Week 17

Indianapolis at Buffalo (Indianapolis)
New Orleans at Carolina (New Orleans)
Jacksonville at Cleveland (Jacksonville)
Chicago at Detroit (Chicago)
New England at Houston (Houston)*
Pittsburgh at Miami (Miami) *
New York Giants at Minnesota (Minnesota)
San Francisco at St. Louis (San Francisco)
Atlanta at Tampa Bay (Atlanta)
Green Bay at Arizona (Green Bay) *
Philadelphia at Dallas (Philadelphia)*
Kansas City at Denver (Denver)
Baltimore at Oakland (Baltimore)
Washington at San Diego (San Diego)
Tennessee at Seattle (Tennessee)
Cincinnati at New York Jets (New York Jets 21-14)

Here we go - Week 17 is the week where the set teams usually sit their starters in preparation for the playoffs. Drew Brees has officially been benched as New Orleans has clinched the number 1 seed in the NFC. I expect to see Payton Manning, Tom Brady, and Carson Palmer see limited playing time this Sunday.

A lot of teams still have something to play for, including Houston. These teams may not be in full control of their respective desitinies, but I don't expect them to lie down. Houston will not only be taking a chance on the playoffs, but now has the chance to hit their first winning season in franchise history. Pride will be on the line this Sunday.

Matt Shaub ended Week 16 as the number 1 quarterback in terms of passing yards and tied for 5th with 27 TD passes, yet he got snubbed for the Pro Bowl. It's unfortunate, but oh well. Houston has Andre Johnson, DaMeco Ryans, Brian Cushing, and Mario Williams going to the Pro Bowl, which is not a bad representation.

By the way, Mardi, you may want to score that Sunday Night game so we can have a tiebreaker.