
Early on in the Detroit Lions-San Francisco 49ers Monday Night Football battle, ESPN previewed its Week 18 offerings, which consists of two Saturday games with playoff implications. The Cincinnati Bengals travel to Pittsburgh to square off with the Steelers in the nightcap, as Joe Burrow tries to complete a shocking climb back into the postseason tournament.
This provided a jumping-off point for Troy Aikman, who made sure he was one of the first pundits on record to say Burrow deserves to win the NFL's Most Valuable Player Award for his work this season.