suffered a concussion. Raiola played his best game as a Duck in last week's win over Northwestern, the first under interim offensive coordinator Jay Johnson. Oregon is expected to be without leading rusher Jordon Davison. Ohio State leads the all-time series 3-2, and the loser can likely forget about the playoff.
Odds per DraftKings
Spread: Ohio State -7.5 | Oregon +7.5
Over/Under: 45.5 points (Over -105 | Under -115)
Moneyline: Ohio State -305 | Oregon +245
No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 14 LSU Tigers
Saturday, November 7, 3:45PM ET, ABC
For the first time since 2010, the Alabama Crimson Tide visit Tiger Stadium in daylight. It's also the last time the LSU Tigers and Alabama meet as permanent SEC opponents, ending a run of 63 consecutive seasons. Both teams are 6-2, both are coming off a bye, and neither has much room left in the playoff race.
Alabama has won three straight in the series, including a 20-9 defensive grind in Tuscaloosa last season. LSU, under first-year head coach Lane Kiffin, hasn't beaten the Tide in Baton Rouge since 2022. The Tigers enter with momentum after a 38-17 win at Auburn, where quarterback Sam Leavitt threw for 387 yards and three touchdowns and the defense recorded seven sacks. Alabama answered with a 31-20 win over Texas A&M behind 311 yards and three touchdowns from Keelon Russell. Kiffin calls this Alabama defense the best his team has faced. The oddsmakers still like LSU at home.
Odds per DraftKings
Spread: LSU -6 | Alabama +6
Over/Under: 52.5 points (Over -110 | Under -110)
Moneyline: LSU -238 | Alabama +195
No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats at No. 13 Tennessee Volunteers
Saturday, November 7, 6:15PM ET, ESPN
Few people predicted the Kentucky Wildcats would be playing a November game with SEC Championship stakes. Yet here they are at 7-1 under first-year head coach Will Stein, one year after a 5-7 finish. The Wildcats' most recent outing was a 34-17 win over Vanderbilt, and they opened at No. 6 in the first committee rankings.
The Tennessee Volunteers (6-2) have lost two games by a combined six points, including a 27-24 loss to South Carolina on a last-second field goal. They've also won five straight against Kentucky, and a sold-out Neyland Stadium will be there to help them keep the Beer Barrel Trophy in Knoxville. Kentucky's +13 turnover margin ranks among the best in the country, and Tennessee counters with a top-20 scoring defense. In a rivalry that has belonged to the Vols lately, ball security may decide it.
Odds per DraftKings
Spread: Tennessee -6.5 | Kentucky +6.5
Over/Under: 49.5 points (Over -108 | Under -112)
Moneyline: Tennessee -238 | Kentucky +195
No. 1 Miami Hurricanes at No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Saturday, November 7, 7:30PM ET, NBC
In 1988, a No. 4 Notre Dame team beat No. 1 Miami 31-30 in South Bend on its way to a national championship. Thirty-eight years later, the unbeaten Miami Hurricanes (8-0) return to Notre Dame Stadium as the No. 1 team in the country, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1) are home favorites. Notre Dame is No. 4 in the AP poll but only No. 11 in the committee's rankings, so the Irish have every reason to want a statement.
Miami will play without receiver Malachi Toney, a Heisman Trophy contender who ranks third nationally with 1,027 receiving yards. He's scheduled for surgery on a high ankle sprain and is expected to miss multiple weeks. That puts more on quarterback Darian Mensah, who leads the country in passing efficiency and is tied for the national lead with 25 touchdown passes. Miami needed all of them last week in a 38-35 escape against North Carolina.
Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-13 win over Navy, and the Irish's only loss came against BYU. Miami won last season's opener 27-24, and Notre Dame leads the all-time series 18-9-1.
Odds per DraftKings
Spread: Notre Dame -7.5 | Miami +7.5
Over/Under: 54.5 points (Over -115 | Under -105)
Moneyline: Notre Dame -278 | Miami +225
No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs at No. 10 Ole Miss Rebels
Saturday, November 7, 7:30PM ET, ABC
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has made two trips to Oxford and lost both. The last one, in 2024, ended in a 28-10 loss with fans on the field. Then the Ole Miss Rebels beat the Georgia Bulldogs 39-34 in last season's College Football Playoff, and Smart said afterward that he'd been outcoached.
