- The Eagles started practicing today for their must-win finale in Washington on Sunday. The Bears must beat the vikings as well. Will the Bears play their starters? For Chicago, they are pretty much stuck in the 3rd seed of the NFC playoffs, unless the Rams lose to the 49ers. Only then can Chicago jump to the 2nd seed and claim a first-round bye.
Bears coach Nagy stated that he will play his starters all through the game, unless the Rams are up at halftime by a significant amount of points". Only then will Nagy res this starters.
So, not only do the Eagles need to win on Sunday, they need San Francisco to play hard in Los Angeles, giving the bears extra motivation to win in Minnesota.
If all falls into place the Birds will sneak into the playoffs as the 6th seed, facing the bears at Soldier Field in the opening round. If not, at least Philly can end the season on a positive note heading into the off-season. They get an easier schedule next year, and probably the No. 17 or 18 pick in the first round in next spring's draft.
All of the key games will be happening at the same time, so late Sunday afternoon into the evening should be interesting and exciting, if not frustrating and nerve-wracking.
- Nothing from the Phillies over Christmas. Manny Machado should be making a decision soon. Will the Phils get a belated Christmas present from Santa or a lump of coal?
Looks like Bryce Harper will be heading west to the Dodgers. If Machado ends up with the Yankees, despite all of their spending money, the Phillies will come up short when it comes to big-name free agents.
So far, it's been a productive post-season, with the additions of Segura and McCuthen, and the departure of Santana and Crawford. More work needs to be done, like a left-handed reliever ( Britton), a lefty starter ( Minor?) and more (Moustakis? Realmuto? ). Franco should be traded; maybe Herrera and Williams as well.
It will be an interesting New Year for the Phillies as we head into spring training in a short six weeks or so.
- The Sixers lost another big game to a top Eastern Conference foe when the Celtics defeated them in overtime on Christmas Day. Once again the bench was non-productive and Coach Brett Brown seems to choke at crunch-time.
Unless the Sixers bolster their bench and ultimately find a new coach they will be good but not great, and won't get out of the East.
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