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Christmas is indeed the time of giving.

And this year, the NFL is giving us a double-header on Christmas Day and a Saturday triple-header to go with our regular slate of games. Let’s face it, we’ll all need some sort of a distraction from our families, now we have it! (just kidding, family members who might be reading this!)

Happy Holidays everyone!!

Week 17 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – BUFFALO over New York Jets – Better late than never for the Rodgers/Adams connection to start clicking again … won’t matter this week though!

15 – TAMPA BAY over Carolina – Hosting Carolina is needed after losing to a depleted Cowboys team.

14 – PHILADELPHIA over Dallas - …and the Eagles will show the Bucs just what to do with the aforementioned depleted Cowboys.

13 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Arizona – I told you weeks ago that the Rams were ready to go on a tear

12 – Seattle over CHICAGO – Just two more games Bears fans …

11 – Indianapolis over NEW YORK GIANTS – When you’re hanging on for dear life to your playoff hopes, a game against the Giants is just what you need! My BOLD PREDCITION for this week is that THE COLTS WILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS

10 – WASHINGTON over Atlanta – Can’t play the Giants every week, Mr. Penix

9 – Detroit over SAN FRANCISCO – This won’t have the same feel as last year’s NFC Championship game

8 – CINCINNATI over Denver – The Broncos won’t be able to score enough to keep up

7 – HOUSTON over Baltimore – The Texans need to play like they need this one, because they do.

6 – Los Angeles Chargers over NEW ENGLAND – If they can get more weapons for Drake Maye, the Pats could be a sneaky team next year.

5 – Green Bay over MINNESOTA – It’s sad to say, but the Packers are legit.

4 – JACKSONVILLE over Tennessee – Someone has to win this one …

3 – CLEVELAND over Miami - …and this one…

2  -NEW ORLEANS over Las Vegas - …aaaaaaaand this one.

1 – PITTSBURGH over Kansas City – The Steelers have been playing strong, but the fact that it’s the Chiefs keeps this game on the one-point line

To say this has been a year of uncertainty is an understatement.

So many injuries, coaching changes, player issues shaped this season into pure unpredictability. So we’re are gonna end the year with a toss up of our own. Winners will be picked like normal, but the points list will be based on when the games are played – should add an additional degree of interest to the season finale in Detroit Sunday Night!

Before we get into the games, I just wanted to say thank you again for following along this year! I hope I helped you in your pools this year…and I’ll see you in September!

Week 18 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – DETROIT over Minnesota – Ford Field will be rocking louder than it was in the playoffs last year

15 – Los Angeles Chargers over LAS VEGAS – Change is coming for the Raiders … hopefully

14 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Seattle – The Rams should easily lock up the 3 seed by just keeping on doing what they’ve been doing

13 – DENVER over Kansas City – The Broncos will be taking full advantage of a depleted Chiefs roster

12 – ARIZONA over San Francisco – This could be the battle for the division next season as long as CMC stays FAR away from the Madden cover!

11 – NEW YORK JETS over Miami - The Dolphins are playing for their playoff lives, but this just seems like a game the Jets squeak out.

10 -  GREEN BAY over Chicago – Its over, Bears fans … … … it’s over!

9 – TAMPA BAY over New Orleans – Mike Evans is going to get PAID while leading the Bucs to the division title.

8 – PHILADELPHIA over New York Giants – The Eagles have nothing to play for … but the Giants just can’t play.

7 – ATLANTA over Carolina – They’ll miss out this year but my BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE FALCONS WILL FINISH IN THE TOP 2 OF THE NFC NEXT YEAR

6 – Washington over DALLAS – It will be interesting to see what happens in Jerry World this off-season…if anything.

5 – INDIANAPOLIS over Jacksonville – This game will happen … so there

4 – NEW ENGLAND over Buffalo – Like the Broncos, the Pats will benefit from playing a powerhouse with nothing to play for

3 – TENNESSEE over Houston – Another example of a bad team being thrown a week 18 bone

2 – BALTIMORE over Cleveland  - The Ravens win the division…but I don’t see them doing much in the playoffs…maybe not even winning a game

1 – Cincinnati over PITTSBURGH – The Steelers haven’t been able to win when they’ve had something on the line – why would they win when the division will be out of reach?

Guess who’s back! Back again! Um…well…it’s me!

