# NFL Week 16 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 20, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658 "2012-12-20T19:48:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/1 "2012-12-20T19:48:43Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/2 "2012-12-20T20:12:52Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/3 "2012-12-20T20:30:30Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/4 "2012-12-20T20:33:29Z")
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_ ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/5 "2012-12-20T20:56:34Z")
Can the NFC East champ do any better than the #4 seed? ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/6 "2012-12-20T21:02:39Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Monday games are over 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. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/7 "2012-12-20T22:49:00Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > 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. 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. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/8 "2012-12-21T01:58:47Z")
Anyone remember two years ago when the Seahawks won the NFCW at 7-9? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/9 "2012-12-21T02:03:03Z")
> [@For You](#): > > WAS\*@PHI > _45.5pts Redskins by 6.5_ Wonder how long it’s been since the last time the Redskins were favored by 6.5 or more? ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/10 "2012-12-21T02:40:07Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > 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. 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’. ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/11 "2012-12-23T04:57:42Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/12 "2012-12-23T06:08:16Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/13 "2012-12-23T07:50:02Z")
IF all 4 8-6 NFC teams win, AND the Rams win, do they stay alive? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/14 "2012-12-23T07:56:45Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IF all 5 8-6 NFC teams win, AND the Rams win, do they stay alive? Corrected # of 6 loss teams. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/15 "2012-12-23T08:46:37Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IF all 4 8-6 NFC teams win, AND the Rams win, do they stay alive? 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. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/16 "2012-12-23T08:47:47Z")
Thanks! I assumed the Rams had a hard road to hoe. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/17 "2012-12-23T13:48:20Z")
> [@piepiepie](#): > > 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. Calvin Johnson also broke the Madden curse. ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/18 "2012-12-23T14:12:09Z")
Is it still too soon to say Victor Cruz broke the Chunky Soup curse? ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/19 "2012-12-23T18:51:10Z")
Can’t the skins clinch today? If they win and Dallas and ny both lose won’t wash clinch due to tie breakers? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658/20 "2012-12-23T19:29:18Z")
Let me just choke down some bile and say… Geaux Saints! Go Eagles! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/644658.md?page=2)