Week 16 Performance: 5-11Overall Performance: 142-97
Detroit Lions (0-15) @ Green Bay Packers (5-10)
Pick: Packers
Forget all the games with playoff implications, this is the game of the day! The Lions seek to avoid the infamy of going undefeated.
Outcome: Packers 31 Lions 21 - Lions finish first 0-16 season.
Miami Dolphins (10-5) @ New York Jets (9-6)
Pick: Jets
The Dolphins are a media darling because of Bill Parcels and the wild cat offense and turning around from the 1-15 season last year. Then there is the Chad Pennington getting revenge on the Jets for replacing him with Brett Favre story. That is all noise. At the end of the day, Brett Favre, the Waco Kid and his Jets will look to take care of business on their home field.
Outcome: Dolphins 24 Jets 17 - Pennington gets his revenge; Dolphins make the playoffs, Jets out.
Denver Broncos (8-7) @ San Diego Chargers (7-8)
Pick: Broncos
The Broncos could become the first team since division play started in 1967 to not make the playoffs after being up three games with three weeks to go. But Chargers, do us all a favor and do not give us that 'everyone wrote us off' crap.
Outcome: Chargers 52 Broncos 21 - Justice is served. League's worst defense not in the playoffs as Broncos complete monumental collapse.
St. Louis Rams (2-13) @ Atlanta Falcons (10-5)
Pick: Falcons
The Falcons will want to win to ensure a home playoff game in the first round.
Outcome: Falcons 31 Rams 27 - Falcons get 11th win, not home field advantage in Wild Card round against eight win Cardinals.
New England Patriots (10-5) @ Buffalo Bills (7-8)
Pick: Bills
Shots Heard is sticking to the idea that the Bills love .500. The Patriots are due for a let down anyways.
Outcome: Pats 13 Bills 0 - Pats pitch a shutout but lose tiebreakers with Dolphins, Ravens and do not make the playoffs.
Kansas City Chiefs (2-13) @ Cincinnati Bengals (3-11-1)
Pick: Bengals
The Bengals have been showing a little pride lately.
Outcome: Bengals 16 Chiefs 6 - Chiefs finish with worst record in AFC.
Chicago Bears (9-6) @ Houston Texans (7-8)
Pick: Bears
The Bears last game of the season is in sunny Houston. I am depressed.
Outcome: Texans 31 Bears 24 - Texans finish at .500, Bears miss playoffs.
Tennessee Titans (13-2) @ Indianapolis Colts (11-4)
Pick: Colts
Despite their records, you will not find a more boring game as these teams look to rest their starters before the playoffs.
Outcome: Colts 23 Titans 0 - Titans finish season on a whimper in an otherwise meaningless game.
New York Giants (12-3) @ Minnesota Vikings (9-6)
Pick: Vikings
Do not expect the Giants to lay down and die. This is a team that likes to test themselves always.
Outcome: Vikings 20 Giants 19 - A Giant victory for the Vikings.
Carolina Panthers (11-4) @ New Orleans Saints (8-7)
Pick: Panthers
The Saints are battered and playing for a winning season is probably not enough consolation for them.
Outcome: Panthers 33 Saints 31 - Panthers earn first round bye.
Cleveland Browns (4-11) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (11-4)
Pick: Steelers
This should be an ugly 60 minutes of football.
Outcome: Steelers 31 Browns 0 - Steelers win big but its the browns that deliver a blow.
Oakland Raiders (4-11) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-6)
Pick: Bucs
Don't worry about the 2002 Super Bowl revenge angle because the Raiders do not care about it either. That is ancient history.
Outcome: Raiders 31 Bucs 24 - Bucs lose fourth in a row and complete biggest collapse in franchise history.
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-10) @ Baltimore Ravens (10-5)
Pick: Ravens
If the Ravens are smart they will use this game to stay sharp. They are not good enough to worry about rest.
Outcome: Ravens 27 Jags 7 - Ravens make playoffs, Pats knocked out.
Dallas Cowboys (9-6) @ Philadelphia Eagles (8-6-1)
Pick: Eagles
Last week it was the Eagles that controlled their own destiny. This week it is the Cowboys that control their own destiny. Controlling one's destiny is an illusive concept.
Outcome: Eagles 44 Cowboys 6 - Cowboys get blownout and pwned in do or die game against the Eagles.
Washington Redskins (7-8) @ San Francisco 49ers (6-9)
Pick: 49ers
Two teams that are looking to make making the playoffs next season their New Years resolution.
Outcome: 49ers 27 Redskins 24 - Singletary kept on as 49ers coach.
Seattle Seahawks (4-11) @ Arizona Cardinals (9-7)
Pick: Cardinals
The Cardinals will look to get sharper heading into the playoffs
Outcome: Cardinals 34 Seahawks 21 - Cardinals take over the game in the 3rd quarter.
Picture: Snowy Lambeau Field bleachers
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