NFL Weekly Game Previews: Week 17

Check this out. Bills and bangs. Both offenses top five and points per game and on third down, caught at the five by Hayden Herst driving toward the end zone, extended the ball, touchdown and John and he gives it to Josh keeping himself and he drives forward and he is in not stop. Both defenses top ten preventing points in two rocket collapsing. He's dropped in the endo. He

lost the ball. Both offenses built around the past, primarily Joe Burrow Josh Allen, both top five and passing yards top five and TV passes this season both top ten and rating. Fires into the end zone and it is caught. Cape Davis throws a slant Higgins with the catch, Hey breaks the tackle. It's tens the ball touchdown. Each guy equipped with white out excellence Stefon Diggs, Jamaar Chase both

top five and receiving yards per game this year. Borrow, looking his throw caught by Chase, heads for the end zone touchdown, runs to his right, throws it down field looking for Diggs. Dig stops and he makes the catch and he's at the end of the past defenses. Each faces top ten and rating aloud. Top ten us KED passes allowed, Germaine Pratts. We'll bring down, Travis Kelsey. The ball comes out, Let then goes have it, throw it towards the end zone and the pass is broken up

and complete. Both pass rushes are missing a key part, but both have a guy that can get home. Gregor So on one side, Trey hendrickson on the other. Each team's fresher rate near thirty. Neither team blitz as much to do it either, and he looking to throw, He's a trouble Wills. It's got football comes out and the Bengals grabbit. Neither team is known for its run game, but Devin Singletary James Cook on Buffalo side Joe mixing

on Cincinnati side. Can all make an impact and all did last week singletary singletary with a whole of the Meddal five touchdown Buffalo Cook. Here's Cook to the ten to the five to the end. So it's a hand off to mix it cuts it to the outside and mix it turns off the speed each team's run defense versus running backs. They both allow four point three yards per carry. Even more similarities, Allen and Burrow both have had good twos, but both have had some slip ups

coming down the stretch. Alan at two I n T game last week rating of seventy one point two. He's had a sub ninety eight three of his last five, lots of times, Burrow four I and T s in his last three games. Intercept that neither team has lost though because of it, Bills are on the six game run droll God this man for that touchdown that is though knocks spangles on a seven game wins catch made te ys. There's just no point in going too deep

with these two teams right now? What else would I have to say when they meet up again in a few weeks. Only two of the ten on the panel picked the Bills, Colleen Wolf and Kevin Patra, who are

second and third in the standings. For what It's worth, Number one is Eric edelm He and the rest went Cincinnati. The Minnesota Vikings take to the road for New Year's Day. Skull faithful hoping the clock striking midnight Ono doesn't mean that very Godmother Lady comes knocking. Cheese heads want to make the dance. It's going to be vital. Their defense this week keeps up what they've been doing lately. Green Bays on a three game win streak, twenty or fewer

points allowed in each game. But how about the Packers day standing tall today? They would also love to steal a ball or two from Minnesota's offense. They took it from Miami's four times last week, eight in their last three. Oh that once next that I n t one of three. Their defense came up with versus two a last week, held him to an eight point eight rating, second of thirteen.

Cambell Now, their secondary did get dinged along the way Tongua Voloa through for over twelve yards per attempt over three hundred yards, and they had a lot of issues staying with Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle. They gave up over a hundred yards to each some big ones too. Wattle with the speed takes it inside the thirty keeps on good. What's still my mobbie? Now here comes JJ

not the outer banks dude. Justin jeff for seven hundred thirty plus yards last week three straight with plus seventeen hundred plus on the year, now more receptions than anyone eight gritties Jeffson. Justin Jeffers said, how often will he see Jaire Alexander in front of him? He was involved in four turnovers versus Miami, one of them a pick. As a sub seventy rating allowed for the year five I n t s. Here's the thing. Though Jayre wasn't tagged for major yardage by Hill or Wattle, he wasn't

tagged for much of anything. In Week one when the j J Show launched, he went for a hundred and eighty four yards and two scorers. Hole is he that blind open? Jefferson again inside the tunnel and the adze Ston Minnesota won that game twenty three to seven. That's the problem. Jefferson can start from anywhere, Alexander doesn't always follow. In Week one, he was rarely covering Jefferson. Their safeties have to play Jefferson well too, or he would hit

them like Miami's duo did that. Jill and Waddle beating Russe Soul Douglas for first style. Pack will be challenged at the tight end spot too. They've allowed one of the highest ratings to the position at a hundred ten point to t. J. Hawkinson is the number two option for Kirk Cousins. Now he's turned into what the top

five guy at the spot. Thirteen catches, a hundred nine yards two touchdowns last week, Studs for Hacket said that, and yeah, Mr Dripp follows back to back four hundred plus yard games with two hundred ninety nine yards, three t d s, a rating near one ten, and more heroics. Here comes the house for the Giants presents, Jeffrey said, most of the time, we'd be talking about a a ron on those terms. Rogers isn't worried about his numbers. Though they weren't shiny last week, they're not on the year.

