[Impy]

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The Broncs showed some life last week, more than I can say for Indy, road or no, Denver

The Bears should have beaten the Lions last month, but they'll get no vengeance on the road against a team that needs to win, Detroit

Well here we go, Chargers win this and they probably win the division after starting 0-4, KC woke up last week but will they stay awake? Boltz have bad luck but the hell with it, San D....er LA.

My Olde Chi Cardinals only own 2 road wins, over SF and Indy, but I'm just not feeling the Deaksins, AZ

Browns win? They'll have good chance against my Bears and I think they can give the Stoolers trouble, and the latter might resting starters, but sorry Cleveland, they aren't gonna have a home win this year, Ravens

Vikes in a walk, for crap sakes Bengals, don't bring Marvin Lewis back.

The King in the North is back you say? But otoh the Fig Newtons did just Beat MN. Green Bay.

Jax

Miami Miami Miami, no consistency, they got shut out TWICE but managed to upset the Pats. The Bills coach seems to think that Cutler is a "Top" QB, he's not but he does know what snow looks like so the weather be damned, Miami

NOLA

Philly shouldn't need Wentz to beat the Pygmies

Rams are the better team, they'll win in Seattle

Pats will rebound in this crucial seeding showdown, PIT is due for a loss.

Can the Niners take their winning streak home? Sure, why not. Hell, they're even favored!

This is an elimination game but I think Kos has it backwards, Oakland's chances are about 50/50 if they win out, but Dallas would need a lot of help even at 10-6, Raiders stunk it up in KC last week but the hell with it, Raiders win their last game in Oakland

Atlanta

Bender's NFL LIVE THREAD Week 15

Thursday, Dec 14, 2017 (All times Eastern)

===== Denver at Indianapolis====

Saturday, Dec 16, 2017

Chicago at Detroit=========

====== L.A. Chargers at Kansas City===

Sunday, Dec 17, 2017 1pm E.T Games

====== Arizona at Washington===

======= Baltimore at Cleveland==

Cincinnati at Minnesota=========

==== Green Bay at Carolina=====

Houston at Jacksonville=========

=== Miami at Buffalo======

N.Y. Jets at New Orleans=========

======== Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants=

Late Afteroon Games

====== L.A. Rams at Seattle===

====== New England at Pittsburgh===

=== Tennessee at San Francisco======

NBC Night Game

====== Dallas at Oakland===

Monday, Dec 18, 2017

======== Atlanta at Tampa Bay=

Ongoing

=== == Democratic People's Republic of Korea at United States of America= = = = = = = = =

[Enterprise]

As a matter of casual observation from a casual fan, I don't think Pittsburgh will win because of their last win, and I don't think the Patriots will lose because Miami beat them.

Some analysts believe that the strategy for the Pats will be that they MUST shut down Antonio Brown, and they'll take their chances with RB Bell. Hell, that might work, but Roethlisberger still has WR's JuJu, Bryant, TE James, and remember that Bell can catch too.

Brady has no less the number of talented players with WR Cooks, Hogan, Amendola, great TE Gronk, and RB Lewis, Burkhead, and White.

If the Pats can shut down Brown, it becomes a RB/TE game, and that favors RB Bell, but also favors TE Gronk.

If they can NOT shut down Brown, it becomes an air war and all assets are in play for the whole game, with a huge total score possible.

[big'ol_freeper]

I'm glad to see Bend got all his picks right this week

[campaignPete R-CT]

Imp

I am delaying tiebreaker calculation as much as I can.
I did Buffalo, & Detroit cuz I am root for both.

Of the team headed to playoffs,
I am root for Minnesota & Jacksonville.

So I have not figured cowboy’s tiebreakers even tho it is interesting

What team am I amiss on that is going to make a run?

[kosciusko51]

This is an elimination game but I think Kos has it backwards, Oakland's chances are about 50/50 if they win out...

If they win out. According to 538, Dallas right now has slightly better odds of making the playoffs, but both need miracles.