NFL Week 17 -- Swimming Downstream

Holla to everyone scrambling to get a Netflix account activated at the parents' house so you can watch Christmas football. Ugh.

Wednesday
Kansas City (-3/43.5) at Pittsburgh, 1, NETFLIX
Baltimore (-5.5/46.5) at Houston, 430, NETFLIX

Thursday
Seattle (-3.5/43.5) at Chicago, 815, PRIME

Saturday (all on NFL NET)
L.A. Chargers (-4/42.5) at New England, 1
Denver at Cincinnati (-3.5/49.5), 430
Arizona at L.A. Rams (-6/48.5), 8

Sunday early
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo (-9.5/46.5), CBS
Las Vegas at New Orleans (-1/39.5), FOX
Indianapolis (-8/40.5) at N.Y. Giants, FOX
Dallas at Philadelphia (-9/43.5), FOX
Carolina at Tampa Bay (-8/49.5), CBS
Tennessee at Jacksonville (-1/40.5), CBS

Sunday late
Miami (-6.5/40.5) at Cleveland, CBS
Green Bay at Minnesota (-1.5/48.5), FOX

Sunday night
Atlanta at Washington (-4/47.5), 820, NBC

Monday night
Detroit (-3.5/50.5) at San Francisco, ESPN/ABC

Playoff picture
AFC
#7 Denver (9-6) at #2 Buffalo (12-3)
#6 L.A. Chargers (9-6) at #3 Pittsburgh (10-5)-x
#5 Baltimore (10-5)-x at #4 Houston (9-6)-z
#1 Kansas City (14-1)-z
Still alive: Indianapolis, Miami, Cincinnati (all 7-8)

NFC
#7 Washington (10-5) at #2 Philadelphia (12-3)-x
#6 Green Bay (11-4)-x at #3 L.A. Rams (9-6)
#5 Minnesota (13-2)-x at #4 Atlanta (8-7)
#1 Detroit (13-2)-x
Still alive: Tampa Bay (8-7), Seattle (8-7)

Thoughts
* I'm absolutely skipping that early window on Sunday. What a garbage slate. Trying to stay up for the Commies game anyway. Might play some golf or go on a hike on Sunday afternoon instead.
* If Washington wins, the only drama for Week 18 involves the NFC South and West. Don't ask me what happens if the Rams and Seahawks both finish 10-7 with the Seahawks winning in L.A. in Week 18. I think it comes down to strength of victory because I think they'll still be tied after the first four tiebreakers.
* If Atlanta wins, it's squeaky bum time in Washington.
* Detroit only being favored by 3.5 seems light.

 

Green Bay is at Minnesota … and giving 1.5?

 

After the fiasco that was Netflix's handling of the Tyson - Paul fight (I had no issue with buffering etc. but my buddy two streets over, using the same internet provider, gave up during the undercard) I wondered what kind of shit show we'd have here in Canuckistan but TSN is showing both games over the air.

 

I presume Nantz and Romo are spending this week in the Grenadines while the other CBS crews pick through this dung heap.

 

Rams would have the better strength of victory, I’d expect. They beat both the Vikings and Bills. Seahawks can’t match that.

 

Sorry, didn’t have my second monitor, pain in the ass going back and forth between browsers. It’s fixed, and yes, Vikings are favored.

 

Same thing.

 

A few years ago the Titans were in line to get the No. 1 CBS crew by default for a really-thin Sunday where Fox had the doubleheader. Instead they gave Nantz the week off.

 

Oh I dunno that Lions-Vikings Week 18 game would seem mighty important if both teams win this week.

 

Nantz and Romo had SF-Mia last week.