NFL Week 16 2013 Preview and Predictions + Playoff Picture

With only 2 games left before the playoffs start their is still a lot of teams trying to make a playoff spot. With only Seattle, Denver, Indianapolis, and Kansas City clinching a playoff berth so far there is still room for 8 teams to punch themselves a playoff ticket.

Here is a look at what the playoffs look like going into Week 16:

NFC

1. (12-2)Seattle Seahawks

1. (10-4)New Orleans Saints

1. (8-6)Philadelphia Eagles

1. (8-6)Chicago Bears

1. (10-4)Carolina Panthers

1. (10-4)San Francisco 49ers

With Seattle being the only NFC team to clinch a playoff spot thus far, we are in for a wild ride for the end of the season. There is currently the (9-5)Arizona Cardinals, (7-6-1)Green Bay Packers, (7-7)Detroit Lions and (7-7)Dallas Cowboys who are still hoping to have a shot at making it into the playoff picture.

AFC

1. (11-3)Denver Broncos

1. (10-4)New England Patriots

1. (9-5)Cincinnati Bengals

1. (9-5)Indianapolis Colts

1. (11-3)Kansas City

1. (8-6)Baltimore Ravens

The AFC is a lot more clear cut with 3 teams already clinching a playoff spot prior to Week 16. There is still a few teams who are hoping one of these teams slip up and that is (8-6)Miami Dolphins, (7-7)San Diego Chargers and the (6-8)Pittsburgh Steelers.

So let's take a look at who is playing who and who I predict will come out with a win and a step closer to the post-season.

Thursday Night Football:

Thursday Night Football has finally come to an end, this past Thursday was the first since Aug. 1st that we did not get to watch any football on Thursday and is over for the rest of the season.

Sunday Afternoon Games:

MIA @ BUF - EJ Manuel is coming off his best game as a pro, and the Bills have already beat Miami once this season, in Miami; Thad Lewis was the QB in their Week 7 match-up.
BUF over MIA  21-20

MIN @ CIN - The Bengals are working on clinching the AFC North this weekend and Minnesota is working on their 3rd winless road record in franchise history.
CIN over MIN 27-14

IND @ KC - The Chiefs have been a mirage all season, facing the weakest strength of schedule all season and losing to teams with a winning record, lucky for Luck.
IND over KC 31-28

TB @ STL - With the way St Louis just handled the Saints, I'm guessing Tampa Bay gets some of the same treatment.
STL over TB 23-20

CLE @ NYJ - Cleveland is coming in on a 6-game losing streak and Coach Rex Ryan has a job to save
NYJ over CLE 27-24

DAL @ WSH - The Dallas defense is disgusting right now and have lost to 2 consecutive backup QB's, but against a Washington defense that makes Dallas look respectable, Romo should be able to manage that right?
DAL over WSH 42-35 

NO @ CAR - The Saints have been very well contained against good defenses on the road, and against a division rival who has one of the best defensive squads in the NFL.
CAR over NO 24-14

TEN @ JAX  - Jacksonville surprised the Titans at home earlier this year for their first win of the season, but Titans should be coming a little more prepared now.
TEN over JAX 30-24

DEN @ HOU - Atleast the Rockets are doing good.

DEN over HOU 34-20

NYG @ DET - The Giants are terrible this year and Detroit needs this win to stay in the playoff race.
DET over NYG 30-20

ARI @ SEA - The 12th man is a bad mamajama. Check out my preview here!
SEA over ARI 37-16

PIT @ GB - Green Bay has another week without Rodgers, Flynn has 2 straight comeback victories, but he is bound to make a mistake sooner or later this is the same guy cut by the Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills earlier this season.
PIT over GB 27-22

OAK @ SD -Classic AFC West showdown that will be business as usual for the Chargers, who have won 3 of the last 4 meetings.
SD over OAK 26-20

NE @ BAL - This will be the 4th meeting between these two teams in the last year and a half with Baltimore winning 2 of the 3, but New England survives this weekend.
NE over BAL 20-17

Sunday Night Football:

CHI @ PHI - QB controversy has begun in the Bears locker room and it came at the worse time, while Philly is on fire and looking to grab control of the NFC East title on Prime Time.
PHI over CHI 33-30

Monday Night Football:

ATL @ SF - Atlanta is really bad, easy win for San Fran.
SF over ATL 30-18


I hope you all enjoy a Merry Christmas and enjoy Week 16 of the NFL, see you next week.

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