Better options:
Bears/Vikings
Panthers/Giants
Bills/Skins
Broncos/Steelers
Arguably better:
Packers/Raiders
Cards/Eagles
Not super pumped by NBC's decision.
objectively the only better matchup is broncos steelers.
Bills skins has very little playoff implications.
Panthers giants has almost no playoff implications
Bears Vikings only has playoff implications for the Vikings.
Cards eagles has very little playoff implications and packers raiders, who knows which teams are going to show up for either team. The good raiders or the bad raiders and the good packers of the bad packers?
you're also forgetting that NBC doesn't just get pick of the litter, CBS and FOX protect certain games and teams can only be on primetime so many times.