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Nothing says football in Chicago like a Bears/Packers game, and I’m guessing Green Bay feels the same. It’s been awhile since the Bears faced a Brett Favre-less Packer team, so it’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out for the biggest, oldest rivalry in pro football.

1. NFL Football: Bears at Packers. This will either tie Chicago and Green Bay for the lead in the division or leave Chicago with it all alone. Minnesota figures in this as well, as they are 5-4 along with Chicago, while Green Bay is 4-5. Poor Detroit is down in the cellar at 0-9. Plus, Kyle Orton is supposed to be back! If there is anything us Bears fans gear up for, it’s a Bears/Packers game. We have a Packers fan friend that likes to come and throw cheese slices on our cars. 12:00 PM CT Fox

2. Family Tribute On Ice. Kristi Yamaguchi leads yet another skating exposition, this time with music by Nick Lachey, Mario, and Almost Amy. I don’t get the “family tribute,” but I think sometimes they use any excuse to have a skating expo. 1:00 PM CT NBC

3. NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup in Homestead, Florida. It’s the season finale with Jimmie Johnson aiming for this third straight Sprint Cup Win, record tying. He has the lead over Carl Yarborough by 141 points. 2:45 PM CT ABC

4. NFL Football: Titans at Jaguars. Will this be the week that Tennessee finally loses? The Bears made it a close game last week, stopping what was supposed to be a good run offense, holding them to only 29 yards. What will Jacksonville do? Probably not stop the run as well, as their defense has allowed an avererage of 121 yards. 3:15 PM CT CBS

5. 60 Minutes. Barack and Michelle Obama are interviewed by Steve Kroft, and Lesley Stahl provides a profile of Rex Lewis-Clack, a musical savant. 6:00 PM CT CBS (time approx. after football)

6. The Amazing Race. The teams finally leave Delhi/New Delhi, India, and this time travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan. Think they’ll run into Borat? They run into problems on the race with a bunch of chickens blocking their path. 7:00 PM CT CBS (time approx. after football)

7. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. A family that includes a firefighter and minister, along with eleven children, three biological and eight adopted all get sent to Disney World while Ty and the crew rework their very cramped house. 7:00 PM CT ABC

8. The Simpsons. Lisa enters an expert level crossword puzzle solving tournament, while Home gets involved in an undergrond betting ring. 7:00 PM CT Fox (time approx. after football)

9. Sunday Night Football: Cowboys at Redskins. Like the Bears and Packers, these two teams are only one game away from tying in their division, but they won’t top the league, as the Giants are running away with it. Tony Romo is supposed to be starting again as well. 7:15 PM CT NBC

10. King of the Hill. Peggy invests in companies that make things that everyone wants to buy in order to earn the money to buy a flat-screen TV. 7:30 PM CT Fox (time approx. after football)

11. Cold Case. A case from 1989 is revisted, involving a Russian opera prodigy and family that defected to the United States before the Berlin Wall fell. Vera remembers the case as he was a rookie back in ‘89 when the family visited the polie station looking for political asylum. 8:00 PM CT CBS (time approx. after football)

12. Desperate Housewives. Julie Mayers is back with a surprise, Gaby learns the truth to Mrs. Hildebrand’s past, Katherine needs to confess to Susan, the Wisteria garage band is competing in a battle of the bands at a club that catches on fire, and Lynette finds out about Porter and Anne Schilling. 8:00 PM CT ABC

13. Family Guy. Wanting a key to the executive washroom, Peter tries for a promotion, but never passing the 3rd grade, he needs to go back to school first. Brian goes into business with Frank Sinatra, Jr. as they buy a rundown club, but Stevie is the one to liven it up. 8:00 PM CT Fox (time approx. after football)

14. American Dad. After her boyfriend breaks up with her, Haley goes on a rampage until she starts dating Bill, Stan’s CIA body double. Stan approves of this, but Francine is sickened by seeing Bill. Bill, however, has his eye on Francine. Steve and Roger separate male from female chicks at a new hatchery in their new job, but Stan changes his mind about it after he finds out what they do with the chicks afterward in Chinatown. 8:30 PM CT Fox (time approx. after footall)

15. The Unit. It’s the conclusion as Jonas at the team try to rescue his daughter and Col. Ryan from the Syrian headquarters. Molly is brought to Washington, D.C. to meet with a government psychologist who thinks through the power of the mind she can help her daugther. 9:00 PM CT CBS (time approx. after football)

16. Brothers & Sisters. Kevin ruins his mother’s real estate plans after some problems at work, and Justin sets up Saul on a date with the most unlikely of people, a character played by Dave Foley. Celebrity Today will let you know how it all turns out. 9:00 PM CT ABC

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