Week Sixteen Picks

While the Thursday and Saturday Night games that NFL Network is promoting this week are less than inspiring, we do get to end the week on a pretty fantastic game. Regardless, Happy Holidays everyone, hope you get everything you wanted besides your favorite team making it to the playoffs. HA! Just kidding.

The Craptastic games of the week go to:
Panthers @ Steelers
Woohoo. I think the Steelers will win this one at home. Just a guess though.

Cowboys @ Cards
Yay! We have a Christmas Day game it's, oh, well, at least the Cowboys get a good scrimmage game to improve their skill sets.

Lions @ Dolphins
The Lions are 1-6 on the road, the Dolphins are 1-6 at home. And every time I pick the damned Fish they let me down. Maybe they'll actually win at home this week.

Ravens @ Browns
Unless Mangenius pulls some of the fancy tricks he did in the middle of the season I don't see how these two teams could play a more inspired game. Even with the Ravens playing tough, close games the last few weeks, they haven't exactly been exciting to watch. Ravens will still win this one on the road.

Patriots @ Bills
If the Patriots actually had some competition this could be a good game. With the streak Belichick and Brady are on though, the Bills should get smeared.

49ers @ Rams
There's actually some division rivalry and competition for the NFC West Division title riding on this game. Go ahead and watch if you don't mind watching a 6-8 Rams try to defend their first place position against a 5-9 49ers. I like Spagnuolo more than Singletary, so I'll go with the Rams to win this one.

Seahawks @ Bucs
Am I being too tough on these games this week? Jeez, I have a large Craptastic section. Anywho, the Bucs will win this game at home.

Not Craptastic but not Fantastic:
Redsk!ns @ Jags
McNabb feels disrespected from his benching. Shanny likes Rex as the starter at the moment. Haynesworthless is still suspended the last four games of the regular season for being disobedient. I don't know what the hell is going on in that locker room, but it can't be pretty. The Jags will easily win at home.

Titans @ Chiefs
The Titans surprised the Texans and quite a few others last week when they finally woke up from their coma and played some football. Still, they are playing the Chiefs at Arrowhead, and the Chiefs need to keep their lead on the Chargers. Chiefs win at home.

Colts @ Raiders
This almost went in the Craptastic section-but I think it might actually be humorous to watch Peyton get frustrated in the Black Hole. The Raiders will pummel the Colts at home just because they can.

Chargers @ Bengals
T.O. is out for the season, OchoCinco has been awfully quiet, and the Bengals are sitting embarrassed at 3-11. The Chargers have an easy win on the road.

Texans @ Broncos
Any game involving the Broncos should be in the Craptastic section, the only reason this game might be mildly amusing is that Tebow is starting for the Broncos again, and if the Coaches and Owner are listening as closely to the fan base as they have been the last few weeks, they'll let Tebow throw for more than 16 passes to 33 runs. I still think ol' Koob and the Texans will get the win on the road.

Vikings @ Eagles
Will Favre play? Will he not play? Does anybody care anymore? Hell no. Why doesn't he stay gone? The Eagles will win this one easily, doesn't matter who the Vikings try to plug in at QB.

Regardless of the large Craptastic section, we do have a solid Fantastic section this week:
Jets @ Bears
The Bears have proved to be a more solid team this season than most of us have wanted to give them credit for. Still, the Jets have more at stake with their playoff hopes on the line. Look for the once beaten and humiliated Jets who dusted themselves off last week and played some football, to shock some Bears at Soldier Field on Sunday.

Giants @ Packers
This is a must-win playoff game for both these NFC teams. The Pack proved themselves a worthy team last week when they almost made a comeback against the Pats at Foxboro with their rookie QB. If Rodgers had been in, they would have won that game. Look for Rodgers to play better than Eli Manning and for Coughlin to throw a fit after his team melts down in the 4th quarter.

Saints @ Falcons
Holy Monday Nighter! This is a pretty stiff NFC South Division rivalry, the Falcons are hanging on to the lead at 12-2 and the Saints are right behind them at 10-4. If the Saints have any hope of getting a Wild Card spot in the close NFC race this game is a must-win. And the Super Bowl Champs feel like they have to prove that they can still play with the big dogs. Saints go for the win on the road.