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The NFL has put two NFC divisional matchups on the schedule for Saturday in Week 16.

The Eagles will face the Commanders in Washington, followed by the Packers facing the Bears in Chicago, on Saturday, December 20.

Fox will air both games and made the announcement this afternoon.

Although the NFL has not said which teams will play on Christmas this season, it would make sense for the Eagles, Commanders, Packers and Bears all to be on the Christmas schedule. Playing on Saturday instead of Sunday the week before Christmas would give them an extra day of rest for a short week. The NFL has announced that it will play three games this season on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25.

The league is announcing select games this week leading up to the full schedule announcement on Wednesday night.

The Titans have announced a few roster moves on Monday.

The club signed tight end Drake Dabney and receiver TJ Sheffield. Both players participated in Tennessee's rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.

Sheffield’s signing was previously reported earlier in the day.

Dabney played his college ball at TCU in 2024 after transferring from Baylor. He caught 19 passes for 193 yards last season.

As corresponding moves, Tennessee waived cornerback Virgil Lemons and safety Jerrin Thompson. Both players had recently joined the team as undrafted free agents.

The Cowboys still don't have an extension with edge rusher Micah Parsons.

Parsons, 25, became eligible for an extension after the 2023 season, and he now is in the final year of his contract scheduled to make $24 million on the fifth-year option.

Parsons has intimated he won't do any on-field work until he has a new contract, so when will that be?

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones was asked that on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio channel Monday.

“I've never been one to crystal ball when contracts get done," Jones told host Adam Schein. "I mean, you can be close, you think you're right around the corner, and then they get pushed out and there's extenuating circumstances as to why they or their agent don't want to pull the trigger. So, you know, that's just a work in progress. It's never easy to comment on them, because you really don't know where you are until both sides are ready to go. But obviously our goal is to –- and we have visited at times with Micah — and our goal is to get him here. And I think Micah wants to be a Cowboy, and we want him to be a Cowboy long term.”

The Bengals are paying wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase $40.25 million annually on a deal he signed this offseason. That's the highest annual average for a non-quarterback, a number Parsons will surpass after 52.5 sacks in his first four seasons.