Thursday Night

New England (6-6) at Los Angeles Rams (8-4)

Sunday Early

Arizona (6-6) at New York Giants (5-7) 

Dallas (3-9) at Cincinnati (2-9-1) 

Denver (4-8) at Carolina (4-8) 

Houston (4-8) at Chicago (5-7) 

Kansas City (11-1) at Miami (8-4)  

Minnesota (6-6) at Tampa Bay (7-5)

Tennessee (8-4) at Jacksonville (1-11) 

Sunday Late

New York Jets (0-12) at Seattle (8-4) 

Indianapolis (8-4) at Las Vegas (7-5)

Atlanta (4-8) at Los Angeles Chargers (3-9) 

Green Bay (9-3) at Detroit (5-7)

New Orleans (10-2) at Philadelphia (3-8-1) 

Washington (5-7) vs San Francisco (5-7)

Sunday Night

Pittsburgh (11-1) at Buffalo (9-3)

Monday Night

Baltimore (7-5) at Cleveland (9-3)

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Only one day between game weeks, we jump straight back into the action tomorrow with a very important TNF for both teams. The Patriots are clinging to their playoff lives after crushing the Chargers in a Belichickian fever dream 45-0 while only recording 69 passing yards, while the Rams solidified themselves at the top of the NFC West with a strong win over the Cardinals. 

Early on Sunday the marquee matchup is the Chiefs travelling down to Miami to take on the plucky Dolphins. Miami did KC a big favour regarding playoff seeding this time last season by shocking the Patriots, will they flip the script this time around? Later the Colts will try and sure up their wildcard position by knocking off the suddenly unimpressive Raiders, and Washington will look to continue their hot streak against the 49ers. 

The NFC North is highlighted in the prime time games, the Steelers will be looking to bounce back after suffering their first loss of the season, and clinch their playoff spot but they face a stiff test from the Bills who were firing on all cylinders against the 49ers. Josh Allen zoomed into third place in the MVP race after a near flawless performance but he'll need to continue that form against the imposing Pittsburgh defence. 

On Monday night, Cleveland enter against their rival Baltimore on the back of their biggest win in recent memory. Baker Mayfield played his best game of the season, torching the Titans for four first half touchdowns and Kevin Stefanski's under the radar Browns have made it to 9-3 and the doorstep of ending an 18 year playoff drought. The Ravens have had a turbulent season but kept their hopes alive by beating Dallas - but was their return to rushing glory a sign that they're getting back to their best or simply beating up on a weak opponent?

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For a bit of Wednesday fun - if you've spent any time on Instagram you would have seen a million different versions of these, but I find them fun. Let me know who'd be in your team!

Not enough Steelers. Not building any squad outta that mess.

Hoping the Steelers catch everything but COVID this week, 2 games in row with a half dozen drops on easy catches is unacceptable, and can't happen in big games, Ebron and Johnson might be looking at benchings if they don't get their hands in check.. Gotta keep winning to keep the 1 seed now, which they might need as banged up as they are now, that extra week could be crucial.

Excellent write up as usual by @admin. Much better then that theft attempt by CM Punk'd!

My turn. My weekly run down of all the match ups!


THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:
New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Rams
- This one is actually tougher to call then usual. I still remember the talk about the high powered Rams going into the Super Bowl to face and supposed to beat Tom Brady and the Patriots and how that turned out. Both teams are different now as Bill Bellicheck went to say. Bill emphasized Cooper Kupp and how he wasn't a part of the Super Bowl match up and how that changes stuff. Cam is not TB12 either and this defense in New England is not the same defense from the Super Bowl either. I get that vibe I got from Bears/Bucs when I said that Foles just beats Brady and that's his thing. I feel like that could be the same said about Bill Bellicheck owning Goff/McVay. Both teams are coming off of big wins so it's definitely going to be a showdown. Still, I have to pick the better team and the better defense and that is the Rams. Aaron Donald is going to keep Cam and his legs in check and I just can't see Cam beating the Rams with his arm. He doesn't have the weapons to do so. I can't find a path to victory for the Patriots in this match up unless Jared Goff completely shits the bed. I think Cooper Kupp busts out of his TD slump in this one and I think the Rams pull away from a close game in the 4th quarter and pull out the victory. The game will be closer then the score indicates, but a big 4th quarter seals the deal.
Rams win 34-17


