Week 17: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)
Week 17 results (season): 12-4 wins (170-85-1
.666); 9-7 v. spread (126-129-1 .494)
Week
17 Notes: Perhaps as hard to predict as Week 1, Week 17 comes with
so many variables that it makes it nearly impossible to predict games. A
majority of teams are going home after today, meaning several will be playing
rookies or reserve players to get some idea of the direction they might head in
the off season. Many teams have players under exorbitant contracts and will not
risk injury in a meaningless game. Don’t let any football player convince you
there is no such thing – this is a business first. Several teams are still in
the playoff hunt. These teams will pull out all the stops. The teams that are
in the playoffs still have decisions to make. Some teams will completely sit
their starters, while some teams will play their starters in limited action.
Some of these teams are even in position to increase their playoff seed, and
their game plan could be dictated as the day – and other games – progress. All
of this information can be summed up in one declaration: stay away. Put your
wallets back in your back pocket. Unfortunately for me, I’m obligated to
predict winners. What’s worse is the position of my ego: If I go 11-5 in both
wins and v. the spread in Week 17, I will have officially predicted 67% of wins
correctly and I’ll have called exactly 50% against the spread. That’s something
to brag about. Too bad it’s Week 17. See you in the playoffs.
Buffalo Bills 8-7 (+5) @ New
England Patriots 12-3 (43.5): Patriots
24-21 Bills 17-9
Sunday, 1 PM, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA (Weather: 80% rain, low 50s)
Carolina Panthers 6-8-1
(+3)
@ Atlanta Falcons 6-9 (47.5): Panthers
27-24 Panthers 34-3
Sunday, 1 PM, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA (Weather: Indoors)
Cleveland Browns 7-8
(+13.5)
@ Baltimore Ravens 9-6 (39.5): Ravens
27-21 Ravens 20-10
Sunday, 1 PM, M&T Banbk Stadium, Baltimore, MD (Weather: 80% rain, low 50s)
Dallas Cowboys 11-4 (-4) @ Washington
Natives 4-11 (49):
Natives 24-21 Cowboys
44-17
Sunday, 1 PM, FedEx Field, Landover, MD (Weather: 80% rain, low 50s)
Indianapolis Colts 11-4
(-7)
@ Tennessee Titans 2-13 (46.5): Colts
27-24 Colts 27-10
Sunday, 1 PM, LP Stadium, Nashville, TN (Weather: 80% rain, mid 40s)
Jacksonville Jaguars
3-12 (-9.5)
@ Houston Texans 8-7 (40.5): Texans
24-20 Texans 23-17
Sunday, 1 PM, Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX (Weather: Indoors)
San Diego Chargers 9-6
(+1)
@ Kansas City Chiefs 8-7 (40.5): Chargers
24-21 Chiefs 19-7
Sunday, 1 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (Weather: Sunny, high 30s)
New York Jets 3-12 (+6) @ Miami
Dolphins 8-7 (42):
Dolphins 24-21 Jets
37-34
Sunday, 1 PM, Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL (Weather: Sunny, high 70s)
Chicago Bears 5-10 (+6) @ Minnesota
Vikings 6-9 (42):
Vikings 21-20 Vikings
13-9
Sunday, 1 PM, TFC Stadium, Minneapolis, MN (Weather: Sunny, low 20s)
Philadelphia Eagles
9-6 (+2.5)
@ New York Giants 6-9 (44.5): Eagles
27-24 Eagles 34-26
Sunday, 1 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (Weather: 80% rain, low 50s)
New Orleans Saints 6-9
(-4)
@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2-13 (52.5): Saints
27-21 Saints 23-20
Sunday, 1 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL (Weather: Sunny, high 70s)
Detroit Lions 11-4 (+7.5) @ Green
Bay Packers 11-4 (47.5): Packers 28-20 Packers 30-20
Sunday, 4:25 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (Weather: Sunny, high 20s)
Oakland Raiders 3-12
(+14)
@ Denver Broncos 11-4 (48): Broncos
28-24 Broncos 47-14
Sunday, 4:25 PM, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO (Weather: Sunny, mid-30s)
Arizona Cardinals 11-4
(+6.5)
@ San Francisco 49ers 7-8 (36.5): 49ers
21-17 49ers 20-17
Sunday, 4:25 PM, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (Weather: Sunny, mid-50s)
St. Louis Rams 6-9 (+12.5) @
Seattle Seahawks 11-4 (41): Seahawks
24-17 Seahawks 20-6
Sunday, 4:25 PM, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA (Weather: 40% rain, mid-40s)
Cincinnati Bengals 10-4-1
(+3.5)
@ Pittsburgh Steelers 10-5 (48): Steelers
27-24 Steelers 27-17
Sunday, 8:30 PM, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA (Weather: Cloudy, high 30s)
Check back Saturday for Week 18: #NFL
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