Bik's Thursday Night Week 15 Pick: Preparing For The Future

I’m going to get into more for tomorrows pieces but this is what the final 3 weeks has in store for us in the NFL Season, along with some unavoidable facts:

-          The Dallas Cowboys are 1 game out of the Wild-Card race and the NFC East divisional race.

-          The Washington Redskins are also 1 game out of a Wild-Card race and the NFC East divisional race.

-          The Redskins beat the Cowboys on Thanksgiving in quite spectacular fashion.

-          Tony Romo is known for his rather hilarious chokes and doesn’t have the best of times on NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES

-          If both teams continue their winning ways, Week 17 will more than likely be a NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAME

-          The Redskins play the Cowboys in Week 17

-          Despite the day-day soap opera that has played out for the J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS! They find themselves 1 game behind Pittsburgh and Cincinnati for a Wild-Card spot in the AFC with a 6-7 record.

-          The Jets play @ Tennessee, vs. San Diego, and @ Buffalo.

-          The Steelers play @ Dallas, vs. Cincinnati, vs. Cleveland

-          The Bengals play @ Philadelphia, @Pittsburgh, vs. Baltimore

-          If the Steelers or Bengals lose any games against AFC opponents and have the Jets go 3-0, the Jets would make the playoffs.

-          Mark Sanchez is still the Jets starting QB... Tim Tebow was healthy last week.

-          Tim Tebow took the Denver Broncos to the playoffs when there was no hope last year.

-          The Seattle Seahawks are 1.5 games back of the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC West crown.

-          The 49ers play @ New England this weekend

-          Eminems “Lose Yourself” was the #1 song when the Patriots last lost in December at home. Meaning for those who were graduating the year “8 Mile” came out in theatres, this year will be your 10 year reunion.

-          The Seahawks are 6-0 at home this season

-          The Seahawks host the 49ers in Week 16

-          If Green Bay loses 1 game, The “Fail Mary” from earlier in the year might actually come back to haunt the Green Packers again as they would lose out on the 2^nd seed and a bye week to Seattle.

That’s just a sniff of what’s happening in the NFL....  now for a look at what’s happening in the NHL:

-          People in suits are talking...

Thursday’s Week 15 Pick below – Rest of picks for Week 15 on Friday. Home team in CAPS.

EAGLES (+5) over Bengals

I’m not too sure why the Bengals are over a field goal favourites on the road in what is essentially a must-win game for them. The Bengals do have a penchant for beating teams they’re “supposed” to beat but they’ve also quivered and shook in games that they absolutely need to win. The Eagles have really their nothing to play for and are just out there looking at their future. Not even really a case of veterans playing for their jobs because Mike Vick is healthy and a scratch for this game. They got nothing out of their run game last week on the road in Tampa and still pulled out a win. That will improve as the Bengals middle linebackers are making their tackles on running backs 4.8 yards past the line of scrimmage (highest in the league), and Bryce Brown is 2^nd in the league in yards after contact (small sample size but still). Plus it’s a short week and I’ll take the home-underdog.... Again. *gulp*

Last Week: 7-9

Season: 100-103-2