NFL Week 17 Picks: Patriots Clinch One Seed
By Cyrus Geller
Here are my week 17 NFL picks:
Patriots 27 Dolphins 16
New England will be resting a lot of key starters, but the Dolphins have pretty much mailed it in, and the Pats shouldn’t have much trouble clinching the number one seed.
Bills 23 Jets 20
Rex Ryan is going to have his team ready to go for this one, as he will undoubtedly hype it up to be their Super Bowl. Knocking his former team out of the playoffs would be sweet justice for Ryan in his first season in Buffalo, and I think they get it done.
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Falcons 31 Saints 27
The Saints’ pathetic pass defense is going to get destroyed by Matt Ryan and Julio Jones.
Bengals 21 Ravens 13
Cincinnati is going to need some help from the Chargers to clinch a first round bye, but they will take care of their own business, doing what the Steelers couldn’t do a week ago: beat the Ravens.
Steelers 33 Browns 14
There’s going to be some major scoreboard watching in Cleveland. Pittsburgh will have no problem with the Browns, but they need Buffalo to upset the Jets if they want to get into the postseason tournament.
Texans 26 Jaguars 20
Houston has to be the worst playoff team in at least five years. Just awful.
Colts 24 Titans 17
Remember when everyone was picking the Colts to win the freaking Super Bowl? Good call, experts.
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Redskins 30 Cowboys 20
The Skins have nothing to play for, and will likely rest most of their starters. But even with that advantage, the Cowboys still won’t win. 4-win season for ‘America’s Team’.
Giants 27 Eagles 24
If this is indeed Tom Coughlin’s last game as the Giants coach, his players will make sure he goes out with a win. Meanwhile, the Eagles just got rid of Chip Kelly…
Bears 22 Lions 17
We’re all losers here.
Panthers 27 Buccaneers 21
The Bucs will give Carolina all they can handle, but Jameis Winston will make a critical error late in the game to give the Panthers home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Chiefs 20 Raiders 17
Kansas City is not a very good team, and an early exit in the playoffs is imminent. However I still like them to beat the Raiders at home with the possibility of winning the division still on the line.
Broncos 23 Chargers 14
I really want to see the Chargers win so Denver doesn’t even get a home playoff game this postseason, but I don’t trust Phillip Rivers against the top ranked Broncos defense.
Seahawks 28 Cardinals 24
If the Panthers win early in the day, Arizona has nothing to play for. They will be locked in as the two seed, and likely rest starters. Seattle will still try to win this game, because if there is a chance they will be the five seed with a victory, and that would mean they go to Washington in the first round instead of Green Bay or Minnesota.
Rams 25 Niners 9
Another 8-8 season for Jeff Fisher. Exactly what he wants.
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Vikings 21 Packers 20
Green Bay smacked the Vikings the first time around, but I think Teddy Bridgewater and company get revenge tomorrow night. Aaron Rodgers‘ offense just isn’t clicking this year.