8:30 PM EST, NBC - Line: Eagles -5.5, Over/Under: 47.5 Entering December, the race for the Playoffs is heating up as the red-hot Philadelphia Eagles look to extend their winning streak to ten games as they travel to the Pacific Northwest to face the wounded Seattle Seahawks, who are in contention for one of the Wild Cards in the NFC. Winners of nine consecutive contests, the Eagles (10-1, 1st in NFC East) enter the final quarter of the campaign … [Read more...]
New York Giants @ Green Bay Packers
4:40 PM EST, FOX - Line: Packers -6, Over/Under: 45 It seems that the NFL knew what they were doing in scheduling this particular matchup for last, as the Green Bay Packers host the New York Giants at Lambeau Field in the Wild Card Weekend Finale. Super Bowl-winning Quarterbacks? Historically successful franchises? Explosive and flamboyant playmakers? This matchup seems to have it all, folks, including some very interesting recent postseason … [Read more...]
Green Bay Packers @ Philadelphia Eagles
8:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Eagles -4, Over/Under: 47.5 Desperation is the word of the day in the City of Brotherly Love, as the Philadelphia Eagles host the Green Bay Packers at Lincoln Financial Field in a contest that both teams absolutely need to have. In the case of the Packers (4-6, 3rd in NFC North,) their well-documented fall from grace has driven the faithful in Green Bay to near madness, courtesy of a four-game losing streak, their … [Read more...]
Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers
8:25 PM EST, CBS - Line: Packers -7.5, Over/Under: 45.5 Desperation is a often a common theme for at least one of the following when the Packers and Bears meet on the gridiron, but it's rather rare when BOTH teams are reeling as they stand to add another chapter to the NFL's longest-standing rivalry. One look at the Bears (1-5, 4th in NFC North) rough start to the campaign, and one word immediately comes to mind: rebuilding. However, in his … [Read more...]
NFC Wild Card Playoff
Seattle Seahawks @ Minnesota Vikings 1:00 PM EST, NBC - Line: -4, Over/Under: 40 Get ready for sub-zero temperatures folks, as the Minnesota Vikings host the Seattle Seahawks in the first of a pair of NFC Wild Card matchups, in the first outdoor postseason contest in Minnesota since 1976. To give you an idea of just how long that really was, Bud Grant was stalking the sidelines, while Fran Tarkenton was taking snaps under Center. There was … [Read more...]