Georgia (7-1) arrives at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in strong form after a 27-8 win over Florida, when the defense forced four turnovers and Chris Cole returned a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown. Ole Miss (6-2) leans on quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, who leads the SEC with 2,189 passing yards and 18 touchdown passes. The Rebels' offense against the SEC's best defense is the matchup to watch, and a third loss would all but end Ole Miss's playoff hopes.
Odds per DraftKings
Spread: Georgia -3.5 | Ole Miss +3.5
Over/Under: 56.5 points (Over -110 | Under -110)
Moneyline: Georgia -175 | Ole Miss +145
Six games between ranked teams, two prime-time kickoffs at the same hour, and a No. 1 team on the road in South Bend. And the NFL weekend hasn't started yet.
NFL week 9 games
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons in Madrid
The Bengals and Falcons meet at Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid, on Sunday, November 8 at 9:30AM ET, and the game airs on NFL Network. It's the final international game of the season on NFL Network, and it pairs two very different teams. Cincinnati (5-2) arrives after a 43-36 overtime win over the Tennessee Titans, a final score that had never happened in the NFL's 107-year history. Atlanta (3-5) arrives after a 16-0 loss at Tampa Bay in which it threw four interceptions. The Bengals are 3-point favorites, and the 52.5-point total is the highest on the Week 9 board.
How the Cincinnati Bengals passing game keeps scoring
Quarterback Joe Burrow has completed 73% of his passes for 2,115 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions. Tee Higgins has topped 150 receiving yards in back-to-back games, and Ja'Marr Chase leads the team with six touchdown catches. The quiet weapon is the tight end room, which has 9 touchdowns. Mike Gesicki has 6 of them on just 17 catches and has scored in five straight games, a franchise record for a tight end.
The concern is balance. Lead back Chase Brown averages 3.6 yards per touch, and Cincinnati still hasn't had a run longer than 20 yards. The defense has 23 sacks despite blitzing less than any team in the league, but it allows 5 yards per carry, 30th in the NFL. Cincinnati has also started slowly, scoring nothing in the first half against Baltimore before putting up 35 in the second.
Which Atlanta Falcons team shows up in Madrid?
Bijan Robinson leads the NFL in rushing with 780 yards and has 8 runs of 20 yards or more. The passing game has been far less reliable. A week after Michael Penix Jr. was named NFC Player of the Week for an upset of the San Francisco 49ers, he went 8 for 24 with four interceptions in the rain in Tampa. Atlanta ranks fourth in rushing but sits in the bottom 10 in scoring. Help arrives on defense: edge rusher James Pearce Jr., who led all rookies with 10.5 sacks last season, returns from an 8-game suspension.
Bengals vs. Falcons players to watch
Boye Mafe, Bengals DE: signed to replace Trey Hendrickson, he leads the team with 5.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss, and both of his forced fumbles came on strip-sacks. Atlanta is -6 in turnover margin, and Penix and Robinson have combined for 7 fumbles. Watch Mafe on obvious passing downs.
Jahan Dotson, Falcons WR: 14 catches for 337 yards (24.1 per catch) and 2 touchdowns, including a 76-yard catch against Tampa Bay. Cincinnati's secondary is thin, with cornerback DJ Turner II and safety Kyle Dugger out. Expect deep play-action shots off Robinson run fakes.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit Soldier Field to face the Chicago Bears on Sunday, November 8 at 8:20PM ET, and the game airs on NBC. Chicago (6-2) is coming off a 34-17 rout of the defending champion Seattle Seahawks on Monday night, its second straight win over a team from last season's Super Bowl. Tampa Bay (3-5) has won three of four after an 0-4 start and plays in a division in which all four teams are below .500. The Bears are 6-point favorites.
Can anyone slow down the Chicago Bears?
For 40 years after Super Bowl XX, Chicago searched for a quarterback. Caleb Williams looks like the answer. He's completing 70.9% of his passes with a 104.6 rating, and since returning from a hamstring injury he has 4 touchdowns, no interceptions, and 287 passing yards per game. Head coach Ben Johnson doesn't ask him to carry everything: the Bears have outgained opponents by more than 500 rushing yards, and they piled up 363 total yards against Seattle's elite defense.
