Headline: Eliminated AFC North Teams Play for Pride – Browns Visit Steelers in Week 17
We all knew that the AFC North would be tough, that it would likely produce two playoff teams but not many would have thought that the Pittsburgh Steelers would be one of the teams on the outside.
Short of an appearance in the National Championship game, it’s always a privilege for a football program to play in the “Grand-daddy of ‘Em All”. Yet, the mere fact that 8-5 Wisconsin is representing the Big Ten in this year’s game, suggests just how zany the Big Ten Conference has been in 2012.
This year’s Orange Bowl is certain to be a fascinating game because it features our resident BCS-buster for 2012, with the Northern Illinois Huskies.
The 2012 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl is going to feature two disciplined teams in the Navy Midshipmen and the Arizona State Sun Devils, but while each team is talented, they’ve also been known to show their weaknesses. This game is worth tuning into, if only to watch the ground game of the Midshipmen.
Headline: The Rematch – dos Santos defends Heavyweight Title Against Velasquez at UFC 155
It seems that it has been a long time since we saw any UFC action but the wait will certainly be worth it when the Dana White and Joe Silva put on their latest MMA event. UFC 155 comes our way this weekend from Las Vegas and it features a long awaited rematch between two of the young studs of the Heavyweight Division.
What you’ve seen of the Utah Jazz this season is pretty much what you’re going to get. They are basically a .500 team that can hang with good teams, especially at home, and steal a game they shouldn’t every now and then.
Every sport has its meaningless games but they somehow seem even more so in the NFL where people are trying to hurt each other. This game could be a little sloppy as both teams just want to get in and get it done.
Both teams are struggling right now. The Lions can try and hurt a rival while the Bears are looking to win and then see what happens in terms of making the playoffs in the tough NFC.
Hard to believe, looking back, that last spring Tim Tebow actually wanted to be part of this hornets nest in New York.
Oddsmakers pay close attention to two factors when considering numbers:
1. Every game is unique. What happened in the past has little meaning. 2. Which team is more motivated?
Single-digit temperatures have arrived in Minneapolis, but winter is a little less dreary this year. The Timberwolves are actually decent, and on Sunday the Vikings will be playing what amounts to a playoff game when they take on the Packers.
Headline: Seahawks Look for Perfect Home Record versus Upstart Rams in Week 17
The Seattle Seahawks, the surprise of the NFC West and the shock of the NFC look to keep their perfect home record intact in Week 17 against another one of the surprise teams in the NFC West, the St. Louis Rams who could finish over .500 with a win.
Headline: NFC East Title on the Line – Cowboys Visit Redskins for Division Championship
It doesn’t get much better than this! The NFC East Championship is on the line in the last weekend of the Regular Season with the Cowboys, the Redskins and the Giants all still alive in the murky playoff picture. The marquee matchup of the weekend – the Cowboys versus the Redskins with the winner guaranteeing themselves a spot in the postseason.
Headline: Broncos Look For 11th Straight – Host KC in Week 17
Two AFC West teams heading in totally different directions wrap up the Regular Season on Sunday when the playoff bound Denver Broncos look to keep their insane roll going against the Kansas City Chiefs – one of the contenders for the first overall pick in next year’s NFL draft.
Headline: Motivated 49ers Host Arizona in Week 17 – a Beat Down at the Bay?
The San Francisco 49ers had hoped to have the NFC West locked up by now but a loss in Week 16 has this team with a little work to do ahead of the impending playoffs. The good news for San Francisco, they host one of the most inept offenses the NFL has seen in years. The bad news – injuries on both sides of the ball means that there will be some kinks that need to be worked out this Sunday.
This intriguing bowl match-up features one of the most dynamic athletes college football has seen in some time (Michigan’s veteran QB/RB threat Denard Robinson) versus a downright nasty defense led by a first-team All-American in the form of South Carolina DE Jadeveon Clowney.
