NFL Week 17 Game Thread

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Everything is on Sunday this week - and then it's a wrap for the regular season.

Here's the slate. Games with significant playoff implications in bold:

Sun 1:00 ET - NE @ MIA - Patriots clinch home field with a win or a tie. Could also get home field with a DEN loss or a tie.
Sun 1:00 ET - NYJ @ BUF - Jets make the playoffs with win or a tie. Could also get in with a PIT loss or a tie.
Sun 1:00 ET - BAL @ CIN - Bengals get a bye with a win + a DEN loss or tie, a tie + a DEN loss, or a DEN loss + a KC win. They'll be watching the 4:25 games closely.
Sun 1:00 ET - PIT @ CLE - Steelers make the playoffs with a win + a NYJ loss.
Sun 1:00 ET - JAC @ HOU - Texans clinch the AFC South with a win or tie, an IND loss or tie, or if IND fails to draw the crazy inside straight that everyone's talking about. Too many to list here, but if NE wins (for example) BOB is in.
Sun 1:00 ET - TEN @ IND - The inverse of the above.
Sun 1:00 ET - NO @ ATL
Sun 1:00 ET - DET @ CHI
Sun 1:00 ET - WAS @ DAL - Washington is locked in as the #4 seed.
Sun 1:00 ET - PHI @ NYG
Sun 4:25 ET - SD @ DEN - Denver clinches AFC West with a win or tie (or a KC loss or tie), clinches home field with a win + a NE loss
Sun 4:25 ET - OAK @ KC - Chiefs steal AFC West with a win and a DEN loss.
Sun 4:25 ET - TB @ CAR - Panthers clinch home field with a win or an ARI loss or tie.
Sun 4:25 ET - SEA @ ARI - Cardinals steal home field with a win & CAR loss. SEA battles for seeding.
Sun 4:25 ET - STL @ SF
Sun 8:30 ET - MIN @ GB - Winner takes the NFC North and the #3 seed. GB also clinches with a tie. With a loss, GB would be the #5 seed and MIN could be the #5 or #6, depending on the Seattle game.

As with last week, this is a quick-and-dirty viewing guide and I excluded the crazy scenarios noted above.
 
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How amped is Rex going to be about the possibility of keeping the Jets out of the dance?
 
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Fun piece of trivia from ESPN. Posting it here, so that it doesn't get lost in the rest of the Manning mess

It would be the first time Peyton Manning dressed up as the backup QB for any game that counts since September 24, 1994 when he was a freshman at Tennessee. He replaced injured starter Todd Helton -- the same player who would go on to play 17 MLB seasons with the Rockies.
 
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Regional game broadcasts from http://506sports.com

CBS Early
most of the country gets NYJ@BUF
PIT@CLE, NE@MIA, JAC@HOU, TEN@IND only in local markets

FOX Early
WAS@DAL being shown in markets without a regional team playing
BAL@CIN being shown in local markets as well as DEN market
PHI@NYG, NO@ATL, DET@CHI only in local markets

CBS Late
almost the entire country getting SD@DEN
STL@SF only in very small local pockets
 
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Can someone explain to me why, in the late games, CBS (the AFC network) is carrying STL @ SF, while Fox (the NFC network) is carrying OAK @ KC? Was this a trade made in compensation for flexing or something?
 
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dbn said:
Regional game broadcasts from http://506sports.com
CBS Early
most of the country gets NYJ@BUF
PIT@CLE, NE@MIA, JAC@HOU, TEN@IND only in local markets
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CBS EARLY

RED = NY Jets @ Buffalo -- Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts [AK; HI]
BLUE = Pittsburgh @ Cleveland -- Greg Gumbel, Trent Green
GREEN = New England @ Miami -- Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon
YELLOW = Jacksonville @ Houston -- Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots
ORANGE = Tennessee @ Indianapolis -- Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein

dbn said:
FOX Early
WAS@DAL being shown in markets without a regional team playing
BAL@CIN being shown in local markets as well as DEN market
PHI@NYG, NO@ATL, DET@CHI only in local markets
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FOX EARLY

RED = Philadelphia @ NY Giants -- Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston
BLUE = Baltimore @ Cincinnati -- Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Tony Siragusa
GREEN = Washington @ Dallas -- Chris Myers, Ronde Barber [AK; HI]
YELLOW = New Orleans @ Atlanta -- Sam Rosen, Matt Millen
ORANGE = Detroit @ Chicago -- Joe Davis, Brady Quinn

dbn said:
CBS Late
almost the entire country getting SD@DEN
STL@SF only in very small local pockets
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CBS LATE

RED = San Diego @ Denver -- Jim Nantz, Phil Simms [AK; HI]
BLUE = St. Louis @ San Francisco -- Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta

FOX LATE

RED = Seattle @ Arizona -- Joe Buck, Troy Aikman [AK; HI]
BLUE = Oakland @ Kansas City -- Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch
GREEN = Tampa Bay @ Carolina -- Dick Stockton, David Diehl
 
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What's the 1:00pm game people here are most interested in other than NE? I think PIT-CLE may tell us the most about the future, between manziel and Ben's health, not to mention the playoff implications. I certainly get little entertainment watching a team as poorly coached as the Flying Rexes.
 
