I didn't actually watch any football over Christmas weekend (I don't really count watching the Lions / Saints game), so not much comments about the games, but the playoff picture is getting clearer.

• Atlanta 24, Tampa Bay 27 (-3) (36.5 O/U) [P: $6.37, S: $0.00, O/U: $9.71, T: $16.08]: Like father, like son, right? Atlanta is eliminated from playoff contention, which kind of hurts my prediction of an Atlanta Super Bowl.
• Buffalo 37, Cincinnati 27 (-14) (44 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.35, T: ($10.65)]: Buffalo played spoiler, and made sure Cincinnati didn't have a chance at having the first week of the playoffs off.
• Dallas 24, Carolina 20 (-4.5) (37.5 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($30.00)]: Steve Smith gets the boot, and with it, Carolina's chances. Yes, he barely nudged the ref, but that's still illegal, right? With it, Dallas gets a glimmer of hope to play in the post season. It's a small glimmer, but it's there.
• Detroit 13, New Orleans 12 (-3) (37.5 O/U) [P: $19.50, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.17, T: $38.67]: Lions win! Millen's a hero! Long live Joey Harrington! Oh wait. It's New Orleans. Fire Millen!
• Jacksonville 38 (-6), Houston* 20 (37 O/U) [P: $3.92, S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($16.08)]: Jacksonvilles' racking up wins against the lower echelon of the NFL, and Houston regains it's hold on the Bush lottery.
• New York Giants 20, Washington 35 (-3) (37 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.62, T: ($10.38)]: Both teams needed this one, but Washington did more. The Giants are in the playoffs, but haven't clinched the division yet, which they want to, so they can play in Jersey for the playoffs.
• Pittsburgh 41 (-7), Cleveland 0 (32 O/U) [P: $3.39, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.80, T: $23.19]: Pittsburgh has come storming back, now that they've gone back to grinding out their running game. Yes, they finish by playing Cleveland and Detroit, but they'll most likely be in the playoffs.
• San Diego 7 (-1), Kansas City 20 (49.5 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $10.00, T: ($10.00)]: In a must win for both teams, K.C. came up big. More impressive than their offense though, is their defensive play - holding the high powered Bolts offense to one touchdown.
• San Francisco 24, St. Louis 20 (-9) (42 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($30.00)]: In what most would agree is a meaningless game, it definitely creates an interesting situation next week when the 49ers play Houston - especially if Houston wins!
• Tennessee 10, Miami 24 (-5.5) (44 O/U) [P: $4.76, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.43, T: $24.20]: Miami clinched a .500 season. Did anyone see that coming? They won't be playing in a couple of weeks, but Saban has taken this team where no one expected they would go. Now, if they had a real quaterback...
• Philadelphia 21, Arizona 27 (-1) (39 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.62, T: ($10.38)]: Color me surprised at this one!
• Indianapolis* 13, Seattle 28 (-9.5) (44.5 O/U) [P: $2.65, S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($17.35)]: Even though Indy has been regarded as the best team in the league, Seattle now has a chance to finish with a better record - or at least hold the tie breaker. Odd.
• Oakland 3, Denver 22 (-13) (42.5 O/U) [P: $1.10, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $1.10]: Denver got the win they needed, and clinched a week off.
• Chicago 24 (-7), Green Bay 17 (31 O/U) [P: $3.51, S: $0.00, O/U: $9.35, T: $12.85]: A push, spread-wise, but Chicago is an interesting team this year. With Grossman, they are a much better offensive team. But how will they compare to other playoff teams, and not just the NFC North?
• Minnesota 23, Baltimore 30 (-2.5) (35 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.26, T: ($10.74)]: Minnesota needed this one, and, as usual, couldn't pull it out. It's basically typical Vikings play late in the season.
• New England 31 (-5), New York Jets 21 (37.5 O/U) [P: $4.76, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.09, T: $23.85]: Despite how it looked on paper, and how the MNF gang treated this one (with all the highlight clips, who has time for football?!?), it turned out to be a pretty good game, with a comeback attempt by the Jets. Still, New England got the win - now, what's the status of Tedy Bruschi?

Results Summary

• Picks (this week): 9 - 7 (56.25%) - Winnings: ($20.03): Not a great week for me.
• Picks (season): 152 - 88 (63.33%) - Winnings: ($114.85): I'm going the wrong way!
• Spread (this week): 5 - 9 (35.71%) - Winnings: ($40.00): Again, not a good week.
• Spread (season): 114 - 117 (49.35%) - Winnings: ($30.00): I need a big week to finish up, so I can get back to even.
• Over/Under (this week): 11 - 5 (68.75%) - Winnings: $54.39: Once again, over/under saves me when I don't do good picking the games.
• Over/Under (season): 123 - 111 (52.56%) - Winnings: $62.91: I'm actually very suprised about this. Up after a?whole year.
• Total Weekly Winnings: ($5.64): Barely down, but it's disappointing after a few good weeks.
• Total Overall Winnings: ($81.93): I don't see me getting above 0 before the end of the season.

Picks for week 17 will follow closely.