Arizona Cardinals @ New York Giants
- As a New Yorker I should be ashamed for my decision coming into this game. Whether Daniel Jones plays or not, I just can't pick them. I've seen Arizona pound the Giants last season and even though I don't think Arizona is as good as some people think; I just think they have the better team. Better weapons. The Giants D will do their best, but a lackluster offense will not be enough to keep the Giants in this one. I can see a big game from Kenyan Drake and Chase Edmonds in this one. The Cardinals win this game through their run game and the Giants fall short offensively. I would be extremely pumped up if the Giants pull off the win here and maintain the NFC East lead that way, but I don't see it happening. Arizona snaps out of their funk and it's not even that close. Will Arizona take back that Wildcard lead? Let's find out!
Cardinals win 27-10.


Minnesota Vikings @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- The Minnesota Vikings are riding high after another big win. Justin Jefferson is THE TRUTH and is going to be a SUPERSTAR in this league. He has given a different kind of life to this team and most importantly; has taken the weight off of Dalvin Cook. With Alexander Mattison banged up and unlikely to play it will be important for them not to completely need Dalvin Cook. Especially against this awesome Run D in Tampa. It has been proven time and time again that the way to beat TB is through the air. So Kirk Cousins is going to need to do that with the help of Thielen and Jefferson. Another way to assure victory against Tampa is by making Tom Brady's life hell. There lies the problem. The young D of Minnesota is not going to be able to do that and TB12 is going to shred them apart. Kirk Cousins is not going to be able to lead his team to victory offensively and Dalvin Cook is not going to be able to get it going on the ground. This is just a bad match up for Minnesota and a great match up for Tampa Bay. The Vikings get spanked and lose their grip on the final Wildcard spot back to Arizona. Antonio Brown reaches pay dirt for the first time as a Buccaneer. The biggest story from this game is Tom Brady throws 4 TDs to 4 different players (AB, Gronk, Evans, Godwin) and the Buccaneers have a field day with Minnesota. A dominating performance at home makes the Buccaneers once again look like legitimate Super Bowl contenders.
Buccaneers win 38-17.


Denver Broncos vs Carolina Panthers
- I don't really care at all about this game, so I'm not going to go too in depth. The Carolina Panthers are facing a COVID problem on their team. Christian McCaffrey might have reaggregated his injury and might not play again. Even if he does, he can't beat this Denver team by himself. Denver played great defensively against the Chiefs and nearly pulled off the victory. Unfortunately, Drew Lock is not the answer. If he avoids making mistakes in this game, it will be a much easier win for Denver. Still, with all the COVID stuff going on in Carolina I can't find a way for this Panthers team to come into this game against a pretty good D in Denver and win. I don't like Drew Lock, but I like the Broncos winning this one.
Broncos win 27-14.


Dallas Cowboys vs Cincinnati Bengals
- Another game I really don't want to talk too much about. Dallas has been an embarrassment this season and IF they lose this game, they should fire McCarthy. However, I don't see them losing this game. A homecoming for Andy Dalton going to Cincinnati that nobody really cares for. Ryan Finley might start for Cincinnati who will be without Joe Mixon (again) and possibly even Tee Higgins. There is no reason Dallas should lose this game. The Dallas Cowboys offense looks great here and somehow, some way they remain in the division title hunt with no business doing so. Andy Dalton throws 3 TDs and Dallas looks comfortably. Cincinnati is nothing without Joe Burrow.
Cowboys win 35-10.


Houston Texans vs Chicago Bears
- My goodness. These 1pm games are filled with some bad ones. I already talked about my disdain for Chicago and how they lost this last week. I don't really care to talk more about them, although this should be another great match up for their offense to shine in. Deshaun Watson is having a solid year this year, although it is being wasted by a bad team. Sad to see Watson and Watt going through this. It'll be even sadder when they come into this game and can't move the ball at will against the Bears. After having an explosive offensive performance against a great Indianapolis D, they get put up against another one. For a second straight week, they fall just short as this time Mitch Trubisky avoids blowing the game at the end. The Bears snap their 6 game losing streak in this one in a close game.
Bears win 23-17.


Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars
- What an embarrassing performance by the Tennessee Titans D last week. This is a good bounce back game for this defense to try and show themselves off as better then they look. Weirdly enough, Jacksonvilles offense has actually been pretty solid with Mike Glennon. Minshew claims to be heartbroken as the coach will not put him in even though he feels he is ready to come back. I have to stick by my words that Jacksonville will not win another game this season and this is me sticking to it. The Titans DESTROY the Jaguars here and shake off that disgusting loss against the Browns. I also read a great comparison for Corey Davis that I wanted to share. Corey Davis is this seasons Davante Parker. A early draft pick that was written off that has now exploded. He will need to explode once more as AJ Brown might be limited in this game.
Titans win 38-14.


Kansas City Chiefs @ Miami Dolphins
- This is going to be an interesting match up. The Chiefs are about to face two tough defenses back to back with Miami followed by New Orleans. It'll be an interesting two weeks for the defending champions. I'll focus on this match up for now, because I am SUPER EXCITED for next weeks match up. The Dolphins D is pretty legit and we all know of my obsession with the Chiefs. As of this writing, Tyreek Hill has come down with a non-COVID illness. We saw what a non COVID illness meant for CEH as he was active, but did not play in the last game. I wonder if Cheetah will be affective if he does play in this one. If not, the Chiefs are going to have to find another way to win and I'm sure they will. I don't like Tua. I just don't. He's not that great for this Dolphins offense. He just hasn't impressed me to be honest. I feel he holds this offense back and if you don't believe me; look at the stats for Davante Parker with Fitzpatrick and then with Tua. They are going to need their offense to step up big in this one if they want to give their defense a chance to contain Mahomes. I feel like this is an X Factor game for the Chiefs and that X Factor that leads them to victory will be Sammy Watkins. A big game coming up for Watkins before he disappears again until the playoffs. The Chiefs win a tight, competitive game.
Chiefs win 27-23.


New York Jets vs Seattle Seahawks
- This game is the definition of a recipe for disaster. The Jets are coming off of a heartbreaking loss that led to the firing of Gregg Williams, Adam Gase admitting this was his hardest to swallow regular season loss of his career and a complete VINTAGE meltdown from Blindy. On the other end, the Seattle Seahawks are coming off of a tough upset loss to the other team from New York. The recipe for disaster is basically written right there. The Jets lost all pride in their latest loss. The Seahawks are going to be fighting for pride after their upset. The Seahawks are about to DISMANTLE the Jets. Chris Carson is not 100% and it'll be fortunate and wise for the Seahawks to not have to use him much. Russell Wilson is going to put this game away before halftime and I expect to see rookie DJ Dallas closing out the game on the ground in the 4th quarter. A complete dominating performance as the Jets look even worse then they have done all season by only putting up a FG here.
Seahawks win 38-3.


Atlanta Falcons @ Los Angeles Chargers
- The Falcons almost split the season series with the Saints, but were unable to score when it mattered. The Chargers suffered their worst loss under Anthony Lynn and Justin Herbert found out the HARD WAY (as I predicted!) what happens to rookie QBs when they face off against Bill Bellicheck. Justin Herbert will play better in this game, but Atlanta has their D playing better as of late. This game is really a toss up, but only one can win. I think the Falcons team is better and they win a close one. I don't really have too much to say about this one, because I don't really care for this match up, which means it'll come down to an exciting finish. So let's make it exciting. Matt Ryan leads his team down field with a big pass to Julio Jones who puts them in FG range. This seasons best kicker, Young Hoe Koo wins the game as time expires with a 55 yard FG. The Chargers show the world that they are bigger choke artists then the Falcons.
Falcons win 30-27.


Washington Football Team vs San Francisco 49ers
- After ending the undefeated streak of the Steelers, you have to realize that this Washington team is the best in the NFC East. If we're being real, they have the best HC and best storyline and deserve to get into the playoffs. The 49ers followed up a huge division victory by getting embarrassed on Primetime by Buffalo. This is the perfect bounce back game for pduh and the Niners. I am being completely biased with this pick, because I want the 49ers to remain in playoff contention so they can bring back George Kittle. Sorry @admin, but I need George Kittle back for my fantasy team that 'nobody cares about'. I think the defense plays with heart and I don't think Alex Smith can shred them like Josh Allen did. On the other end; can Nick Mullens find a way to beat this Washington defense? I don't know. I just know that the 49ers have the offensive weapons that the Washington team does not. For that, I am going to stick to my biased wishes and pick the 49ers to win a low scoring smash mouth game.
49ers win 23-19.


Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions
- The Lions won a game they had no business winning last week, which weirdly puts them one game back of the final Wildcard spot. Unfortunately for them, they are about to run into a juggernaut. Aaron Rodgers and the best WR in the NFL Davante Adams do their thing in this one. Most importantly, Aaron Jones continues where he left off in the last game and has his best game of the season putting up 200 total yards in this game. The Packers are just too damn good for Detroit and Matthew Stafford just doesn't have the weapons to keep up. The Lions don't even have the run game to take advantage of the biggest weakness of Green Bay. The Packers dominate in this one and UT has a comfortable afternoon.
Packers win 38-21.


New Orleans Saints vs Philadelphia Eagles
- And here we are! The Hurts Era! Taysom Hill vs Jalen Hurts. How exciting. We finally got to see Alvin Kamara last week after watching Taysom take away all his ground work for a few weeks. It'll be harder to run against Philadelphia and this is definitely a tough game for Hurts to make a debut. Surely Hurts will perform better then Hinton and believe it or not; I am not that comfortable in picking New Orleans in this one. I think the lack of tape on Hurts might actually hurt the Saints here. I just don't know if this offense can do enough for Philadelphia to beat New Orleans which means their defense is going to have to step up. Step up they will. Great news for UT and the Packers here as I am actually going to call for the upset. The Hurts era starts off with a HUGE win keeping the Eagles playoff hopes alive as they are now a half game back of Washington and New York if my predictions are right. This game just reeks of an upset and the Saints have to now shift their focus to a huge match up against the Chiefs the following week. I can sense the Saints losing their grip on that first round BYE. Taysom Hill throws for 2 interceptions and fumbles the ball away once as well as the 3 turnovers turn out to be costly. Will Drew Brees return next week? We shall see. Give me the Eagles with the upset here!
Eagles win 24-17.


Indianapolis Colts vs Las Vegas Raiders
- The Raiders had no business winning last weeks game, but they did. Unfortunately for them, they are probably going to be without Josh Jacobs for this game also. If Devonte Booker couldn't run all over the Jets, I don't see him being able to do so against this Colts D. Darren Waller went for 200 yards against the Jets so I expect the game plan for Indy to be to stop Waller. They'll contain him enough to slow down this offense of the Raiders. I love me the RAIDAHZ, but there chances for making the playoffs continue to dwindle with a loss in this game. A big worry for jTjohncenaGOAT and the Colts is if Philip Rivers can contain this injury he is playing through and finish out the year. The offense will not be better eith Jacoby Brissett leading the way come playoff time. This is really not a hard game for me to pick. The Raiders are at a disadvantage without Josh Jacobs and the Colts D is just too good for Derek Carr to figure out another way to win. Colts win this one comfortably.
Colts win 30-15.


SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills
- Two teams that just played a double header with different results squaring off. Sign me up for this match up. 🤯 and RagnarokMike vs RT in a Sunday Night Primetime thriller! This Dionte Johnson benching noise is ridiculpus. Chase Claypool has disappeared lately and would need to continue to step up for that to even be a possibility. Bench Eric Ebron? For who? Vance McDonald? Chill. Josh Allen just shredded the 49ers D, but is going to have a much tougher time doing that against this Steelers team. I trust Big Ben more in this one then I do Josh Allen, but I expect this to be a good game. The Steelers will lead a game winning drive with their receivers making CATCHES and putting the game away. The Bills are a good team, but I think the Steelers are just better. This will be a fun close game, but in the end Big Ben hits.... y'know what? Fuck it. Big Ben hits Vance McDonald for the game winning TD with 40 seconds to go! Josh Allen is unable to drive downfield for a TD with a small amount of time and the Steelers win a thriller.
Steelers win 27-23.


MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:
Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns
- If we weren't in a pandemic right now, this would be an awesome game to watch just to see the Cleveland home crowd show up for this game. The noise would be on a different level. We all know how I don't feel comfortable in either Lamar or Baker, too. Last season these two teams split the series with both having blow out victories. The Ravens already got their blowout win over Cleveland to open up the season, so is it Clevelands turn? Eh, I don't think so. I think the Ravens have too much to play for in this game and even though Cleveland has been hot; I STILL CAN'T TAKE THEM FOR REAL! I'm going to project another close'ish game where Lamar does more then Baker in the end to seal the victory. 
Ravens win 27-17.

