RJ's NFL Picks - Week Seventeen

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• 1 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 9:58 am

  Final Score:
  
  Giants 34, Redskins 28 - RJ 0-1

• 2 - The Theory

  Dec 31, 2006 at 12:06 pm

  I was on my way home from church this morning and I was like, OMG, I haven't picked yet! Thankfully I had an hour to spare...
  
  Carolina (7-8) at New Orleans (10-5)... Carolina no longer has a chance. I don't see them overcoming New Orleans, resting or no.
  
  Cleveland (4-11) at Houston (5-10)... Who cares? Houston, but only for propriety's sake.
  
  Detroit (2-13) at Dallas (9-6)... Dallas (a no-brainer).
  
  Jacksonville (8-7) at Kansas City (8-7)... Eccch. I feel Jacksonville in this one.
  
  New England (11-4) at Tennessee (8-7)... Tennessee. Partially because of their QB, partially because NE is already in and can't improve their position any.
  
  Oakland (2-13) at New York Jets (9-6)... NYJ.
  
  Pittsburgh (7-8) at Cincinnati (8-7)... Cincinnati. Perhaps if this game was on the Steeler's home turf, I might reconsider... but Cincinnati needs this win too bad to wilt at their house.
  
  Seattle (8-7) at Tampa Bay (4-11)... Sure. RJ's reasoning is sound with this one. Tampa Bay.
  
  Saint Louis (7-8) at Minnesota (6-9)... Minnesota was a weird team this year. There was a point where they were winning games left and right... then all of a sudden something happened and they totally fizzled from view. Well, St Louis should win this one.
  
  Arizona (5-10) at San Diego (13-2)... San Diego.
  
  Atlanta (7-8) at Philadelphia (9-6)... Atlanta's season is now over, and Philadelphia needs a win. They'll get it.
  
  Buffalo (7-8) at Baltimore (12-3)... Baltimore.
  
  Miami (6-9) at Indianapolis (11-4)... Indy... though I think Miami will give them more fits than they will care to admit.
  
  San Francisco (6-9) at Denver (9-6)... Denver. But I'm excited for San Francisco next year.
  
  Green Bay (7-8) at Chicago (13-2)... Green Bay only has the sleightest of slim hopes of making the post season-- I believe they need 9 improbable wins from 9 teams today. Essentially, the post season is a no-go for them. But if this is Favre's last game, then he'll notch it up a step. However, only Favre knows whether that is true. I'll pick Green Bay... however, a Chicago win will not shock me at all.

• 3 - DOM

  Dec 31, 2006 at 3:23 pm

  New Orleans
  Cleveland
  Dallas
  Jacksonville
  Tennessee
  N.Y. Jets
  Pittsburgh
  Seattle
  St. Louis
  San Diego
  Philadelphia
  Baltimore
  Indianapolis
  Denver
  Chicago

• 4 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 3:45 pm

  Final Score:
  
  Jets 23, Oakland 3 - RJ 1-1

• 5 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 3:47 pm

  Oh, and the Lions are winning, in the 4th quarter, on the road, against a good team, and this is the ONLY TIME all season I picked against them...
  
  #$&@!!!

• 6 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 3:53 pm

  Final Score:
  
  Carolina 31, NO 21 - RJ 2-1

• 7 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 3:54 pm

  Final Score:
  
  Houston 14, Cleveland 6 - RJ 3-1

• 8 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:05 pm

  Final Score:
  
  Seattle 23, TB 7 - RJ 3-2

• 9 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:09 pm

  Lions up by 8 with under three minutes to go...Lord help me...

• 10 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:11 pm

  The Bengals just missed a potential game-winning 39-yard field goal with mere second left!!!

• 11 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:12 pm

  12 seconds, to be exact...

• 12 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:13 pm

  Final Score:
  
  Rams 41, Vikes 21 - RJ 4-2

• 13 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:19 pm

  Final Score:
  
  Steelers 23, Bengals 17 (in OT) - RJ 5-2 (AND I NAILED THE SPREAD!)

• 14 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:20 pm

  Final Score:
  
  KC 35, Jags 30 - RJ 6-2 (AND I NAILED THE SPREAD AGAIN!!!)

• 15 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:24 pm

  Final Score:
  
  Detroit 39, Dallas 31 - RJ 6-3
  
  (Holy Balls! I need to pick against the Lions more often! Well, there's always next year...)

• 16 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:24 pm

  The Eagles win the NFC East!

• 17 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:30 pm

  Mildly-retarded Vince Young is 13-for-33 passing with under two minutes left in the game...

• 18 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:36 pm

  And he's been sacked five times, and thrown two INTs...

• 19 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:36 pm

  Final Score:
  
  NE 40, Titans 23 - RJ 6-4

• 20 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:38 pm

  ESPN's NFL "experts" -
  
  Theismann 5-5
  Salisbury 7-3
  Hoge 5-5
  Jaworski 7-3
  Schlereth 4-6
  Allen 6-4
  Mortensen 5-5
  Golic 8-2
  Accuscore 5-5

• 21 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:40 pm

  Ten games into Week 17, I am -
  
  Ahead of five "experts"
  
  Tied with one "expert"
  
  And behind three "experts"

• 22 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:43 pm

  I am 146-104 overall...a winning percentage of over 58%.
  
  

• 23 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 4:53 pm

  Golic 157-93 - 62.8%
  Accuscore 154-96 - 61.6%
  Allen 151-99 - 60.4%
  Jaworski 150-100 - 60.0%
  Theismann 139-95 - 59.4%
  Schlereth 148-102 - 59.2%
  Salisbury 147-103 - 58.8%
  RJ Elliott 146-104 - 58.4%
  Hoge (a cheater, and a coward) 144-105 - 57.8%
  Mortensen 135-115 - 54.0%

• 24 - The Theory

  Dec 31, 2006 at 6:09 pm

  I'm pretty sure I'm doing horrible this week... but honestly I don't care. Lions beat the Cowboys... the Eagles back-up players are taking care of Atlanta... tastes like chicken!

• 25 - RJ Elliott

  Dec 31, 2006 at 10:18 pm

  Final Scores:
  
  SD 27, Arizona 20 - RJ 7-4
  
  SF 26, Denver 23 (in OT) - RJ 7-5
  
  Indy 27, Miami 22 - RJ 8-5
  
  Ravens 19, Bills 7 - RJ 9-5
  
  Philly 24, Atlanta 17 - RJ 10-5

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