NFL: ***Week 17 NFL Thread***
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Not sure I want the Bengals to win Sunday night. If so, I highly doubt they beat Pitt two weeks in a row. I think they have a better shot at Indy the following week, which they would go there if they lose.
or course, if the 7th sign of the apocalypse occurs and Oakland beats Denver, then I want them to win to get the 2 seed.
or course, if the 7th sign of the apocalypse occurs and Oakland beats Denver, then I want them to win to get the 2 seed.
I'd take the Bengals, Texans or the Chiefs to come to Indy for a first round playoff game. All the other possibilities - Pittsburgh, Baltimore, even San Diego - scare the hell out of me. Veteran QBs who have been there before are exactly what you don't want if you're a Colts fan.
I don't know that it matters much. Right now I can see Indy's season ending more or less the same way it did last year - win a squeaker at home over a fundamentally flawed team in the first round, go out to Denver or New England and get the **** kicked out of them in the second round. They're just not playing well enough right now. The offensive line is a mess, T.Y. Hilton has a bad hammy, Reggie Wayne aged in dog years since September, Luck still commits bonehead turnovers trying to extend plays, and they can't generate a pass rush with blitzing. Just too many holes.
At least they're playing well now so neither team could necessarily be accused of backing into the playoffs. The overall records suck but both teams have been playing pretty well in December - the Panthers are 3-0. I like Carolina to win and the Falcons to be a very attractive job for whoever replaces Mike Smith as head coach.
If the Falcons do win, give them a little bit of credit - they will be 6-0 in the NFC South. The only other two teams that have a shot at pulling that off are Detroit and Denver.
While going undefeated in your division goes a long way to winning it, I don't think that is too impressive this year with the NFC South. Atlanta is 5-0 vs their division and has 6 wins overall? Hell, Minnesota went 3-1 vs that division.
Fail. The South is horrid as many others noted. This is bragging over who is the best of the worst.
Will today be Cutler's last stand as a Bear?
I love that both channels are having doubleheaders today. Ill never understand why the NFL doesn't do this every week?
I love that both channels are having doubleheaders today. Ill never understand why the NFL doesn't do this every week?
Teddy has looked very good lately. Probably the best rookie QB in the NFL. Derek Carr has been good too though.
Part of me wants the Vikings to lose but 6-10 and 0-6 in the NFC North just isn't worth the small draft position bump over 7-9 with a solid finish to the season.