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Tonight on the Thursday Night Football Season Finale the Dallas Cowboys are visiting the Tennessee Titans with half the implications it should have. The Titans are in a scenario that regardless of this game or Jacksonville's game Sunday against the Texans next week is a win and in for the AFC South. It seems like the Titans starters will be rested for the trip to Jacksonville next week. Tennessee is 9.5 point-home underdogs with little to play for. While Dallas is still in the scenario to win the NFC East and possibly the #1 seed. I will take Dallas to win but the Titans to cover. A big run game from Dallas to end the Amazon season. Record Winners: 153-84-2 Spread: 137-103

1. Patrick Mahomes Hurts' injury plus a Mahomes win against Seattle bumps Pat back up to 1. 2.  Josh Allen Another casuality to the Jalen Hurts injury but the Bills seem to be getting on a roll at the right time. 3. Jalen Hurts He's injured but the Eagles loss to the Cowboys shows how valuable he is to the offense. 4. Joe Burrow A messy game against the Patriots but they still got the W. Rolling into playoffs strong. 5. Justin Herbert Clinched a playoff spot against a bad Indianapolis team. In the right matchup Herbert is dangerous. 6. Trevor Lawrence Won on Thursday night and watched the #2 pick behind him get benched at halftime. 7. Dak Prescott Beat the Eagles to maintain the chance to win the NFC East. 8. Kirk Cousins Beat the Giants on a last second field goal. The hesitancy on Minnesota makes sense. 9. Geno Smith Geno might burn his meal for Seattle but they lost to the Chiefs what do you expect. 10. Daniel Jones Barely losing to the Vikings peaked my Giants interest. I h...

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Tonight on Monday Night Football we get to see former ESPN personality Jeff Saturday and his Indianapolis Colts hosting Brandon Staley and the Los Angeles Chargers. Indy are 3.5 point underdogs as Nick Foles start, Sam Ehlinger backs up, and Matt Ryan is a healthy scratch. There is too much disfunction for the Colts and LA is on the verge of making the playoffs. If it were a better team the spread would concern me but I will take the Chargers to win and cover. Record Winner: 152-84-2 Spread: 136-103

Green Bay at Miami -4.5 It's do-or-die time for Tua and the Dolphins. If there's a game they're going to win it's this one. Miami wins and covers this game. Denver at LA Rams +0.5 Russ vs Baker which was supposed to be Russ vs Stafford and his former division foe. I'll take Denver to win and cover with little to no confidence Tampa Bay at Arizona +4.5 The final matchup of Christmas is a matchup between two ailing teams. No Kyler, an offensive Bucs offense, and NBC without Al and Cris. I'll take Tampa to win but Arizona to cover. Record Winners: 151-82-2 Spread: 135-101

Buffalo at Chicago +8.5 Bills win Bears cover New Orleans at Cleveland -3.5 Browns win and cover Seattle at Kansas City -9.5 Chiefs win Seahawks cover NY Giants at Minnesota -3.5 Vikings win and cover Cincinnati at New England +3.5 Bengals win and cover Detroit at Carolina +3.5 Lions win and cover Atlanta at Baltimore -7.5 Ravens win Falcons cover Houston at Tennesee -7.5 Titans win Texans cover Washington at San Francisco -7.5 49ers win Commanders cover Philadelphia at Dallas -1.5 Cowboys win and cover Las Vegas at Pittsburgh Steelers win Raiders cover Record Winners: 143-79-2 Spread: 132-93

Tonight on Thursday Night Football a game that feels like a typical Thursday night game but has some major implications. The Jacksonville Jaguars are visiting New Jersey and the New York Jets. No Mike White is probably the biggest implication of this game after the last two losses led by Zach Wilson again in this one. The Jets are favoured by 1.5 which is perplexing to me. Jacksonville has more on the line with a division title up for grabs while the Jets are fighting an uphill battle. Wilson should check over his shoulder for Canadian Football legend Chris Streveler. I will take the Jags to win and cover as underdogs. Record Winners: 142-79-2 Spread: 131-93