Josh Allen $3
Alvin Kamara $4
Davante Adams $5
Stefon Diggs $2
Evan Engram $1

I'm taking:

Watson $4
Kamara $4
DK $3
Kupp $1
Andrews $3

$5 - Kelce - Miles ahead of anyone else at his position on the board, one of the top receivers in football
$4 - Watson - I would have taken Rodgers but it would have messed up the total
$3 - Chubb - Still an underrated back, one of the best in the league
$2 - McLaurin - Wait until this guy gets a quarterback
$1 - Kupp - Good all-round receiver, better than Anderson

Dec 10, 2020 15:46:30 GMT Todd said:

$5 - Kelce - Miles ahead of anyone else at his position on the board, one of the top receivers in football
$4 - Watson - I would have taken Rodgers but it would have messed up the total
$3 - Chubb - Still an underrated back, one of the best in the league
$2 - McLaurin - Wait until this guy gets a quarterback
$1 - Kupp - Good all-round receiver, better than Anderson

That's literally the lineup I was going to go with, but didn't want to do my boy Kamara dirty.

Rodgers and Adams ($10)
Nick Chubb ($3)
Kupp and Engram ($2)

I win.

I knew Olivia Culpo was going to destroy CMC. Now he's doubtful to play after suffering an injury during practice this week.

Biggest win of the season for the Jets fans, the worst beat reporter in all of sports is FINISHED. A stalker who got a restraining order from a female, a plagiaristic fraud who emailed a lesser known intern/beat writer word for word how to conduct business and get quotes for him at conference since Mehta got barred from stepping foot in Jets facility, and his deed? Stalked Jets GM Joe Douglas son during a little league baseball game telling Joe Douglas over the phone the flavor of ice cream the kid was having on the bench as a means to get some sources. The reign of terror is over. He had burner accounts on twitter named after Adam Gase's kids to spill dirt on Gase, that's how much of a scumbag this clown is.

Awful person, even worse beat writer. Has terrorized this organization since the Rex Ryan regime. Christmas has come early, what a day.

:lol: that video is tremendous, I had it on repeat for a few minutes.

Continuing on the trend of shady ass dudes in the NFL - this SI deep dive on Jack Easterby is WILD. Think Todd will be especially interested.

Kupp being an inch away for the TD is probably going to define my night. Lol.

New England’s going to get spanked tonight.

Cam Akers is TORCHING the Patriots so far.

God, that was a terrible pick.

Well UT you were right.

Defensive TD.

Man those goal line calls from McDaniels were hot garbage. So obvious what was happening there, Rams played the Newton carry all the way.

This is gonna get ugly.

Jets got 1 more shot to win a game this year Week 17. No to the Hawks or Rams or Browns, it's Pats or bust.

This really isn't anywhere close to as one sided a game as everyone is acting. Yardage is pretty even, Newton's yards per pass is higher than Goff. Some better play calling on that series down at the goal line instead of absurdly running the ball straight at Aaron Donald four straight times and it's a one possession game.

Cooper FUCKING Kupp.

Dec 11, 2020 2:05:03 GMT KING KID said:

Well UT you were right.

Defensive TD.

Of course I nail every bet when I’m too big a bitch to bet it.

Dec 11, 2020 3:24:27 GMT UT said:

Dec 11, 2020 2:05:03 GMT KING KID said:

Well UT you were right.

Defensive TD.

Of course I nail every bet when I’m too big a bitch to bet it.

Dude. You should start betting with me. I’m literally on fire.

That was possibly the most boring half of football I've ever seen, Patriots absolutely diabolically bad. Not much accomplished except for Aaron Donald taking the lead in the sack race. Have a good weekend everyone!

Last night was the type of game that completely defines the Rams.

Excellent defense. Great running game. Kupp and Woods holding the fort at receiver. Then there's Jared Goff. Still found a way to throw an interception that was almost a pick 6 and put New England in the game. No matter how protected he was by the run game and defense, he was STILL the weak link of this team.

I would not be surprised if the Super Bowl was Chiefs vs Rams, but man Jared Goff is going to need to step it up for this team.

Haden’s out, and is really the lynchpin of that secondary, saw how quickly things opened up in that WFT game as soon as he went down...gonna be a tough go against one of the best offenses they’ve played. Also down another LB with Spillane out. Shit.

Ugh Mahomes throwing like his fifth tipped ball in two games stopped a promising first drive with an INT.

@admin hero pushes one wide.

The Texans run defense is reaching a level where it's actually quite funny

Wow. Mahomes has thrown an INT, fumbled a snap, and ran 30 yards backwards to take a sack. What the fuck.