Since there is — as always — a full slate of college football scheduled on New Year’s Day, the Week 17 edition of “Monday Night Football” is being played on Saturday — with the (11-4) Detroit Lions (+4.5)
on the road against the (10-5) Dallas Cowboys (-4.5). Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will have the call on ESPN (and ABC) starting at 7:15 Arrowhead Time.
The Lions have already clinched the NFC North, but they need to win their last two games — and have the San Francisco 49ers (-14)
lose one — to grab the NFC’s top seed.