Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed.
Two divisions that aren’t sending teams in to my illustrious Furious Seven – the NFC and AFC West. How brutal are these divisions? I was talking to Chip, who you can chirp with at Account Management by asking for ext. 2327, and we were pondering how good the NFC West could possibly be? If the Seahawks’ wide receiver unit hadn’t been gunned down in malice by the injury bug, and the Niners hadn’t listened to Mike Martz and played Shaun Hill from the get go, would this division be slightly more competitive?
A thrilling Week 16 in the NFL brought some closure for several teams in both conferences that already know whether or not they will be postseason participants.
For many other teams however, the final week of the 2008-09 NFL regular will decide their playoff fates whether for good or bad.
Sometimes they agree, sometimes they disagree; this week it’s a bit of both.
We had our writers break down four of the biggest Sunday afternoon matchups and here’s what they came up with.
If you like to ride the hot picks, Cras is 7-1 against the spread (ATS) with his Double Take selections over the past two weeks. For the season, he’s 33-24-3 while Mike is 32-25-3.
The Chicago Bears (8-6 SU, 6-6-2 ATS) find themselves in “must win” territory on Monday night when they play host to their arch-rivals, the Green Bay Packers (5-9 SU, 6-7-1 ATS) in an NFC North game in NFL pro football sports betting action that is slated to kick off at 8:30 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in the Windy City.
The Buffalo Bills (6-8 SU & ATS) have simply gone into the tank in the AFC East. On Sunday they will try to take a step toward finishing the season at the .500 mark when they visit the Denver Broncos (8-6 SU, 4-9-1 ATS), who need only to win this game to wrap up the AFC West, in NFL pro football online betting action that is slated to kick off at 4:05 PM ET at Invesco Field at Mile High (natural turf) in Denver.
Despite winning the weak NFC West and securing their first playoff berth in over a decade, the Arizona Cardinals (8-6 SU, 8-6 ATS, 9-5 O/U) clearly aren’t playing winning football at the moment. The Cardinals have dropped three of their last four games and are coming off a dismal 35-14 rout at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
The Washington Redskins (7-7 SU, 5-8-1 ATS) have seen their playoff hopes slip away as they’ve been through a horrific slump. On Sunday they will try to regroup as they oppose the Philadelphia Eagles (8-5-1 SU, 9-5 ATS) in NFL pro football sports betting action that is set to kick off at 4:15 PM ET at FedEx Field (natural turf) in Landover, MD.
The New England Patriots (9-5 SU, 7-7 ATS) are still fighting to win the AFC East. On Sunday they will try to get a leg up in that three-way race when they play host to the Arizona Cardinals (8-6 SU & ATS) in NFL pro football sports betting action that is scheduled to take place at 1 PM ET at Gillette Stadium (artificial turf) in Foxboro, MA.
Three games with serious implications in the standings are hogging all the action on the NFL betting board heading into this weekend.
In Tennessee, the Titans look to hold off the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL’s best defense for first place in the AFC, while two games involving NFC South squads highlight action in the senior conference.
The Minnesota Vikings (9-5 SU, 6-8 ATS) are desperate to hang on to their NFC North division lead. The Atlanta Falcons (9-5 SU, 8-6 ATS) are desperate to garner a playoff spot. On Sunday these two teams will meet to see who can take a step toward that next level. Kickoff is set for 4:15 PM ET at the Metrodome (artificial turf) in Minneapolis.
The New York Jets (9-5 SU, 7-7 ATS, 8-5-1 O/U) snapped their modest two-game losing streak with a big division win in Week 15. The Seattle Seahawks (3-11 SU, 6-7-1 ATS, 6-6-2 O/U) finally found a team they could beat as they snapped their six-game losing streak in the BetUS Sportsbook.
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The New Orleans Saints (7-7 SU, 9-4-1 ATS, 9-4-1 O/U) saw their playoff hopes take a huge hit with a crushing loss in Week 15. The Detroit Lions (0-14 SU, 6-8 ATS, 9-4-1 O/U) remained winless following their loss on Sunday, but actually put up a pretty good fight before falling.
The afternoon schedule of Week 16’s NFL betting slate finds us in Minneapolis, MN at the HHH Metrodome for a fantastic sports betting affair between the Atlanta Falcons (9-5, 8-6 ATS) and Minnesota Vikings (9-5, 6-8 ATS); kick-off is slated for 4:15 ET and can be seen nationally on FOX. Atlanta currently holds the sixth and final playoff spot, while Minnesota holds a one-game lead over the Chicago Bears for the top spot in the NFC North.
Week 16 of the NFL betting season offers up a fantastic AFC/NFC clash of wildcard contenders when the AFC North representative Baltimore Ravens (9-5, 8-6 ATS) invade Texas Stadium to lock horns with the NFC East rep Dallas Cowboys (9-5, 7-7 ATS); kick-off is slated for 8:15 ET and the game can be seen nationally on the NFL Network.
