Week 16 Wrap; Week 17 Picks

One day late, Merry Christmas to all! Hope you had a good one. I know I did, especially after my favorite team clinched a playoff spot on Sunday. It wasn't pretty, but it worked out. Now hopefully they'll go all the way.

Well, Week 16 is over, and that means that my Fantasy Football Championship is too. I tied my opponent(who just happened to be my kid brother) 93-93. Naturally, there was a tie-breaker, which I lost by 45 cotton-pickin yards. Talk about heartbreak.

Anyway, I'm through talking about boring stuff. Let's talk about what happened in the real world. The Falcons clinched a playoff spot(take that Sporting News). So did Carolina, even despite losing home-field advantage to the New York Giants. The Vikings proved that you actually can fumble the football seven times, indoors, and still almost win.

The Broncos are just one game away from the all-time biggest choke in NFL history. What's more, they play San Diego. The very San Diego team who they beat in controversial fashion back in Week 2. And it's going to be broadcasted on national television. If San Diego wins, it will take some of the spotlight off of the potentially winless Detroit Lions, seeing as Denver would be the team that choked. I wonder if Ed Hochulli is going to be reffing the game?

All right, time for some picks. As you know, I've been attempting to pick the winners of each week's NFL games in advance since Week 9. So far, it's been going well. If you want, I might even predict playoff winners, or at least try to. Last week, I was back to being my old self. I hit on all of them except Cards, Broncos, Texans, and Eagles. The Cards and Eagles I can believe, and I should know better than to pick the Broncos to beat anybody, but the Texans against the Raiders? I simply refuse to believe that one. Okay people, here they are:
Last Week:12-4 Overall:80-41-1

STL:17 ATL:38
NE:16 BUF:17
KC:14 CIN:17
CHI:31 HOU:28
NYG:24 MIN:35
CAR:17 NO:24
CLE:10 PIT:34
OAK:28 TB:24
TEN:20 IND:35
DET:20 GB:16
JAC:14 BAL:24
SEA:24 ARI:34
WAS:23 SF:28
MIA:17 NYJ:16
DAL:16 PHI:21
DEN:38 SD:39

Well folks, it's the end of the line. But don't worry. If I get enough people to partition, I will continue my picks throughout the playoffs. If not, see you all next year. My dear readers, this is where I leave you. Have a happy Sunday. And if I don't see you again, have a Happy New Year.