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Headline: Broncos Look For 11th Straight – Host KC in Week 17
Two AFC West teams heading in totally different directions wrap up the Regular Season on Sunday when the playoff bound Denver Broncos look to keep their insane roll going against the Kansas City Chiefs – one of the contenders for the first overall pick in next year’s NFL draft.
Headline: Motivated 49ers Host Arizona in Week 17 – a Beat Down at the Bay?
The San Francisco 49ers had hoped to have the NFC West locked up by now but a loss in Week 16 has this team with a little work to do ahead of the impending playoffs. The good news for San Francisco, they host one of the most inept offenses the NFL has seen in years. The bad news – injuries on both sides of the ball means that there will be some kinks that need to be worked out this Sunday.
One week to go in the 2012 Regular Season and what a year it has been! There have been some great surprises, some colossal letdowns and some incredible storylines all season – Week 16 was no different! The cream is definitely rising to the top as shown in this week’s Rankings.
There will be no Super Bowl winner this year.
Because no teams appear capable of winning it.
The Broncos are at 3/1 in the latest odds offered by Bovada, but Denver has already lost (big) to the Patriots, who in their last two games were beaten at home and should have lost on the road to the worst team in the AFC (Jacksonville).
A huge battle in the AFC North that should eliminate the loser from playoff contention. Cincinnati has been owned by the Steelers lately and this would be a very opportune time for the Bengals to break their hold.
Washington needs to keep things going to remain in the playoff hunt. They are lucky to be getting a team in as bad shape as the Eagles are even if they are a division rival. RGIII is still iffy at this point.
San Francisco’s victory in New England last Sunday night had every Broncos fan smiling, because if Denver can take care of business by beating Cleveland and Kansas City (both at home) over the next two weeks, the Broncs will get a bye in the field round of the playoffs.
So little has gone right for the Jacksonville Jaguars over the last few years that it seems almost unfair that they will have to face New England the week AFTER the Patriots were taken down on prime time by the 49ers.
Headline: Packers Look to Keep Playoff March Going – Host Titans in Week 16
The newly crowned NFC North Champion Green Bay Packers will be looking to keep the momentum going this week as they build for what they hope is a long playoff run. This week they host a Tennessee team that has long been out of the playoff picture but will have motivation as they try to stake claim for next year’s squad.
Headline: NFC West Slug-fest – Seahawks Host 49ers in Battle of Best of the West
The San Francisco 49ers will attempt to finally put an end to the NFC West race when they head to Seattle Sunday to take on the only team that can catch them in the division standings. The 49ers have looked tremendous since Colin Kaepernick took over the reins while the Hawks have established themselves as a true contender in the NFC – as complete a team as there is in NFL.
Headline: Cowboys Look to Stay Alive – Host Dangerous Saints in Week 16
It is hard to imagine but the Dallas Cowboys are still alive in the NFC playoff picture and that they could qualify for the post season with wins in their last two games. The problem for Dallas? The New Orleans Saints are coming to town fresh off a very impressive shutout win against a previously impressive Tampa Bay team.
Falcons Look to Lock Up Home Field With Visit to Detroit in Week 16
There were plenty of questions about the Atlanta Falcons heading into Week 15 but the team answered all with a 34-0 beat down of the defending World Champs. In Week 16 Atlanta heads out on the road with Home Field advantage within their grasps and with confidence after soundly defeating one of the NFC elite.
Headline: Inconsistent Contenders – Giants Visit Ravens in Week 16
Two of the more difficult teams to figure out in the NFL meet in Baltimore in Week 16 when the struggling New York Giants, fresh off a 34-0 loss at Atlanta in Week 16 take on a Ravens team that has suddenly lost three straight and are themselves coming off a loss – a 34-17 home defeat to Denver last week.
Headline: Reeling Bears Hope to Right the Ship – Travel to Arizona in Week 16
The Chicago Bears head out on the road in Week 16 looking to put an end to an ugly three game losing streak. Their opponent this week – the Arizona Cardinals – a team that had lost nine straight games before an impressive 38-10 Week 15 win against the Detroit Lions.
Jets were eliminated last week in comical fashion while the Chargers haven’t been relevant for a while now. Both coaches are fighting to save their jobs so there could be some extra creativity in this contest.
The Colts missed an opportunity last week but are still poised to make the playoffs. Especially because they get a chance to visit the Chiefs, who looked hapless in losing to the Raiders last weekend.
