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Monday Night Football features a game that was expected, before the season began, to have huge playoff implications. Instead, the Detroit Lions are visiting the San Francisco 49ers with very little on the line for the home team. All Monday Night Football games kick off at 8:15 ET on ESPN.
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The 49ers began the season with high expectations, but injuries have combined with poor execution to end their season well out of the playoff hunt. The Lions, meanwhile, are guaranteed at least a wild card berth and are only one game behind the Minnesota Vikings for first place in the NFC North. Winning the North could give them the number one seed in the NFC and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. Quite simply, the Lions have a lot more to play for tonight. That’s why I’d take the Detroit Lions tonight.
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