He just wants a chance to do the Humpty dance in a few weeks. He's got that resume, so we know it's possible Rogers to the end zone has a love Alfred Marsies Louis. He faces a subpar secondary list week to ninety three plus rating allowed on the year. They gave up three hundred thirty four yards to Daniel Jones not a verbal type of the Vikings gave up three hundred and thirty four yards to DJ Daniel Charles

look at four and so on touchdown Isaiah Hodgens. They also gave up six a run to say Juan Barkley on the brown Packs backs were quiet versus Miami. Neither guy even had forty yards, which brings us back to Minnesota's offense and Dalvin Cook sixty four yards four point six a run last week four point three or better three of his last four god for govin Cook home on turn out the Burgners you're mad attack allowing five a run to running backs in two that's rough. Six

out of the ten votes went to green Bay, only four to Minnesota. A lot of a Rod believers, it's a game so good they had to flex for it. Pittsburgh Steelers, winners of four of their last five games, now back in the play off picture because of it getting in the ring with the Baltimore Ravens again, winners of seven of their last nine fully touchdown one five J. K. Dobbins.

These two are fun to watch beat up on each other when the game isn't important to grab the popcorn then, because this one is to both teams, and appropriately enough, it appears we will be settling in for a good old fashioned defensive slobber knocker. Steelers have held their opponents to seventeen or fewer points five games in a row. Big Fellow was there once again to bring it down Ravens. Only one team has managed more than fourteen against them

in their last seven, and they rushed. They have bad intentions they could keep that run alive. Being Pittsburgh's offenses twenty nine and scoring spent three of the four quarters last week with just three points, and they were not facing a good defense picked off five per of Pittsburgh's primary running back Nag Harris, is under four yards per carry for the year, thanks Oline Ravens defense holding backs to three point eight to run dry understand not like

that at all. Steelers have a rookie quarterback learning on the job. The Ravens have held quarterbacks to a sub ninety rate and have a hefty forty four sacks they come Bowser blew it up. What terrible towels have to hope that final drive from last week carries over to this week. Over the middle such down starts. Kenny Pickett wasn't all bad versus Las Vegas, and his play has

been better the second half of the year. He used all three types of pass catcher in Week sixteen, five plus targets to wide receivers George Pickens and Deonte Johnson almost at interception. Instead, it's a bit take five plus targets to Harris out of the backfield and to tight end Pat Friar Muth. No one had more than a hundred yards, but all had forty plus the Ravens they're hoping to get Lamar Jackson back. At this point, though, I feel like a guy being pulled over, getting tricked

into saying me ow ten times. How many times can we get game preview guy to say Lamar's back this week? It's gotten old either way. It's the Ravens run game that Pittsburgh will be most focused on. They have a three headed attack regardless of who the QB is. J K. Dobbins,

Gus Edwards, Tyler Huntley. They went for a hundred and eighty four yards combined last week, and when Baltimore beat Pittsburgh sixteen to fourteen a few weeks ago without Lamar, that trio dropped two hundred plus yards on the Steelers first forty four yards by Jotton's. Pittsburgh will point to the fact that since that loss, they've shored some things up along the ground. Last two games, they've locked up opposing backs. Heeled Josh Jacobs to two point nine yards

per carry last week. AT's off to Jacobs and he's taken down by t J. Pittsburgh's pass defense comes in off a three I N T game, but who knows how many past attempts we see in this one. This has Tom Jerry Dwight, Jim al Bundy, Marcy vibes to it. Okay,

maybe they haven't reached that level yet. Three votes for Pittsburgh, seven votes for Baltimore. It's a Week one a f C East rematch, the Patriots at home for New Year's Day, trying to avenge their early season lost to Miami. The Dolphins, clinging to the last wild card spot in the a f C, mired in a four game losing streak over the sideline and Pitts third concercutive drive that ends in

an interception. This is a huge game for both squads, but the Dolphins will be playing it without to a tongue by loas and concussion protocol, so Teddy Bridgewater gets the start. The last time he played Week six, he threw for a couple of t d s over three hundred yards, rating over nineties touchdown. Going against a Bill Belichick defense that has the sixth lowest rating aloud and who have the second most I n T s in the NFL Office back funds, intercept it down the sunline.

Marcus john has got the speed all the way touchdown Patriots plus Miamis propensity to travel through the air also sets up New England's pass rush for a nice day. Fifty sacks for the year. Josh you Ch and Matt Judon, both with double digit bag totals, couldn't break away from Judean fifteen and a half sacks on the season from Matthew Judon disrupting the quarterback and help in their efforts to keep cabs on the Cheetah and the Penguin. Wattle and Hill both come in hot. They both had a

hundred plus yards last week. Tyreek is scored in three of the last four games. They haven't been the issue during their slide. Loads up and once Tyreek he's gone him, they take in found a hole for jail and Wattle got a black kids got free water with a speed home touch down myavy. As for the Pats offense, just you know, hold on tight to the ball at the very end that Stevens lost of football sits it, Annie claim they've got it and they do the page. Sure

it's cough it up with seconds to go. Never seen anything like that from one team back to back weeks. Fumbling late and dramatic fashion is not what your offense is supposed to be known for as you make a push for the playoffs. But they're o face lacks and identity. Ramondre Stevenson averages four point eight to carry. He finished under three per last week, has in two of his last three outings and being the Dolphins rushed defense versus running backs is one of the best and their past

defense has been one of the worst. In two and Mac Jones is coming in off one of his best outings. That's a lot of hands, but they all point to the Pats going heavy pass this week. Jones had a hundred plus rating one of thirty three, two touchdowns, no picks versus the Bengals steps up, tries to appoid it, Jones on corks dick down and Cincinnati has a very tough past defense Miami eight and rating allowed fourth highest foleation percentage allowed only eight I n t s all year.

