As Justin Rogers chronicled earlier this week, the last three matchups between Detroit and Atlanta have produced finishes that would likely leave you saying, ‘This game is drunk.’ Well get ready to break out that egg nog, because conditions are prime for another sloppy sequel.
FiveThirtyEight gives Atlanta just a 2% chance of still making the playoffs. Detroit’s quarterback is likely out, as are most of the weapons intended to help him. These two teams aren’t playing for much besides pride and draft position.
So in this week’s five things to watch, we’re going to encourage that you decompress from the Christmas season by having a nice seat on the couch, pouring yourself some nog, and putting on .