NFL Week 17--The Harold Carmichael Edition

The Raiders do have a chance, if:

they win vs. Denver
Ravens beat Steelers
Texans beat Titans
Colts beat Jaguars

 

Cowboys odds (28%) are actually better than if you flipped a coin for the 2 games that matter (25%).

Realistically they might be even better — Eagles on the road vs. a division rival; Redskins already booking tee times. If Eagles do win, it will be Wentz’s first signature accomplishment of his career.

Besides, you can always count on the Cowboys to muck up a tidy ending, which would be a season-ender followed by Garrett’s firing presser the next day.

 

The Redskins have not been mailing it in lately. Two wins and three competitive losses (the last two were decided, essentially, on the last play) in the past five weeks. I can see them giving the Cowboys a hard time.

 

That's for the No. 6 seed.

tapintoamerica said they're listed as having a tiny chance to win the division. Not on playoffstatus.com they aren't.

 

Zero percent is less than one percent

 

That's true, but I assume the line reflects the belief fans will invest on that questionable sentiment.

 

I don't know why teams are showing up as having <1% when they are eliminated and it's sloppy, but those mistakes don't change everything else.

 

Especially that +11 number that makes it a two-score line. Not sure I'll bet anything on Week 17, but that game is on the short list if I do.

 

it won’t happen. The Titans are going to wipe out the Texans’ B team.

 

This would take an insane amount of work by somebody, but I'm wondering if this is the least eventful Week 17 in playoff-chase history with 10 of the 12 spots having been secured.