Throwing for the ends, it is touched down for all intents and purposes. This is a playoff game. Loser is

pretty much out. Winner keeps hope alive. Split vote for this one. Five Pats, five for the Fins. Are you ready for some good old fashioned mobbing on New Year's Day? That's what can happen when a cardinal flies into a

falcon's territory. I think I'm not an orthodonist, but hey, these birds haven't done a great job using their wings this year, so we're even and because of that, each team's ground game should be front and center this week, especially Atlanta, as being they have an offensive Rookie of the Year candidate that hardly anyone talks about. Well, there were a couple of man sized runs here down inside the fifteen yard line. By this young man down of

b y U Toddler als here. The touchdown run is one of the start of the year in the Dirty South. Everyone was thinking London might be calling for some hardware at year's end. Drake does tend to win a lot of awards. Tyler Algier, on the other hand, was getting the Peter Griffin treatment. Algeri Algier, Basinger Bassinger. Everyone should know his name by now, though, kids sitting on a robust four point nine yard per carry figure for the season,

has eight hundred and seventeen rushing yards. Part of it doesn't He's never once had a twenty plus carry game. How about rectifying that. Versus Arizona, they have given up four point seven yards per carry to running backs in two. Makes them a bottom bottom bit band of brothers on that front. Oh my goodness, just not being aware right there at Tony o' hamilton's got to do a better job of being aware as to what is going on.

Falcon's defense lives in the same neighborhood in this regard, have handed out four point five to the RB position. Guth Edwards rumbling his way for that first down, big point. Those guys get off me keep going, get off me, keep going, So that could mean another nice game for James Conner seventy nine yards in a touchdown last week, seven three yards for the years. The other reason Connor should be the preferred method of travel for them. He

averaged five point three a run versus Tampa Bay. Arizona's QB only averaged four point eight yards per pass attempt exlely to the year. He wants a deep shot far side towards the sideline into double coverage and it's not the way. Really had no chance at a pass that was well out of bounds and well defendant need to update the song. I guess can throw it on a dime despite the fact he's try and they call him

trace McSorley. His pops hate seeing him Clay Plury mcsorle throw our septon and this loss will eliminates the Arizona Cardinals from any feints off host. So sit back and get ready for McSorley versus the reddler. Desmond Ritter, though can say he looked much better in his second start. He had ninety seven yards in his first outing, went two for thirty three for two eighteen yards, rating of eighty five point to last week. That's improvement. Here's Ritter

from the pocket looping for London. A lot of chats each quarterback could have some fun. Both teams passed defenses are neighbors of Oscar the Grouch. I know not everyone has the same tastes, but I'll take what many of you will label as a tank Bowl over any one of those Wassabi points, Sadia we'd eat, or college bowls. Well,

that last one might be fun to watch. Actually, everyone picked the bird team to win, but only one, Adam Rank, took the red and the white kind. The Chicago Bears are on the road New Year's Day their season with two games left to it. They are in Detroit the Lions hoping there is more left to their's after last week, though they need wins and luck to make it happen. That's a hard field to swallow there. That was a hungry team we played, and we didn't look as hungry

as they do. That's the bottom line. Like a wise woman once saying it's so cold in the d and eat it is right now. After having their wind streak snapped in Carolina, can't cry over spilled milk, though, goal when the last two games. See what happens team they face this week. Eliminated from the playoff picture on an eight game losing streak, the Bears are now three and twelve while extending streak to eight. The Lions are part

of that street too. They beat Chicago in week ten, put up four quarter points to come back for the wind picked up on the line, I'll to the cover the other way to the house. Touch that Bears are sitting in second right now. I mean they're sitting in second to last. There are Texans win away from finding themselves. But the number one draft pick in Bears offense looks its best when they can run the ball. They will feed David Montgomery plenty this week. Montgomery Montgomery breaking free

inside the ten, inside the fire. The reason they'll feed him a lot lie ins versus running backs in four point eight allowed per run last week, gave up a hundred plus rush yards to two different backs, and they aren't good versus running qbs either. Justin Fields over a thousand yards on the year on the ground averages close to seven yards a run when he bolts. Just that's gone, Betty, He's done it again. It was fields runs that allowed

them to hang with Detroit in that loss. The Lions are still rough when it comes to defending running quarterbacks. Six point four a carry allowed. That's bottom three bad Now in big trouble fronts down, No, you set the tackle left to the five? Did you get in touchdown? Theirs Lions aren't facing an elite passing attack. That's good news for them since their defense hasn't had much success against qbswo Zach Wilson right sideline and it iss a

