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A crazy last week in the NFL had me going 7-9.
That finishes me just a game under .500 for the regular
season. With a playoff push dancing in the streets,
I'll do my damnedest to hop over to the winning side
of Humpty's wall.
Gimmie-Games
Jaguars
over the Chiefs (loss)
Bears over the Packers (loss)
Saints over the Panthers (loss)
Rams over the Vikings (win)
Seahawks over the Buccaneers (win)
Saturday:
New
York Giants @ Washington Redskins (+3): (loss)
The Giants did their best to lose this game, despite
Tiki Barber's amazing performance in his last home game
in the NFL. The Redskins fought back, and had a chance,
but as it turned out Tiki was just too much. For the
first time in quite a while, I started my week with
a pre-Sunday loss.
Sunday:
Atlanta
Falcons (+9.5) at Philadelphia Eagles: (win)
The Falcons couldn't pull out a win against the AJ Feeley
led Eagles, but they did walk away with a win against
the spread. And if you follow, that means I got a big
win as well.
Buffalo
Bills (+10.5) at Baltimore Ravens: (loss)
The Bills played the Ravens tough, but fell a point
and a half short of covering the spread in Baltimore.
The Ravens defense played well in the last game of the
year, and won themselves a first round bye.
Carolina
Panthers at New Orleans Saints (+3): (loss)
The Saints played like a team that didn't have much
to play for, and finally, Carolina came out looking
like a team that everyone expected them to be all season.
What can we expect from Carolina next season?
Cleveland
Browns at Houston Texans (-4.5): (win) The
Texans got a big defensive touchdown early in the 4th
quarter, and that was just what they needed to cover
at home against the Brownies.
Detroit
Lions at Dallas Cowboys (-12.5) (loss) Not
only did the Cowgirls fail to cover against the lowly
Lions, they pulled out of a home game against the 2nd
worst team in the NFL with a big L, and a first round
playoff match-up with the Seahawks in Seattle.
Green
Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (-3): (loss)
The Packers dominated a Bears team that walks into the
playoffs limping at quarterback, and it's not because
of injuries. Rex Grossman played for about a half, and
Brian Greise the same, and both had a couple turnovers.
As for the Pack, well, them might have seen the last
of QB stability, as Brett Favre may have played his
last game. All this, and a loss for Lucky Lester.
Jacksonville
(+3) at Kansas City: (loss) David Garrard
threw a bad interception and then got pulled, while
Byron Leftwich watched from the sidelines. A Jaguar
loss has me wondering what happened to all that "Byron
won't start in Jacksonville next year" talk went.
The Chiefs won by 5, and I lost another close one.
Miami
Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts (-9): (loss)
The Colts walked away with a win, but they can't be
comfortable with how they've played in the second half
of the season, as Miami almost pulled one out via Chris
Lemon and a Dolphins rushing attack that struggled all
season long. Indy's 5 point win wasn't god enough to
make me a winner.
New
England Patriots (+3) at Tennessee Titans: (win)
When Vincent Young sprinted to a 28 yard touchdown near
the end of the 3rd quarter, I thought I was going to
be done in by the Magic Man once again, but as it turned
out, Vince Young couldn't corral this W, making me a
big winner.
Oakland
Raiders (+13) at N.Y. Jets: (loss) The Raiders
didn't cover against New York, as the Jets came out
and smacked Oakland in the teeth. Do the Raiders have
any more teeth? Apparently not, as even their normally
stout defense fell short of expectations in this one,
sending the Jets right into the playoffs.
Pittsburgh
Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals (-6): (loss)
The Bengals needed a win to be playoff eligible, but
couldn't even do that as the Steelers stomped into Cincinnati
and ended any hopes of a Bengal victory. I was sure
Cinci would come out strong in this one, apparently
sure doesn't mean jack in Week 17.
Seattle Seahawks (+3.5) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
(win) I was really surprised the Hawks were underdogs
in this one. An easy win (though a couple secondary
injuries might kill the Hawks in the playoffs) was just
what the Hawks needed, as they'll host the Cowboys next
Saturday.
St.
Louis Rams (-2.5) at Minnesota Vikings: (win)
The Rams easily walked over the Vikings in Minnesota.
Steven Jackson showed why he was recognized as a pro-bowler
and Marc Bulger did what he needed to do to get the
Rams to .500 on the season.
Arizona
Cardinals (+15) at San Diego Chargers: (win)
The Cardinals couldn't pull out a win, Dennis Green
couldn't pull out his job, and the LT couldn't pull
out another touchdown. But I did pull out a much needed
win as the Cards covered in San Diego behind Kurt freaking
Warner.
San
Francisco 49ers (+11) at Denver Broncos: (win)
The 49ers brought the game into overtime and took down
the Broncos in Denver to kick Mike Shanahan and his
beloved Broncos right out of the playoff picture, and
Larry Johnson sent Frank Gore a new car. The last one
was a guess, but the win to get me to 7-9 was just what
the Lester ordered.
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