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Continued From Page 18 12. Arizona (7-8) at Seattle New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) drops back to pass in the first half of an NFL football
(9-6)
“Our situation is if we win, It would be a sixth straight game against the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. Brees surpassed 70,000
we’re in and if we don’t, playoff appearance for
you go home,” said Falcons Seattle if it manages to ad- career passing yards on the play.
defensive tackle Grady Jar- vance, but the Seahawks
rett. “It’s as clear as it gets.” have struggled with pen- Associated Press
Well, not exactly. Should alties, injuries and undisci-
Seattle also lose, Atlanta plined play much of the six and the one defeat was loss or tie by Tennessee and gers get Tennessee in.
(9-6) would advance. season.
You can be sure the Pan- Russell Wilson is the first by a point at Pittsburgh. The the Chargers; a tie and loss- Dallas (8-7) at Philadelphia
thers would enjoy sending quarterback to have a win-
the Falcons home early, ning record in each of his defense is fierce, with the es by Los Angeles and Ten- (13-2)
and they could take the first six seasons. He really
division with a victory and lights it up against Arizona, Ravens leading the league nessee. It has been a special sea-
a New Orleans defeat at too: Wilson has thrown for
Tampa Bay (4-11). nine touchdowns with no with 33 takeaways and Look for star RB LeSean Mc- son for the Eagles, who
“We don’t want three interceptions in the past
teams from the NFC South four meetings. ranking first with a plus-17 Coy to carry the brunt of have the NFL’s best record.
in the playoffs,” Panthers Still, the Cardinals have won
cornerback Captain Mun- the past two meetings in turnover differential. Balti- the offense; McCoy’s 1,554 But they’ll need to pursue
nerlyn said. “We want two. Seattle, and the Seahawks
We gotta go down there uncharacteristically have more has won four straight yards from scrimmage ac- a Super Bowl berth with
and spoil their parade.” three home losses this year.
The Panthers are 5-2 on the Oakland (6-9) at Los Ange- at home and is 59-20 at count for 34 percent of the backup quarterback Nick
road, while Atlanta is only les Chargers (8-7)
4-3 in its brand-new home. There figure to be plenty M&T Bank Stadium under Bills’ net yards. Foles, and their defense oc-
Carolina’s defense has re- of Raiders fans on hand —
ally come on, including 15 remember, the franchise coach John Harbaugh, Miami WR Jarvis Landry casionally has sprung leaks.
sacks and 10 takeaways in once called LA home —
the last three games. in a game the Chargers who took over in 2008. The leads the NFL with 103 Philly probably will rest a
No team has a more bal- must win for a shot at the
anced offense than the postseason. LA began the Ravens have won 13 of catches but ranks 108th bunch of starters, which
Saints, who rank fifth in schedule 0-4, yet it could
both passing, thanks to replicate what it did in 1992 their last 14 home finales. at 8.7 yards per catch. He could mean a huge day
Drew Brees throwing to Mi- with a win and Tennessee
chael Thomas, and in rush- loss or tie and Buffalo loss or This could be the final game needs eight receptions to for Cowboys running back
ing behind Mark Ingram tie; or a win and Tennessee
and rookie Alvin Kamara. loss or tie and Baltimore win for Bengals coach Marvin break the team record of Ezekiel Elliott, who returned
Ingram (1,486 yards from or tie; or a tie and Tennes-
scrimmage, 12 TDs) and Ka- see loss and Buffalo loss or Lewis, who has done well 110 he set in 2015. He needs from his six-game suspen-
mara (1,426 yards, 12 TDs) tie.
are the only teammates in “We’re not going to score- against the Ravens, going 105 yards to become the sion last week. One slump-
league history with at least board-watch, because if
1,300 scrimmage yards and we don’t win, none of that 17-12. His legacy would be first Miami player with three ing Cowboy is usually
10 TDs in the same season. matters,” Chargers pass
Slumping Tampa has rusher Melvin Ingram said. never winning a postsea- consecutive 1,000-yard precise placekicker Dan
dropped five in a row and “Rivalry game. End of the
QB Jameis Winston has lost year. No matter if we were son game. seasons. Bailey. He is 15 for 19 for a
eight consecutive starts. both 0-15, the atmosphere
Backup Ryan Fitzpatrick is going to be amazing.” Buffalo (8-7) at Miami (6-9) Jacksonville (10-5) at Ten- career-low 78.9 field-goal
started the only games the Cincinnati (6-9) at Balti-
team won during a stretch more (9-6) The Bills could end an al- nessee (8-7) Tennessee has percentage. The four miss-
in which it dropped 10 of Baltimore has won five of
most unfathomable 17- slumped down the stretch, es have come in the past
year playoff drought — the losing three straight. Still, the three games.
longest active streak in Titans have won nine of the New York Jets (5-10) at New
North America’s four major last 11 home games, and England (12-3)
professional sports. Buffalo three of the last four overall New England has won
clinches with a win and a against Jacksonville. Losses nine consecutive AFC East
Baltimore loss; a win and a by Buffalo and the LA Char- crowns, an NFL record.q
