The 17-week NFL regular season is over. Time to get real with the playoffs beginning with Wild Card Weekend.
Here are one man's predictions for this weekend's games.
Saturday
HOUSTON (-3) over Oakland -- Two teams with QB issues. Raiders lost Derek Carr for the season with a broken leg in Week 16. The Texans benched Brock Osweiler for Tom Savage on Sunday, but Savage suffered a concussion in the game. Who will start? Doesn't matter. The deciding factor here will be Houston's defense -- tops in the NFL at 301.3 ypg. TEXANS 24, Raiders 17
SEATTLE (-7 1/2) over Detroit -- OK, so Seattle might not be quite at the level of their recent Super Bowl teams, but they still have the fifth-ranked defense. Plus, this game offers a clean slate beginning in their raucous house. It doesn't hurt that Detroit is riding a three-game losing streak. SEAHAWKS 31, Lions 17
Sunday
PITTSBURGH (-10) over Miami -- Ben Roethlisberger & Co. weren't guaranteed to be in the playoffs until beating Baltimore in Week 16, but they figure to be a tough out now that they're in. Kudos to the Dolphins for reaching the playoffs in Year 1 under Adam Gaze. I think this game will be competitive, but Steelers will prevail with temps expected in the high 20s. STEELERS 27, Dolphins 16
GREEN BAY (-4) over NY Giants -- Aaron Rodgers won't relax when facing the Giants' D, but New York's offense, a disappointing enigma most of the season, will cost the Giants here. Temperatures expected to be in the teens on Sunday. PACKERS 21, Giants 13
I hate going all chalk and all home, but what can ya do ... except be wrong? LOL
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Monday, January 2, 2017
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sporting news
A few sports thoughts following an eventful weekend ...
-- The Yankees failed to reach the World Series with A-Rod, they can fail to reach the World Series without him. Let him go.
-- One of my buddies, a Jets season-ticket holder, wondered if Eric Mangenius really is the next Bill Belichick. My friend compares Mangini's time with Jets to Belichick's stint with the Browns. If so, the question is this: Which team will Mangini be cheating with to win Super Bowls in about 10 years?
-- The Giants won a game in London -- that's all that matters. I couldn't care less about the final score, or Eli Manning's passing numbers, or the team's scoreless second half. The only thing that matters was the 'W.' Now it's a bye week before Dallas visits the Meadowlands.
-- So the New England Yankees won the World Series. That makes it three in 89 years. Good for them. I hope they sign A-Rod on their way to supplanting the Yankees as the team with the highest payroll. :)
-- The Yankees failed to reach the World Series with A-Rod, they can fail to reach the World Series without him. Let him go.
-- One of my buddies, a Jets season-ticket holder, wondered if Eric Mangenius really is the next Bill Belichick. My friend compares Mangini's time with Jets to Belichick's stint with the Browns. If so, the question is this: Which team will Mangini be cheating with to win Super Bowls in about 10 years?
-- The Giants won a game in London -- that's all that matters. I couldn't care less about the final score, or Eli Manning's passing numbers, or the team's scoreless second half. The only thing that matters was the 'W.' Now it's a bye week before Dallas visits the Meadowlands.
-- So the New England Yankees won the World Series. That makes it three in 89 years. Good for them. I hope they sign A-Rod on their way to supplanting the Yankees as the team with the highest payroll. :)
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