NFL Schedule Week 3: Game Times, TV Coverage and Live-Stream Guide

The 2016 NFL contenders and pretenders are starting to reveal themselves, and that should only continue during Week 3.

Several of the early contenders will face off Sunday with Denver set to play at Cincinnati and Minnesota paying a visit to North Carolina to take on the Panthers. Meanwhile, Jacksonville, Miami and Washington will try to salvage their seasons after rough 0-2 starts.

Take a look below at the local television map for the games this weekend, courtesy of 506 Sports:

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In addition, here is the schedule and live-stream information for each game this weekend, excluding Houston at New England, which took place Thursday. Keep in mind that Fox Sports Go also uses local television listings, and NFL Sunday Ticket, while it allows the user to watch any game, requires a subscription. 

      Minnesota at Carolina 

Heading into this season, it seemed like the Minnesota Vikings had all the pieces to make a serious Super Bowl run, particularly on the defensive side. Two weeks later, the team is 2-0, but the offense looks to be in tough shape.

Teddy Bridgewater went down just before the season began, star running back Adrian Peterson could be out for the rest of the regular season and starting tackle Matt Kalil is on injured reserve. Even before the latter two injuries, the team was averaging only 1.9 yards per carry, which is the lowest in the NFL.

Sam Bradford looked solid in his debut, and Stefon Diggs has emerged as a budding star receiver, but the team faces its toughest challenge yet with a road game at Carolina.

The Panthers bring in the seventh-ranked defense in terms of total yards while also holding opposing quarterbacks to the sixth-lowest completion percentage in the league. The team has also won 14-straight home games, per …

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