In a battle between two of the most tortured fanbases the NFC has ever produced, the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals have historically just about shared the spoils in their respective histories head to head, with the Cards edging out a narrow 18-16 lead. The former St. Louis, turned Phoenix, turned Arizona Cardinals do not have a great history of success in the NFL, but they sure were good at beating the Falcons, after Atlanta's inception into the NFL world in the 1960s.
"Sunday Night Football" brings a classic matchup with a modern twist as the Dallas Cowboys host the Green Bay Packers in Micah Parsons' return to AT&T Stadium. Parsons arrives tied for the NFL lead in quarterback pressures and spearheads a Packers defense that hasn't allowed 20 points in a game this season. ESPN Analytics makes Green Bay a 58% favorite
Earlier in the calendar year, the Eagles won their second-ever Super Bowl with a lopsided 40-22 victory over the two-time reigning champions. That win came two years after the Chiefs defeated the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. Sunday's game also made this season the fifth straight in which the two played one another. It was the first time since the 1970 merger that an NFC team and a AFC team met for that many consecutive seasons.