Jay Cutler sings music to the Giants' and Bucs' ears.

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler says he fully expects to play the entire game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, which has to put a smile on the faces of the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


"(Coach Lovie Smith) said prior to that game that we're going to be playing, we're going to be going and we're going to be full go on Sunday," Cutler said. "So that's what we expect."


For the Giants to make the playoffs, they need to first beat the Washington Redskins and then hope for Chicago to beat the Packers later that day. The Bucs also need Chicago to win, and they need to hope the Giants lose against the Redskins as well. It wouldn't be hard to blame Lovie Smith for resting his starters, as the Bears have already earned a first round bye and their chances at the #1 seed are very slim with Atlanta taking on the Carolina Panthers, however, Bears fans will probably attest that they never want to lose to the Packers, plus this is a team that the Bears could possibly see in the playoffs if they were to win on Sunday, so wouldn't it be in their best interest to go ahead and try and eliminate them now?

NFL coaches beware: meet the Green Bay Packers

Tom Coughlin entered Sunday on shaky enough ground coming off the debacle the week before to the Philadelphia Eagles. After a 45-17 thrashing by the Green Bay Packers, in which his New York Giants squad turned the ball over six times and seemed to go brain dead in key moments, one must wonder if he is in his last days as head coach of the Giants. Losses to Green Bay have already ushered Wade Phillips and Brad Childress out their respective doors this season and win or lose on Sunday, if the Giants fail to make the playoffs for a second consecutive season, one must wonder if the Giants brass will look back on this listless performance and decide that it is time to make a change. Coughlin is 64 years old and only has one year remaining on his contract, so if the Giants were to make a move, now would be the time to do it.

Packers' title hopes dashed?

It seems that the NFL trade market has not been kind to Packers fans. Obviously we are referring to the Vikings acquiring Randy Moss from the Patriots. However, sometimes it is the moves that you do not make that could end up hurting you more in the end.