WEEK 17 STRAIGHT PICK-EM

LAST WEEK’S RECORD: (14-2)

We used our Iron Head and crushed week 16 in our picks.

SEASON STATS

OVERALL RECORD: (153-87)

THURSDAY RECORD: (12-6)

SATURDAY RECORD: (3-0)

MONDAY NIGHT RECORD: (11-5)

TUESDAY RECORD: (2-0)

We are flexing our muscles for this week 17 of the NFL.

THE SUNDAY SLATE

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM

Eagles running back Miles Sanders is out in this contest with an injury. The Team has been invaded by the Covid-19 inside and outside their locker room, following them around like a cloud.

Bears former running back Jordan Howard will be activated by the Eagles in this one. Can Washington get over the beat-down they had by the Cowboys last week? Covid or not, it was an embarrassment. Eagles have not traveled to far places in the second half of this season. Eagles will still be able to get their running game in high gear with big chunks of yardage.

OUR PICK: EAGLES

LA RAMS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS

Rams so far have made Odell Beckham Jr. happy as he scored another touchdown last week. That makes Papa Beckham Sr, a happy camper, and gets him out of the film room. Ravens are having a problem with the corner back position. Is Lamar Jackson going to play and test that injured ankle? How will Tyler Huntley feel back from the Covid list? Rams are playing well right now as they are averaging just south of 30 points per game. Ravens on defense will be shorthanded as well. Too many questions for the Ravens as they are a team right now sliding down the slide in the game of Chutes and Ladders. On the big slide as well.

OUR PICK:RAMS

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW YORK JETS

Tampa Tom Brady is being served up another meatball as an opponent this week, the Jets. Buccaneers still have many play-makers injured. Does it really matter who Tom Brady has on the field with him? Jets have been playing better of late. Beating a bad Jacksonville team and giving the Dolphins a run for their money. This is like old times for Tom Brady playing a bad Jets team late in the season. Results will give the Buccaneers a push for a better seed in the post season.

OUR PICK: BUCCANEERS

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT TENNESSEE TITANS

In the movie Speed, the bus could not go under 50 mph or it would blow up because of the bomb that was planted. For the Miami Dolphins, under 50 degrees weather playing outside, will the Dolphins self implode on impact? If Titans win, then they clinch the division. Dolphins have been one of the hottest teams in the league. The Titans have been riding a roller coaster all year. I like the X-Factor in this game. The X-Dolphin, Ryan Tannehill, will not let his X-team come in and beat his. I know it’s been years since Dolphins traded Tannehill to the Titans. The Dolphins probably did him a favor. Feelings linger. No way Tannehill will have his X waltz into town and leave feeling better.

OUR PICK: TITANS

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Lets face it, Bill Belichick does not lose to rookie quarterbacks. Surf Nazi Trevor Lawrence, has still struggled since the firing of Urban Meyer. Patriots quarterback Mac Jones has been the best rookie QB of last year’s draft. The Patriots defense will confuse Trevor Lawrence all afternoon making him sweat like a hog in Boston weather.

Make all the noise stop! Yes, indeed the season is almost over, young man. Patriots break their losing streak.

OUR PICK: PATRIOTS

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

The Raiders have started to make a little noise. Like a playoff push late in the season. Carson Wentz is activated off the Covid list and will play for the Colts this Sunday. It’s too late for the Raiders their season dies this weekend which was a house of horrors. Colts defense is playing well. Even if the Colts were without their starting quarterback, could the Raiders defense stop Jonathan Taylor? The answer is a fat NO.

OUR PICK: COLTS

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS

Could the Bengals and Chiefs replay this game somewhere in post-season? The Chiefs have been red hot after everyone had written this team off. The Bengals have been on the rise and with a win at home, they would win the AFC North. When was the last time that has happened for the Bengals? I can see Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrows in a shoot-out. Both defenses have played very well. I’m taking a wild stab at this outcome. The way the NFL has been all season, I like the Bengals doing the unthinkable and taking down the Chiefs. Look for Joe Mixon to run wild on the Chiefs defense. The Bengals can run the ball better than the Chiefs in cold weather that will come up big for Cincinnati.

OUR PICK:BENGALS

NEW YORK GIANTS AT CHICAGO BEARS

Bears activate Andy Dalton from the Covid list and he gets the start despite Nick Foles leading the team for a victory in Seattle last Sunday. Giants have rookie Jake Fromm who did not have a good debut last week at quarterback. The Giants also have an X-Bear in Mike Glennon and he is horrible. Justin Fields is injured so this game will be all Andy Dalton. I like Dalton over what the Giants are serving up. This is when Matt Nagy gets his team hot in games at the end of the regular season, which may save his job.