1. Jalen Hurts  Jalen and the Eagles eeked out a win against the Bears but Mahomes did not do anything to take the number 1 spot. 2. Patrick Mahomes The overtime win against the Texans to me just maintains the number 2 spot for Pat. 3. Josh Allen Two fumbles but accounted for 4 touchdowns keeps Allen at 3. 4. Joe Burrow Joey B and the Bengals beat the Bucs in a playoff-feeling game.  5. Justin Herbert The social media QB gets the win in a tight one. 6. Trevor Lawrence Down 17-7 but coming back isn't enough to move up or down. 7. Kirk Cousins The biggest comeback in NFL history moves Cousins up but not by too much because they were down 33. 8. Dak Prescott Blew the lead to Jacksonville and had the game-losing interception but it was tipped. 9. Tua Tagovailoa Barely lost to the Bills in the elements but this Dolphins team is still trending downwards. 10. Geno Smith Tentatively letting Geno cook now and the likes of Brock Purdy, Fields, Goff, and maybe Daniel Jones are lurking.

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Tonight on Monday Night Football a rematch from the divisional round last year and a much different turn taken this year. Nonetheless, the LA Rams are going to Lambeau Field to face the Green Bay Packers. I think Baker Mayfield has had too much prep time now being with the Rams for almost a whole week as Green Bay is 7.5-point favourites. I think the Packers win but these teams are so close I will take LA to cover the 7.5. Record Winner: 141-79-2 Spread: 131-92

Atlanta at New Orleans -3.5 Falcons win and cover Philadelphia at Chicago +8.5 Eagles win and cover Detroit at NY Jets -0.5 Lions win Jets cover Pittsburgh at Carolina -2.5 Panthers win and cover Dallas at Jacksonville +4.5 Cowboys win and cover Kansas City at Houston +14.5 Chiefs win Texans cover Arizona at Denver -0.5 Broncos win and cover  New England at Las Vegas -0.5 Raiders win Patriots cover Tennessee at LA Chargers -3.5 Titans win and cover Cincinnati at Tampa Bay +3.5 Bengals win and cover NY Giants at Washington -4.5 Commanders win Giants cover Record Winners: 135-74-2 Spread: 125-87

Indianapolis at Minnesota -4.5 Jeff Saturday coaching on a Saturday is a funny joke but Minnesota is the better team so they should win and cover the spread. Baltimore at Cleveland -2.5 I have no clue about this game especially since it's divisional. Huntley vs Watson is closer than it should be so I will take the Ravens to win and cover. Miami at Buffalo -7.5 We finish the day with some expected elements in Buffalo. I will take the Bills to win but the Dolphins to cover because everyone is discounting Miami in the snow and it's a divisional game. Record Winners: 133-73-2 Spread: 124-85

Tonight on Thursday Night Football it is Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers going to Seattle to face the Seahawks. I can't lie so far I haven't been the most confident in Brock Purdy but the realization we should be having is that the 49ers need a quarterback that knows the system Kyle Shanahan has installed and will stay within themselves. That's exactly what Purdy has done and I assume will continue to do. San Fran is 3.5 point favourites on the road and I will take them to win and cover. Record Winners: 132-73-2 Spread: 123-85

1. Jalen Hurts  The Eagles clinch a playoff spot with almost 300 total yard game from Mr. Hurts. 2. Patrick Mahomes The underhand pass to Jet McKinnon was absolutely ridiculous. Watching Mahomes is so much fun. 3. Josh Allen The Bills handled their business in the elements and we could see the #1 seed in Buffalo 4. Joe Burrow Joey B beat the Browns and this team is absolutely heating up like last year 5. Justin Herbert Beat Tua in primetime when everyone thought Miami would win. The best social media QB. 6. Trevor Lawrence Beating the Titans puts Jacksonville and Lawrence in a good position for a division title. 7. Tua Tagovailoa Lost to Herbert in primetime those crossroads look like they're turning into a dogfight for a playoff spot. 8. Dak Prescott Barely won against the Texans who controlled the entire game. But a wins a win and Dak pulled off the final drive 9. Geno Smith This hurt the let Geno cook narrative but Carolina's defense has been quite stout 10. Kirk Cousins Los...