tackle down. So you have a Detroit defense at the bottom of the twin twenty two points per game charts. But the Bears defense lives next door, gave up thirty five to Buffalo last week. They are not great protectors of the paint either. Just tiptop. Detroit's offense, a top ten scoring bunch most games, led by Jared Goff In the passing attack. He threw three t D passes last week. No picks looking throws end so it is caught touts down back to the end zone. D J Chark over

a hundred yards versus Carolina complete. That's the Charcolate slops a metical forty a monro St Brown seventies six yards. He has over a thousand, now four receptions away from the century mark. First time that's happened in Detroit since Megatron. Bears pass defense versus wide receivers specifically nine point to rating aloud, so not great. It should be noted though Chicago did play Josh Allen well. They picked him off two times, throwing a yard running right, almost a Lions sweep.

Nine votes for the Lions. Adam ranked the Bears back. The Cleveland Browns are on the road on New Year's Day. Two games left for them, the first against the Washington Commanders, who are hoping to play at least three more games, have to snap a three game winless streak to do its tying up this Christmas tris win against the Washington Commanders. Washington still has hope. They have an opponent in front

of them who doesn't have any left. So can the Commanders find some Bachman Turner overdrive on Spotify and get pumped up for the game? What did you come out? Come on? Washington isn't built to run track meets. Their best games pretty much involved them playing good defense, which they did not do versus San Francisco gave up thirty seven points of goals. They're not gonna get him. You can kiss him good. Washington has only given up twenty four or more points four times all year. They lost

all four of those games with the Browns. It's about making sure Nick Chubb doesn't go chubble of a hub on him. He's Cleveland's best offensive player. Twelve touchdowns on the season, four point nine to carry over ninety yards in his most recent showing back to the ground game. This is m shut out of a cannon as he

picks up my team. Commanders run defense against running backs four per carry aloud held CMC the three point one on fifteen tries, fourth hand off to the poll like you took pitches at the McCaffery who had hit at the fifty yards alight, they got tricky or poured down at the backfire from there, they just have to make sure they aren't the first team to let Deshaun Watson look like d Watts of old forty seven point one rating last week no touchdowns and I N T. He's

thrown two t d s against three I n T so far, just a hundred and seventy five point eight per game, and his four starts in orange look game settles throws and it's je te. Do you try to throw a contested ball, it pops in the air, intercepted. Washington's past defense not great last week, not spectacular in which is what you'd say about their offense to both

last week and over the year. More again, recover that looks like by San Francisco having a quarterback issue as you're trying to make the dance is not usually good. Taylor Heineke didn't have a terrible stat line versus San Francisco's beast of a defense, but a fumble followed by an I n T landed him back on the bench, but he flips him for a pick six touchdown inaccurate right to Jimmy war Carson Wentz came in and did some good things. It was in mop up duty, though

that was a perfect throw. Wrench leads a beautiful play. Washington has a solid white out trio for whoever qbs. Terry mclauch are in, Jahan Dotson, and Curtis Samuel all scored last week. He's taking your shot towards Terry mcclorde, who's shostily for the ball. It up. Brown's past defense giving up a ninety eight rating to wide receivers, gives it back to borrow he's got and the rush defense giving up five point to a run to running backs.

Back to the ground game with Camaro, and he's saying, kind of stakes tots down so Washington could load up on Brian Robinson. He was held to two point six yards per carry last week, but he was coming on strong before that D twelve and he just looks at the fantasists. Yes, sir, I just did that. So we have five votes for Washington in this one, four for Cleveland,

NFL dot Com writer do it All Guy Mark Sessler calling for a tie. The Denver Broncos will usher in the new year in Kansas City. Some in orange crush circles wishing their year had ended last week, though this is gonna go the distance. They get the Chiefs, who seemingly have the inside track to home field advantage based on who they have left on their schedule. The Holmes hunt He's diving from the pilon a touchdown Kansas City Chiefs. When out Bills drop a game, the a f C

road would run through Arrowhead. Kansas City has twelve wins, the remaining opponents ten combined, so just watch your step then right In this game, there are two potential stumbling blocks, the fact Russell Wilson is back and the last time they faced him he had them on the ropes before getting knocked out of the game consecutive points by the Procos. That outing was Wilson's best of He followed it with

his worst in his return. Wilson throwing three I n T s in a meaningless game versus l A last week. So Kansas City isn't facing a very danger us based on his latest out. Potential landmine number two the Broncos secondary. No team has held quarterbacks to a lower rating in two. No team holding them to fewer yards per attempts look at intercept. Maybe they don't work on holidays, though that could be an issue being this game is on New

Year's on Christmas. Versus Baker Mayfield. They let him go twenty four of two hundred and thirty yards over eight yards per attempt, a rating over one ms. The guy they struggled with the most was a tight end too. They gave up two touchdowns to Tyler Higbee nine catches ninety four yards. He's good, but he's not the top g at tight end. The guy they faced this week is Travis Kelsey comes in off a six catch, hundred and thirteen yard game twelve hundred and fifty seven yards.

