NFL Week 17 -- Swimming Downstream

[Cosmo]

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.

 

[Gutter]

Green Bay is at Minnesota … and giving 1.5?

 

[MileHigh]

Packers-Vikings is in Minnesota.

 

[Huggy]

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 ship show we'd have here in Canuckistan but TSN is showing both games over the air.

 

[dixiehack]

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

 

[MileHigh]

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

They will be in Buffalo.

 

[tapintoamerica]

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
Minnesota at Green Bay (-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.

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

 

[Cosmo]

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

 

[TigerVols]

They will be in Buffalo.

Same thing.

 

[dixiehack]

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.

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

* 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.

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

 

[HanSenSE]

Nantz and Romo had SF-Mia last week.