by The Legend » Jan 02, '16, 2:43 pm
GAME OF THE WEEK – Minnesota Vikings (9-6) at Green Bay Packers (10-5), GB by 3 – This one should be an absolute dandy of a game. Winner wins the NFC North and hosts the sixth seed (Seattle) next weekend, loser gets to travel to Washington next weekend. I'm not sure which team you'd rather be in that scenario. I can see this picture perfectly. I love Teddy Bridgewater, but he's no Aaron Rodgers and at Lambeau Field this is going to come down to Aaron Rodgers with the ball in his hands to go for the win. That's what happens here. GB Packers 23, Minnesota Vikings 21
New York Jets (10-5) at Buffalo Bills (7-8), NYJ by 3 – Rex Ryan would love to keep the Jets out of the playoffs with a highly emotional and fired up performance by his Bills and on some level the Jets having a let down after beating the Patriots makes sense, but I don't think (or hope) that happens in this case. I could see the Bills getting off to a fast start and grabbing an early lead, but fading late. NY Jets 28, Buffalo Bills 27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-9) at Carolina Panthers (14-1), CAR by 10.5 – Carolina still needs a win here to clinch home-field advantage so there's little doubt in motivation for this game. A lack of motivation is the only prayer Tampa has of being in this game late. Carolina Panthers 28, TB Buccaneers 20
New England Patriots (12-3) at Miami Dolphins (5-10), NE by 10.5 – New England lose to division upsets in a row? Yeah, didn't think so. Patriots get home-field advantage again in the AFC this year. NE Patriots 28, Miami Dolphins 18
Baltimore Ravens (5-10) at Cincinnati Bengals (11-4), CIN by 9 – Baltimore pull off back to back upsets over Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, LOL. Cincy Bengals 27, Baltimore Ravens 17
New Orleans Saints (6-9) at Atlanta Falcons (8-7), ATL by 4 – It has been a strange season for the Atlanta Falcons, but I see it ending on a pretty high note with a few big wins to finish the season. It should be a fun, high scoring affair to ship Drew Brees and Sean Payton off into the sunset. Atlanta Falcons 27, NO Saints 25
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-10) at Houston Texans (8-7), HOU by 6 – Brian Hoyer, the quarterback deemed not good enough to lead the Cleveland Browns, leads the Houston Texans into the playoffs. Houston Texans 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 23
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6) at Cleveland Browns (3-12), PIT by 10.5 – I've never made this statement before. This is it, absolute rock bottom. There's nothing fun to enjoy about the Cleveland Browns and nothing on the horizon that makes anyone think any different is coming any time soon. Watching another Cleveland Browns "home game" end the season with nothing but those nasty piss rags seen in the stadium while the Squeelers try to make the playoffs again is certainly at the bottom of the list. Just get the worst talent evaluator in the history of North American sports (Ray Farmer) out of town on the first thing smoking please. Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Cleveland Browns 13
Oakland Raiders (7-8) at Kansas City Chiefs (10-5), KC by 6.5 – It's been a fantastic season for the Raiders and next year they should be in contention for the division, but first the Chiefs are going to lock up their fifth seed with a big win here. KC Chiefs 24, Oakland Raiders 20
Tennessee Titans (3-12) at Indianapolis Colts (7-8), IND by 6 – The Colts still have a technical chance at the playoffs and will battle because of it. I'll take them in a narrow win, but it won't matter after the Texans get a victory. Indy Colts 23, Tennessee Titans 21
Washington Redskins (8-7) at Dallas Cowboys (4-11), DAL by 3.5 – This is a hard game to predict with Washington having nothing to play for, but I would think they'd want to stay sharp. Add in that Dallas can't beat college teams most weeks and I'll take the upset here. UPSET!!! Washington Redskins 23, Dallas Cowboys 19
Detroit Lions (6-9) at Chicago Bears (6-9), CHI by 1 – Coin Flip. UPSET!!! Detroit Lions 24, Chicago Bears 23
Philadelphia Eagles (6-9) at New York Giants (6-9), NYG by 3.5 – Both of these teams look like they'll have new coaches in 2016. Something tells me the Giants are more interested in sending Tom Coughlin off with a win than the Eagles. NY Giants 27, Philly Eagles 24
San Diego Chargers (4-11) at Denver Broncos (11-4), DEN by 9 – The Broncos are the better team and needs this game to win the division and get a bye in the first round. They'll get the job done with so much on the line. Denver Broncos 24, SD Chargers 19
St. Louis Rams (7-8) at San Francisco 49ers (4-11), STL by 3.5 – It's been a round about way to get there, but Mr. .500 Jeff Fisher is going to live up to his nickname once again with a four-game winning streak to end the season. St. Louis Rams 21, SF Niners 17
Seattle Seahawks (9-6) at Arizona Cardinals (13-2), ARZ by 6.5 – Arizona looks like my hands down favorite to make the Super Bowl in the NFC and they will knock the Seahawks down to the sixth seed with a big win here. Arizona Cardinals 26, Seattle Seahawks 21
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