Shitty as it has been, we are still in striking distance of the playoffs. Our AFC losses are not that damaging, and the rest of the NFC is eating itself.
So, we play the team America loves to hate because they think they are America's team. They ride the coattails of a coach long gone and players already in the Hall. They are a symbol of "all hat no cattle" to put things in their terms.
We need this one bad. A win keeps us in the talk, with a rough road ahead. A loss, and we might as well start studying draft positions.