I think there's a scenario where the Lions aren't eliminated but the Bears-Packers game has guaranteed implications Week 16: Bears lose Lions win Packers win Packers 8-6-1 Lions 8-7 Bears 8-7 Setting up the following scenario: Lions clinch with a win and Packers loss Bears clinch with a win and Lions loss Packers clinch with a win So even if the Lions win, it would be a guaranteed win or go home scenario for the Packers. So would NBC take that over a Cowboys-Eagles game where the winner goes to the playoffs and the loser goes home? It's unclear from that tidbit. I'd think they would go for the NFC East game, but who knows. I agree it's unlikely they chose Bengals-Ravens, but if there's a scenario where Bengals-Ravens can affect the following teams playoff chances in terms of seeding, byes and even making the playoffs: Colts, Patriots, Bengals, Ravens, Dolphins, they might opt for that to draw more viewers in. They'd take the Eagles-Cowboys game because there'd be a chance the Bears would have nothing to play for