I’m taking the weekend off to celebrate the holiday as well as for a few other personal reasons. I hope you have a safe and festive new year!

My picks for week 17:

THE GAMES NO ONE CARES ABOUT EXCEPT IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF PLAYERS:

COLTS AT BILLS: Bills by four.
SAINTS AT PANTHERS: Panthers by four.
JAGUARS AT BROWNS: Browns by seven. (UPSET SPECIAL!)
49ERS AT RAMS: 49ers by ten.
FALCONS AT BUCCANEERS: Falcons by ten.
BEARS AT LIONS: Bears by three.
TITANS AT SEAHAWKS: Titans by fourteen.
REDSKINS AT CHARGERS: Chargers by five.

THE GAMES THAT HAVE FRINGE PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS:

PATRIOTS AT TEXANS: Texans by three.
GIANTS AT VIKINGS: Vikings by fourteen.
STEELERS AT DOLPHINS: Steelers by three.
CHIEFS AT BRONCOS: Broncos by ten.
RAVENS AT RAIDERS: Ravens by six.
PACKERS AT CARDINALS: Cardinals by seven.

THE GAMES PEOPLE WILL REALLY BE WATCHING:

Team/Player Photos: Green Bay Packers Team / Player Photos on Jul 25, 2010

EAGLES AT COWBOYS: Eagles by eight.
JETS AT BENGALS: Bengals by one.

Last week: 10-6
Overall: 163-76
Upset Special: 7-9