NFL Week 16 Preview

[miguel]

Ravens at Dallas

The game is very important for both teams because they can earn wild-card spots. A defeat for either one would be devastating. They have
not played each other since 2004, when Baltimore won 30-10.

Steelers at Tennessee

Home-field advantage is what is at stake here. The Titans can clinch it with a win, but the Steelers need to beat Tennessee and then go on to beat the Browns at home.

Packers at Chicago

The Packers have been eliminated from the playoffs, but it would be nice to beat their rivals at Soldier Field. The Bears need to win out and get some help from The Falcons and the Giants in order to win the NFC North.

The Jets at Seattle

The Jets are in a three-way tie atop the AFC East and need to continue winning in the final two weeks to win the division title.

Bills at Denver

Interesting scenario in the AFC West. The Broncos can clinch the division title with a win or a Chargers loss. However, if they lose to Buffalo, and the Chargers beat the Buccaneers, it makes it a Week 17 showdown in San Diego against the Chargers.

[Ludwig]

Good stuff, Mig!

[miguel]

There is a game tonight, and if you don't have the NFL channel, you will have to go out to see it.

Ravens, Cowboys in final regular season game at Texas Stadium

Associated Press
Big games have been commonplace through the years at Texas Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys (http://www.nfl.com/teams/dallascowboys/profile?team=DAL) have clinched five of their record eight NFC championships.
If they have any intention of making yet another trip to the Super Bowl this season, they'll almost certainly need to close their historic 38-year-old venue with a victory.
<table width="265" align="right"> <tbody><tr> <td> Ravens at Cowboys (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29753&season=2008&displayPage=tab_gamecenter)

Sat., Dec. 20, 8 p.m. ET (NFL Network (http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork))

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Texas Stadium could be hosting its final game as the Dallas Cowboys host the Baltimore Ravens in a game with major playoff implications (http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29753&season=2008&displayPage=tab_gamecenter) for both teams as NFL Network's slate of Saturday night games (http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/games) begins on Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET.

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</td> </tr> </tbody></table> The Cowboys will say goodbye to their longtime home Saturday night against the Baltimore Ravens (http://www.nfl.com/teams/baltimoreravens/profile?team=BAL), whose first and last trip to Texas Stadium will feature a pair of teams desperate for a win to boost their playoff chances.
One of the NFL's most glamorous franchises continues to spend plenty of time in the limelight, with its performance on the field grabbing as many headlines as topics like the injury to star quarterback Tony Romo (http://www.nfl.com/players/tonyromo/profile?id=ROM787981), another suspension to cornerback Adam Jones (http://www.nfl.com/players/adamjones/profile?id=JON026865) and a perceived feud between Romo, Jason Witten (http://www.nfl.com/players/jasonwitten/profile?id=WIT559021) and the petulant Terrell Owens (http://www.nfl.com/players/terrellowens/profile?id=OWE755129).
Somewhat under the radar has been the closing of Texas Stadium, which on Saturday will host its final game before Dallas (9-5) moves into a $1.3 billion facility in Arlington next season. The only way another game would be played there is if the Cowboys got the No. 5 seed in the playoffs and were to play the No. 6 seed in the NFC championship game.
If nothing else, the Cowboys haven't let their old venue go out quietly. After blowing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in Pittsburgh on Dec. 7 that put the NFC East title out of reach, Dallas came home Sunday night and kept its wild card hopes very much alive, dominating the division champion New York Giants (http://www.nfl.com/teams/newyorkgiants/profile?team=NYG) in a 20-8 victory.