To paraphrase George W. Bush, have we been misunderestimating the Jets?
We all looked at New York’s won-loss record in games in which the opponent was actually trying and saw a ho-hum 7-7 team with a blowhard coach and a rookie quarterback, a team that would certainly get its comeuppance once live ammo was in the guns and bullets started flying for real.
The big concern in Indianapolis all week – for the last three weeks, really – is how the Colts will perform after basically treating the final two games of the season as pre-season scrimmages. Is the momentum gone for good, or will the rest that Peyton Manning & Co. received in the final two games of the regular season be the key ingredient Saturday night?
The NFL Playoffs are here, with the Wild Card round kicking off the action on four fronts this weekend, and betED.com has some great NFL Playoffs Prop Bets available along with game odds.
If numbers get you off, chew for a minute on these stats:
The New York Jets were the best team in the league at running the football. The New York Jets were No. 2 in the league in overall defense. Twenty-seven quarterbacks in the league had a higher rating than Mark Sanchez.
Any questions about where the Jets have to step up their game if they plan to be playing beyond next weekend?
Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead.
That was the approach of Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy in Arizona last weekend, and we’ll find out in a few days whether or not playing the regulars most of the way in the meaningless regular-season game will pay dividends when the teams meet Sunday in a game that really counts.
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.
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, 2009 1 PM EST
The Line: Detroit Lions + 3
The Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions close out the 2009-2010 NFL season with a meaningless game at Ford Field.
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.
We all understand about playing the no-respect card. The Patriots used the tactic to motivate themselves to three Super Bowls.
The Ravens have employed a slightly different tack, complaining that the referees are always out to get them.
In a mega-game that everyone feels will be dominated by playmakers for both teams on both sides of the ball, will the outcome of the NFC East be determined by a substitute center?
Maybe.
Philadelphia’s offensive line has teetered between work in progress and absolute mess since the start of training camp, and now the Eagles will be forced to finish out with season without the one stabilizing force on the front five – center Jamaal Jackson, who suffered torn knee ligaments in the victory over Denver last Sunday.
The final weekend of the NFL season is here and while most playoff positions are set, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some bet-worthy matchups in Week 17.
NFL betting fans we finally reach the end of regular season and there still several teams fighting for a playoffs spot, which means there is a lot of sports betting to do.Teams with nothing to gain will start resting their starters like Indy did last week.
Week 16 Sunday December 27, 2009 1 PM EST
The Line: New Orleans – 14
The New Orleans Saints try and rebound from their first loss of the season while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers try and feed off the momentum of their victory a week ago as the two meet in the Super Dome.
Sunday December 27, 2009 1 PM EST
The Line: Green Bay Packers – 14
Two teams on the opposite end of the spectrum meet at Lambeau Field as the Green Bay Packers host the Seattle Seahawks.
