NFL Week 18 -- The merciful end

[Cosmo]

Saturday (both games on ABC/ESPN)
Carolina at Tampa Bay (-2.5/43.5), 430
Seattle (-1.5/49.5) at San Francisco, 8

Sunday early
New Orleans at Atlanta (-3/43.5), FOX
Cleveland at Cincinnati (-7.5/44.5), CBS
Green Bay at Minnesota (-6.5/37.5), CBS
Dallas (-4.5/52.5) at N.Y. Giants, FOX
Tennessee at Jacksonville (-12.5/47.5), FOX
Indianapolis at Houston (-10/40.5), CBS

Sunday late
Washington at Philadelphia (-7.5/41.5), CBS
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo (7/38.5), CBS
Detroit at Chicago (-2.5/50.5), FOX
L.A. Chargers at Denver (-12.5/37.5), CBS
Kansas City (-5.5/36.5) at Las Vegas, CBS
Arizona at L.A. Rams (-7.5/46.5), FOX
Miami at New England (-11.5/45.5), FOX

Sunday night
Baltimore (-3.5/41.5) at Pittsburgh, 820, NBC/The ****

Just so it's here, the seeding scenarios at play...
- AFC 1 -- Denver with a win or a loss and NE/JAX losses; NE with a win and DEN loss; JAX with a win and DEN/NE losses
- AFC 2/3 -- Could be any of JAX/DEN/NE depending on results. NE wins a tiebreaker with Jacksonville; Jacksonville wins a tiebreaker with Denver; Would be Houston if HOU wins and JAX loses
- AFC 4 -- Baltimore/Pittsburgh winner
- AFC 5/6/7 -- Houston wins tiebreakers with both LAC and Buffalo; LAC wins a tiebreaker with Buffalo; I don't even want to try to figure out the tiebreakers should Jacksonville lose to Tennessee and fall into this area, but the Jags could drop all the way to 7. If all goes as expected, it will be Houston at 5, the Chargers at 6, Bills at 7.
- NFC 1 -- SEA/SF winner
- NFC 2 -- CHI with a win or a PHI loss; PHI with a win and a CHI loss
- NFC 3 -- See above
- NFC 4 -- Carolina with a win or an Atlanta win; Tampa with a win and a NO win
- NFC 5 -- Seattle if it loses to SF; LAR if they beat Arizona and Seattle wins; SF if it loses and LAR loses
- NFC 6 -- SF with a loss and a Rams win; LAR with a loss or a SF win
- NFC 7 -- Green Bay

 

[Batman]

So 12 of 16 games will have an effect on the playoff picture in some fashion? That's not too bad considering all of the playoff spots are either already clinched or have an either/or head-to-head match-up to settle it.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Feels remarkably accurate.

 

[Cosmo]

The only truly meaningless games are Cleveland-Cincy, Giants-Cowboys, and Pack-Vikings. Atlanta-New Orleans becomes meaningless if Carolina wins.

As a Commanders fan, I'm just waiting to see who fills out the schedule next year. Cincinnati is already locked in. If the Vikings win, they'll finish third. The only way the Lions finish third is if they win and the Vikings lose. I think any of the four NFC South teams can still finish in third.

 

[Batman]

The only truly meaningless games are Cleveland-Cincy, Giants-Cowboys, and Pack-Vikings. Atlanta-New Orleans becomes meaningless if Carolina wins.

As a Commanders fan, I'm just waiting to see who fills out the schedule next year. Cincinnati is already locked in. If the Vikings win, they'll finish third. The only way the Lions finish third is if they win and the Vikings lose. I think any of the four NFC South teams can still finish in third.

Chiefs-Raiders as well, unless you're counting it as meaningful for the No. 1 pick.

 

[waterytart]

The Bills are favored by 2 1/2 against the Jets in Buffalo? Are they using the Philip Rivers plan and starting Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas and Jim Kelly?

 

[Jake from State Farm]

I would like to see Carolina win outright but there’s a lot of appeal in the Bucs winning and the Falcons winning on Sunday to eliminate the Bucs.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

The Bills are favored by 2 1/2 against the Jets in Buffalo? Are they using the Philip Rivers plan and starting Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas and Jim Kelly?

Even then, they should be +112 1/2 point favorites. Zero chance they don't embarrass the **** out of the Jets in the Rich Stadium ('sup @micropolitan guy) home finale.

 

[Batman]

The Bills are favored by 2 1/2 against the Jets in Buffalo? Are they using the Philip Rivers plan and starting Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas and Jim Kelly?

My assumption is that it's because there's a good chance Mitchell Trubisky will be involved.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

My assumption is that it's because there's a good chance Mitchell Trubisky will be involved.

Going against Brady Cook! Even Mitch can lead the Bills to a lopsided win.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

The great Gene Deckerhoff is retiring as Tampa Bay’s radio play by play announcer at the end of the season. Deckerhoff, 80, did Bucs broadcasts since 1989 and did Florida State radio broadcasts from 1979-2022

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...TQ78qDSazq7aHuaTbgKb9bESCl&id=100064866092720

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Where are people seeing Buffalo -2.5?

I have accounts on 3 different sportsbooks, and they are all either Buffalo -7 or -7.5. ESPN has Buffalo -7.

 

[Della9250]

 

[Cosmo]

User error. It has been fixed

 

[dixiehack]

The great Gene Deckerhoff is retiring as Tampa Bay’s radio play by play announcer at the end of the season. Deckerhoff, 80, did Bucs broadcasts since 1989 and did Florida State radio broadcasts from 1979-2022

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...TQ78qDSazq7aHuaTbgKb9bESCl&id=100064866092720

Doesn’t get recognized in pro circles as much as college because the Bucs were so lousy for so long. Another of the great radio voices signing off.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Doesn’t get recognized in pro circles as much as college because the Bucs were so lousy for so long. Another of the great radio voices signing off.

And a great guy

 

[TigerVols]

The great Gene Deckerhoff is retiring as Tampa Bay’s radio play by play announcer at the end of the season. Deckerhoff, 80, did Bucs broadcasts since 1989 and did Florida State radio broadcasts from 1979-2022

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...TQ78qDSazq7aHuaTbgKb9bESCl&id=100064866092720

I happened to hear lengthy portions of his broadcast this week. I didn’t know anything about him but he made error after error, so I assumed he was an 80-year-old broadcaster who was way past his sell-by date.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Chris Olave out due to blood clot, dooming Tampa Bay.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

It's the Falcons. They can always screw it up anyway.

 

[HanSenSE]

Another tradition ending with a domed stadium.