Live Wire: Bears at Vikings, Falcons at Raiders, on ‘Monday Night Football’

The NFL closes out Week 15 with two “Monday Night Football” games played on ABC and ESPN. Detroit Lions fans will likely want to turn to ABC, then Chicago Bears will play on Minnesota Vikingswhile Atlanta Falcons will play at Las Vegas Raiders on ESPN.

Bears with Vikings

The Bears (4-9) enter the game looking to improve under interim head coach Thomas Brown. Brown took over the interim offensive coordinator duties a month ago and made an immediate positive impact, but his one game after being promoted to interim head coach left Chicago fans wanting more.

While the Bears are playing for pride, the Vikings (11-2) have a lot to play for in this game. Not only will they look to close the gap on the Lions (12-2, No. 1 seed in the NFC and No. 1 in the NFC North), but they’ll also want to put some distance between them and Packers (10-4)

The people over at FanDuel Sportsbook heavily favors Minnesota in this game where the betting line is set Vikings -7 points.

Forecast: Vikings 28-18

How to watch tonight’s “Monday Night Football” game:

Date: Monday 16 December 2024
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
TV: ABC
ABC Speakers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters (field reporter)
Online streaming: ESPN+, ESPN APP, NFL Sunday Ticket via YouTube, NFL+ Premium

Falcons at Raiders

The Falcons (6-7) are two games behind Buccaneers (8-5) in the NFC South, and a win over the Raiders (2-11) would keep them atop the division title race — with the Giants, Commanders and Panthers remaining on their schedule. If the Falcons catch the Bucs in the standings, they will win the division as they hold the tiebreaker over the Bucs after winning both head-to-head matchups.

The Raiders will certainly be playing for pride, but their fans likely already have their eyes on the postseason. Heading into this game, the Raiders have the No. 2 in the game NFL draftand depending on the result, they could move quite a bit. If they lose, they would move into a tie with the Giants for the worst record in the NFL and temporarily hold the No. 1 seed due to strength of schedule. If the Raiders win, they would drop all the way down to No. 7 slots.

The people over at FanDuel Sportsbook favor Atlanta in this game with the betting line set to Falke -5.5 points.

Prediction: Falcons 24-17

How to watch tonight’s “Monday Night Football” game:

Date: Monday 16 December 2024
Time: 8:30 PM ET
Location: Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
TV: ESPN
ESPN Announcers: Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge
Online streaming: ESPN+, ESPN APP, NFL Sunday Ticket via YouTube, NFL+ Premium

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