After finishing with the best record in the league a year ago, and getting terminated in the 1st round by the Packers, the Atlanta Falcons pray that slipping into the playoffs undetected in 2012 will give them better results. Atlanta finished 10-6 this year, earning them a 1st round wild-card match with the NFC East winning New york giants (9-7).
The Bengals will be competing versus the Texans in pro football playoffs. The Cincinnati Bengals will travel to Reliant Stadium in Houston for the match up. Cincinnati concluded their year with a record of 9-7 and attained the playoffs this year as a wild card in the AFC North division. Houston concluded with a record of 10-6 and came out ahead as the top team in the AFC South this year.
The Seattle Seahawks (7-8) are going to be traveling to challenge the Arizona Cardinals (7-8) in an NFC West divisional match. There is a little bit of incentive that a win will allow either team a winning record although each respective team has fallen just shy of playoff contention this season as they were looking for a wild card spot. Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has yet to lose a game vs the Cardinals in his tenure, but Arizona qb Kevin Kolb might come back and start for his team following recovering from a concussion.
This game between the Steelers and the Browns will highlight 2 teams who have diverse goals for the last 2 matches of the year. The Pittsburgh steelers are presently in the playoff race and are simply just getting prepared for the playoffs. The Cleveland browns on the other hand have had a pretty bad year and are just trying to salvage their year with a few more victories. Both teams however will be competing hard despite the difference in their records. If both teams play hard, it will be a pretty near game.
The Eagles (7-8) are going to visit the Redskins (5-10) in an NFC East divisional contest in their final game. Both teams are at the bottom of the division rankings and have been removed from playoff competition this year. Philadelphia had a ton of press hype before the start of the year being labeled the dream team with their splash in the free agent market.
Week 17 of pro football Year is constantly full of trap contests. The match between the Lions and Packers in Green Bay is one of this sort of game.
The Jan 01 – Carolina Panthers at Saints match is an appealing one for Football fans and bettors. The Saints come into week 17 at 12-3. They have already wrapped up the third seed in the NFC, and the only way they’re able to improve that seeding is if San Francisco loses to 2-13 St. Louis, which does not seem likely. Therefore, New Orleans might not play their starters for the complete game and there is the likelihood quarterback Drew Brees will sit for most, if not all, of the game.
The game of the week and perhaps regular season occurs in New York in the final week of football year. The Dallas Cowboys visit the Giants in the ultimate winner takes all game.
The last week of football season sees the Buffalo Bills visit the New england patriots in an significant game for the New England Patriots. It also is actually one that is stuffed with possible intrigue.
The closing week of football year is upon us. Some contests mean a good deal and some don’t. The San diego chargers visit to the Oakland raiders is a game that undeniably means something to one team and it isn’t the Chargers.
