NFL Picks: 08-09 Week 17 Results and Wildcard Picks
posted on 01/02/09 at 11:02:32 pm by Joel Ross
The playoffs are finally here! It's bittersweet, really. While the games get better, there's only 11 games left in the season! Anyway, let's review the final week.
- St. Louis* 27, Atlanta 31 (-14) (44.5 O/U)
- Jacksonville* 7, Baltimore 27 (-12.5) (37.5 O/U)
- New England 13 (-6), Buffalo 0 (40 O/U)
- Kansas City 6, Cincinnati 16 (-3) (38.5 O/U)
- Detroit* 21, Green Bay 31 (-10.5) (43 O/U)
- Chicago 24, Houston 31 (-2.5) (46.5 O/U)
- Tennessee 0 (-3), Indianapolis 23 (38.5 O/U)
- New York Giants* 19, Minnesota 20 (-7) (42 O/U)
- Carolina 33 (-2.5), New Orleans 31 (51.5 O/U)
- Miami 24, New York Jets 17 (-2.5) (42 O/U)
- Dallas 6, Philadelphia 44 (-1.5) (42.5 O/U)
- Cleveland 0, Pittsburgh 31 (-11) (34 O/U)
- Oakland* 31, Tampa Bay 24 (-13) (39.5 O/U)
- Seattle 21, Arizona 34 (-7) (45.5 O/U)
- Denver 21, San Diego 52 (-8) (50.5 O/U): This was an awesome game to have on Sunday night. It was the final game of the season, and it had tremendous meaning to the playoffs - you win and you're in. It was like getting an extra playoff game!
- Washington 24, San Francisco 27 (-3) (37.5 O/U)
Results Summary
- Picks (this week / season): 11 - 5 / 161 - 95
- Spread (this week / season): 12 - 3 / 128 - 119
- Over/Under (this week / season): 4 - 12 / 128 - 121
And on to the playoff picks!
- Atlanta (-1.5) vs. Arizona (51.5 O/U): Atlanta is one of the hottest teams in the NFL right now, while Arizona sort of skidded across the finish line.
- Indianapolis (-1) vs. San Diego (51 O/U): Payton Manning just got league MVP (again). His team is hot.
- Baltimore (-3) vs. Miami (37.5 O/U)
- Philadelphia (-3) vs. Minnesota (42 O/U)
I think this is the first time I've ever seen all four away teams as the favorites in a playoff round. Should be a good weekend for football!
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