Tyrone will be on their Hands and knees if they don't win today

THERE'S scarcely been a busier weekend in Championship history than this one

Sixteen games across the Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup competitions, several of them local derbies for good measure, with Tyrone-Armagh the pick of the lot.

We haven't arrived at knockout football just yet, but the reality is that both of them need to stand up now and declare themselves as All-Ireland contenders or prepare to walk through the exit door pretty soon.

The psychological boost that a win would bring for either might just light a fire under them for the rest of the season.

So, who needs it more?

Since winning the 2021 All-Ireland, Tyrone have won just a single Championship game out of five, against Fermanagh.

Defeats to Derry, Armagh, Monaghan and Galway have followed.