NFL ‘07 - Week 16
December 20th, 2007
By golly. It seems as if it was only yesterday when the pro football season started. The Jets were still in the league, and everything was possible.
Now Michael Vick’s in the can, Everybody Hates Belichek and the Steelers can’t buy a win.
Which leads me to tonight’s contest, thankfully restricted to the 187 homes that receive the NFL Network. Nothing much to choose from here, as St. Louis is a 7.5 point home ‘dog against Pittsburgh. The Steelers’ offensive production has been so uneven that I am hesitant to lay this amount - so I won’t. Rams plus seven and a half.
Saturday Dallas is another road favorite, giving 10.5 at Carolina. The Panthers are 2-5 against the spread (according to the excellent gambling section of USA Today); however, the Panthers will still be clawing for a barely possible playoff spot.
But Dallas has even greater incentives - to ensure home field for the playoffs, and to ease Jessica Simpson’s mind about poor Tony. So I’ll take Dallas and lay the points.
8-8 last week; season 97-104-6
(Sunday morning update)
Hmm - already down 0-2 for the week. Talk about stumbling to the finish line…
Which is exactly what’s going to happen to the Giants today in Buffalo. They are going to gag, and get shoved around by New England next week, and have to back into the playoffs. Buf + 2.5 vs. NYG.
NYJ + 8.5 at Ten: Jets hang in these games, you have to give them that.
Cle -2.5 at Cin
GB -8.5 at Chi
Ind -7 vs. Hou
Det -4.5 vs. KC
Mia +22 at NE
Oak +13 at Jax
NO -3 vs. Phi
Min - 6.5 vs. Was
AZ -10 vs. Atl
Bal +11 at Sea
TB - 5.5 at SF
SD - 8.5 vs. Den
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