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The European soccer calendar is in a bit of a holding pattern this week, with several major leagues taking a breather until the new year. Germany’s Bundesliga, France’s Ligue 1, and much of the Spanish schedule are off, while the start of AFCON has thinned out rosters and condensed the board even further. That leaves a shorter but still intriguing slate centered mainly around England and Italy. Even with limited action, there’s still plenty of value to be found if you know where to look. The Premier League continues to offer high-event matchups at both ends of the table, while Serie A delivers a mix of heavyweight clashes and favorable spots for top sides at home. With public money piling

Week 17 closes with an NFC clash that originally looked promising when the NFL schedule was first released but now is all about how badly the Los Angeles Rams will beat the host Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football. The Rams (11-4) are coming off a questionable OT loss to the Seahawks in Week 16. The defeat nocked them down from the NFC West perch with two games left in the season. LA is remains in the hunt for the division crown and the top spot in the NFC. Atlanta (6-9) has long been eliminated from a postseason berth and playing with backup QB Kirk Cousins due to their franchise QB Michael Penix Jr. suffering a knee injury. Yet, Atlanta

Week 17’s Sunday Night Football game has all the feels of a Playoff battle as the San Francisco 49ers host the Chicago Bears with a number of postseason implications on the line. Both teams enter this SNF matchup with identical 11-4 records and sitting one game behind the Seattle Seahawks for the no.1 seed in the NFC. Furthermore, the 49ers are one game back of Seattle for the NFC West title, while Chicago is 1.5 games ahead of Green Bay for the NFC North crown. The Bears come into this game having one seven of their last eight contests including a crucial Week 16 overtime victory against the Packers, who they lost to in Week 14. Chicago has beaten three

Merry Christmas you “filthy animals”! That’s right, Week 17 features three games on Thursday, December 25. In fact, two of these three Christmas Day matchups appear to be presents for all of us good little boys and girls as they will have Playoff implications. All three Christmas games featured divisional rivalries, which adds drama to an already intense week of action. The Dallas Cowboys head to Washington, the Detroit Lions are in Minnesota, and the Thursday Night game features the Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs. However, that’s not all! The Sunday slate features some thrilling matchups as well. None bigger than the main event of the week – Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills. This could be a Super Bowl