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Me
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Eli
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WEEK
14
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8-8
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10-6
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8-8
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TOTAL
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128-80
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131-77
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124-84
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With
the premier of Star Wars: The Force
Awakens this weekend, the game previews will have a theme attached to them.
MUST WATCH GAMES
Buccaneers at Rams/Bears at Vikings
“You have failed me for the last time
Admiral.”
“Apology accepted, Captain Needa.”
This
is what a loss will do for the playoff chances of the teams involved.
Jets at Cowboys
“That’s no moon. It’s a space station.”
- Obi
Wan Kenobi, Star Wars
Texans at Colts/Falcons at Jaguars
Here
are the highlights from last Sunday’s Colts at Jaguars game.
Whoever
wins the Texans at Colts game will likely have an inside edge to winning the
AFC South. Fun fact: The Texans have never won at Indianapolis in the team’s
history.
-
Han Solo, The Empire Strikes Back
Speaking
of which, the Atlanta Falcons started the season like the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars. Now they are playing like the
Falcon from Empire Strikes Back.
Oh,
and yes, the division is so terrible that the
Jaguars could win the division and host a playoff game. I can’t wait to see
the promos for that game.
Panthers at Giants
“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are
no match for a good blaster at your side kid.”
“It’s true. All of it.”
When
we first meet Han Solo in Star Wars
he is a cynic even skeptical of Luke Skywalker’s belief in the Force. Over time
Solo becomes a true believer as shown with the line in the trailer for The Force Awakens.
The
same could be said about the Panthers chances of becoming the first NFL team
since the 1972 Dolphins to complete a perfect season. I’m sure there were
cynics and skeptics at the start of the season, but now there are believers
that it could happen.
Carolina
has a connection to the 1972 Dolphins. The Panthers offensive coordinator is
Mike Shula who is the son of Don Shula who was the coach of that team.
Titans at Patriots
No
real reason to watch this game. I just wanted to post this picture of comparing
Emperor Palpatine to Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
Broncos at Steelers
“I have a bad feeling about
this”
is a line said by at least one character in every Star Wars film.
I’m
sure that is the sinking feeling by Broncos fans after their 15-12 loss to the
Raiders in Denver last Sunday. Prior to the game, Denver was the AFC’s 2-seed.
Now the Broncos have dropped to a game behind New England, who they beat in
Denver, and would lose the conference tiebreaker to Cincinnati forcing them
play in the first round of the playoffs.
Denver’s
next two games are critical to their postseason chances: at Pittsburgh and home
against the Bengals on Monday night next week.
Cardinals at Eagles
When
it was announced that this game was to be flexed in to the Sunday Night slot,
this was a head scratcher.
But
as you look at the
statistics of which teams are likely to get flexed into the Sunday Night
slot, it is not really a surprise.
In
the 10 seasons that NBC has had the Sunday Night package, an NFC East team has
made 60 appearances with the Cowboys having the most at 34. The Eagles will
make their 26th appearance on Sunday night with this game breaking a tie with
the Patriots while next Sunday night the Giants will make their 24th appearance
breaking a tie with the Steelers when they travel to Minnesota.
The
goal is having the most eyeballs to watch these games. While the Cardinals do
not have the same following as the Eagles do, they have made their presence
known in the primetime slot with wins at Seattle, and at home against the
Bengals and Ravens, and most recently against the Vikings a week ago.
And
now the picks.
Kickoff
times are Mountain Time
Sunday
afternoon games airing in Denver are noted by (DEN)
Picks
are in BOLD
THURSDAY
NIGHT, NFL 6PM
Buccaneers at Rams
SATURDAY
NIGHT, NFL 6PM
Jets
at Cowboys
CBS 11AM
Chiefs at Ravens (DEN)
Texans
at Colts
Titans
at Patriots
FOX 11AM
Panthers at Giants (DEN)
Bears
at Vikings
Bills
at Washington
Falcons at Jaguars
CBS 2PM
Broncos at Steelers (DEN)
Bengals at 49ers
Dolphins
at Chargers
FOX 2PM
Browns
at Seahawks
Packers at Raiders
SUNDAY
NIGHT, NBC 6:30 PM
Cardinals at Eagles
MONDAY
NIGHT, ESPN 6:30 PM
Lions
at Saints
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