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We have come to the last week of the season. The final couple playoff spots will be decided this week and the Wild Card Round will begin next Saturday (Jan. 5th). Due to some teams having their playoff positions already locked up, we may see some coaches resting some starters. This potentially will make it more difficult to predict outcomes. However, there are still some very crucial match-ups this week with huge implications. Last week was a so-so 11/16 for That's Sports . The Rams surprisingly upset the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay. The Ravens took care of the Giants on Sunday night, while the Seahawks held serve on their home field against the favoured 49ers on Monday night. Without further ado, here are That's Sports' NFL Week 17 Picks... Atlanta Falcons over Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buffalo Bills over New York Jets Baltimore Ravens* over Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers over Cleveland Browns Chicago Bears* over Detroit Lions Tennessee Titans over Jacksonvi...

We are in the second last week of the season. Man, this NFL season has flown by! In the next two weeks the final playoff spots will be decided, so there are some crucial games coming up. Here are some of the headlines from week 15: - The Atlanta Falcons exercised some demons in trouncing the New York Giants at the Georgia Dome by a score of 34-0. - The Washington Redskins continued their winning ways and now have created a log jam atop the NFC East with the Cowboys and the Giants, all with a record of 8-6. - The New England Patriots fell just short of an unbelievable comeback to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night, as it was the Niners who got out of Foxboro with a big win. - Adrian Peterson ran all over the Rams with 212 yards rushing, leaving him only 294 yards behind Eric Dickerson's 2,105 mark. Peterson has the staunch Texans' defense (#5 in stopping the run) this week followed by the Packers in week 17. Last week was a mediocre 10/16 but this week will be a reb...

Well according to NFL.com's Power Poll, the New England Patriots have overtaken the Houston Texans and hold the #1 spot in the league. Those Patriots really brought their 'A' game on Monday night in Foxboro by taking care of the Texans (42-14). The offense has been solid all year but it is the defense that has really stepped up their game. The Pats defense have the most takeaways in the league and of late they have been tough on every down. Kirk Cousins subbed in for RGIII this week and did an admirable job. The 'Skins are rolling now but are hoping that Griffin's knee injury will be easy to recover from. Shanahan is hopeful that he might even start this week against the Browns. Washington are only a game behind the New York Football Giants for the division lead and are really playing some good football. The Arizona Cardinals season has been as bipolar as it could get. They started 4-0, even beating the Patriots in New England! Since the 4-0 start they have lost...

So our overall record for NFL picks to date is 63/87, which works out to about 73%.  We fell a whole 3% due to last week's less than impressive 9/16 mark.  There were some crazy games that had outcomes that I would've never predicated such as: Chiefs over Panthers, Rams over 49ers (OT again), and the banged up Steelers over the Ravens in Baltimore.  Those Detroit Lions have continued to frustrate me this season, and they stayed true to form by blowing a 12 point lead late to the Colts.  Furthermore, some teams have clinched their divisions (New England, Atlanta, Denver), while Houston has clinched an AFC wildcard.  This makes some games more difficult to predict as some of these teams may be resting key players.  This probably won't be the case just yet but it's something to keep in mind. It's almost needless to say that we need a bounce back week but we're saying it anyway.  Here goes our Week 14 Picks... Denver Broncos* over Oakland Raiders (T...

It's no secret that I have been a Carey Price supporter ever since he first stood between the pipes for the hallowed Montreal Canadiens in 2007.  His play seemed to convince me from the start that he was the goalie of the future for the Habs.  It was, and still is his calm and collected demeanor that was most surprising, and is arguably his best quality as a goaltender.  Despite his composed and steady approach to his position, Price's road to this point in the NHL has been anything but.  It has only been in the last two to three seasons when Carey Price has established himself as the Canadiens #1 goalie and a force to be reckoned with. Carey came flying out of the gate during the 07-08 season, going 24-12-3 in 41 games with a 2.56 GAA and a .920 SVP.  I can remember Cristobal Huet looking over his shoulder at this upstart rookie who was turning heads throughout the hockey world.  Let's remember that Price was a highly touted prospect, one who won a World...

Last week's picks were decent but it was a snap back to reality (12/16).  After our best week in Week 11 (15/16), we have realized once again how difficult the NFL is to predict.  Some big surprises last week were the Browns defeating the Steelers, and the Giants rebounding after a few weeks of futility by beating the Packers on Sunday night.  The fury of road picks last week (13/16 in all) did not do too bad (9/13 correct).  This coming week has some very intriguing match-ups so let's get to 'em! Atlanta Falcons over New Orleans Saints (Thursday nighter) Chicago Bears over Seattle Seahawks Houston Texans* over Tennessee Titans  New England Patriots* over Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills over Jacksonville Jaguars Detroit Lions over Indianapolis Colts Carolina Panthers* over Kansas City Chiefs Green Bay Packers over Minnesota Vikings San Francisco 49ers* over St. Louis Rams New York Jets over Arizona Cardinals Denver Broncos over Tampa Bay...

Last week was my best week - 13/14 correct picks!  I was and still am super pumped about it!  My only mistaken was my bold pick, where I overextended myself in picking the Detroit Lions to knock off the Green Bay Packers.  This almost occurred, but alas Rodgers and the Pack held strong. So in light of the overextension with an inconsistent Lions squad, one would think that I would be more conservative this week.  I want to be, but I cannot be.  In these Week 12 Picks I have selected an unprecedented 11 road team winners!  11/14 is quote the fraction and it equals 79% of road teams selected to win.  I am going out on a limb here, given that the most road selections I have made previous is 7/14.  I was 5/5 on road picks last week.  It's a special week in the schedule with 3 Thursday games (American Thanksgiving), so maybe this will be a special week. I think that this is the "week of the road team" and so here are my picks... Texans...