NFL Week 17 Games

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NFL Week 17 Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

John Morgan

While the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers enter NFL Week 17 with the most at stake, there are also plenty of other games on Sunday with critical playoff implications. Here is a look at all sixteen matchups, with predictions and picks against the spread.

One nice thing about the final week of the season for football fans is that two networks televise both an early and late game, plus restrictions that prohibit another game being televised while the local team plays a home game are lifted. There was a time when this was actually standard operating procedure: the AFL would televise two games on NBC, and the NFL would televise two games on CBS. Once the two leagues merged that ended though, and now pro football fans are forced to either pay big bucks or watch crappy games between losing teams far too often.

Most of the nation will receive the Jets game at Buffalo early on CBS, followed by Denver-San Diego in the late slot. FOX will telecast two of their favorite big market teams, Dallas vs Washington in a meaningless early game to most of the country, and then Seattle at Arizona gets the bulk of distribution in their late slot. The Pats-Dolphins game will only be available in New England and south Florida up to Tampa...

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[jmt57]

Some early game updates

10-5 New York Jets at 7-8 Buffalo Bills
Jets get #5 seed with a win, plus a loss by either the Chiefs or Broncos
Jets get #6 seed with either a win, or a loss by Steelers
Jets miss playoffs with a loss, plus a win by Steelers

Jets had allowed two rushing touchdowns through first 15 games; Buffalo has rushed for two TD today.

Buffalo 14, Jets 0 after Karlos Williams scores on 4th & 1 from the 2-yard line.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Jests v Bills

so far jests are blowing it. Down 14-0 to buffalo.

 

[Ivan]

I will laugh my ass off if the jets spit the bit.

That would be classic jets.

 

[jmt57]

3-12 Tennessee Titans at 7-8 Indianapolis Colts
Colts need a win, a Texans loss, plus six other games to go their way to win division

Josh Freeman in his first NFL start since 2013, after playing in the Fall Experimental League (you can't make this up) a couple months ago.

Freeman hits Coby Fleener for a 57-yard TD; QB controversy in Indy?

Titans 14, Colts 13 late in 2nd quarter.

 

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5-10 Baltimore Ravens at 11-4 Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals cannot get #1 seed, but can get #2 seed and a bye with a win plus a Broncos loss; can also get #2 seed with a Chiefs win and a Broncos loss.

Third Down: Ravens 5-9, Bengals 0-4
Cincy has had to punt four times already.

Ravens 6, Bengals 0 late in second quarter.

 

[jmt57]

8-7 Washington at 4-11 Dallas

Kirk Cousins was 8-10 for 114 yards and three touchdowns - in the first quarter.

Redskins 21, Cowboys 0 late in second quarter.

 

[Bella*chick]

Kirk Cousins is playing awesome. He's gonna get paid this offseason, no doubt.

 

[jmt57]

6-9 Detroit Lions at 6-9 Chicago Bears

Jay Cutler completes nine of his ten passes: seven to the Bears, two to the Lions.

Matt Stafford 17/23, 159 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT

Matt Prater connects on a 59-yard field goal as time expires.

Lions 10, Bears 0 at halftime.

 

[jmt57]

5-10 Jacksonville Jaguars at 8-7 Houston Texans
Houston clinches with a win or a Colts loss.

Houston LT Duane Brown carted off with leg injury.

Brian Hoyer: 13/21, 143 yards, 1 TD
Blake Bortles: 5/15, 80 yards, 1 INT

Jonathan Grimes with two rushing touchdowns.

Texans 17, Jaguars 3 late in second quarter.

 

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9-6 Pittsburgh Steelers at 3-12 Cleveland Browns
Steelers need a win plus a Jets loss.

Antonio Brown had five receptions for 75 yards - in the first quarter.
Brown has 257 receptions over the last two years, most ever in two seasons.

DeAngelo Williams carted off with leg/ankle injury.

Roethlisberger 18/224, 227 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT in first half.
Austin Davis 13/23, 132 yards, 0/0, but also sacked four times.

Cleveland 2-8 on 3rd down, and had to settle for three field goals.

Steelers 14, Browns 9 at halftime.

 

[jmt57]

Other halftime scores:

Falcons 17, Saints 14
Drew Brees 17/21, 183 yards, 1 TD
Julio Jones left with an ankle injury.

Eagles 21, Giants 20
Not much defense in this game.
First half: Eagles 262 yards, Giants 258 yards of offense.

Bills 16, Jets 7

Texans 20, Jaguars 3

Ravens 9, Bengals 7

Texans 20, Jaguars 3

 

[SalemPats]

Wilkerson is down

 

[NE_Zealot]

This o-line is held together by duct-tape, bubble-gum and a dream. Pure garbage.

 

[Ivan]

Jets game should have kept its own thread. It's special.

 

[moejr]

Jets game should have kept its own thread. It's special.

Jests within 2 points now. UGH!

 

[Delicate Genius]

Classic Jets. Fitzpatrick went full Sanchez in the 4th quarter.

5/12, 44 yards, 3 INTs

 

[Whitt25]

Will be watching the **** out this Broncos-Chargers game like it's Star Wars 7 (a movie everyone but me has seen.).

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

Denver already up 7-0

 

[ScottishPatriots]

TD Denver after 30 seconds, lol

Reviewing it, close to the sideline.