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The Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles went down to the wire in Week 17. Unfortunately for the Bills (11-5), it was the Eagles (11-5) who prevailed.
The NFL had two games yesterday, but there are still a few more games to watch tonight. Fox has two games, and the big game is the Jacksonville Jaguars visiting the Denver Broncos who have won 11 games in a row.
Losses for the Packers and Chargers on Saturday were wins for the Bears and Broncos, who clinched their divisions in front of the TV.
Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Carter could face a fine after poking Buffalo Bills lineman Spencer Brown in the eye in Sunday's game.
If the Steelers win, the Ravens are eliminated from playoff contention. If the Browns pull off the upset, next week’s Ravens-Steelers game will be for the AFC North crown. At least, the Ravens have forced the Steelers to win it outright.
The NFL refs have taken center stage yet again. Unhappy football fans think the Detroit Lions -Pittsburgh Steelers game was “rigged” by the NFL refs after a wild ending full of head-scratching calls.
All three of the NFL's games on Christmas are divisional contests, starting with the NFC East. Here's the full slate: TV: Dallas: KTVT (CBS Channel 11) | Washington, DC: WUSA (CBS Channel 9) TV: Detroit: WWJ-TV (CBS 62 in Detroit) | Minneapolis/St. Paul: WCCO-CBS
Week 18 action kicks off with a Saturday doubleheader, however, which features the Carolina Panthers at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC, and the Seattle Seahawks at the San Francisco 49ers at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC.
Happy holidays! If you find yourself snowed in, the NFL has a late-season doubleheader as the Los Angeles Chargers host the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens hit the road to take on the Green Bay Packers.