Wow, the last full week of the season… though we do have more bowls and of course some playoffs yet to go. I always hate the last week because one never knows for sure which teams really care that much about playoff seeding and such. Ugh.<\/p>\n
Saturday NFLN<\/strong> Sunday 1:00<\/strong> Rams @ Minnesota(+2.5)<\/em> Panthers @ New Orleans(+3)<\/em> Raiders @ New Jersey Jets(-12.5)<\/em> Steelers @ Cincinnati(-6)<\/em> Lions @ Dallas(-12.5)<\/em> Seahawks @ Tampa Bay(-3.5)<\/em> Patriots @ Tennessee(-3)<\/em> Browns @ Houston(-4)<\/em> Sunday 4:15<\/strong> Cardinals @ San Diego(-13.5)<\/em> Niners @ Denver(-10.5)<\/em> Bills @ Baltimore(-9)<\/em> Dolphins @ Indianapolis(-9)<\/em> Sunday NBC<\/strong> Wow, the last full week of the season… though we do have more bowls and of course some playoffs yet to go. I always hate the last week because one never knows for sure which teams really care that much about playoff seeding and such. Ugh. Saturday NFLN Giants @ Washington(+2.5) If the G-Men win … Continue reading NFL Week 17 Picks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nGiants @ Washington(+2.5)<\/em>
\nIf the G-Men win and they get some help, they\u2019re in, right? Seems like this season this is the kind of game that they\u2019ll lose, so I\u2019ll take the points.<\/p>\n
\nJacksonville @ Kansas City(-2.5)<\/em>
\nI\u2019m taking the Chefs at home, again.<\/p>\n
\nDo either of these teams have anything to play for? Oh, wait, the Rams have an outside shot at a playoff game and the Vikings are starting that rookie again, right? I\u2019m taking St. Louis.<\/p>\n
\nHow are the Panthers favored? Oh, because the Saints have clinched their seeding and will rest everyone. I guess I\u2019ll go with Carolina.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m sure the Jets will win and lock up their playoff spot, but that\u2019s a lot of points. Too many, I\u2019ll have to take them.<\/p>\n
\nThe Bengals are still fighting for a playoff spot, but they won\u2019t get one, I don\u2019t think. I\u2019ll take the points again.<\/p>\n
\nWhile I don\u2019t like to give big numbers when a team is finger-pointing in the media, this is the Lions we\u2019re talking about. I think I\u2019d give points if they were playing the Buckeyes in Columbus… Cowboys.<\/p>\n
\nErrr, the Seabags have already won their horrible division, yes? So, uhh, what are they playing for? Nothing, even if the Rams win. So… Tampa covers.<\/p>\n
\nThe Pats have nothing to play for, the Titans have everything to play for and are smoking hot. I think I\u2019ll take the Titans.<\/p>\n
\nI will be at this horrible contest until I can\u2019t stand it. Actually, until the kids can\u2019t stand it. Free tickets, what are you gonna do? Oh, and the Texans cover with their new \u201chand the ball to Ron Dayne\u201d offense. I think Carr might be done here. Why, oh why, didn\u2019t they draft Vince?<\/p>\n
\nFalcons @ Eagles(-8)<\/em>
\nI love the way the Eagles are playing right now, and the Falcons have nothing.<\/p>\n
\nSo, I guess the #1 seed is still up for grabs in the AFC, with the Bolts getting it if they win, but if they lose and Baltimore wins, the Ravens get the #1 seed. I like the Chargers to do just enough to win, but they won\u2019t win by a lot, so I\u2019ll take the points.<\/p>\n
\nI know I got shafted by the Bengals last week, but I\u2019m still with the whole \u201ctake Denver at home\u201d plan.<\/p>\n
\nYuck, that\u2019s a lot of points. But is it too many points? Hmm. No, I say they cover it.<\/p>\n
\nMan, the Colts should be really upset with themselves for losing to the Texans last week–that was amazing. The Colts never seem to quite do what I expect, so I\u2019m picking them to cover.<\/p>\n
\nPackers @ Chicago(-3)<\/em>
\nInteresting. The Bears have clinched home field and everything, and the Packers are fighting for a playoff spot. Of course, the Packers are horrible and the Bears really ought to play the starters, especially on offense, so they should cover this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"