More so than that, it’s football!

I think we all should take a moment to thank college football for providing an adequate couple of weeks of televised football to hold us over…but we are all ready for that first Sunday!

I don’t know about you, but seven months is LONG enough, let’s get back at it!

Week 1 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – WASHINGTON over New York Giants – I think it’s really telling of the gap in the NFC East that…

15 – PHILADELPHIA over Dallas – …their two division matchups sit at the top of our sheet this week.

14 – DENVER over Tennessee – I like Cam Ward…but not when his debut includes Patrick Surtain

13 – Cincinnati over CLEVELAND – The Bengals will need to put up 45 points a game to compensate for their defense … a game against the Browns should be good practice.

12 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Houston – The Rams season will depend on the dependability of Matthew Stafford’s heath

11 – JACKSONVILLE over Carolina – Let’s be honest, the only things we are all looking at in this game is Travis Hunter.  

10 – Pittsburgh over NEW YORK JETS – It’s the Aaron Rodgers Bowl! Yeah that’s about as exciting as this game will be.

9 – Miami over INDIANAPOLIS – Remember what I said about Matthew Stafford? Yeah, that, but for  Tyreek

8 – Tampa Bay over ATLANTA – I don’t know what to call the opposite of the BOLD PREDICTION, but Tampa will win the NFC South this year.

7 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Kansas City – Wind of change blowing? The first BOLD PREDICTION of the year is that THE CHIEFS AFC WEST CHAMPIONSHIP STREAK COMES TO AN END THIS SEASON.

6 – SEATTLE over San Francisco – It will be interesting to see what Sam Darnold can do without Justin Jefferson

5 – Las Vegas over NEW ENGLAND – New season, same ol’ homer picks : )

4 – Arizona over NEW ORLEANS –  This game will happen…so…there’s that.

3 – BUFFALO over Baltimore – A win here will go a long way towards a home game in the inevitable January rematch.

2 – GREEN BAY over Detroit – I think it’s really telling of how close the NFC North will be that…

1 – Minnesota over CHICAGO – …their two division matchups sit at the bottom of our sheet this week.

Hard to get off to a better start than that!

This is why you come back every week, folks! Hitting on 14 of 16 games in week 1…arguably the hardest week to predict?? You’re welcome, all!

So let’s keep the momentum going!

Week 2 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – BALTIMORE over Cleveland – After last week, it was a dumb idea for the Browns to further upset Derrick Henry. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that DERRICK HENRY WILL RUN FOR AT LEAST 200 YARDS.

15 – PITTSBURGH over Seattle – Remember how Brett Favre’s career seemed to be revitalized the year after he left the Jets?

14 – ARIZONA over Carolina – Yes they beat the Saints, but this pick is more anti-Panthers than pro-Cardinals.

13 – DETROIT over Chicago – Safe the say the Lions will want to show the world that they’re still a force in the league.

12 – MINNESOTA over Atlanta –Apparently JJ McCarthy just doesn’t know how to lose a game.

11 – CINCINNATI over Jacksonville – Over … … … take the over here

10 – DALLAS over New York Giants – Jaxson Dart should start to get warmed up.

9 – Los Angeles Rams over TENNESSEE – It will be an interesting fight this season between the Titans and Saints to see who gets to pick first next year

8 – Buffalo over NEW YORK JETS – This game would obviously be higher on our list if the Jets didn’t show us a little something last week.

7 – GREEN BAY over Washington – Unfortunately for us, the potential game of the week will be over before Sunday noon kickoffs.

6 – INDIANAPOLIS over Denver – Did Daniel Jones really just need to get out of New York?

5 – LAS VEGAS over Los Angeles Chargers – Not saying we’ll see another 60+ point outbursts, but watching the Raiders play the Chargers in primetime can always be fun for Raiders fans.

4 – Tampa Bay over HOUSTON – If you’re gonna start the season with back to back road games, Atlanta and Houston aren’t horrible options.

3 – Philadelphia over KANSAS CITY – The Super Bowl rematch will show us that not much has changed since early February.

2 – MIAMI over New England – I don’t think a team needs to win more this week than the Dolphins.

1 – NEW ORLEANS over San Francisco – I feel like the Saints are going to be the “put them on the 1-point line if you think they will win” team this season.