Minnesota dominating against Philadelphia? Dallas blowing a 147 point halftime lead against Green Bay? Cincinnati laying an egg in its opportunity to claim the AFC’s second seed after New England laid an egg in its opportunity to claim the number one seed from Denver after the Broncos laid an egg against San Diego?
A lot of teams had chances to provide some clarity to the playoff situation in week 15 and a lot of teams dropped the ball. And it showed in our picks for the week. Rich capitalized. The rest of us put up pretty bad weeks.
Here are the standings heading into week 16:
Week 15 | Season | |
Andy | 7-9 | 144-79-1 |
Tony | 8-8 | 144-79-1 |
Maggio | 7-9 | 136-87-1 |
Rich | 10-6 | 133-90-1 |
Well, there aren’t a ton of great games on the schedule for the second to last week of the season, but there are a couple solid tilts. And there are a lot of match-ups that, once again, could shed some light on who we will be watching as the calendar turns.
Here’s who we think wins:
Andy | Tony | Rich | Maggio | |
Sunday, December 22 | ||||
Miami at Buffalo | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami |
Minnesota at Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
Indianapolis at Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City |
Tampa Bay at St. Louis | St. Louis | St. Louis | St. Louis | St. Louis |
Cleveland at NY Jets | Cleveland | Cleveland | NY Jets | NY Jets |
Chicago at Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Chicago | Philadelphia |
Dallas at Washington | Washington | Washington | Dallas | Washington |
New Orleans at Carolina | Carolina | Carolina | Carolina | Carolina |
Tennessee at Jacksonville | Tennessee | Tennessee | Jacksonville | Jacksonville |
Denver at Houston | Denver | Denver | Denver | Denver |
Arizona at Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | Arizona | Seattle |
NY Giants at Detroit | Detroit | Detroit | Detroit | Detroit |
Pittsburgh at Green Bay | Green Bay | Green Bay | Green Bay | Green Bay |
Oakland at San Diego | San Diego | San Diego | San Diego | San Diego |
New England at Baltimore | New England | New England | Baltimore | Baltimore |
Monday, December 23 | ||||
Atlanta at San Francisco | San Francisco | San Francisco | San Francisco | San Francisco |
Game of the Week: New Orleans at Carolina – Two weeks ago we featured this NFC South match-up when it was in the Superdome. The Saints won handily that time around, giving themselves a chance to control their own destiny in the division. They dropped the ball on that fate last week against St. Louis, however, and the Panthers have another chance to stake a claim to the division title. One would guess the game in Charlotte will be closer than the one two weeks ago.
Game of the Weak: Cleveland at New York Jets – We considered a couple games for this honor. Tampa at St. Louis also seemed to warrant consideration. But the Rams and Bucs each have a few solid wins in recent weeks, whereas the Jets and Browns have seemed more stuck in neutral. I like the direction Cleveland is heading. They haven’t been an easy out this season, but they’re still a ways away. New York is up one week and down the next. And they really need a couple offensive skill players. Good grief, are they ugly on offense some weeks.
Who wins week 16 Game of the Week?
- New Orleans Saints (60%, 6 Votes)
- Carolina Panthers (40%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 10
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