Now for the season, dozen trips to the paint see Travis Kelsey piccade. His smelly Mahomy will be dishing him the ball as usual. Come on, will a man wash that Jersey? Patrick Mahomes doesn't need washed. Though game last week has clean, his play still has him vying for the three letter trophy. He's expanded his passing portfolio as of late. To running backs Jerick McKinnon specifically have made their way into the picture. He's made their passing attack

even harder to stop. But Kenna try to twist this way. From the touchdown, Kansas City's defense they took care of business versus Seattle held him to ten points their pressure down, He goes. It's the Chiefs deed that has some worried come playoff time. So the more confidence they build, the better. Facing the most anemic offense in the game could be akin to a good Tony Soprano Melfi session. He walked

out of the good Ones like a boss. No shock, Ksey chalk across the board they swept the ten votes on the table. The Indianapolis Colts are ringing in tree against the Giants is one pm two early, especially being the Colts don't have anything on the line. New York does, though, and if they can get a repeat showing from their passing attack, they could take another step closer to achieving

their goal like cuts down Giants Hodgen. Daniel Jones doesn't always live up to the dual threat Danny Moniker, mainly because he doesn't do a ton with his arm. But in a big game versus Minnesota last week, three hundred and thirty four yards a touchdown, nine two point eight rating, and more importantly, he came through late. Jones has the

first as to target Darius Slayton for a doccader. He made good use of Richie James, Isaiah Hodgens, Darius Slayton and sae Quon Barkley, and dj also grabbed thirty four yards on the ground on four carries. That's eight point

five a scamper. That's slipknot style duality. Jones under pressure Derrick Jns Daniel Jones don't fear from Daniel Jones that side. If they can get anything like that from him again, paired with a nice outing from Barkley eight plus rush yards his last two games, four point eight. We're better in each. They'd feel pretty good about things. Runs up the middle, He's got the first town Barkley snow take

the five touchdown. Take what parklay paper digits say. DJ could have success through the air again, the Colts giving up a ninety seven point eight rating two quarterbacks twenty six in the NFL, A completion percentage allowed near seventy thirty. First throw it the left side, It's caught, it's a walk, get in touchdown, and it's been easy. They've gone right

down the field. Colts can make it hard on their run game, though, and that does tend to give them the most trouble four point one yards per carry allowed to running backs and only three point eight allowed to quarterbacks under pressure. Bounces around like a pinball. He'll be trotted. Giants may not need to scratch out too many points in order to win this one. Colts started their third quarterback of the season last week, Nick Foles through the same number of I n T s as the team

scored points. Hairs it out down field, intercepted on the far sideline. The caution flag has more to do with what could take place along the ground. Giants have allowed five point three yards per carry to running backs. Only one team is worse handoff left any powers for the touchdown. Colts have been rolling with Zack Moss twelve carry sixty five yards five point four a run versus l A. Maybe they hand off to him like forty times and see what happens, and the Colts doing it well tonight

and the ground game was sec back. Don't be shocked if you see I G s or tweets or facebooks of the G men hanging with some of their horseshoe buddies at like nine pm. But then nothing but Colts in the pictures. When the ball drops, You're my boy blue. That's what all ten voters had to say about this game. The Texans are at home for New Year's Day. They get Jacksonville, who they beat earlier this year, Jags having transformed a little since then, like Bruce Banner levels maybe

rowing all then comes out. They had the first out and more and the next thing you know, it's a turn over. Jason Mendoza is losing his mind, what little he had of it. Jacksonville three straight wins, four of their last five, first place now in the a f C South. Throws fought first out and a lot more. Jack's defense just led them to a win against an

offensively challenged team. Jacksonville's defense dominated New York. Really they deserved Homer Simpson's favorite pastry for the way they play and down he goes to the twenty five yard line. And the thing is that d could lead the way again this week. The Texans point per game average hanging

on the whole south of Santa It's a week late and bells press are coming. Throws on the run, nearly intercepted. Jaguars secondary gave up a paltry hundred and sixty one yards five and a half yards per attempt, no touchdowns, an I n T rating of sixty point four. Last week. Let picked off, so let her look at him the statue. The Duval pass rush got home three times as ahead of Christmas good chaps hit Wilson seven times for good measures. First down under pressures, didn't get sacked. They held the

Jets to two for thirteen. On third down, they kept them to three point three a run, and that would have been lower save for stiffler I mean straveler outside and they take care of that running night into the bench. Houston's offense didn't do anything special in their upset win over Tennessee. Run game average two point three yards a run. They're running two qbs out there, so that's a thing they combined for a rating under eight. It's their past

defense that can trip a team up. They've played quarterbacks well all year, zero touchdowns, two I and T s. Last week, well it's runs up, throws it down the fair. Now they take on t law for a second time.

