***SUNDAY, JANUARY 2ND, 2011***
Carolina 2-13 at Atlanta 12-3 1:00 PM [Line: FALCONS BY 14.5]
The NFC's best vs. the NFL's worst. An Atlanta victory means they win the NFC South and secure homefield advantage throughout the playoffs.
RJ's Pick: Atlanta by 21
Pittsburgh 11-4 at Cleveland 5-10 1:00 PM [Line: STEELERS BY 5.5]
The Steelers need a victory in order to win the AFC North and clinch a playoff bye.
RJ's Pick: Pittsburgh by 10
Minnesota 6-9 at Detroit 5-10 1:00 PM [Line: LIONS BY 3]
The Lions have won three in a row. Brett Favre is listed as doubtful to play in what would presumably be the last game of his career.
RJ's Pick: Detroit by 8
Oakland 7-8 at Kansas City 10-5 1:00 PM [Line: CHIEFS BY 3.5]
The Chiefs are 7-0 at home this season.
RJ's Pick: Kansas City by 9
Miami 7-8 at New England 13-2 1:00 PM [Line: PATRIOTS BY 5]
This game is meaningless to the Patriots (who have already clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs), and Miami is 6-1 on the road this season, so I'm picking the upset.
RJ's Pick: Miami by 1
Tampa Bay 9-6 at New Orleans 11-4 1:00 PM [Line: SAINTS BY 8]
If the Saints lose, they are the NFC's #5 seed. If the Saints win and Atlanta wins, they are still the NFC's #5 seed. If the Saints win and Atlanta loses, they win the NFC South and get a playoff bye. If the Saints win and both Atlanta and Chicago lose, they win the NFC South, get a playoff bye, and secure homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. Tampa Bay's only route to the postseason is with a win here and losses by both Green Bay and the Giants.
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - RJ
Thanks for the quick publish!
2 - zingzing
the vikes beat the eagles behind joe webb last week in what was not a meaningless game for the eagles. you'll pick the lions? by more than a touchdown? the vikings have a way with making games against detroit more interesting than they should be, but i'll bet against your bet.
3 - RJ
Lions up 13-7 in the 3rd...
4 - zingzing
gulp... well, i had to have confidence in my team... not that there's any good reason for that this year. game's not over yet. 10 points in 10 minutes?
5 - RJ
Sorry, zing...
Final Score:
Lions 20, Vikings 13 - RJ 1-0 [1-0 ATS]
6 - zingzing
well, at least it wasn't by more than a touchdown. an embarrassing end to an embarrassing season. now on to college basketball. oh. my team stinks there as well. sigh sigh sigh.
7 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
ATLANTA 31, CAROLINA 10 - RJ 2-0 [2-0 ATS] (and I nailed the spread!)
STEELERS 41, BROWNS 9 - RJ 3-0 [3-0 ATS]
OAKLAND 31, KC 10 - RJ 3-1 [3-1 ATS]
NE 38, MIAMI 7 - RJ 3-2 [3-2 ATS]
TB 23, NO 13 - RJ 3-3 [4-2 ATS]
JETS 38, BILLS 7 - RJ 4-3 [5-2 ATS]
RAVENS 13, BENGALS 7 - RJ 5-3 [6-2 ATS]
8 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
HOUSTON 34, JAGUARS 17 - RJ 5-4 [6-3 ATS]
GIANTS 17, WASHINGTON 14 - RJ 6-4 [6-4 ATS]
DALLAS 14, EAGLES 13 - RJ 7-4 [7-4 ATS]
9 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
SF 38, ARIZONA 7 - RJ 7-5 [7-5 ATS]
GB 10, BEARS 3 - RJ 8-5 [8-5 ATS]
COLTS 23, TITANS 20 - RJ 9-5 [8-6 ATS]
SD 33, DENVER 28 - RJ 9-6 [8-7 ATS]
10 - C2E
I went 11-5 in Week 17, which makes me 153-103 for the season. Enjoyed reading your comments this season; hope you're back next year!
