The NFL does its best to get interesting matchups late in the season. It's not always easy.
Injuries hit teams, some teams clinch early and other teams get eliminated before Christmas. The league has to get creative sometimes. This year it designated five matchups, three of which could be moved to Saturday for a tripleheader. The NFL announced its Week 17 games for Saturday last week. All three have some playoff implications.
All three games will be on NFL+, as well as NFL Network.
Here are the main storylines for each of the three Saturday games:
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