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NFL Playoff Picture for Week 17

NFL Playoff Picture for Week 17

By: John Morgan
Published: 12/30/2017 3 Min Read

The 2017 NFL regular season wraps up on Sunday afternoon. There is not as much drama this year compared to the week 17 of many previous seasons. The 2017 NFL playoff picture is relatively settled. In the AFC there are four teams battling for two wild card spots. The NFC still has one division title up for grabs, but has just two teams competing for one final playoff slot.

6 years ago
NFL Playoff Picture Entering Week 16

NFL Playoff Picture Entering Week 16

By: John Morgan
Published: 12/23/2017 4 Min Read

Entering Week 16 five teams have clinched a playoff spot. The Patriots, Steelers, Jaguars, Eagles and Vikings have all punched a ticket for the post season. Philadelphia is the only team thus far to earn a first round bye.

In the AFC six teams have been eliminated: the Browns, Colts, Texans, Broncos, Bengals and Jets. The Dolphins and Raiders are technically alive, but comatose and on life support. The Chargers are not in much better shape, even though they are only one game behind the Chiefs in the AFC West. Most likely it is Ravens, Titans and Bills battling for two wild card spots.

The Giants, Bears, Forty Niners, Bucs, Cardinals, Skins and Packers are all officially eliminated. Dallas, Seattle and Detroit face tall odds to get in. Philadelphia and Minnesota have won their divisions and will host at least one playoff game. The only way the Rams don’t win the NFC West is to lose twice while Seattle wins twice. The NFC South is probably going to send three teams to the playoffs. Games involving the Saints, Panthers and Falcons are the most intriguing over the next two weeks. Atlanta is at New Orleans this week, and then the Falcons host Carolina next week.

6 years ago
NFL Week 16 Odds, TV Coverage and Broadcast Distribution

NFL Week 16 Odds, TV Coverage and Broadcast Distribution

By: John Morgan
Published: 12/21/2016 4 Min Read

The bad news is that Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts will again be calling the Pats game. If you have surround sound set up as part of your entertainment system just mute (or unplug) the front center speaker. Voila! No more insane commentary from the Bird and the Beard.

7 years ago
NFL Week 15 Odds, Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

NFL Week 15 Odds, Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

By: John Morgan
Published: 12/17/2016 9 Min Read

It is mid-December and we are in the final stretch of the 2016 NFL season. In recent weeks weather has played a role and that could be the case again this weekend. With only bowl games remaining for college football the NFL can now play on Saturdays. As a result the work crew at the Meadowlands will be busy, with a Jets game Saturday night and then a Giants game Sunday afternoon.

7 years ago
NFL Week 16 Early Advanced ‘Look-Ahead’ Betting Lines: Pats 13.5 point favorites

NFL Week 16 Early Advanced ‘Look-Ahead’ Betting Lines: Pats 13.5 point favorites

By: John Morgan
Published: 12/15/2016 4 Min Read

The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has published their Advanced Lines for NFL Week 16. Once again the New England Patriots are listed as the heaviest favorite of the week.

7 years ago
Week 15 NFL Playoff Picture: Six Teams Can Clinch Playoff Spots

Week 15 NFL Playoff Picture: Six Teams Can Clinch Playoff Spots

By: John Morgan
Published: 12/15/2016 7 Min Read

Heading into Week 15 only the Dallas Cowboys have clinched a playoff spot. After this weekend that is bound to change. Six other teams, including the New England Patriots, can punch a ticket to the post-season this weekend.

7 years ago
Week 14 NFL Playoff Picture: Pats, Seahawks, Cowboys Can Clinch Division Titles

Week 14 NFL Playoff Picture: Pats, Seahawks, Cowboys Can Clinch Division Titles

By: John Morgan
Published: 12/11/2016 4 Min Read

It is December and we are now in the fourth quarter of the 2016 NFL regular season.

That means it is now late enough in the year that we can talk about playoff races.

