Eagles- Raiders will be tonight. Tomorrow in the Chirping Birds segment we will break-down tonight's game. Here is the rest of Week 16 in the NFL...
* Ravens over Colts-
Baltimore dispatched of the hapless Colts to keep their wild card hopes alive. If the season ended today, the Ravens would travel to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City to play the Chiefs in the first round of the AFC playoffs.I would like Baltimore's chances, but we will predict the playoff games when the times comes. Baltimore closes it's regular season next week at home against the Bengals. For Indianapolis, it's the top ten of the draft, with one of the worst teams in football. The future is cloudy for the Colts and quarterback Andrew Luck. Indy wraps up its' season vs. Houston in Indianapolis.
* Vikings over Packers-
Minnesota cliched a top two spot and a bye in the upcoming playoffs. They need to win next week against Chicago at home, and hope the Eagles lose their last two games ( unlikely to secure home field thru-out the NFC post-season.Meanwhile, the Pack will think of what could've been if Aaron Rodgers didn't get hurt. But I said in my pre-season predictions that I didn't think Green Bay would go far this year. A rare season without Green Bay in the playoffs.
* Panthers over Buccaneers-
Surprisingly, Carolina scored a last-minute touchdown to be Tampa Bay. A Carolina loss would've destroyed their division hopes. Now they are in, likely to face the Saints in New Orleans in the opening round. The Bucs play out the string against the Saints next week.
* Bears over Browns-
Are terrible of a team and an organization are the Cleveland Browns? Looks like they will finish 0-16 ( they aren't beating the Steelers in Pittsburgh next week, no matter how many players the Steelers rest). They have a coach who will end up 1-31 in two seasons. What a bunch of pathetic losers! Plus they still don't have a franchise QB. They will have the No. 1 overall in the draft next spring- and possibly another top 5 selection- but chances are they wills crew that up too. The Bears finish in Minnesota next week.
* Bengals over Lions-
Detroit was eliminated from post-season consideration when Cincinnati upset them yesterday. A roller coaster season for the Lions. Cincy is merely mediocre. With coach Marvin Lewis on the way out, better times may be ahead for the unpredictable Bengals.
* Redskins over Broncos-
Washington beat Denver at home. Washington ends up out of the playoffs again. They finish at New York against the God-awful Giants. Denver needs an overhaul. They couldn't even contend in the average AFC West. The Broncos host the Chiefs next week in a meaningless game.
* Cardinals over Giants-
Poor Giants. They are going to finish 2-14. Uncertainty about quarterback ( will Eli return?); uncertainty about their next coach. Arizona had an up and down year, as they finish in Seattle with a game that means a lot to the Seahawks.
* Seahawks over Cowboys-
Dallas is officially dead. A team that won 13 games last season, they are out of the playoffs after losing a must-win game at home yesterday vs Seattle. They don't deserve the playoffs. They suck. The Cowboys will be delusional and blame their lost season on the fact they didn't have RB Zeke Elliot for six games, but clearly, even before the suspension, the Cowboys had problems, on and off the field. Hopefully owner Jerry Jones does not fire the lame-brain coach. Dallas has problems, big ones, even going into 2018. Seattle still has slim playoff hopes, but they need to beat Arizona next week and have Atlanta lose.
* Chiefs over Dolphins-
KC locked up AFC West but will need to play in the first round. As it stands now, they will host Baltimore. Miami had a strange year, but any season that begins with QB Jay Cutler at the helm is a lost season. The Dolphins close out with Buffalo.
* Patriots over Bills-
New England crushed the Bills, as expected, as the Pats stream-roll toward the No. 1 seed in the AFC. The Bills turned out to be pretenders. They had their own fate in their hands and came up small all year. Still, it was a surprising year, especially considering they traded WR Sammy Watkins and CB Ronald Darby even before the first game was played.
* Saints over Falcons-
After Atlanta beat New Orleans two weeks ago, it's no surprise that the Saints returned the favor at home.at Tampa Bay next week. The Saints would most likely play Carolina in the first round playoffs. Atlanta needs to win next week at home against the Panthers to get in. From there they would most likely play the Rams in a shoot-out in Los Angeles.
* Chargers over Jets-
The Chargers are 8-7 and still have wild card hopes, but they need to win next week against the Raiders and need help.The Jets finish at bitterly cold New England. The Jets may as well keep the buses running.
* Rams over Titans-
The young, and dangerous Rams cliched the NFC West title with a win over the slumping Titans. LA can't move higher in the seeding, so most likely they will play Atlanta in the playoffs at home. Tennessee needs to beat Jacksonville next Sunday at home to get into the wild card playoffs, where they would most likely take on the Jags again.
* 49'ers over Jaguars-
The Niners have come to life, winning 4 in a row and have found their future franchise QB. They finish at the Rams. The Jags are in the playoffs, the AFC South Champs, and will most likely play Tennessee ( who they play this week) in Jacksonville.
* Steelers over Texans-
Pittsburgh is the No. 2 seed in the AFC. They crush the Browns next week at home. Houston closes with the Colts in a "who-cares" game.
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