NFL games of the week

December 26, 2008 at 2:55AM

BRONCOS (8-7) AT CHARGERS (7-8)

A fitting ending for AFC West

This is a winner-take-all matchup between a Denver team that has lost back-to-back games and a San Diego team that has had to win three in a row just to get to 7-8.

LIONS (0-15) AT PACKERS (5-10)

Just another game? Hardly

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said there's nothing different about this game. Right. The only 0-15 team in history is trying to avoid becoming the only team to finish 0-16.

BEARS (9-6) AT TEXANS (7-8)

Putting pressure on Vikings

The Bears and Vikings kick off at the same time. A Vikings loss coupled with a Bears win over Houston gives Chicago its third NFC North title in four years.

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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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