- Philly 38, NY Giants 31 - One of the crazier comebacks in recent memory... Philly was down 21 with 7:28 to go and put up 28 in the final minutes capped by a punt return TD as time expired... Vick was incredible, accounting for the 3 tying touchdowns down the stretch, but the big story was NYG inexplicably punting to Desean Jackson on the final return... no excuse for that, but was a fantastic play by Jackson... Philly all but clinches the NFC East with the 1-game lead plus the tiebreaker...
- Atlanta 34, Seattle 18 - Welp, I missed on this one... even after Seattle punched them in the mouth with a TD march on the first drive, Atlanta was able to beat up on them (with the help of about 5 different fortunate breaks, but still) for the duration... Hasselbeck was a trainwreck, and Whitehurst wasn't any better... nice win for the Falcons who clinch a playoff spot officially... 8 straight wins including 3 in a row on the road is crazy...
- KC 27, St. Louis 13 - The Rams are still alive thanks to the Seattle loss, but KC ran all over them with Charles and Jones combining for 188 yards and 2 TDs... This may have been the worst game of Sam Bradford's career thus far, and the NFC West will come down to the final 2 weeks with STL, Seattle, and even San Fran still alive....
- Indy 34, Jacksonville 24 - The Colts won't die... Manning threw for an efficient 229 and 2 TDs, they got a late special teams TD, and (gasp) even had a running game with Donald Brown going north of 100 yards... MJD was held in check (sub-50 yards rushing) and Indy took care of business...
- Baltimore 30, New Orleans 24 - Big, big win for the Ravens who go to 10-4, and a crushing loss to the Saints NFC South chances with their 4th loss combining with the Falcons win to put them 2 back with 2 play (and the Falcons playing Carolina in week 17)... Ray Rice was the story with 31 carries for 153, 5 catches for 80, and 2 TDs... he was the best player on the field...
- NY Jets 22, Pittsburgh 17 - Mark Sanchez didn't kill them, they got a Brad Smith return TD to start the game, and the defense held Pittsburgh down enough to win it... huge bounceback for the Jets in a tough spot on the road, and they are firmly in control of a playoff spot with this win...
- Oakland 39, Denver 23 - Tim Tebow was surprisingly productive, but the Denver defense can't stop anyone and Oakland took advantage... McFadden and Bush combined for 140 and 2 TDs, and Jacoby Ford went 71 to the house early... Oakland is still alive at 7-7 in the AFC West...
- NE 31, Green Bay 27 - Closer than the experts thought describes it... Matt Flynn was... competent? And that was really the story... he threw for 251 and 3 TDs to 1 INT (a soul-crushing pick 6... but still), and GB was even able to run the ball with Jackson and Kuhn combining for 120 yards... but NE held them late, Brady was efficient even in an "off" game with 2 TDs and 0 INTs (again!) and they move to 12-2...
THE PICKS! 45-39-2 Entering...
- Dallas -7... Loss
- Seattle +7... Loss (but I enjoyed it)
- NYJ +6... Outright win..
- NE -13... Loss
Ugly... again... 46-42-2 on the year... must... stay... above... .500...
Elsewhere...
- The UConn women win their 88th straight game... it's an overblown story IMO in that I don't see the relevance in "tying" the men's record... when.. they... aren't... men?... but that doesn't make it any less impressive... Maya Moore is a transcendent athlete, and the program is crazy... much respect...
- The Hawks lose in New Jersey... 89-82 Nets... Joe Johnson was pretty horrendous, shooting 4-16, but the bench play (especially that of Evans and Powell) was what lost them the game... Devin Harris got wherever he wanted on the floor all night too...
- Boston wins their 13th straight... Paul Pierce threw up a triple double (18/10/12) while only attempting 8 shots, they got great production from Nate Robinson (43 minutes, 18 points), and did it all without Rondo...
- And my favorite line of the day? My man Grant Hill with a 30 and 11 in Phoenix's road win in OKC... outdueled Durant!
Enjoy the day...
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