Frey's NFL Picks Week 17: The End

Well my friends, it has indeed been an unusual season to be sure.

We saw the Cleveland Browns go from 0-16 to being a missed field goal and a missed extra point from being a wild card team.

The Denver Broncos defeated 3 playoff teams and were a stupid coaching decision or two away from defeating 3 others.  Then they get killed by the only 4 teams in the NFL with fewer wins than Denver over the past 3 years.

New England looks like garbage compared to their excellence over the last decade and a half but is still going to get a bye week in the playoffs.

After years of toiling under the monotony of Alex Smith, Kansas City fielded the most exciting and dynamic  QB since pre-clink Michael Vick……and (yet again) played like crap down the stretch.

John Gruden should win Coach of the Year for singlehandedly turning Chicago and Dallas from rubbish to contenders.

In a way, I’m sad to see it all end.  But in another more important way, this year sucked since I can’t stand any other franchise aside from Denver.

Yep.  It has been a tough year....

Let’s have one last go at the picks and then wash our hands of the 2018 season.

Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens (-5 ½)

Yet again, Baltimore is that team that nobody wants to play as the playoffs approach.  This game may mean nothing to the Ravens, but they won’t know that until after Pittsburgh plays.

Sorry Cleveland.  I gotta go against you guys one more time.

These guys are my Dark Horse AFC pick.  Lamar Jackson probably won't get killed until next year.

Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints (-7 ½)

The Panthers are the Broncos of the NFC.  With Cam on the shelf now, they are nothing more than a 1 trick pony (C-Mac) with a shitty quarterback.

The Saints don’t really need this game but you don’t wanna go into the playoffs losing to a division rival at home with a 3^rd string QB at the helm.

Time to pull out the “Don’t bet on crappy teams” gambit.

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants (-6 ½)

Do you know what is similar between me and the bulk of the players that the Cowboys will be fielding for this meaningless road game?

We both have about the same amount of starting NFL experience.

Dallas has no reason to show up for this one so they probably won’t.

Indianapolis Colts @ Tennessee Titans (+5 ½)

And so we come to the final trap game of the season.

Both teams desperately need this game.

Mariota sucks anyway so having him out should hurt the Titans as much as people think.

Indy sucks on the road.

Too many points.  Too big of a game. 

I’m going the home dogs.

Week 16:  3-1

2018 Record: 32-27-1

Trap Game Record: 9-6