NFL Week 17: Six Questions and My Predictions
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Here are the questions and my calls:
1. Which QB will have the MOST PASSING YARDS?
Options: Trevor Lawrence, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Baker Mayfield
Lawrence has thrown for 1,338 yards over Jacksonville's last five games, and the Jaguars need a win at Indianapolis to maintain their AFC South lead and secure playoff positioning. Expect him to continue hot against a decimated Colts secondary. Indianapolis has lost five straight and surrendered 48 points at home to San Francisco in Week 16.
PREDICTION: Trevor Lawrence
2. Rank the teams by who will score the MOST POINTS this week (highest to lowest)
Options: Jaguars, Eagles, Patriots, Bills
New England faces the Jets—a division rival the Patriots need to beat to inch closer to the AFC's 1-seed. The Jets hemorrhage points, allowing nearly 30 per game. Jacksonville gets an Indianapolis defense that just got torched by the 49ers.
PREDICTION: Patriots, Jaguars, Bills, Eagles
3. Which of the following will occur?
Options: Jalen Hurts 200+ passing yards, Bills defense 3+ sacks, Chase Brown 100+ scrimmage yards, None
Brown erupted in Week 16 with 66 rushing yards and a TD, plus 43 receiving yards and two TDs. In the NFL, momentum carries—especially for young players hitting their stride. Cincinnati gets a home game against a Cardinals team that's lost seven straight with nothing to play for.
PREDICTION: Chase Brown 100+ scrimmage yards
4. Predict James Cook III & Saquon Barkley's COMBINED RUSHING YARDS in the PHI-BUF game
Cook isn't the problem. He's surpassed 100 rushing yards in four of Buffalo's last five games and leads the NFL in rushing yards this season. Barkley has crossed the century mark twice in the Eagles' last three games.
PREDICTION: 175-200
5. Which player will have the MOST RECEPTIONS?
Options: Ja'Marr Chase, Trey McBride, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, A.J. Brown
Chase holds the second-most receptions in the league and stands among the game's elite receivers. While Smith-Njigba's season has been magnificent, Chase remains the safer call.
PREDICTION: Ja'Marr Chase
6. What will be the outcome of this game?
Options: Eagles win, tie or lose by 1 point OR Bills win by 2 points or more
The Bills have more to play for down the stretch. Buffalo still has a path to the No. 1 seed; Philadelphia doesn't. Late-season games often come down to hunger and urgency.
PREDICTION: Bills win by 2 points or more
Tiebreaker: What will be the final score?
PREDICTION: Bills 30, Eagles 24
Chris "The Bear" Fallica has covered sports for nearly three decades, focusing on college football while also wagering on the NFL, soccer, golf, tennis, MLB, hockey, and horse racing. He won the inaugural Circa Football Invitational and finished in the Top 10 of the Golden Nugget Football Contest. Follow him on Twitter @chrisfallica.