The defense just got stronger. Chicago traded two first-round picks and a fourth-rounder to Tennessee for 3-time All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, who played 55 of 63 snaps in his debut, drew 13 double teams, and still recorded a sack and 2 tackles for loss. Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold completed under 50% of his passes with Simmons on the field, and Seattle's running backs managed 52 yards on 16 carries.
How the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win without throwing
Tampa Bay beat Atlanta 16-0 last week without completing a pass, the first team to do that since the 1974 Buffalo Bills. Baker Mayfield only attempted three passes in a downpour while Bucky Irving ran for 170 yards and Kenny Gainwell added 140. It wasn't a fluke of the weather. The Bucs lead the NFL with 1,349 rushing yards and have outrushed opponents by 709 yards, the widest margin in the league. Since 1985, only six teams have posted a better per-game rushing differential, and they averaged 12.3 wins. If that ground game holds up against Simmons and the Bears' front, Tampa Bay could take control of the NFC South.
Buccaneers vs. Bears players to watch
Austin Booker, Bears DE: a rotational edge rusher with 4 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, and 2 forced fumbles. With Simmons drawing double teams, Booker should see more one-on-one chances against Mayfield, who has been sacked 14 times in five games.
Kenny Gainwell, Buccaneers RB: a career-high 140 yards on 25 carries against Atlanta, splitting snaps evenly with Irving. His quick cuts suit a Chicago defense that ranks 22nd in yards per carry, and he's Tampa Bay's best receiving back. Rookie safety Dillon Thieneman, who leads the Bears in run-play tackles, is the key matchup.
Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football
The Buffalo Bills visit U.S. Bank Stadium to face the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, November 9 at 8:15PM ET, and the game airs on ESPN and ABC. Both teams are 6-1, and they've gotten there in opposite ways. Buffalo leads the NFL in scoring at more than 33 points per game under first-year head coach Joe Brady. Minnesota allows the fewest points in the league. According to the NFL, it's the first time since 2013 that a team averaging 33 or more points has faced a team allowing 14 or fewer this late in the season. The Bills are 3-point favorites.
Can the Buffalo Bills offense handle the Vikings blitz?
The Bills have scored 30 or more points in three straight games and have scored on 43 of 70 drives this season. Josh Allen has 9 rushing touchdowns, second-most in the league, and he and running back James Cook have scored rushing touchdowns in the same game 16 times, the most of any duo in NFL history. Buffalo's defense is the question mark. Before holding an injury-depleted Baltimore team to 10 points last week, it had allowed 29 or more points in five of six games.
Minnesota defensive coordinator Brian Flores sends at least one extra rusher on nearly three-quarters of opponents' dropbacks, the highest rate since tracking began a decade ago. Blitzing Allen carries risk, because one missed tackle can turn into a long scramble. Flores says the Vikings won't abandon their style, but they won't be reckless either.
How the Minnesota Vikings adjust without Kyler Murray
The Vikings' only loss came last week, 19-15 at Detroit, and the offense has been the problem all season. Starting quarterback Kyler Murray is out with a hamstring strain, so veteran Carson Wentz gets the start. That may not be a downgrade: Wentz has a 106.4 passer rating in two starts this season, compared to Murray's 86.6. Star receiver Justin Jefferson has 615 yards and two touchdowns in Wentz's starts dating back to last year, and Minnesota will likely need a few big plays from him to keep pace.
Bills vs. Vikings players to watch
Khalil Shakir, Bills WR: 27 catches for 354 yards, with 255 of those yards after the catch, the most on the team. Against the league's most aggressive blitz, quick throws to a receiver who can turn a short catch into a long gain are Buffalo's best answer. If Shakir breaks a few, Flores has to back off.
Dallas Turner, Vikings OLB: 6 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, and 2 forced fumbles. Allen and Cook combined for 8 fumbles through Week 6, and Buffalo's right tackle is questionable. One strip-sack could swing a game Minnesota wants to keep low-scoring.
How to watch college football and NFL games with DISH
ABC, CBS, ESPN, and NBC are all in America's Top 120, along with ESPN2, FOX, FS1, and your local channels. America's Top 120+ adds NFL Network for Sunday's game from Madrid, along with ACC Network, SEC Network, Big Ten Network, and ESPNU for the conference games that don't land on national TV.
From a 10 AM kickoff in Salt Lake City to a Monday night showdown in Minneapolis, this is one of the deepest football weekends of the year. And with the 2-Year TV Price Guarantee, your price stays put through every one of them.
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