FRIDAY, CHRISTMAS EVE DAY: GREEN BAY PACKERS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS (FOX, 3:00 PM ET) -- The division decider -- as simple as that. Whichever team wins takes the NFC North title.

The story lines are plentiful: Packers quarterback BRETT FAVRE has a 3-9 record in the Metrodome. "It hasn’t been one of my favorite places to play," he says……Vikings wide receiver RANDY MOSS lights up when he sees the green and gold. He has more career receiving yards (1,213) and touchdowns (11) against the Packers than any other team, despite missing the last game on November 14 with an injury…and in that game – a 34-31 Packers win, the Vikings came back twice from 14-point deficits to tie it at 31 before a RYAN LONGWELL field goal won it as time expired. Favre and Minnesota quarterback DAUNTE CULPEPPER -- a 2005 Pro Bowl selection -- each threw for four touchdowns.

SATURDAY, CHRISTMAS DAY: OAKLAND RAIDERS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (CBS, 5:00 PM ET) -- The last time the Chiefs played on Christmas, it turned out to be the "Longest Game Ever Played."

On December 25, 1971, Kansas City faced the Miami Dolphins in an AFC Divisional Playoff that went to double-overtime, with the Dolphins winning 27-24 in a game that took 82 minutes and 40 seconds to play – the longest contest in NFL history.

Both teams come off impressive performances. The Chiefs (still in playoff contention) have won three in a row, in large part due to the fellow who has replaced an injured PRIEST HOLMES – running back LARRY JOHNSON. The club’s first-round pick a year ago, Johnson has gone over 100 yards in all three of those wins, with five TDs.

The Raiders defeated Tennessee in Week 15 in a wild 40-35 shootout. Quarterback KERRY COLLINS threw for a season-high 371 yards and matched his career-high with five touchdowns, three to JERRY PORTER.

The loud Arrowhead crowd doesn’t seem to bother the Raiders. They have won three of the past five games in K.C.

SATURDAY, CHRISTMAS NIGHT: DENVER BRONCOS at TENNESSEE TITANS (ESPN, 8:30 PM ET) – Denver is still in the playoff battle. Tennessee is playing like it is.

The Broncos, after a 7-3 start, have lost three of their past four, but they are among the most balanced teams in the league. They are the only NFL club with top-10 rankings in the six main offensive and defensive categories of total, rushing and passing yards gained and allowed.

Broncos Pro Bowl safety JOHN LYNCH is grateful to be playing on Saturday after losing to Kansas City last Sunday. "It’s better to come back on a short turnaround," says Lynch. "You don’t want to wait seven days. You want to go play right now. And we have that opportunity."

The Titans have gotten consistent performances recently from two key players that bode well for next year.

Quarterback BILLY VOLEK, in replacing an injured STEVE MC NAIR, has thrown for 400 yards in his last two games with eight touchdowns. In fact, in the seven games he has substituted for McNair, the undrafted Volek has thrown for 19 touchdowns and posted at least a 90.0 passer rating five times.

A lot of those passes have been going to wideout DREW BENNETT, who followed up his Week 14 NFL season single-game high of 233 yards with a team record-tying 13 catches for 160 yards last week. The former UCLA walk-on has a career-best 1,171 yards, doubling his output of 2003.