Saturday games start, and Monday games are over:
SAT
ATL@DET
SUN
1PM
NO@DAL*
TEN@GB
IND@KC
BUF@MIA
SD@NYJ
WAS*@PHI
CIN@PIT
STL@TB
OAK@CAR
NE@JAX
*MIN@HOU
4PM
CLE@DEN
*CHI@ARI
*NYG@BAL
8PM
SF@SEA
*=NEED TO KEEP WINNING
CLINCHING SCENARIOS (PLAYOFF SPOTS ONLY)
AFC
INDY-WIN
CINCY-WIN
NFC
WASH-WIN+LOSES BY:NYG,CHI,MIN
NYG-WIN+LOSES BY:WAS,DAL,MIN,CHI
SEA-WIN
Interesting game in Houston. Both teams need to win, the Texans to clinch 1 seed and Vikings to make playoffs. Top 2 runningbacks in the game.
The NFC east will be a fun race this weekend. Idk how it will turn out, anything could happen.
I would not want to be Jacksonville this week. It’s hard enough to beat Brady, but coming off an embarassing loss on Sunday night the Pats will be extra well motivated and the Jags are not, shall we say, a dominating team.
Lines (o/u FAV spread)
SAT
ATL@DET
50.5pts Falcons by 3.5
SUN
1PM
NO@DAL*
51.5pts Cowboys by 3
TEN@GB
46pts Packers by 12
IND@KC
41.5pts Colts by 7
BUF@MIA
41.5pts Dolphins by 4
SD@NYJ
38.5pts Jets by 2.5
WAS*@PHI
45.5pts Redskins by 6.5
CIN@PIT
42pts Steelers by 3.5
STL@TB
44.5pts Bucs by 3
OAK@CAR
46pts Panthers by 8.5
NE@JAX
50pts Pats by 14.5
*MIN@HOU
45pts Texans by 7.5
4PM
CLE@DEN
44.5pts Broncos by 13
*CHI@ARI
36.5pts Bears by 5
*NYG@BAL
47pts Giants by 2
8PM
SF@SEA
39pts Niners by 1
Can the NFC East champ do any better than the #4 seed?
But that means there won’t be any major sports on 12/24, and “everybody knows” that the only days without major sports are the day before and the day after the Major League Baseball All-Star Game…
Actually, I’m pretty sure it’s the NFL’s policy not to play night games on Christmas Eve - one reason I can think of is, a lot of people would have to choose between football and Midnight Mass, especially if the game ran long.
Depends. It’s late in the season, and it would take massive blow ups by both Houston and Denver over the last couple weeks for NE to win a first round bye. And it’s a good time to start resting starters for the playoffs and avoid injuries.
If they come out strong in the first half or if Jacksonville comes out as flat as they normally do, I wouldn’t be surprised if Brady starts getting rested by the middle of the 3rd quarter.
Anyone remember two years ago when the Seahawks won the NFCW at 7-9?
Wonder how long it’s been since the last time the Redskins were favored by 6.5 or more?
Well, there is the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, featuring the fearsome Fresno State Bulldogs taking on the marauding Mustangs from SMU. Were there any NHL games originally scheduled for the 24th, before that season dissolved into labor strife, tears, and regret?
Oh, you said “major.” Okay, I got nothin’.
Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice’s single season reception yardage record. In other news, the Falcons clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs or something I guess. Nobody seemed to care about that really.
The SF@Sea line started out at “pk”, was SF by 1 when I reported it, went back to “pk” and is now at Sea by 1.5 – are these adjusted solely according to where the bet money is piling up, or is there some other science at work as well?
IF all 4 8-6 NFC teams win, AND the Rams win, do they stay alive?
Corrected # of 6 loss teams.
From what I can see, they all have to lose out and the Rams have to win out. The Rams have 6 wins, which means the best they can do is 8-7-1, if one of the 8-6 teams wins, the Rams and Saints are done, I cannot see any way that 8 wins can beat out 9 wins. And, of course, their final game is at the House of Sound, that is a hard place to win for a good team.
Thanks! I assumed the Rams had a hard road to hoe.
Calvin Johnson also broke the Madden curse.
Is it still too soon to say Victor Cruz broke the Chunky Soup curse?
Can’t the skins clinch today? If they win and Dallas and ny both lose won’t wash clinch due to tie breakers?
Let me just choke down some bile and say…
Geaux Saints! Go Eagles!