Will the Dolphins win the AFC East and complete an incredible ten-win turnaround from last season? Will the Jets still qualify for the postseason despite losing three of their last four games? Will this be Brett Favre's final game? If the Jets lose, will Eric Mangini be fed to rabid pit bulls by psychotic New Yorkers? And if so, will Bill Belichick crack a grin?
RJ's Pick: Miami by 1
Must-See: Dallas 9-6 at Philadelphia 8-6-1 - 4:15 PM (Line: Philadelphia by 1)
Dallas is in the playoffs as a Wild Card with a win. Philadelphia needs a win and a bunch of help in order to qualify for the postseason. (Remember: The Eagles could be 9-6 right now, but they tied the Bengals back in Week 11. Right, Donovan McNabb?)
RJ's Pick: Philadelphia by 5
Take A Nap Instead: Seattle 4-11 at Arizona 8-7 - 4:15 PM (Line: Arizona by 6.5)
This is Mike Holmgren's final game as head coach of the Seahawks. The Cardinals have lost four of their last five games.
RJ's Pick: Arizona by 2
Must-See: Denver 8-7 at San Diego 7-8 - 8:15 PM (Line: San Diego by 8)
The winner of this matchup wins the AFC West. The loser gets to watch the playoffs from a T.G.I. Friday's while being waited on by a 19-year old bulimic named Amber.
RJ's Pick: Denver by 1
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(If you're interested, you can check out the full list of Danny Sheridan's Odds and ESPN's NFL "Expert" Picks.)
WEEKLY RESULTS (2008):
Week One - 9-7
Week Two - 10-5
Week Three - 10-6
Week Four - 7-6
Week Five - 9-5
Week Six - 6-8
Week Seven - 11-3
Week Eight - 9-5
Week Nine - 10-4
Week Ten - 11-3
Week Eleven - 8-8
Week Twelve - 8-8
Week Thirteen - 8-8
Week Fourteen - 11-5
Week Fifteen - 11-5
Week Sixteen - 8-8
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Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - alessandro
Atla, NE, Det, KC, Ten, Min, Car, Pit, Oak, Hou, Bal, SF, Mia, Phi, Ari, SD
Some of the picks hinge on Philly making it.
2 - RJ
Thanks for the quick publish!
3 - RJ
Thanks for the picks, Alessandro. Hope you'll stay with me throughout the playoffs. :-]
4 - Adam
Well, the best thing about this season is it is over :). That and the Seahawks are on an unprecedented 2 game winning streak heading strong into week 17. Thanks for the blog RJ, it has been fun and I'm sure no small amount of time out of your schedule.
Last weeks 9-7 puts me at 149-91 heading into week 17. Last week was just a tough week though, so I feel good walking away in the green.
For week 17 I'll be going with...
Falcons
Pats
Bengals
Packers
Titans
Vikings
Panthers
Steelers
Bucs
Bears
Jets
Eagles
Ravens
Skins
Seahawks (statement game, huge blowout)
Broncos
5 - RJ
Thanks, Adam. :-]
6 - RJ
Final Score:
Colts 23, Titans 0 - RJ 1-0
7 - RJ
Final Score:
NE 13, Bills 0 - RJ 2-0
8 - RJ
Final Score:
Bengals 16, KC 6 - RJ 3-0
9 - RJ
Final Score:
Vikings 20, Giants 19 - RJ 4-0
10 - Jet
Final Score: Beverly Hills 90210-Cleveland Browns 3... Again??????
11 - Jet
I apologize RJ, I couldn't resist. :)
12 - RJ
Final Score:
Carolina 33, NO 31 - RJ 4-1
13 - RJ
LOL, no problem, Jet.
14 - RJ
Final Score:
Atlanta 31, Rams 27 - RJ 5-1
15 - RJ
Final Score:
Houston 31, Bears 24 - RJ 5-2
16 - RJ
Final Score:
Steelers 31, Browns 0 - RJ 5-3
17 - RJ
Final Score:
Oakland 31, TB 24 - RJ 5-4
18 - Jet
Jesus RJ, Cleveland needs to find some way of buying the Ravens back. Has it been this way all season?
Not that I care I'm from Pittsburgh and never fell out of love with the Steelers.
19 - RJ
Final Score:
GB 31, Lions 21 - RJ 5-5 [Detroit is now officially the worst team in the history of the NFL...]
20 - RJ
The Browns were pretty bad this year, Jet. I guess last season was a fluke. :-/
21 - Jet
And before you say something stereotypical about me and sports, when you live in Columbus Ohio for more than a month, it's drummed into your head that there are no sports scores worth paying attention to, unless Ohio State is on the field.
I'm going to make a ridiculous prediction that the Buckeyes are going to win down there...
...silly I know
22 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "experts" through ten games:
Wickersham
9-1
Fleming
7-3
Hoge
9-1
Jaworski
7-3
Schlereth
4-6
Allen
6-4
Mortensen
8-2
Golic
6-4
Accuscore
6-4
Pick 'em
5-5
23 - RJ
You're too defensive, Jet.
24 - RJ
I would never say something insulting to a fellow Blogcritic. :-/
25 - Jet
Just part of my charm. I'm really worried about Suss and his article about his "Man Crush"