You can argue that Trevor Lawrences Week five versus Houston was his low point of He was rolling out of the and so to speak, his play over the last seven weeks the growth Mr Hand was hoping for all along second and ten, Lawrence throws and that is caught for another first up five of the last seven games. Lawrence has had a hundred plus rating. Last week, up against an elite pair of cornerbacks, what does he do? He loads up on his tight end Evan Ingram seven

catches a hundred and thirteen yards. He squared on a terror lately quick trow. But another first down is the catches made here by Evan Ingram. Jags fans must feel about trev right now the way Trent felt about Mikey. Our babies alls grows up quick floor to the US here Ingram breaking tackles. All Jacksonville has to do this week is keep it going against what turned out to be the worst team in the NFL. Jacks get Tennessee to finish two, so they faced the age old challenge

don't look past your opponent to do that. They could also keep it simple. Texans give up big yards to running backs. Gave up over a hundred. We needed the King last week blockers Derrick Henry. Still the Jags can counter with three letters E T and hitting it close to five. A carriage pulled here behind a walker little blot to gain a nineteen, So nine votes go for the Jags. The one person calling for an upset M

j D. How dare you marries? Philadelphia Eagles are at home for New Year's Day, still need to lock up home field after taking that hurtsless loss to Dallas. Normally a six and nine squad would be the perfect fodder, but this six and nine team is still alive and kick in red option played this is tennis in the hell, and he brings it in for the Saints touchdown. Two things likely have to happen for New Orleans to take down Philly. First, keep the run game going over a

hundred and fifty yards last week two touchdowns. They've only one a half dozen games. The Saints are five and one when they rush for a hundred and thirty plus yards, that's their magic number. Back to the ground game with camera bounces off the Bates Heckler and he's in for the Saints touchdown. Billy has to deal with Taysom Hill and Alvin Kameara. They've allowed four point six to carry in a little flip Elliott trying to get there. He

does good block and then Summer's Elliot with a big rush. Defense was not why they gave up all those points to Dallas. They held Zeke and Tony Pollard under three point five a run each Pollard. Pollard gets tripped up right where there's Baddocks again in the second key for the Saints when the battle in the red zone when Philadelphia has the ball. Best thing New Orleans d has done this year keep teams from cashing in inside the twenty fifth best defense in the league. It comes death

to this for Cleveland. What's in all day to throw the offense they're trying to keep out this week the best team inside the twenty. When they have the ball, he's gonna run. He comes to the five touchdown j Lett Hurts. Philly's offense isn't just a lead on that front, it's across all fronts. Third down, yards per game, points per game. It's not a shock to anyone at this point. They didn't have a problem scoring versus Dallas, even with their backup QB and rolling floor A man top through

the touchdown devote space. You think Jalen Hurts will be back, but either way they can deem you through the air. Davante Smith and A. J. Brown both went for over a hundred yards with Uncle Rico tossing it over mountains to the minshoe lost days. Is it a catch what's seen? Yes, it is mit shoe. That's a man lie open and he's got their pulla shit. It's proud New Orleans has played quarterbacks well over all this season, but not wide outs. Their rating allowed to them sitting at ninety seven point

eight to two. Stepping through contact for his first professional touchdown. It's a different story when it comes to Dallas godd Or. No team has held tight ends to a lower rate than Saints O the KO couldn't squeeze it if Philly has hurts. He and Miles Sanders are attacking a defense that hasn't been great versus the run. Five point four carry allowed to quarterbacks, four point five allowed to running backs. What's it looking for? The edge? Whattson? It's gonna stroll?

Saints passing attack it didn't produce much of anything in the cold weather last week. Andy Dalton no touchdowns, an interception. Dalton protected that press and he had been playing well the few games before having to try and learn how to throw on skates. Though him and Cristal Lava can make some noise here in the doubt field checking out, the problem is if he's passing too much, he's facing a radonculous pass rush. They haven't been allowed to drive

home after games in over a month. Philadelphia cracked a sack six or in four straight weeks now, four different guys have gotten home nine times or more each Pressler Prescott of Sex second one by Philadelphia today. As for the secondary, they did have trouble with Dak Prescott and Ceedee Lamb in Week sixteen. Prescott fires touchdown, but very few qbs and wide receivers have had that kind of success against them. It is deflected. I've intercepted on the

flex panel. Doesn't care who plays quarterback for Philadelphia. All ten went Eagles over the Saints. The New York Jets are flying west to start the new year. It's like they're going north by northwest. They're in Seattle. Both teams trying to stop the bleeding. As the season winds down. Smith under pressure down he goes Paras seven and eight squads, both with hope still. Seattle's passing offense sputtering last week

versus Kansas City. No Tyler Lockett can do that. Geno Smith only two fifteen yards five point four yards per attempt, a rating under seventy five, only one touchdown one i N team working for the ends on its interceptive, and now he faces an even tougher defense than he did last week and a much tougher secondary. DK Metcalf can line up on either side of the field, and he's up against an elite cornerback Speck Sauce Gardner's cut it.

Jets defense was not the problem and they're lost to Jacksonville.

It has rarely been a problem for them this season. Only one team has scored more than twenty two on them since Week four. We could just see the growth in this defense. They believe what they see and they trust their eyes. What might DK be able to do against DJ read and Sauce Gardner. Metcalf comes in off a seven catch eighty one yard game. He's a thousand yard guy now averaging close to seventy per contest DC Calf, what the catch Jets will be sending a fierce pass

rush at Gino. Quinn and Williams another sack last week dozen. Now this season no better DT in two, Quinn and Williams having a Pro Bowl season, Fox line I gave up two sacks to Kansas City. Gino got hit seven times. Protection has been an issue for them this year. Rush defense. New York was up against Travis eat N came into the game at five yards per carry. They held him to three point eight and you're gonna have to deal with a lot of penetration for this athletic defensive line.

