Folks, this is what we have been preparing for!
We have reached the last week of the NFL season, and the last week of the Confidence Pool. If you have been following along with my picks, you should be in pretty good shape right now and just need one more solid week to clinch a win in your season-long pool. But hey, might as well throw in a weekly payout on top of that as well, right?
Normally, Week 17 is always a tricky one. With only one week to go, playoff spots and seeds are almost entirely figured out already, which means that star players end up getting a Sunday off. Obviously, this adds a degree of difficulty when making your Confidence Pool picks.
Not this year!
Heading into the final week of the season it seems like only 2 or 3 of the 12 playoff seeds have been determined. No need to worry about whether Tom Brady will be in all game – he will. Will Patrick Mahomes be under center from start to finish in KC? Absolutely! Is Todd Gurley in the Rams backfield all game on Sunday! He…well…he won’t be…but we already know this and can prepare accordingly!
It has been another great football season! Thank you all for following along all year!
We’ll see you in September!
WEEK 17 – HERE WE GO!!
(HOME TEAM IN ALL CAPS)
16 – NEW ENGLAND over New York Jets – Another season another Patriots division title…ho-hum. Unfortunately for the Jets the Pats are still playing for a potential #1 seed.
15 – KANSAS CITY over Oakland – Re-read what I just wrote and replace Patriot references with Chief references and Jet references with Raider references … that.
14 – SEATTLE over Arizona – And with this…the Cardinals are officially “On The Clock.”
13 – PITTSBURGH over Cincinnati – These games are always intense and fun to watch. Will more than likely be a LOT more fun for Steeler fans to watch this time around, though.
12 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over San Francisco – The once seemingly invincible Rams are still fighting to get a first round bye. Lucky for them all they need to do is beat the 9ers at home.
11 – HOUSTON over Jacksonville – These two teams have reversed roles throughout the year. The Texans look like a legit threat for the Super Bowl.
10 – GREEN BAY over Detroit – The Lions WOULD have a chance in this one if the Packers would sit Aaron Rodgers. BUT, Rodgers is probably still on the “screw McCarthy” kick and will probably throw for 600 yards…ish.
9 – BALTIMORE over Cleveland – Baltimore is still playing for a division title which will be enough against the Browns…this year! My final BOLD PREDICTION of the 2018 season is that THE BROWNS WILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS NEXT SEASON.
8 – Los Angeles Chargers over DENVER – Since the Chiefs will probably easily handle the Raiders prior to this game, the Chargers will be locked in the 5th seed with nothing much to play for – but will be playing a team that has played like they have nothing to play for all year.
7 – NEW ORLEANS over Carolina – It doesn’t sound like Drew Brees will be playing since the Saints have already locked up the #1 seed. But Cam won’t be playing either and I have more faith in Teddy Bridgewater than (insert Panthers QB name here).
6 – Atlanta over TAMPA BAY – Everybody wants out of Tampa. That’s not exactly the best way to end the season with a win.
5 – MINNESOTA over Chicago – The Vikings will make the playoffs with a win here…unfortunately that (more than likely) means traveling to Chicago to play a healthier, rested, and just better Bears team.
4 – PHILADELPHIA over Washington – It wouldn’t surprise me if the Redskins end up playing their 17th quarterback of the season in this game with how hard the Eagles will be coming.
3 – BUFFALO over Miami – A glimmer of hope for the Bills future…that’s pretty much all I can say here.
2 – TENNESSEE over Indianapolis – The regular season will end in Nashville with what could end up being two teams fighting for the last playoff spot…the way it should be.
1 – NEW YORK GIANTS over Dallas – The Cowboys are locked in the 4th spot and really don’t have anything to play for…music to the Giants ears!
