NFL Survivor Pool 2016: Week 17

Cleveland’s upset of San Diego caught a lot of us last week. Anthony Maggio, however, ran his hot streak to 13 in a row – he hasn’t lost since his first three picks went awry.

Slim pickings in regular season finales. Here’s what we came up with:

Here are our winners in week 16:

Tony: Tampa Bay

Vomhof: Indianapolis

Andy: Green Bay

Maggio: Indianapolis

Rich: Chicago

And here is why:

Tony: (Previous picks: Seattle, Carolina, Dallas, Cincinnati, New England, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Minnesota, Kansas City, Baltimore, Miami, NY Giants, San Francisco, Detroit, Green Bay, San Diego) Boy, was my pick of San Diego last week bad on multiple fronts—I passed on Oakland, who actually won, and lost Derek Carr in the process—and Matt McGloin isn’t something I’m standing behind against the Broncos in Denver this week. Going through the rest of my Week 17 picks, the only other teams I even have available are Houston (who is facing Tennessee’s backup, but with their own backup starting), Indianapolis (don’t even feel safe against the Jags, with nothing left to play for), and Arizona (can’t believe I didn’t use them early, but definitely not using them late). The Bucs at least have something to play for, even though it appears that the playoffs are a longshot.

Vomhof: (Previous picks: Seattle, Carolina, Miami, Arizona, New England, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Dallas, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, NY Giants, Green Bay, Atlanta, Houston, San Diego) I got lucky a couple of weeks ago, with Houston sneaking out a win against Jacksonville, so I’m going to try that plan again. Blake Bortles and the Jags have just looked so darn bad this year—and now they’re dealing with a coaching change on top of it. With Andrew Luck finally starting to shine, the Colts shouldn’t have any trouble winning this one at home.

Andy: (Previous picks: Seattle, Carolina, Miami, Carolina, New England, Pittsburgh, Denver, Kansas City, Dallas, Baltimore, Arizona, NY Giants, New Orleans, Atlanta, Buffalo, San Diego) I’m not sure how I got to week 17 without using Green Bay, but I’m glad I did. The Packers are rolling. After a nice start, the Lions are, again, heading meekly into the offseason abyss. This will be a blowout.

Maggio: (Previous picks: Arizona, Detroit, Carolina, Washington, Oakland, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Kansas City, Baltimore, New England, New Orleans, Green Bay, Atlanta, Seattle, Pittsburgh) I’ll be pretty surprised if I don’t run my streak to 14 straight here, as the surging Colts get a rudderless Jacksonville squad on their own turf — literally and figuratively. Indy’s playoff hopes went down the tubes last week, but the Jags still have a top pick in their crosshairs, so I’ve got no reason to believe this game will even be particularly close.

Rich: (Previous picks: Los Angeles, Seattle, Arizona, Dallas, New England, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Minnesota, Green Bay, Baltimore, Tennessee, Buffalo, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, San Francisco) This week I’m taking the Bears. Why? Because most of my picks have been wrong this year and I’d like to see the Vikings finish on a high note this season.