Headline: NFC East Title on the Line – Cowboys Visit Redskins for Division Championship
It doesn’t get much better than this! The NFC East Championship is on the line in the last weekend of the Regular Season with the Cowboys, the Redskins and the Giants all still alive in the murky playoff picture. The marquee matchup of the weekend – the Cowboys versus the Redskins with the winner guaranteeing themselves a spot in the postseason.
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.
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.
The Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers both will be feeling pretty good about themselves as they continue to play out the string and meet this Sunday in Charlotte.
There will be conflicting priorities on the Vikings bench this Sunday when they seek to keep their playoff chances alive at Houston.
Like two octogenerians on a park bench trying to one-up each other with stories about their health problems, the Rams and Bucs will battle on Sunday in Florida, with the only thing riding on the outcome the possibility of the winning team actually finishing .500 (or in St. Louis’s case, possibly a hair above) this season.
The Jets have had a ton of well-publicized problems this season, but they have won 2 straight and are still in the hunt for the playoffs. They will be facing a Titans’ team that has lost 3 straight games where star RB Chris Johnson and the defense has really struggled.
This game is a big one, as the loser is likely out of the playoff picture. The Vikings snapped a 2-game losing streak in their last game, but they are only 1-4 on the road this season while the Rams are 4-3 at home.
