http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/sports/nfl-scores-schedule.html 2016-10-16 17:19:08 N.F.L. Week 6: Can Colin Kaepernick’s Play Overshadow His Protest? The 49ers quarterback gets his first start of the season against the Bills. Tom Brady looks to keep the Patriots rolling against the Bengals. === ■ All eyes will be on Colin Kaepernick, and not just to see if he stands or kneels during the national anthem. After being benched for the start of the season, Kaepernick has been promoted back to starting quarterback for the struggling 49ers (1-4) at Buffalo. Kaepernick acknowledged the Bills’ crowd would be less than friendly on Sunday, but anticipated some support as well. “I think there’s going to be a lot of people rooting for me.” Kaepernick told reporters this week. “I think a lot of the people that are rooting against me because of what my stance is and what I believe in and the people and injustice I’m fighting for, you know, it’s sad to see that they don’t feel the empathy or compassion that other people should have the same rights, the same justices and be treated the same way as them.” Read more about Kaepernick and Bills coach Rex Ryan. ■ The Patriots looked like Super Bowl favorites on Tom Brady’s return last week. Of course, they were playing the Browns. This week brings a somewhat more formidable opponent, the Bengals, who are a disappointing 2-3, with Andy Dalton not quite matching last year’s breakthrough season. ■ Will the 0-5 Browns win a game this season? A visit to 2-3 Tennessee might seem like the spot for the elusive first W, but they are 7-point underdogs. The Browns have used five players at quarterback already this season, and one of them was a wide receiver, Terrelle Pryor. ■ After looking like the second coming of Ron Jaworski for a few weeks, Carson Wentz came back to Earth in his last game, losing to the mediocre Lions. Were the Eagles and Wentz’s hot starts a fluke? A divisional game against the surprising Redskins (3-2) is a real test. There is the blustery coach who introduced The so-called intersection of sports and politics has seemed to morph into a full-blown five-lane merge in recent months, but its center — at least for the moment — appears to be here, just outside Buffalo, where the Read Sam Borden’s story here.