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Continue reading →: Jacksonville Jaguars: Week 17 NFL Power Rankings (#31)
Last week: 31 (+0) Record: 2-13 Net points per drive: -0.86 (30th) DVOA: -29.1% (30th) Weighted DVOA: -26.2% (29th) Studs LOLB Russell Allen: 5 solo tackles, 1 assist, 3 stops, 1 missed tackle, 1 sack and 2 quarterback hurries on 6 blitzes, allowed 1 catch for 11 yards on 3…
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Continue reading →: Kansas City Chiefs: Week 17 NFL Power Rankings (#32)
Last week: 32 (+0) Record: 2-13 Net points per drive: -0.90 (32nd) DVOA: -38.4% (32nd) Weighted DVOA: -34.9% (32nd) Kansas City Studs RB Jamaal Charles: Rushed for 228 yards (43 after contact) and a touchdown on 22 attempts, 1 broken tackle, 1 fumble, caught 1 pass for 4 yards on…
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Continue reading →: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants: Week 17 NFL Pick
Philadelphia Eagles (4-11) at New York Giants (8-7) The Giants are in a must win game here, but that doesn’t mean that this means more to them. The Eagles would love nothing more here than to play spoiler and eliminate a division rival. That being said, I actually really like…
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Continue reading →: Pro-Bowl Thoughts
On Twitter (@stevenlourie), I tweeted “It’s the most infuriating day of the year. Time to read this year’s Pro-Bowl rosters.” And I’m not referring to the stupidity of a game that none of the players care about anyway (my solution: make it like All-American teams, announce the teams, but never…
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Continue reading →: Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers: Week 16 NFL Pick
Tennessee Titans (5-9) at Green Bay Packers (10-4) I’ve called Green Bay overrated because of all their injuries and I still think there’s a lot of truth to that. Injuries at running back have left them with a washed up Ryan Grant, an unproven DuJuan Harris, and fullback John Kuhn…
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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans: Week 16 NFL Pick
Minnesota Vikings (8-6) at Houston Texans (12-2) The Vikings kept their playoff hopes alive last week, as they are one of many 8-6 teams in the NFC. They are long shot hopes, however. Not only do they not control their own destiny, their final 2 games are against Houston and…
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Continue reading →: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles: Week 16 NFL Pick
Washington Redskins (8-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (4-10) Some situational trends say that the Redskins are the right side here. Teams are 35-19 ATS as divisional road favorites before being divisional home favorites since 2002. Meanwhile, on the Eagles side, divisional home dogs are 23-38 ATS before being divisional road dogs…
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Continue reading →: San Diego Chargers at New York Jets: Week 16 NFL Pick
San Diego Chargers (5-9) at New York Jets (6-8) Ugh. How am I supposed to pick between these two teams? The Chargers have been incredibly inconsistent and the Jets are a mediocre at best team who has just been eliminated from the playoff race making a controversial move to start…
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Continue reading →: Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos: Week 16 NFL Pick
Cleveland Browns (5-9) at Denver Broncos (11-3) Before last week, the Browns hadn’t really gotten blown out all year. They had been competitive in every other game. They only have 3 other losses by more than a touchdown. One of those, a 14 point loss in New York against the…
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Continue reading →: Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals: Week 16 NFL Pick
Chicago Bears (8-6) at Arizona Cardinals (5-9) The Bears started the season 7-1 and looked primed for a first round bye, but now stand at 8-6 and need help to even get into the playoffs. How did this happen? Well, the simple answer is that they started playing tougher competition.…