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NFL Week 15: Who Plays on Sunday Night Football?

By Stephen Forsha

Dec 11, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) runs with the ball as New Orleans Saints defensive back Delvin Breaux (40) attempts to tackle him during the first half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) runs with the ball as New Orleans Saints defensive back Delvin Breaux (40) attempts to tackle him during the first half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Taking a look at who plays on Sunday Night Football in NFL Week 15 with the postseason approaching.

Coming into NFL Week 15, Sunday Night Football could go a long way in helping determine the part of the NFC playoff picture. That’s because the primetime matchup will feature the Dallas Cowboys, who could lock up the NFC East, take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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The Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons are tied at 8-5 in the NFC South, but the Falcons hold the tiebreaker right now, putting them as the NFC’s No. 4 seed and Tampa at No. 6 as a Wild Card. That said, the Bucs are red-hot right now with five-straight wins.

Meanwhile, the Cowboys are 11-2 overall with their two losses coming against the New York Giants, including last Sunday night as they fell, 10-7.

A matchup to keep an eye on is Ezekiel Elliott and the Cowboys’offensive line against a Tampa Bay defense that is 21st in total yards allowed per game (360.5) and 21st in rushing yards per game at 110.7. If they are able to control the line of scrimmage with their rushing attack, the Cowboys could be in for a solid outing.

It will be exciting seeing two young quarterbacks battling it out with Dak Prescott of the Cowboys and Jameis Winston of the Buccaneers on the primetime stage, though it is becoming the norm for Prescott as this is the third-straight national game for the Cowboys since Thanksgiving.

Prescott enters the game completing nearly 66 percent of his passes for 3,139 yards, 20 touchdowns and four interceptions. However, in his past three games, the Cowboys quarterback has failed to pass for 200 or more yards in a game and has a 3:2 touchdown to interception ratio.

This season, Winston has completed nearly 62 percent of his passes for 3,364 yards with 23 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, In comparison to Prescott, the Tampa Bay quarterback had two games of over 200 yards passing in his past three outings with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

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This game will be exciting to say the least, and who knows? Maybe this is a possible preview to a matchup that will occur sometime in the playoffs. Sunday Night Football kicks off on NBC at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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