Week 17, I never thought this time would come. I’ve been making picks since week 3 and while it’s not worth running on the front page of the paper, my record is still pretty respectable. I’ve made 122 correct picks out of a possible 200, not bad if I don’t say so myself. However, there is one more week to go so let’s see if I can’t end the season with a bang. Week 17, here we go:
MIA @ NE – NE. After last year’s final game, there are a few people I would like to see on the sidelines come the start of this game, including but not limited to THE ENTIRE STARTING ROSTER FOR NEW ENGLAND!!!!! Hopefully they’ve learned their lesson once. Plus it would be nice to see what Brady’s back up can do. Who is his back up anyway?? Hoyer? In four game this guy has negative 9 rushing yards. Wondering why? Well it’s because he’s the victory formation guy. All he’s done this year is knell the ball.
BUF @ NYJ – NYJ. The only thing that the Jets can do this week is move up a playoff spot with a win and a couple losses by Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Well since that’s not going to happen, they might want to prepare themselves for round one. As for Buffalo, they should just lay down and hope for a Bengals and Broncos win, which would give them a possible 2nd pick of the draft.
CIN @ BAL – BAL. I would love to see Baltimore get a first round bye and wrap up the AFC North. That way the Patriots wouldn’t have to face them until at least round 3. We all know what happened last time they met in the playoffs, and we’ll just leave it at that.
OAK @ KC – KC. Oakland can’t reach the playoffs but they can play for pride. Who are we kidding, they lost that back in week 1…3…6…11…12, ehh you catch my drift.
PIT @ CLE – CLE. It’s all about pride with Cleveland and I don’t expect this team to just lay down and die, since they haven’t done that all year. Pittsburgh is trying to fight for a first round bye, which they can do simply by putting up a win against Cleveland. While the Browns can’t go any further than the tee box, nothing would make them happier than to be a division spoiler.
MIN @ DET – MIN. JOE WEBB BABY!!! There’s something to say about a player drafted 199th overall. Hey, it worked for New England.
TB @ NO – NO. While I believe that ATL will wrap up the NFC South, that doesn’t mean New Orleans won’t be left out of post season play. They’ve already clinched a playoff spot and should win against TB in hopes of ATL choking.
CAR @ ATL – ATL. ATL is still fighting for the number 1 seed. Other than Cincinnati, I can’t think of any other team I’d rather face. Carolina should lay down and hope for a high draft pick.
JAC @ HOU – JAC. There are only two teams in the AFC fighting for a playoff spot, the Colts and Jaguars. The Jags need Indy to lose in order to get in. As for Jacksonville, Houston is a perfect team to face for a clincher since the Texans have been finding ways to lose games all year long. If the Texans want to try and pull off a win, they might want to do some praying, maybe a Hail Mary… too soon???
DAL @ PHI - PHI. I said at the beginning of the year that Kevin Kolb would be the starting quarterback for the Eagles when the season ends. Sure he’s not the permanent starter but he’s still could be the starter for the end of the season. Even though Philly is a lock for the 3rd seed, Kevin Kolb will play his heart out because he could be playing for a new job somewhere else.
CHI @ GB - GB. Chicago doesn’t really have anything to play for, unless you call home field an advantage. But even that might be going in the wrong direction since 3 out for Chicago’s 4 losses have come at home. It’s also unlikely that both NO and ATL will lose, which is the only senerio that gives Chicago home field advantage. They’re better off resting their starters for round 2 of the playoffs.
ARI @ SF – ARI. Both teams are out so let’s go with ARI just because.
SD @ DEN – SD. SD had their chance last week and blew it with a sad lose to Cincinnati. Better luck next year.
NYG @ WAS – NYG. I’ve already picked GB to win, which means I don’t expect the Giants to get into the playoffs, but I do still believe that they’ll pull of a win against the Redskins.
TEN @ IND – IND. If you asked me at the beginning of the year if I thought it would come down to the last game of the year for Indy to clinch a playoff spot, I’d think you were nuts. Many people would, but injuries have plagued this team are year long, causing the team to shift the way they’ve played for years. Fortunately for IND, the only person fighting for anything on Sunday is Jeff Fisher for his job.
STL @ SEA – STL. It seems that more and more rookie quarterbacks have been able to bring a team to the playoffs. I expect Sam Bradford to be added to that list after Sunday’s game.
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