Week 17 preview: Packers-Vikings the final, and best, gift of the holiday weekend

There may not be a ton of playoff intrigue as we head toward the
end of the regular season, but what we do have is about as good as
it could be. Take, for example, the Week 17 showdown in the NFC
North between the Packers and Vikings. A Vikings win sets up a
likely win-and-get-the-1-seed game between them and the Lions in
Week 18. A Packers win doesn't carry quite that level of playoff
implication, but it would further cement them as a legitimate Super
Bowl contender. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen dig into that game,
recap the Christmas Day games, and check in on the other playoff
races on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Rundown Chiefs
lock up the 1-seed in the AFC with win over Steelers Ravens move
into first place in AFC North with convincing win over Texans
Packers-Vikings preview Handicapping the remaining playoff races
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