Week 16: Race to .500 Coming Down to the Wire

The worst game of the year, a game with no meaning between two terrible teams very late in the season is on prime time TV tonight. Even from a fantasy standpoint this game is completely worthless. If you are in your championship and counting on a player from either the Titans or Jags, you should lose. That’s how worthless these teams and this game are. Primetime! The NFL!

Last Week: 9-6-1
Lock of the Week: 9-6
Season: 108-112-3 (race to .500 will be tight!)

Home team in CAPS

Watching home birth tapes (+4) over watching Jags vs. Titans

Titans (+4) over JAGS

I’ll take the points I guess. Let’s move on.

Eagles (-7.5) over REDSKINS

There are two teams that your sanity would be called into question if you bet on them. The Redskins and Bears. Although, at the same time if the Redskins somehow won one of their last two games it wouldn’t really shock me, but that’s only because nothing they can do would shock me at this point.

Chargers (+1) over 49ERS

I’m 12-1-1 in picking 49ers games on the season, and yet I have no feel for this game whatsoever. Both teams have put up a curious slate of results and are capable of not showing up. Since Harbaugh already has a foot out of the door and there is nothing at stake for the 49ers, I’ll take San Diego to stay alive in the playoff race.

Vikings (+6.5) over DOLPHINS

Minnesota seems to play games close these days.

BUCCANEERS (+10.5) over Packers

While I do think the Packers will look to blow someone out after losing in Buffalo, the fact is they just aren’t very good on the road, 2-5 against the spread to be exact. This spread is a bit too large.

Lions (-8.5) over BEARS

Jimmy Clausen will fix all of the Bears problems.

Falcons (+6) over SAINTS

You could call this the biggest game of the week in some ways, which is pretty sad in a lot of ways.

Patriots (-10) over JETS

The Jets usually play the Patriots close, but I don’t know if the Jets have been quite this bad in any of those past situations.

Chiefs (+3) over STEELERS

Who knows what to expect, it’s a Steelers game.

Browns (+3) over PANTHERS

There is no way Johnny Football plays as badly as he did last week, right?

Ravens (-5) over TEXANS
Lock of the Week

The Texans are down their top three quarterbacks. That might be a bit of a problem.

RAMS (-5.5) over Giants

Any team that let the Redskins hang around the entire game and probably should have been behind for much of the game should lose handily against a regular team. The Rams defense hasn’t allowed a touchdown in three straight games, so I can’t see the one weapon Giants putting much up on the board.

Bills (-6) over RAIDERS

Buffalo! Winning record! (still no playoffs)

Colts (+3) over COWBOYS

Where is my Cowboys collapse?

CARDINALS (+8) over Seahawks

There is no denying how well the Seahawks have been playing lately, but the Cardinals are still undefeated at home. I’m not going to pick against an undefeated home team getting more than a touchdown in the spread regardless of who they are playing.

Broncos (-3) over BENGALS

The Bengals need to lose to make the last week in the AFC North super exciting.