After a Thanksgiving week featuring a bunch of throwbacks and special combinations, this week will be a return to normalcy.

In fact, not a single team will be wearing a throwback uniform, and only two teams will be wearing an alternate (Titans will wear their alternate jersey, and Cardinals their BFBS alternate). That doesn’t necessarily mean each team will be wearing its “Sunday Best,” but there will definitely be several very good looking games on the schedule, and of course there will be some stinkers too.

Who’ll challenge them for the Top 5 and who’ll need to go back to the uni-drawing board? Let’s look at the contenders below.

This post will be updated as teams who have not announced full combos do so.

Sunday Afternoon: Falcons vs. Vikings

It’s going to be an ugg-lee game in Minnesota on Sunday, with the Purple People Eaters decking themselves out in head-to-toe purple, while the visiting Falcons are going black/white/black/black (a combo they haven’t yet worn this season). Both of these squads have worn some decent uni combos this season, but the outfits this Sunday may be their worst looks.

Panthers vs. Eagles

As of this writing, neither team have announced their pants/socks, but based on how Philadelphia has outfitted itself this season, I’m confident they’ll pair their white pants and hosiery with the midnight green tops. The Panthers, on the other hand, have been breaking out new combos often this season. They also tend not to announce their full uni combos until about a day before the game. If you’re curious how the team selects what it will wear each week, you might find this interesting.

UPDATE: The Panthers will wear Process Blue pants and white socks. This is another uniform combination not yet worn in 2024!

Browns vs. Steelers

The Browns have a tendency to wear their orange pants quite often against the Steelers, and this Sunday they will again. This should be a fantastic looking game, as the orange and gold look so good together, and both teams have classic styling. This is a pretty safe bet for the good side of the Five and One.

Jaguars vs. Titans

Last year the Jags wore a whopping 13 different uni combos, and this year they may equal that total, but this week they’re actually wearing a “repeat” combination of black/white/black/white. They’ll match up against the Titans who are wearing the rare (but worn before) combo of navy/light blue/navy/navy (one of their worst sets). Another contender for the dreaded “And One” this week.

Raiders vs. Buccaneers

This will be, more or less, an exact uniform matchup of Super Bowl XXXVII, although the Buccaneers “pewter” pants looked a lot more like their helmets (they were lighter and shinier) all those years ago. And Tampa Bay may have chosen this uni matchup on purpose: they’ve worn white at home a lot this season, and this will mark the first time this year they’re wearing red over pewter. I’m not as big a fan of the Bucs redesigned unis, since Nike can’t seem to make a proper pewter color for the pants, but it’ll be pretty good looking regardless.

Saints vs. Giants

The Saints’ pants and socks are still TBA as of this writing, and their decision on which pair to wear will have a big impact on whether this game sniffs the Top 5. Surprisingly, this game will only be the fourth this season where the Saints are wearing their regular road jerseys, and thus far, they’ve worn all-white pants/hose once, all-black pants/socks once, and for one glorious game, they wore their gold pants and black hose. Fans with eyes are hoping they repeat the gold/black look — and if they do, it’s a strong contender for the T-5. Anything else will be a disappointment.

UPDATE: The Saints will wear white pants and socks.

Jets vs. Dolphins

It should be a pretty decent looking game down in Miami, with the Dolphins going mono-white at home, while the Jets will be attired in their primary “home” uniform of green/green/white/green — the prototypical “Sack Exchange” look. Every time the Dolphins wear white pants, I pray they’ll pair them with aqua socks, but they haven’t done so for even a single game in 2024. Still, the Dolphins are one of several teams to go mono-white, and I’d rather see that than to go white/white/aqua/aqua. This game will definitely have an outside shot at cracking the Top 5.

Seahawks vs. Cardinals

If this Seahawks/Cardinals tilt winds up as the “And One,” it won’t be because of the Seahawks, who are wearing their blue/white/gray/white combo (why they don’t wear navy socks/hose is beyond me). The Cardinals will be sporting their mono-BFBS uniforms, so this matchup would be tough for any team to overcome. Although as bad as the Cardinals regular home unis are, maybe this isn’t the worst possible uni pairing…

Bills vs. Rams

If you like royal, this is the matchup for you! Actually, even if you don’t like royal, it’ll still be a pretty good looking game, with the Bills wearing white/white/royal/white and the Rams in their second best look (and the ONLY look they should ever wear with royal jerseys). The Rams uni is soclose to being good, but the “My Name Is” patch and gradient numbers on the jersey take it down a notch.

Bears vs. 49ers

The photo above is from 2018 but it’s pretty much what Sunday’s game will look like. Although the Bears haven’t announced their pants, they haven’t gone with white jerseys/white pants since 2008, so I fully expect them to wear their midnight navy pants. The 49ers have returned to having three white stripes on their red jerseys, and the “Saloon” font for a wordmark, but other than those two minor changes, they’re essentiall the same as in 2018. This should be a very nice matchup.

Sunday Night Football: Chargers vs. Chiefs

Technically neither the Chiefs nor the Chargers have revealed their pants/socks yet, but I will guarantee the Chiefs will be wearing white pants. And I’d bet good money the Chargers will wear their gold pants for this one as well. Why? Every time this decade that the Chargers have played in Arrowhead, they’ve worn white over gold, and I see no reason for that to change. Even if the Chargers decided on white pants, the game would still likely be a Top Fiver. With gold pants, it’s a lock.

UPDATE: The Chargers will wear gold pants and blue socks.

And there you have it — a look at all the Sunday uniform matchups for Week 14. Monday Night Football will feature the Bengals against the Cowboys, with Dallas wearing their “Icy Whites.” I may have more to say about that game on Monday.