Game of the week:  NY Giants vs. New England Patriots.  As if there were any doubt.  This one's for the history books.  And, lest we gift wrap a late Christmas present for the Pats, don't count out the Giants, who would love to play the spoiler here, and oh, by the way -- you all do recall that whole New York vs. Boston rivalry thing, yes?  This should be a classic.

 

Also worth watching:  Sprinkled inbetween the bowl games are the following NFL week 17 gems --  Indy vs. Tennessee and Washington vs. Dallas, both for the 6th spot in the AFC playoffs.  Philly vs. Buffalo is the battle of the best of the rest.

 

Please Note!!!! -- This is week 17 in the NFL, which is also the week that many playoff-bound teams rest their players.  As such, the spreads are heavily skewed this week as Vegas has taken into account the likely scratching of many healthy players, whereas my system doesn't know a quarterback from baby back ribs.  If you are using these games to make betting decisions, please keep this in mind!  As always, your losses are your own responsibility.  Good luck!

 

The Pats are now 15-0 and on the verge of making history.  No NFL team has ever gone 16-0 in the regular season, but New England has that chance on Saturday night in New York, when they take on an upsurgent Giants team.

 

Running along side the Pats are the Cowboys, who get help from the Bears in sealing up the home field in the NFC playoffs, as Chicago destroys Favre's Packers, 35-7.

 

Aside from that, the ratings are pretty much static now that the regular season is coming to a close.  Philadelphia continues to be the surprise team of the 2nd half of the season, while Washington has made some great strides since losing teammate Sean Taylor.

 

Look forward to week 17 -- see you in the playoffs next week.