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Christmas is indeed the time of giving.

And this year, the NFL is giving us a full slate of games on Christmas Day and another Saturday double-header to go with our regular slate of games. Let’s face it, we’ll all need some sort of a distraction from our families, now we have it! (just kidding, family members who might be reading this!)

Happy Holidays everyone!!

Week 17 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – CINCINNATI over Arizona – Seeing the Bengals at the top spot should tell you just how close the games are going to be this week.

15 – Denver over KANSAS CITY – Everyone outside of Missouri is loving the fall of the Chiefs! Well, maybe not some fantasy owners.

14 – Tampa Bay over MIAMI – The Dolphins have gone from “Tank For Tua” to “Tank to Replace Tua”

13 – New England over NEW YORK JETS – I just want to take this time to remind everyone that the season started with the Raiders beating the Patriots in New England in Week 1.

12 – Los Angeles Rams over ATLANTA – Safe to say the Rams are going to have a lot of frustration from last week to take out on the Falcons.

11 – Pittsburgh over CLEVELAND – Lot of road wins this week!

10 – Detroit over MINNESOTA – …and they just don’t seem to stop!

9 – BUFFALO over Philadelphia – This HAS to be the Bills year. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE BILLS WILL WIN THE SUPER BOWL.

8 – New York Giants over LAS VEGAS – I know, put a New York team on the one-point line if we think they’re gonna win. Wel…unless they play the Raiders.

7 – WASHINGTON over Dallas – This just seems like one of those games the Cowboys will let slip away.

6 – Baltimore over GREEN BAY – Injuries may be derailing the Packers post-season aspirations this year.

5 – Seattle over CAROLINA – Fate does seem to be on the side of the Seahawks this season.

4 – TENNESSEE over New Orleans – Even in loss, look for Tyler Shough to continue to show the Saints he should be the Saints QB1 in week 1 of 2026

3 – INDIANAPOLIS over Jacksonville – The Colts have quickly turned into the spoilers this year …

2 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Houston - … but the Texans won’t be able to take advantage.

1 – SAN FRANCISCO over Chicago – This is just going to be a fun game to watch.

Normally, being just a few weeks away from the last week of the season, playoff positions are solidified and we need to take into account that teams may be benching star players.

Not this year though! Only two teams have clinched a playoff spot at this point and it seems that every playoff seed is still up for grabs and this is just another week!

Week 16 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – HOUSTON over Las Vegas – I’ll be honest, I’m starting to think the Raiders won’t be making the playoffs this year.

15 – Buffalo over CLEVELAND – Shedeur Sanders won’t be able to put up enough points to keep up with the Bills.

14 – ARIZONA over Atlanta – Tells you how close this week is going to be when the Cardinals are this high.

13 – DENVER over Jacksonville – Who knew at the beginning of the year that this could be our AFC Championship matchup??

12 – Philadelphia over WASHINGTON – Nothing like a game against the Raiders to get the Eagles back on track.

11 – CHICAGO over Green Bay – A little worried about Odunze and Burden being out … but … DAAAAAAAAAA BEARS.

10 – NEW ORLEANS over New York Jets – If I were the Saints, I would give Tyler Shough a full season as QB1 next season.

9 – CAROLINA over Tampa Bay – The Bucs just seem like they want to give the division away.

8 – BALTIMORE over New England – This is a horrible time to collapse if you’re the Pats

7 – San Francisco over INDIANAPOLIS – No truth to the rumors that, following Phillip Rivers lead, Steve Young will come out of retirement…yet

6 – Cincinnati over MIAMI – Not the season the Dolphins were expecting. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that WE WILL SEE A NEW QUARTERBACK, COACH AND GM IN MIAMI NEXT SEASON.

5 – SEATTLE over Los Angeles Rams – Most meaningful game of the year so far to say the least.

4 – DETROIT over Pittsburgh – I feel like this game shouldn’t be this low, but that’s the level of confidence the Lions have given us this year

3 – DALLAS over Los Angeles Chargers – It’s really weird to think that the Cowboys have an outside chance to make the playoffs let alone win the division this year.