Now they get Kenneth Walker. He finally snapped out of his funk last week versus the Chiefs, twenty six carries over a hundred yards four point one per dice cut back by Lorry's So can gain green find some way to score points versus Seattle The Hawks are bottom dwellers and points per game allowed. And on third down on you said, and keelsale on the go ahead and crank some Sinatra or Camilla cabello because something's gotta give. Being their parus defense is up against the Jets offense, scoring

less than twenty a game now for the season. The New York quarterback situation last week devolved to the point Zach Wilson got replaced by stiffler, I mean straveler. Zak is running out of guys to sit behind the East under pressure that he goes. He's very lucky he held onto that. Football head coach Robert Salaz hoping Mike White is healthy enough to go this week. So does Garrett Wilson. He was on a nice run before last week. He's the big threat rookie knocking on the thousand yard door.

White to Wilson polk a combination. How about the possible offensive rookie of the year matched up against Tarik Wolan, the possible defensive Rookie of the Year. Tarik wi the first six votes for the home team, four votes for the visiting Jats. What a year it's been for the

NFC South. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sitting at seven and eight, flirting with five hundred with two weeks remaining in a win and get in postseason scenarios perfect, and the Buccaneers for the Christmas gift to their fans over time victory nipping at their heels. Currently on the outside looking in that Carolina Panthers with an uphill but not impossible climb into the postseason after winning three of their last four.

As Donald Keeps flitch to black shirt headed for a Pathers touched up he no Carolina would own the tiebreaker with Tampa if they pull out a win this week. Why Week seven three victory for Carolina? The Panthers beating the Goat with the third string quarterback, without the services of Christian McCaffrey, who they had just traded, and under an interim head coach who had just taken over first touchdown, seemed like a massive upset. Now it seems like a

win between two evenly matched sub five hundred teams. Sam Donald isn't sub five hundred, though he's three and one as a starter. Room coming off a solid win against the Lions. He completed almost sent his passes through a touchdown, no picks, averaging almost eleven and a half yards a toss. Why put the five well thrown ball by Sam Donald

that was against a weak Detroit secondary. He'll face a Bucks pass defense this week that allows both the fourth fewest passing yards a game and the fourth fewest yards per attempt. There's Burrow going to the end, Zell to pass, knocked down, knocked out again by Carlton Davis. So the

true key for Carolina could be along the ground, where the Panthers run game bounced back after disastrous outing versus Pittsburgh in Week sixteen, with Carolina's backs telling career highs against the Lions straight ahead of thrown back to back big time runs Trochuba Hubbard Deonte Foreman with a hundred and sixty five yards in a touchdown, Tuba Hubbard with

a hundred and twenty five yards. They led the Panthers to a combined record three hundred and twenty yards rushing, a tall task for any defense to account for Tuba Hubbard another big run crossing midfield, plus Tampa Bay let Carolina rush for a hundred and seventy three yards in their first meeting this season. They give up four point five a carry to backs, so it's still an issue

for them. As for how the Bucks offense looked in that Week seven game, offensively, they simply couldn't get it going. That was Week seven, though it was so long ago. Yeah, well, nothing has changed. Brady and his mates faced the worst defense in football last week. Brady got picked off twice, rating barely over seventy under six yards per attempts. Second second,

Zona defense is terrible. On third down, Bucks only converted six of their seventeen chances, the most important down in football, continues to bring their offense to a halt for juli Are Jones in complete. This is as open as you're going to see Julio Jones and they just missed that throw. For what it's worth, the Cardinals run defense wasn't stout either, yet,

the Bucks finished under four yards her carry. Their recent win formula has simply been to have their defense keep things is close enough for Brady to have a shot at the end, He's at least come through a few times in that scenario. He was a perfect six for six and overtime last week. There's the time and you're looking for earlier. Caroline's past defense not a lot of sacks, but Brian Burns has twelve and a half. Brady gets rid of the ball like a hot potato, though, thus

his yards per attempt figure is really low. Panther's past defense. He's attacking this week respectable in under seven yards per attempt allowed, low nineties rating allowed. Jeremy Chin is just one of them dudes, man, and he'll come up and hitch you. But he can cover like a cornerback too, But they won't have their best corner. J C. Horne is done for the year. Major bummer fifty fifty. That's how the vote went, five for each team. Who to

funk it before the year? Right the Battle of Los Angeles epic Rage and now a week seventeen showdown at Sophi. The Rams just dropped fifty plus on their home turf, showing they're going out swinging its fighty for the pylon. He's got it touchdown Chargers. They're in the playoffs. Their secondary punched their ticket for them last week. There's a out down field intercepted on the far sidelines. That's Derwin James. Chargers don't have much to play for. They'll be on

