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On paper, Netflix had great divisional matchups on Christmas<\/a> Day for Week 17 when the season began.<\/p>\n

Of course, the NFL<\/a> season never goes as planned, and the three matchups scheduled for the holiday are not what anyone had planned.<\/p>\n

The reason? Star quarterbacks won\u2019t be playing in each game.<\/p>\n

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Christmas Day\u2019s first kickoff will be an NFC East battle between the Dallas Cowboys<\/a> and Washington Commanders, with both teams already eliminated from playoff contention.<\/p>\n

And while Dak Prescott and company are looking to finish the season strong, the Commanders shut down Jayden Daniels, their second-year quarterback who led them to the NFC Championship Game in his rookie season just a year ago, after reaggravating his elbow injury.<\/p>\n

In fact, the Commanders won\u2019t even see Marcus Mariota, Daniels\u2019 backup who has had to start eight games this season, as he\u2019s dealing with an injury as well. It will be veteran Josh Johnson making the start in Landover, Maryland, on Christmas Day for a 4-11 Commanders squad that hoped to at least make the playoffs after a fantastic finish in 2024.<\/p>\n

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“When you do circle those matchups, that\u2019s exactly what you\u2019re thinking: This is going to be cool. How it\u2019s all laid out \u2014 division games right here at the end between two games of Philadelphia with a Dallas game in between,” Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said.<\/p>\n

“Playing these division games, they still mean a lot.”<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for both squads, it will only be for bragging rights.<\/p>\n

In the 4:30 p.m. ET slate, the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, a storied NFC North rivalry, the home team in Minneapolis will be without its own second-year signal caller \u2014 J.J. McCarthy.<\/p>\n

McCarthy suffered an injury in the win over the New York Giants last week, and it will be Max Brosmer having to start again for Kevin O\u2019Connell\u2019s group.<\/p>\n

The Minnesota product\u2019s first career start didn\u2019t work out too well in Seattle, as the Seahawks had their way on defense against Brosmer. Perhaps a home crowd will do him and the Vikings\u2019 offense better, but the Lions at least still have something to play for.<\/p>\n

Detroit heads into this game following a tough loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, where a game-winning touchdown was called back after Amon-Ra St. Brown was penalized for offensive pass interference, negating Jared Goff flying into the end zone after a pitch-back from the star receiver.<\/p>\n

The Lions need to win their remaining two games, while also needing the Green Bay Packers to lose their last two games to secure the final NFC wild card spot.<\/p>\n

Finally, and perhaps the biggest disappointment for Netflix, is the Kansas City Chiefs not having Patrick Mahomes on the field this holiday season.<\/p>\n

Mahomes suffered a torn ACL, which he quickly had surgery to repair, following a loss that knocked them out of playoff contention two weeks ago. The Chiefs were hoping that his backup, Gardner Minshew, could finish out the season, but he tore his ACL last week in a loss to the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n

That leaves USF alum Chris Oladokun, who filled in for Minshew last week, starting against Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos \u2014 a 12-3 squad who already clinched their playoff berth. Denver will still be playing hard, as they\u2019re competing for the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC, which would ensure home games throughout the playoffs.<\/p>\n

These games were supposed to be potential division\/playoff clinching matchups, but the NFL and its fanbase will be hoping these games are not as lopsided as some believe they could turn out to be.<\/p>\n

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