Full disclosure: I love Saturday football games. Particularly around the holidays, when nobody really wants to be writing about the NFL on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve, Saturday football is like a breath of fresh air. I’ll love watching these games today, even if neither of them have huge implications for the Falcons.
The first is Lions vs. Bears. This one is sort of important because a Bears win would effectively eliminate the Lions, who are already clinging to the playoffs by the skin of their teeth. Chicago’s going to fire John Fox and needs to, given the way he’s shackled this offense and rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky in particular, but they still want to show out in primetime this afternoon.