the road in the first round no matter what. So the approach in this game try and get their passing attack back on track justin. Herbert faced another eliminated team last week. Only two d and thirty five yards, no touchdowns and I n T are rating under eighty five. Back to back Dud's late in the year from him zero T d s, three i n t s in his last two games. Fires deep left side, McCrary tipped it back in bounds and it's intercepted by Cologne. Oh

what a play. His connection with Mike Williams and Keenan Allen was there. Versus Indianapolis to eighteen targets combined, fifteen catches a hundred and eighty yards side oar toss cut. Mike Williams has a plot there. Herbert the field it again. He does need to get better protection though that was part of the issue last week. Hit seven times and planted four under pressure, bounces around like a pitfall. He'll be dropped if they don't correct some things. Defense will

need to show up big again. They picked off Nick Foles three times, held indeed to zero for ten on third down, only gave up three points and that passes intercepted it. Michael Davis with the pick. The counter to that Baker Mayfield and Company dropping a Bob Belcher fifty plus burger on Denver, a team that is top ten and points per game allowed. Who these guys are playing? Mayfield hit Tyler Higbee over and over, eleven targets, nine catches,

ninety four yards, two trips to the paint back. He's hit. They take me again. Maybe the scariest part for bolt up cam Acres versus the Broncos A hundred and eighteen yards, five point one a run, three touchdowns, jump cut to his left. It's a to the pilot Akers Akers a hat trick the Chargers five point five yards per carry allowed to running backs. Five point four allowed to Zack Moss on twelve attempts. Last week, there's Moss with another ice rowd on first. I don't believe this is a

certified Hood classic. Maybe an uncertified one man. The last time I mentioned that everyone acted like there was no culture in this closet. I'm insulted. I might not be bright, but I have plenty of Everyone took l a in this one. Wow, how ingenious was that? Three votes for the Rams, seven for the Chargers. The Las Vegas Raiders are at home for New Year's Hopefully they moved the game back to like eight pm local time then, because the Raiders haven't fared real well even when they've woken

up feeling fine. Fires down the field for redcro Attig intercepted by Sutton at the Skillers thirty that Mike jest have ended the Raiders season. They welcomed the San Francisco forty Niners, who are just limp biscuitting their way to a division crown. It's Kittle getting a blockdown field, and a good one. It was by Chunnings. He's in again. He cannot be stopped. Kittle looks like a dude down

with the LB right. The forty Niners epitomizing their rolling, rolling, rolling mantra eight straight wins for San Francisco, hottest team in the games, tying up this Christmas present of a win against the Washington Commanders. They're trying to make sure they don't trip over a Raiders team that's made giving up leads an art form. Touchdown Pittsburgh for the first time tonight, Las Vegas trails for forty six seconds ago.

What forty Niners nation needs to be aware of hold on, wait for it, Okay, now that the Empire has blasted me in the comments section, they need to know. The Raiders might only have six wins, but they have played in twelve one score games this year, so the forty Niners aren't playing pushovers. Still on paper, San Francisco is built to beat the Raiders. For example, Raiders are the best when Josh Jacobs is popping eighties six yards in overtime.

He wasn't last week though, versus Pittsburgh just two point nine yards per carry, and the forty Niners rush defenses now through sixteen weeks still no group harder on running backs in the NFL. Run coming out Bryan Robinson Junior nice tackle back to Shawn Dipson. They're the best run

defense in prol football this year. They could be the best front defense in Pro football any year. It's Derek Carr's recent I n T bender landed him on the bench for the rest of the year. Vegas is starting Jared Stidham this week. He's only played once this year in mop up duty. We'll see if he can improve. Mr Adams play Davante Adams very much impacted by cars late season swoon to catches fifteen yards last week, twenty eight yards of the week before. It's been ugly lately.

Third car for Adams and it wasn't even close. Adams will get to see what the char various hype is all about. Ward a seventy seven point seven rating. Allowed guy. He'll try and keep adam slump going. The Niner season stats versus the past still an elite territory. It was picked up by Ward scoops it up, jumps to his feet and entourage blocking to the end zone touchdown, touchdown.

San Francisco. Carr took three sacks last week three, the week before, spins out of trouble and then cannot get out of his hands of Camerona Hayward, Nick Bosa, NFL's bag king two more last week seventeen and a half or Defensive Player of the Year crown coming. Then there's the forty Niners offense. Brock Purty still unbeaten, still looking like a gem a rating over one ten last week over ten yards per attempt, two touchdowns. Load up and throw a wide open branded out. You are exploding here

in the third quarter, Vegas is past defense played Kenny Pickett. Well, he's one of the few They can say that about major struggles with their secondary over the season and versus tight ends. Only one team is allowed to hire rating to the positions. This fourth such a knife. Travis Kelsey was wide open. There was not a Raider player within three yards of him. So here comes Kittle. Four touchdowns in his last two games over two hundred yards combined

in those two Are you gonna throw kuchen Cisco? Can't forget CMC He cooled off last week after a nice two game run. The Raiders aren't bad versus running backs running, so do what you want with that. No one believes in the Stidham Raiders clean sweep for the forty Niners, though it was going to be a clean sweep either way. For what it's worth. NFL Game Debut is a production of the NFL in part ownership with I Heart Radio.

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