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Tonight on Monday Night Football Bill Belichick is leading his New England Patriots into Arizona to face his former QB Kliff Kingsbury and the Cardinals. Arizona is 1.5 point, home underdogs against the Pats. I won't be fooled by the small point spread and I will take the better-coached team. New England wins and covers the 1.5-point spread. Record Winners: 131-73-2 Spread: 122-85

NY Jets at Buffalo -9.5 Bills win Jets cover Houston at Dallas -17.5 Cowboys win Texans cover Minnesota at Detroit -0.5 Vikings win and cover Jacksonville at Tennessee -3.5 Titans win and cover Philadelphia at NY Giants +7.5 Eagles win and cover Baltimore at Pittsburgh -2.5 Steelers win Ravens cover Cleveland at Cincinnati -6.5 Bengals win Browns cover Kansas City at Denver +8.5 Chiefs win and cover Tampa Bay at San Francisco -3.5 Bucs win and cover Carolina at Seattle -3.5 Seahawks win Panthers cover Miami at LA Chargers +2.5 Chargers win and cover Record Winners: 125-68-2 Spread: 116-80

Tonight on Thursday Night Football we've got the Battle of LA with one of the teams being from Las Vegas. The Raiders are going to Sofi Stadium to play the LA Rams. This will be a fascinating game as the Rams' options at QB are John Wolford or Baker Mayfield who has been with the team for a couple of days. Las Vegas is favoured by 5.5 in a game where I can't trust either of these teams and I might watch this game through my fingers out of frustration. With that said I will take the Raiders to win because I don't trust Baker but I don't trust Las Vegas enough to cover. Record Winners: 125-67-2 Spread: 115-80

1. Jalen Hurts  Monster game from Hurts and AJ Brown specifically but that Eagles team is just all-around excellence. 2. Patrick Mahomes Kermit's kryptonite in Joey B and the Bengals. Mahomes' 2nd half against a good defense is a question mark. 3. Josh Allen What a rejuvenation for Josh Allen after kicking New England up and down the field with some other faltering QBs he's up to 3. 4. Joe Burrow He Beats Mahomes and the Chiefs again and could slowly become the Brady to Mahomes' Peyton Manning. 5. Tua Tagovailoa It was a rough go against the 49ers and this now feels like the crossroads for Tua and the Dolphins. 6. Tom Brady A vintage Tom Brady comeback against the Saints leapfrogs him back into the top 10. 7. Dak Prescott Dallas scored 33 in the 4th quarter but it didn't have to be Dak which is scary. 8. Kirk Cousins Managed to beat the Jets who could be a playoff team. How many one-score games has Minnesota been in and won? 9. Geno Smith  We are letting Geno cook a...

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Tonight on Monday Night Football it's Tom Brady's kryptonite coming down to Tampa Bay. The New Orleans Saints are visiting the Bucs. Tampa Bay is favoured by 6.5 against a divisional team that has yet to lose to the Tom Brady-led Bucs in Tampa Bay. On this night I think the Bucs win but the Saints cover the 6.5 in a tightly contested NFC South matchup. Record Winners: 124-67-2 Spread: 114-80

Pittsburgh at Atlanta -1.5 Falcons win Steelers cover Green Bay at Chicago +2.5 Packers win and cover Jacksonville at Detroit -1.5 Lions win Jags cover NY Jets at Minnesota -3.5 Vikings win and cover Washington at NY Giants +1.5 Commanders win and cover Tennessee at Philadelphia -5.5 Eagles win and cover Denver at Baltimore -8.5 Ravens win and cover Cleveland at Houston +7.5 Browns win Texans cover Seattle at LA Rams +4.5 Seahawks win and cover Miami at San Francisco -3.5 49ers win Dolphins cover Kansas City at Cincinnati +3.5 Chiefs win Bengals cover LA Chargers at Las Vegas +2.5 Chargers win and cover Indianapolis at Dallas -9.5 Cowboys win and cover Record Winners: 116-64-1 Spread: 108-73

Tonight on Thursday Night Football I will call it the Chris Hogan bowl but in layman's terms, the Buffalo Bills are visiting the New England Patriots. Now I am the biggest advocate for divisional games and they are always closer than you expect. But Buffalo is cruising to an AFC East title and New England is fighting for the last playoff spot. The Patriots are 5.5-point underdogs at home and that number does not scare me whatsoever with the Bills. The Bills win and cover I think they win by two touchdowns. Record Winners: 115-64-1 Spread: 107-73