Before we get to our Sunday picks, some thoughts on the incredibly
bizarre finish between the Steelers and Bengals.
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Man that was fucked.
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Never do I recall a team committing 30 yards worth of personal
foul penalties to give an opponent a chip shot field goal to win a game.
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Anyone remember the old introductions to Madden in the
late-90s that would show highlight reels of monster brain scrambling hits?
Vontaze Burfict’s near-decapitation of Antonio Brown would’ve made the cut.
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Cincinnati managed to surrender a game-winning drive to a
quarterback who may or may not have a broken arm or something.
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The ending was so ridiculous that I almost forgot about
Martavius Bryant’s touchdown catch, which was insane.
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We’re not they type for a knee-jerk reaction, but if I’m
running the Bengals, I would seriously question whether or not Marvin Lewis
should return for next season. A complete lack of discipline was ultimately
what did the Bengals in (some would argue that it was Jeremy Hill’s fumble, but
the Steelers still had to march half a football field to have a decent field
goal attempt at the time of the recovery). Coaches instill discipline. Lewis
had no control over his team, and it cost him his first playoff victory as a
Head Coach.
Thankfully, the Bengals weren’t inept enough to not
cover the +3 point spread, so we went undefeated with our Saturday picks. Here’s
a look at the Sunday slate.
Seahawks (-5) over VIKINGS
It
was a nice story for the Vikings to capture their first division title in six
years, but the run ends against a vastly superior Seahawks squad. In brutal
weather, the Vikings will be lucky to rack up 150 total yards of offense.
Packers (+1) over WASHINGTON
Green
Bay has it’s flaws, but their strengths are perfectly suited to take advantage
of Washington’s flaws. Aaron Rodgers will be able to pick apart a weak
secondary that even the likes of Davante Adams can actually get open against,
and Kirk Cousins will struggle against the seventh best pass defense in THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