7 years ago
NFL Week 13 Odds, Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

NFL Week 13 Odds, Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

By: John Morgan
Published: 12/4/2016 10 Min Read

NFL fans are treated to five games between a pair of teams with winning records in Week 13. KC at Atlanta and Miami at Baltimore in the early time slot compete with the Rams at Patriots, and then Buffalo at Oakland and Giants at Pittsburgh are a pair of compelling late games.

7 years ago
NFL Week 12 Early Advanced ‘Look-Ahead’ Betting Lines: Patriots favored by 9 at Jets

NFL Week 12 Early Advanced ‘Look-Ahead’ Betting Lines: Patriots favored by 9 at Jets

By: John Morgan
Published: 11/18/2016 3 Min Read

Week 12 features five division games, two of which are part of the Thanksgiving Day triple header. NFC rivalries start Turkey Day, commencing with Minnesota at Detroit and then followed by Washington at Dallas. Sunday finishes with two AFC rivalry games that swapped places for Sunday Night Football. Originally the Patriots were scheduled to play the Jets on NBC. Thanks to Gang Green’s totaling more losses in their first ten games than they compiled in all of 2015, that game was removed from prime time. The Chiefs and Broncos both have seven victories already, tied for the most in the AFC with New England and Oakland. End result is that Kansas City at Denver will be the showcase game on Sunday night

7 years ago
NFL Week 9 Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

NFL Week 9 Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

By: John Morgan
Published: 11/5/2016 10 Min Read

The best game features the reigning Super Bowl champs versus a team that hasn’t been to the playoffs for 14 years. Denver travels to Oakland in a battle of AFC West rivals on Sunday night. Both clubs are 6-2, tied for the division lead – and one game behind the Patriots for home field in the AFC playoff race. The Raiders won the last meeting in December to snap an eight game losing streak to the Broncos.

7 years ago
NFL Week 8 Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

NFL Week 8 Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

By: John Morgan
Published: 10/30/2016 7 Min Read

Week 8 is highlighted by a chance for the New England Patriots to avenge their only loss of the 2016 season. The Pats travel to Buffalo seeking their fourth straight win while the Bills look to rebound from last week’s loss to Miami.

7 years ago
NFL Week 9 Early Advanced ‘Look-Ahead’ Betting Lines

NFL Week 9 Early Advanced ‘Look-Ahead’ Betting Lines

By: John Morgan
Published: 10/27/2016 2 Min Read

There are plenty of division rivalry games in Week Nine. The November schedule starts with Atlanta at Tampa Bay on Thursday 11/3. The Bucs shocked the Falcons 31-24 back in Week One at Atlanta. The Falcons rebounded to win four straight – including back-to-back victories over last season’s Super Bowl participants – but have lost their last two games.

Elsewhere Pittsburgh is at Baltimore for their biannual AFC North slugfest

7 years ago
NFL Week 1 Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

NFL Week 1 Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

By: John Morgan
Published: 9/11/2016 8 Min Read

On the undercard for the highly anticipated prime time game between the Patriots and Arizona Cardinals are a handful of interesting matchups. The Jets host Cincinnati early on CBS and Green Bay travels to Jacksonville on FOX for the best early games

8 years ago
NFL Week 17 Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

NFL Week 17 Predictions and Picks Against the Spread

By: John Morgan
Published: 1/2/2016 7 Min Read

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.

8 years ago
NFL Week 16 Playoff Picture and Scenarios

NFL Week 16 Playoff Picture and Scenarios

By: John Morgan
Published: 12/23/2015 5 Min Read

While NFL Week 15 did not do much to the playoff picture other than end the misery for a handful of teams by officially eliminating them from post-season play, it did bring genuine contenders one step closer to clinching scenarios in Week 16. Eighteen teams still have at least a mathematical chance at a playoff spot with two weeks to go; that is surely something that Roger Goodell’s parity-driven Park Avenue league office that strives for participation banners is surely proud of.

8 years ago
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