Any word yet on the 12/31 Saints/Panthers being a Sunday Night game?
I heard in NYC sports radio this week, they think of all the games in week 17 the Saints/Panthers is one of the better matchups where the game will almost certainly have playoff implications for both teams. The Falcons/Eagles is the other game they think will be broadcast because you have two media darlings in Vick and McNabb. They mentioned some other matchups such as Jags/KC but that's two small TV markets. Pitt / Cincy has a remote shot at being a big game with divisional playoff and wild card implications assuming Pittsburgh gets on a roll and runs the table down the stretch.
WEEK 17 Sunday Schedule
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Atlanta at Philadelphia (Vick, Mcnabb matchup)</td><td align="left">
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Buffalo at Baltimore (Bills out)
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Carolina at New Orleans (Decide NFC South and wildcard)
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Cleveland at Houston (Houston out)
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Detroit at Dallas (Detroit out)
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Green Bay at Chicago (Chicago sitting starters)
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Jacksonville at Kansas City (Potential Playoff matchup)
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Miami at Indianapolis (Peyton sitting)
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New England at Tennessee (Titans out)
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Oakland at N.Y. Jets (Raiders out)
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Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (Playoff matchup if Pitt gets on a roll )
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Seattle at Tampa Bay (Bucs out)
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St. Louis at Minnesota (Potential Playoff matchup)
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Arizona at San Diego (AZ out)
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San Francisco at Denver (49ers out)
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* Note: One of the Sunday games will move to 8:15 p.m. Sunday night.