--Thanks to a number of injuries and roster moves, the Lions have 17 players on the active roster who weren't on it when they made their final cuts Aug.
Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte would not confirm that he is playing with a broken transverse process in his back, as Fox play-by-play announcer Joe Buck said Sunday.
The Bears did their part to make the playoffs by beating the Saints on Thursday, but there were a number of games on Sunday that also meant a lot to Chicago's hopes.