Matt Nagy is notorious for winning games that don’t really mean anything and goes on streaks that influence the Bears ownership to change their mind and bring him back. Oh the agony!!!

OUR PICK: BEARS

ATLANTA FALCONS AT BUFFALO BILLS

The Falcons are 5-3 on the road this season. Will the Buffalo Bills have one of those let down games this Sunday in front of the home crowd? The Falcons wins have feasted on bad teams this season. Bills came off a huge win on the road in New England. This is a game the Bills have to win to keep ahead of the Jones’s of the Patriot ship who are playing Jacksonville. Bills will have the weather advantage here bringing a dome team out of Hot Atlanta into the frigid cold conditions of Buffalo. Right now, Josh Allen has the eye of the tiger.

OUR PICK: BILLS

HOUSTON TEXANS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Do the 49ers get to use the line, “Houston we have a problem,” without Jimmy as our quarterback? Jimmy Garoppolo is out for the 49ers. This game will feature two rookies, Davis Mills for the Texans and Trey Lance for the Texans. Lance did not play well earlier in the season when he had chances to showcase his talent. Davis Mills has taken his lumps. Mills is now improving in each start. 49ers have playoffs hopes on the line. The Texans are playing spoilers. Texans have won two in a row and gave the Chargers a beat-down last Sunday. I like the Texans defense. They are getting turn overs and should be able to force the rookie Trey Lance into mistakes.

OUR PICK: TEXANS

DENVER BRONCOS AT LA CHARGERS

Both the Chargers and the Broncos had bad losses last week. Broncos without Teddy Bridgewater will try to exploit the Chargers’ weakest link, their run defense. Chargers not kicking the ball in some key situations to score points versus the Chiefs weeks ago may come back to haunt this team. Broncos will be heading for massive changes once again in the off-season. I see Justin Herbert with a nice rebound game avoiding mistakes like he had last week and coming up with a big day from his arm.

OUR PICK: CHARGERS

DETROIT LIONS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Seahawks are being invaded by the Lions and Tigers and Bears. Last Week, the Bears pulled off a last minute touchdown drive adding the two point conversion to seal the deal. No tigers have made it to Seattle this year in football. Unless you count the Jaguars. Lions coming all the way from Detroit with nothing to play for. Is this Seattle’s quarterback Russell Wilson’s last home game in a Seahawks uniform?

Jared Goff is out once again for the Lions. This game may also mark the ending for Seattle’s head coach Pete Carol. Look for Wilson to have that final monster game and give the Seahawks fans one final thrill ride.

OUR PICK:SEAHAWKS

CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Panthers are playing very badly at this time of the season. Saints have been dealing with the Covid virus on a weekly basis. Panthers face a big issue protecting the quarterbacks. Saints thrive up front on the defensive side. Taysom Hill, back from the Covid list, over rookie QB Ian Brook will give the Saints that extra juice on the offense to deliver a week 16 victory.

OUR PICK: SAINTS

ARIZONA CARDINALS AT DALLAS COWBOYS

Cowboys crushed the Washington Football team last week sending them back to the dark ages. For the Cardinals, history is repeating itself. Cardinals struggled late last season to get a victory due from injuries. Kyle Murray’s biggest weapon is out in DeAndre Hopkins for the rest of the season. AJ Green is too old to be living his Bengal days as the number one guy. Cowboys defense, the forgotten unit, has played very well this entire season. Cowboys will be eyeballing Kyle Murray trying to run and take away it away from him. Cardinals will continue their slide. Look for Dak Prescott to slice and dice the Cardinals secondary and pile up the points.

OUR PICK:COWBOYS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS

Minnesota won the first match up between the Packers and Vikings. This is a big game for both teams. Vikings need this one to stay alive in the playoff race. Packers are trying to improve their playoff seed. Kirk Cousins does not do well in big games. Cousins is out with Covid so that hurts what has worked well for the Vikings, their offense. Look for Aaron Rodgers to deliver a final dagger in the Minnesota coffin to start the BBQ of the Viking funeral.

Viking Brats and cheese are on the menu in Green Bay.

OUR PICK: PACKERS

THE MONDAY NIGHT GAME

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Is this Sitting Bull’s last stand? For Ben Roethlisberger? The Dawg pound is sending out death threats to the Mayfields.

Is this Baker Mayfield’s last stand? Both Roethlisberger and Mayfield have struggled this season, although in some moments they look good. The Steelers’ slow start will doom them once again. The Browns running game will get big chunks of yards versus a defense with multiple injuries which the Steelers are dealing with. Browns defense seems more healthy to me and will be the X-factor in this.

OUR PICK:BROWNS