NFL Week 17 Predictions Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs

NFL Week 17 Predictions Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs: I don’t know what the Chiefs are playing for here. They will have a home game in Week 1 of the playoffs, and if they win they won’t have a home game in Week 2. It doesn’t matter what happens on Sunday (maybe it does, but I don’t seen any conceivable scenario that moves them up past the 3rd spot).

The Raiders, on the other hand, do have something to play for, and while it’s not a playoff spot, ending the season with a win and at .500 is a big goal for them. I think they end up getting it done. This team has gone through a huge losing culture over the last handful of years (or two handfuls) and finishing the season out of the negative is a big deal. They might be without Richard Seymour and Darren McFadden, but they have a solid back-up for McFadden in Michael Bush, but Seymour’s absence would be huge, as they gave up a ton of rushing yards to a poor rush-offense from Indy last week.

Still, I have to side with the Raiders here – the Chiefs have a future next week, one that will be at home, and one that won’t change much regardless of what they do this weekend. The Raiders have one more game then the off-season. They’ve played very hard all season long, I don’t know how this one would be any different.

Oakland Raiders (+4) @ Kansas City Chiefs