NFL WILDCARD WEEKEND – EAGLES vs. COWBOYS
Wade Phillips needs one more win to keep his job as HC of the DC, and no one is rooting for him more than owner Jerry Jones.
It’s an uncomplicated relationship between Phillips and Jones.
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Wade Phillips needs one more win to keep his job as HC of the DC, and no one is rooting for him more than owner Jerry Jones.
It’s an uncomplicated relationship between Phillips and Jones.
Let’s see now.
The best receiver just tore up every ligament in his left knee. The starting running back has a tendency to fumble the ball every time he touches it inside the opposing 5 yard line. The deep-threat receiver pouts when things don’t go exactly the way he wants them.
It’s safe to say the Bengals have little to prove this week. Everyone doubted the Cardiac Cats throughout the season and they responded by running the table against their own division and winning the AFC North Crown. This is a good, not great, football team and everyone knows it. The Jets are a different story.
Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed.
Sunday, January 3rd – Land Shark Stadium, Miami – 1:00 PM ET
NFL Point Spread: Pittsburgh -3, O/U: 45.5
Both of these teams are still mathematically alive for the playoffs, but both teams not a lot of help to reach the postseason. The Steelers need a win coupled with two of the following teams to lose; the Jets, the Ravens and the Texans.
Sunday, January 3rd – Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park – 1:00 PM ET
NFL Point Spread: Bills -8
The Colts got in a lot of trouble with their fan base when they pulled their starters last week. Instead of trying for a perfect season, the Indy subs played and were handily defeated by the New York Jets.
The Cincinnati Bengals what happened the last time they qualified for the playoffs. It looked like such a bright start as the Bengals looked like the perfect team to knock off the Pittsburgh Steelers…until Kimo Von Oelhoffen fell into Carson Palmer’s knee and threw the franchise off for years.
The Denver Broncos fired coach Mike Shanahan last year when the team lost its final four games, blew a division lead and missed the playoffs. Just one year later under a new coach and a new regime, the Broncos are poised to do the same.
The Seattle Seahawks have been one of the worst teams in the NFL this year and they are set to be this way for years to come. The Seahawks have been outscored 106-24 in their last three games and they have a look of a team that is ready to rebuild.

NFL Football Week 17: Sunday January 3, 2010 4:15 PM EST
The Line: San Diego Chargers – 3 1/2
We have another meaningless game as the Washington Redskins visit the San Diego Chargers in a game that will have no effect on this year’s post season.

NFL Football Week 17: Sunday January 3, 2010 1 PM EST
The Line: Cleveland Browns – 1 1/2
Two teams closing out the season riding opposite streaks over the past three games meet in Cleveland as the Browns host the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Who would have thought that at this point the New Orleans Saints would be the team that would be faltering, while the Carolina Panthers were coming on strong? Yet if you have looked at the respective performances of these teams the last couple of weeks that might be the conclusion you’d draw.
Last minute heroics by Brett Favre simply weren’t enough as the Vikings were stunned during a Monday Night Football betting loss to the Chicago Bears last weekend. With the New York Giants on the docket playing for respect to close out their season, the Vikings will need to snap a two-game losing skid to keep their hopes of a first-round bye alive.
Falcons vs. Buccaneers (+2)
(O/U) 41½
Sunday, January 3 – 1:00 PM ET
The Atlanta Falcons (8-7 SU, 10-5 ATS, 7-8 O/U) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-12 SU, 6-9 ATS, 6-9 O/U) won’t be going to the playoffs this season, but both franchises have a reason to go all out in their final regular season game this Sunday.
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7 SU, 4-10-1 ATS) at Miami Dolphins (7-8 SU, 8-7 ATS)
Sunday, January 3 – 1 PM ET
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
PITT is 1-5-1 ATS in its last seven games
PITT has won 17 of its last 25 games SU