A lot of teams are continuing to play for their seasons, it feels like January!
All times are 1:00 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted.
THURSDAY
Los Angeles (A) @ Las Vegas 8:20 p.m. ET
Jake: Raiders
Sam: Raiders
Johnny: Raiders
This game scares me, if I were a betting man I would not put money on this game.
SATURDAY
Buffalo @ Denver 4:30 p.m. ET
Jake: Bills
Sam: Bills
Johnny: Bills
Buffalo could be playing for the #2 seed in the AFC, and Denver isn’t going to stop this Bills team the way they are playing
Carolina @ Green Bay 8:15 p.m. ET
Jake: Packers
Sam: Packers
Johnny: Packers
SUNDAY
New England @ Miami
Jake: Patriots
I don’t think a Bill Belichick team is gonna give up chances at a playoff spot without a fight. Damien Harris has been the one bright spot on offense though, and without him, Cam Newton is going to have to throw the ball more often against the arguably best secondary in the NFL. That hasn’t exactly been a recipe for success so far, though I do think it will be good to see Newton being forced to throw the ball, as the endless QB draw calls are never going to work. Belichick always beats up on rookie QBs though, and I think Tua might struggle a bit in this one without weapons Davante Parker, Mike Geisecki, and Myles Gaskin. I think it's going to be close, but the Dolphins have too many key injuries on offense right now.
Sam: Dolphins
Johnny: _____
Hopefully the NE pass rush, that Jake went into detail on earlier this week, can mess with Tua enough for the Pats run game to take care of the Dolphins.
New York (A) @ Los Angeles (N)
Jake: Rams
Sam: Rams
Who's looking forward to watching Darnold have less than half a second to throw every pass, have no help from the run game and no receivers get separation, and then get blamed for the blowout loss despite the defense being at fault for giving up 50? Not me. I’m not looking forward to it. I'm not watching.
Johnny: Rams
Houston @ Indianapolis
Jake: Colts
The Colts defense is astronomically much better than the Texans’ unit, and given the lack of weapons that Watson has, I’m taking Rivers here.
Sam: Texans
Johnny: Texans
Just a couple weeks ago DeShaun Watson fumbled on a ‘Goal to go’ situation in a 1 possession game inside the 2-minute warning, and he is out for revenge this week.
Detroit @ Tennessee
Jake: Titans
Sam: Titans
Johnny: Titans
Tampa Bay @ Atlanta
Jake: Bucs
Sam: Buccaneers
Johnny: Buccaneers
Jacksonville @ Baltimore
Jake: Ravens
Sam: Ravens
Johnny: Ravens
Chicago @ Minnesota
Jake: Vikings
In Mitch we don’t trust.
Sam: Vikings
Trubisky played a good game last week! It happens every now and then, but don't count on it to happen now. He got benched for a reason and soon he will get re-benched for a reason.
Johnny: Vikings
Seattle @ Washington
Jake: Seahawks
If Smith was starting, I actually think I’d pick the Football Team. They’ve been red-hot, and the Seahawks have not been. I don’t think Wilson and the Seahawks are going to have a huge game against this pass rush—though I think having Chris Carson back will make it a little easier—but Haskins simply is not good.
Sam: Seahawks
I’ve had enough of this “NFC East beating good teams” nonsense. It ends here. The Seahawks lapsed vs the Giants and the Football team pulled off a miracle vs the overrated Steelers. Flukes. Don’t forget which team is below .500 in a historically bad conference and which team is 9-4 in football’s best conference (along with having a top tier QB).
Johnny: Seahawks
San Francisco @ Dallas
Jake: 49ers
Sam: 49ers
Johnny: 49ers
Philadelphia @ Arizona 4:05 p.m. ET
Jake: Cardinals
I don’t think Murray lets playoff chances slip away in this one.
Sam: Cardinals
Johnny: Eagles
Kansas City @ New Orleans 4:25 p.m. ET
Jake: Chiefs
Fantastic matchup. With Drew Brees coming off of a serious rib injury though (and by rib, I mean many ribs), I don’t think he’ll be able to keep up with Mahomes.
Sam: Chiefs
Johnny: Chiefs
Cleveland @ New York (N) 8:20 p.m. ET
Jake: Browns
Colt McCoy is not good.
Sam: Browns
Grudge match for Colt McCoy vs his former team! He’s not gonna win tho.
Johnny: Browns
MONDAY
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati 8:15 p.m. ET
Jake: Steelers
Great strength of schedule for the Steelers!
Sam: Steelers
Johnny: Steelers
Back in the Win column! Against the Bengals! Congrats Steelers!