NFL games of the week

December 19, 2008 at 1:20AM

STEELERS (11-3) AT TITANS (12-2)

A possible AFC title preview

Tennessee is 2-2 since winning its first 10 games. The Steelers have won five in a row and have clinched their second consecutive AFC North title. Game: Noon Sunday, Ch. 4

PANTHERS (11-3) AT GIANTS (11-3)

A possible NFC title preview

The Giants have lost back-to-back games, while Carolina has won seven of its past eight.

The winner clinches homefield advantage in the playoffs. Game: 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Ch. 11

SAINTS (7-7) AT LIONS (0-14)

Last chance at home for Detroit

New Orleans has the league's No. 1-ranked offense. The Lions have two more games to avoid becoming the NFL's first 0-16 team.

Game: Noon Sunday, Ch. 9

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Mark Craig

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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