The Packers will have a strong rooting interest in one of tonight’s games.
Tonight, NFL fans get treated to one final Monday Night Football doubleheader, the last one of the 2024 season. Of these two games, one will be of particular interest to Green Bay Packers fans, as it features a pair of NFC North teams squaring off, with significant impacts to the Packers’ playoff futures in the balance.
The Chicago Bears visit the Minnesota Vikings in the first of tonight’s two games, and the Packers will have a strong preference about the result. If the Vikings win this game, the Packers will officially be eliminated from winning the NFC North division title this season. It’s still a long shot even with a Bears victory, but it would keep the Packers mathematically alive.
Additionally, Chicago winning would also pull the Vikings back to within a game of the Packers, an important shift as the Packers could then pass Minnesota for the #5 seed in the NFC by the end of the season — given that the two teams play each other in week 17.
Also, the Falcons and Raiders are playing tonight. So that’s happening. But here are the details for these games as well as APC’s picks.
Game 1: Chicago Bears (4-9) vs. Minnesota Vikings (11-2)
Location: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Game Time: 7:00 PM Central Time
TV Channel: ABC
Commentators: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
Point spread: Vikings -7
Over/under total: 43.5
Game 2: Atlanta Falcons (6-7) vs. Las Vegas Raiders (2-11)
Location: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Game Time: 5:30 PM Pacific Time (7:30 PM Central)
TV Channel: ESPN
Commentators: Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick
Point spread: Falcons -5.5
Over/under total: 44.5