NFL: ***Official Week 17 Thread***

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jbindm

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Last week of the regular season. No games today but things get going tomorrow. These are the games with possible playoff implications:

Packers @ Lions - Green Bay still has an outside shot at the top seed in the NFC.

Chargers @ Chiefs - KC can nail down a first round bye with a win and a loss by the Pats. Unlikely since the Pats get the Dolphins.

Pats @ Dolphins - NE gets the two seed and a first round bye handed to them on a silver platter. Thanks, NFL schedulers.

Saints @ Panthers - NO needs the win to stay in the hunt for the top seed in the NFC.

Redskins @ Cowboys - Dallas needs a win plus a Philly loss to win the East and grab a playoff spot. Jason Garrett's last stand?

Raiders @ Broncos - Gruden's guys still somehow in the hunt for a playoff spot. They need a win plus a loss by the Titans and Steelers plus a Colts win PLUS a win by the Lions, Patriots, Bears, or Chargers.

Eagles @ Giants - Philly clinches the NFC East and a four seed with a win. They can still back in with a loss if the Redskins can beat the Cowboys, which would be a fitting end to that division race.

Steelers @ Ravens - The Steelers can snag the six seed with a win and a Tennessee loss. The Ravens will be sitting their starters, so we'll get an RGIII sighting.

Titans @ Texans - Tennessee is in with a win. The Texans should be resting their starters but Bill O'Brien is making noise about possibly playing to win this one.

49ers @ Seahawks - Here's the big one. The Niners can clinch homefield with a win, but a loss drops them all the way to a five seed and a first round road trip to Green Bay or New Orleans or a rematch at Seattle. The Seahawks can clinch a first round bye with a win and a Green Bay loss and the top seed with a win plus a Green Bay loss plus a New Orleans loss.
 

CloneinWDSM

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Really hoping the Chiefs don’t have to play Titans in the 3/6 game. Much rather play the Raiders or Steelers.
 

jbindm

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Saints maybe just tweaking the league office a bit? If they sign him it forces the NFL to make a decision whether to put Brown on the commissioner's suspended/reserve list.
 

Cyclone.TV

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Really hoping the Chiefs don’t have to play Titans in the 3/6 game. Much rather play the Raiders or Steelers.
They are def better than the other two, but the chiefs are a diff team than when they played earlier. I’m not too worried about that game - but if they lose that one they wouldn’t have a chance in hell in beating the Ravens so it wouldn’t matter anyway.
 

SCyclone

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Really hoping the Chiefs don’t have to play Titans in the 3/6 game. Much rather play the Raiders or Steelers.

I wouldn't be too awfully worried if I were you. Sure looks like the Chiefs are peaking at the right time. I'm (hopefully) waiting for a Chiefs/Ravens showdown in the AFC Championship.
 

KnappShack

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All these national pundits saying he is an NFL caliber starter and I'm just over here like ????

It's a problem when Cris Collinsworth has a highlight package of Trubisky throws to show that he has talent.

He was the #2 GD pick in the draft and 3 years in we need highlights to show that he can make the throws??

B-U-S-T. Run Pace and Nagy out of town too. Typical Bears BS
 

ScottyP

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It's a problem when Cris Collinsworth has a highlight package of Trubisky throws to show that he has talent.

He was the #2 GD pick in the draft and 3 years in we need highlights to show that he can make the throws??

B-U-S-T. Run Pace and Nagy out of town too. Typical Bears BS
Trubisky can make some good throws. Making the right reads seems to be the bigger issue.
 

Cyclones_R_GR8

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Packers ran roughshod over the Vikings last week and are struggling against the Lions