A Lot of teams have to play to win and some will play hard as spoilers.
And I think there is only one game that might become meaningless after the early games.
See if I got this right.
Atlanta vs Tampa if Detroit beats GB earlier.
Baltimore and Pittsburgh are still battling for the Division AND a bye! Huge. Pitt at Cleveland and Baltimore at Cinci. Cinci needs to win and they are in! Huge! But Baltimore needs to win also. Both games late - to keep things interesting.
Tenny needs to win at Houston and have Cinci and Oakland lose. Very possible. Tenny early so they have to go hard. Will Houston go hard? Don't think so as they can't improve or slide back.
Jets need to win at Miami and have Cinci, Tenny and Oakland or Denver lose. Miami will be playing tough. Jets early so they have to go hard.
Oakland needs to win vs SD and have Denver lose for the Division, or win and have Cinci lose for the Wild Card. Big for them. I think SD will play hard, but you never know with them. Cinci and Denver games are also late so Raiders will be playing hard.
Saints and Niners still tied for the last bye. Saints home against the dangerous Panthers who are playing hard and would love to prove themselves. Niners at home against the woeful Rams. Saints and Niners both play early so they gotta go for it. If they both win, Niners get the bye.
Rams have 2 losses. Same as Indy. Not sure who has tiebreaker. And Minny only has 3 wins. Not sure who has tiebreaker if they all end up with 3 wins. Will Indy tank it at Jax? (I don't think so, but maybe.) Will Rams cover 11 at home against SF? Will Minny minus AP play hard to beat the Bears? (I think so.) All 3 games are early.
Detroit and Atlanta need to win to get Gints or Dallas instead of SF or New Orleans. Atlanta will know if they have a chance by the time their game vs TB kicks off as Detroit plays GB earlier. Will GB play Rodgers and Co. at home vs Detroit? So Detroit and Atlanta are tricky picks. Gotta find out what the Packers are thinking to do.
That leaves Buffalo/NE. NE needs to win or have Baltimore and Pitt lose to have home field throughout. So NE needs to go hard as they have an early game.
Seattle at Arizona meaningless but I think both teams will play hard to win.
And I think there is only one game that might become meaningless after the early games.
See if I got this right.
Atlanta vs Tampa if Detroit beats GB earlier.
Baltimore and Pittsburgh are still battling for the Division AND a bye! Huge. Pitt at Cleveland and Baltimore at Cinci. Cinci needs to win and they are in! Huge! But Baltimore needs to win also. Both games late - to keep things interesting.
Tenny needs to win at Houston and have Cinci and Oakland lose. Very possible. Tenny early so they have to go hard. Will Houston go hard? Don't think so as they can't improve or slide back.
Jets need to win at Miami and have Cinci, Tenny and Oakland or Denver lose. Miami will be playing tough. Jets early so they have to go hard.
Oakland needs to win vs SD and have Denver lose for the Division, or win and have Cinci lose for the Wild Card. Big for them. I think SD will play hard, but you never know with them. Cinci and Denver games are also late so Raiders will be playing hard.
Saints and Niners still tied for the last bye. Saints home against the dangerous Panthers who are playing hard and would love to prove themselves. Niners at home against the woeful Rams. Saints and Niners both play early so they gotta go for it. If they both win, Niners get the bye.
Rams have 2 losses. Same as Indy. Not sure who has tiebreaker. And Minny only has 3 wins. Not sure who has tiebreaker if they all end up with 3 wins. Will Indy tank it at Jax? (I don't think so, but maybe.) Will Rams cover 11 at home against SF? Will Minny minus AP play hard to beat the Bears? (I think so.) All 3 games are early.
Detroit and Atlanta need to win to get Gints or Dallas instead of SF or New Orleans. Atlanta will know if they have a chance by the time their game vs TB kicks off as Detroit plays GB earlier. Will GB play Rodgers and Co. at home vs Detroit? So Detroit and Atlanta are tricky picks. Gotta find out what the Packers are thinking to do.
That leaves Buffalo/NE. NE needs to win or have Baltimore and Pitt lose to have home field throughout. So NE needs to go hard as they have an early game.
Seattle at Arizona meaningless but I think both teams will play hard to win.
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