NFL Week 17 Picks

I'm 6 games below .500 entering the season's final week. I'm rushing these picks because I just got back from Amherst for New Year's. In this last ditch effort to make it to that elusive .500 mark, I just gotta follow the gut rather than logic. So here we go.

Last Week: 9-7
Season: 111-117-12
Locks of the Week: 10-6 (Panthers over Buccaneers in Week 16)


Home team in CAPS

EAGLES (-7.5) over Redskins


Can you imagine if the Eagles don't even finish .500?

FALCONS (-9) over Buccaneers


It seems like just yesterday that Raheem Morris said the Buccaneers were the "best team in the NFC".

49ers (-12.5) over RAMS


Weren't the Rams set to be in the 49ers position and win the NFC West this year? Yikes.

VIKINGS (-2.5) over Bears


Could have been yet another "Donovan McNabb Revenge Game". Heck even a Brett Favre Revenge Game. Nope instead it'll be Josh McCown playing out the string on a Bears team that should have been in the playoffs had they not been so ignorant about their QB situation sans Cutler.

PACKERS (+6.5) over Lions


A 14-1 team is almost a touchdown underdog? At home? I know Rodgers won't play much but my God! Lock of the Week.

Panthers (+7) over SAINTS


Panthers will be a playoff team next year. You heard it here first.

TEXANS (+2.5) over Titans


They could use some momentum heading into the post-season. Titans not dead yet either.

BENGALS (+2.5) over Ravens


Raise your hand if you said Andy Dalton would have a chance to lead the Bengals to the playoffs with a win in Week 17 this year. You're lying.

Steelers (-7) over BROWNS
JAGUARS (-3) over Colts
Seahawks (+2.5) over Cardinals


The NFL's gameplan to have all Week 17 games be divisional contests doesn't always work out.

Jets (+2) over DOLPHINS


Can't wait to see the Jets win and still not get in.

PATRIOTS (-10.5) over Buffalo


Come on, the Patriots won't lose to the Bills twice in one season. Hasn't happened since the 90's, so why start now?

Chargers (+2.5) over RAIDERS


The end of the Norv Turner era goes out with a bang.

Chiefs (+2) over BRONCOS


Tebow will "back in" to the playoffs. Get it? Get it?

GIANTS (-3) over Cowboys


If Tony Romo had simply connected with Miles Austin on that third down play in the 4th quarter in the teams first meeting, we wouldn't even be having this conversation.