49ers at Rams: Shocking, but the Niners are suddenly in the hunt for Reggie Bush, because the Texans won last week. The 49ers should rest their starters, and the second and third strings, too.

Titans at Dolphins: The Dolphins have won four straight. The Titans are 1-5 on the road. Miami hasn’t been this excited since Stan Van Gundy decided to spend more time with his family.

Lions at Saints: You know things are bad in Detroit when the Lions envy the Saints’ plethora of quality quarterbacks. Also, the “Fire Millen” contingent gets a road trip.

Bills at Bengals: The Bills have lost seven of their past eight. They’re playing a team that has clinched a division title for the first time since 1990. Maybe that will inspire Buffalo to remember what it was like to be good.

Jaguars at Texans: Can the Texans make it two straight? It’s unlikely. The issue here is that, by beating the Cardinals last week for their second victory, they reached their preseason goal.

Steelers at Browns: The Browns are tough at home, but the Steelers are coming off a huge road victory at Minnesota. Rivalry. Snow. Barking Dawgs. Kinda makes you glad you’ll be watching indoors.

Chargers at Chiefs: The desperate Chargers ended the Colts’ pursuit of perfection last week. But they’ll have to be perfect the rest of the way if they want to join the Colts’ postseason party.

Eagles at Cardinals: Which team is the bigger disappointment to its fans? The Eagles certainly had a huge lead in that race, but the Cardinals made up a lot of ground by losing to the Texans.

Colts at Seahawks: Will Tony Dungy rest his starters now that the Colts have home-field advantage throughout? The guess here is no, since they’re already fairly rested from doing nothing last week.

Raiders at Broncos: The Broncos have a playoff berth locked up. Don’t be surprised if Mike Shanahan dances around on the sideline while pointing at Al Davis in the press box and yelling, “We have a playoff berth locked up!”

Sunday
Bears at Packers: The Bears have an excellent team, but no quarterback. The Pack has an excellent quarterback, but little else. This is parity, except for the disparity in records.

Vikings at Ravens: The Vikings had their winning streak ended at six by the Steelers. This is one of the few games Vikings fans can boast, “Our coach is better than your coach” and get no argument back.

Monday, Dec. 26
Patriots at Jets: Looks like the Pats are revving up toward the postseason. Herm Edwards might have to give one of his “You play to win the game!” speeches, just to jog his players’ memories.