We just witnessed a wild week 10 in the NFL. The 1-7 Falcons beat the 7-1 Saints. The Dolphins have won two in a row after an 0-7 start. The Raiders are now a half game back of the Chiefs in the AFC West. The last unbeaten fell on Monday night when Seattle won a thriller in overtime over the 49ers. Week 11 has some big games when considering playoff positioning for some teams. Here is a look at the playoffs if they began today.
AFC Byes: 1 New England, 2 Baltimore
AFC: 6 Pittsburgh vs 3 Houston, 5 Buffalo vs 4 Kansas City
AFC Outside Looking In: Oakland, Indianapolis, Tennessee
NFC Byes: 1 San Francisco, 2 Green Bay
NFC: 6 Minnesota vs 3 New Orleans, 5 Seattle vs 4 Dallas
NFC Outside Looking In: Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia, Carolina
Week 11 Picks (all times central)
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns (Thursday) 7:20 FOX (Pick: Pittsburgh)
Jacksonville Jaguars vs Indianapolis Colts 12:00 CBS (Pick: Jacksonville)
Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins 12:00 CBS (Pick: Buffalo)
Houston Texans vs Baltimore Ravens 12:00 CBS (Pick: Baltimore)
New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles 3:25 CBS (Pick: Philadelphia) (NFL 100 Game of the Week)
Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Rams 7:20 NBC (Pick: Los Angeles Rams)
Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers (Monday) (Mexico City) 7:15 (Pick: Kansas City)
What to Watch For
This is an interesting slate of games because there are not too many that jump off the screen and yell great game, but there are a few. The Jaguars vs Colts game will separate the winner from the loser in the wild card race. Jacksonville is 4-5 and the Colts are 5-4, so with a Colts win they go two games up on the Jaguars. Nick Foles is back for the Jaguars after being on injured reserve. Can the Dolphins win a 3rd straight or will the Bills stay with the Patriots in the division race? In a game that has enough hype on its own by being a Super Bowl rematch. The Patriots are only a game up on Baltimore for the 1 seed in the AFC. The Eagles are tied for the division lead, but right now they are the 8 seed and out of the NFC playoffs. This game is a part of the Patriots toughest stretch. I see the Eagles pulling this one out. In a game we could see in the second round of the playoffs, Houston vs Baltimore is going to be a great quarterback battle. The two QBs are electric in Jackson and Watson. Who comes out on top will the first one to mess up late in the game. Baltimore is just better than the Texans right now. Monday night football could be interesting because if the Chiefs lose they could be second in the AFC West and we could be looking at the Chiefs in a playoff race, instead of sitting back late in the season.
Have a magical day and we will SEE YA! real soon.