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I know this is an obvious thing to say, but he really is trying to go down as the biggest colossal fuckup in the history of the league, isn't he?

He's a guy who barely has the talent necessary at his position to even be in the league and all he does is piss the opportunity away.

Can't wait for his "bust" documentary 10 years from now.
 
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H78 said:
I know this is an obvious thing to say, but he really is trying to go down as the biggest colossal fuckup in the history of the league, isn't he?

He's a guy who barely has the talent necessary at his position to even be in the league and all he does is piss the opportunity away.

Can't wait for his "bust" documentary 10 years from now.
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What's the problem? He isn't playing, right?
 
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Here's the full breakdown of today's playoff scenarios, courtesy of CBS Sports:

AFC Scenarios:

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

New England can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) NE win or tie
2) DEN loss or tie

CINCINNATI BENGALS

Cincinnati can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) CIN win + DEN loss or tie
2) CIN tie + DEN loss
3) DEN loss + KC win

DENVER BRONCOS

Denver can clinch the AFC West division title with:
1) DEN win or tie
2) KC loss or tie

Denver can clinch a first-round bye with:
1) DEN win
2) DEN tie + CIN loss or tie
3) KC loss or tie + CIN loss

Denver can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) DEN win + NE loss

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Kansas City can clinch the AFC West division title with:
1) KC win + DEN loss

NEW YORK JETS

N.Y. Jets can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) NYJ win or tie
2) PIT loss or tie

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Pittsburgh can clinch a playoff berth with:
1) PIT win + NYJ loss

HOUSTON TEXANS

Houston can clinch the AFC South division title with:
1) HOU win or tie
2) IND loss or tie
3) HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND OR clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND
(Note: HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND if one of the following teams wins or ties: NO, CIN, NYJ, SD, NE.
HOU clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND if KC wins or ties and CLE wins or ties as long as both teams don't tie.
If Houston and Indianapolis end up tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games. Houston currently has a combined AFC ranking of 17 and Indianapolis is at 25.)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Indianapolis can clinch the AFC South division title with:
1) IND win + HOU loss + IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU
(Note: IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU if BOTH of the following occurs:
• a) all of the following teams win: BAL, ATL, BUF, DEN, MIA
• b) OAK win or tie + PIT win or tie as long as both teams don't tie.
If Houston and Indianapolis end up tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games. Houston currently has a combined AFC ranking of 17 and Indianapolis is at 25.)

NFC Scenarios:

CAROLINA PANTHERS

Carolina can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) Win or tie
2) ARI loss or tie

ARIZONA CARDINALS

Arizona can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with:
1) Win + CAR loss

GREEN BAY PACKERS

Green Bay can clinch the NFC North division title with:
1) Win or tie

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Minnesota can clinch the NFC North division title with:
1) Win

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

Washington is locked in as the NFC No. 4 seed.

NFC No. 3 through 6 seeding scenarios:

If GB wins and SEA wins:
• GB No. 3, WAS No. 4, SEA No. 5, MIN No. 6

If GB wins and SEA loss/tie:
• GB No. 3, WAS No. 4, MIN No. 5, SEA No. 6

If GB ties:
• GB No. 3, WAS No. 4, MIN No. 5, SEA No. 6

If MIN wins:
• MIN No. 3, WAS No. 4, GB No. 5, SEA No. 6
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Lots of kicks being missed today- Bills, Jets, Steelers all missing FG or XP
 
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Marvin Harrison's single season reception record may be in trouble. Brown needs 10 second half receptions to tie. And Ben is going to him almost every play.
 
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Steelers looking to back door, up 16 with half a quarter to go. Jets need a TD drive here to stave them off.
 
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Wait, can't KC still get the #2 if they win and Den loses? Cinci locked in at 3 and Hou at 4 and Pitt at 6. NE either 1 or 2. Den 1 or 2 or 5? KC 2 or 5?
 
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