11 - RJ
FINAL SCORE:
SEATTLE 16, RAMS 6 - RJ 9-7 [8-8 ATS]
12 - RJ
RJ'S FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS:
STRAIGHT-UP: 144-112
AGAINST THE SPREAD: 126-121-9
13 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "experts" in Week 17:
Gone. I can't find them. Which means I can't total up their picks for the season either. Sigh...
14 - RJ
RJ's Wild Card Weekend Picks:
***SATURDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 2011***
4:30 PM - NEW ORLEANS AT SEATTLE [LINE: SAINTS BY 10.5]
RJ'S PICK: NEW ORLEANS BY 6
8:00 PM - NEW YORK JETS AT INDIANAPOLIS [LINE: COLTS BY 3]
RJ'S PICK: NEW YORK JETS BY 2
15 - RJ
***SUNDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 2011***
1:00 PM - BALTIMORE AT KANSAS CITY [LINE: RAVENS BY 3]
RJ'S PICK: BALTIMORE BY 7
4:30 PM - GREEN BAY AT PHILADELPHIA [LINE: EAGLES BY 2.5]
RJ'S PICK: GREEN BAY BY 4
16 - C2E
I'm taking the fav's all the way! (Eagles are iffy.)
17 - RJ
Final scores:
Seattle 41, NO 36 - RJ 0-1 [1-0 ATS]
Jets 17, Colts 16 - RJ 1-1 [2-0 ATS]
18 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
RAVENS 30, KC 7 - RJ 2-1 [3-0 ATS]
GB 21, EAGLES 16 - RJ 3-1 [4-0 ATS]
19 - RJ
ESPN'S NFL "EXPERTS" SO FAR:
Allen
3-1
Golic
1-3
Hoge
1-3
Jaworski
2-2
Mortensen
2-2
Schefter
3-1
Schlereth
2-2
Wickersham
1-3
Accuscore
1-3
SportsNation
1-3
20 - RJ
ESPN'S NFL "EXPERTS" IN WEEK 17:
Allen
12-4
Golic
12-4
Hoge
12-4
Jaworski
12-4
Mortensen
12-4
Schefter
10-6
Schlereth
11-5
Wickersham
11-5
Accuscore
11-5
Pick 'em
11-5
21 - RJ
ESPN'S NFL "EXPERTS" IN THE REGULAR SEASON:
Allen
149-107
Golic
162-94
Hoge
161-95
Jaworski
158-81
Mortensen
160-96
Schefter
140-116
Schlereth
158-98
Wickersham
151-105
Accuscore
168-88
Pick 'em
161-95
22 - RJ
***Saturday, January 15th, 2011***
4:30 PM (CBS) - Ravens @ Steelers (Line: Steelers by 3.5)
RJ's Pick: Steelers by 6
8:00 PM (FOX) - Packers @ Falcons (Line: Falcons by 2.5)
RJ's Pick: Falcons by 7
23 - RJ
***Sunday, January 16th, 2011***
1:00 PM (FOX) - Seahawks @ Bears (Line: Bears by 10)
RJ's Pick: Bears by 4
4:30 PM (CBS) - Jets @ Patriots (Line: Patriots by 9)
RJ's Pick: Patriots by 14
24 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
PITTSBURGH 31, RAVENS 24 - RJ 4-1 [5-0 ATS]
GB 48, FALCONS 21 - RJ 4-2 [5-1 ATS]
BEARS 35, SEATTLE 24 - RJ 5-2 [5-2 ATS]
JETS 28, NE 21 - RJ 5-3 [5-3 ATS]
25 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "expert" picks:
Allen
3-5
Golic
4-4
Hoge
3-5
Jaworski
5-3
Mortensen
5-3
Schefter
5-3
Schlereth
5-3
Wickersham
3-5
Accuscore
4-4
SportsNation
4-4