2 – TENNESSEE over Kansas City – Let’s all take a moment to appreciate that this year, the playoffs will not include random shots of a family skybox alllllll game!

1 – NEW YORK GIANTS over Minnesota – If we think New York will win, yada yada yada

Finally! They’re done!

We are heading into week 15 and FINALLY we are done with bye weeks! 16 games a week for the rest of the season! That means we’ll have more chance for points in our pools.

Of course…we do have to pick them correctly.

So let’s get to it!

Week 15 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – PHILADELPHIA over Las Vegas – The Eagles should thank the scheduling Gods that they were given a home game against the Raiders to get right.

15 – JACKSONVILLE over New York Jets – The AFC South will be a fun division to watch, and both remaining contenders …

14 – HOUSTON over Arizona – …yes both remaining contenders get easy wins this week.

13 – SAN FRANCISCO over Tennessee – Apparently this is the late-season week of no-brainers.

12 – CHICAGO over Cleveland - …as I just said, LOT of no-brainers this week.

11 – TAMPA BAY over Atlanta – I’m pretty sure the Falcons are already looking at mock drafts for next year.

10 – PITTSBURGH over Miami – Much like the Falcons, the Dolphins are just running out the clock at this point.

9 – SEATTLE over Indianapolis – This would have been a great game three or four weeks ago.

8 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Detroit – The Rams can do a lot to ensure they don’t have to see the Lions in the playoffs this week.

7 – Carolina over NEW ORLEANS – Tyler Shough is starting to show us something, maybe he can be the next Bryce Young … in a couple years.

6 – CINCINNATI over Baltimore – We are seeing the Bengals I think we all expected to see this season.

5 – KANSAS CITY over Los Angeles Chargers – It’s still stunning to see this game this low on our list.

4 – Buffalo over NEW ENGLAND – This won’t be the last time we see this matchup. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THIS WILL BE THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUP THIS YEAR.

3 – DENVER over Green Bay – The Packers won’t be able to come down from their big divisional win last week to be ready for kickoff.

2 – DALLAS over Minnesota – Someone has to win this one I guess.

1 – NEW YORK GIANTS over Washington – You know our rule about picking New York teams to win this year.

Since the league extended to 17 games and 18 weeks a few years ago, bye weeks have also been extended.

We’ll get back to our full schedule of games soon enough – but for this week we need to stay on our game…as we do!

Week 14 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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14 – TAMPA BAY over New Orleans – Tyler Shough looked solid last week, don’t think he’ll be able to string two in a row together though.

13 – Denver over LAS VEGAS – Why would you think the Raiders will win another game this year?

12 – Los Angeles Rams over ARIZONA – Safe to say the Rams learned a lesson last week in Carolina.

11 – JACKSONVILLE over Indianapolis – The Colts have troubles winning in Jacksonville even when the Jags are bad! My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that despite the strong start, THE COLTS WILL NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

10 – BALTIMORE over Pittsburgh – I don’t think this is what the Steelers envisioned when they signed Aarond Rodgers … … … probably should’ve been though.

9 – Seattle over ATLANTA – The Seahawks seem to be able to handle backup quarterbacks pretty easily.

8 – BUFFALO over Cincinnati – Obviously this game dropped down a few lines after the impressive comeback from Joe Burrow.

7 – CLEVELAND over Tennessee – Take the Under in this one.

6 – DETROIT over Dallas – So these two are just going to play on Thursday the rest of the year then?

5 – Chicago over GREEN BAY – I doubted the Bears in a big road game last week…I won’t make that mistake again.

4 – Philadelphia over LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – We find out this week if the Eagles are just coasting into the playoffs

3 – MINNESOTA over Washington – Let’s all just pretend this game is taking place last year – that would be a LOT more entertaining.

2 – Houston over KANSAS CITY – Houston has had luck in Kansas City in the last few years and obviously this Chiefs team has seen better days.

1 – NEW YORK JETS over Miami – The Jets might win two games in a row … that’s the world we live in right now.