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Geoff Schwartz
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
The Buffalo Bills will enter Week 18 with a chance to be the No. 2 seed in the AFC or miss the playoffs altogether. The final week of the NFL season is nearly upon us after wrapping up the penultimate week of the regular season, and a ton of playoff implications still hang in the balance. As usual, Week 17 was another packed full of drama, with major upsets shaking up playoff seeding, and teams that appeared out of the postseason now still alive following wins.
Here is my stock up and down report following Sunday’s games:
STOCK UP
Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens should be the Super Bowl favorites after the demolition of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, just six days after beating the 49ers in San Francisco. Quarterback Lamar Jackson is the clear MVP favorite after turning in another outstanding performance in Week 17. He was 18 of 21 for 321 yards and five touchdowns. Unlike previous years when his receivers were unreliable, they continued their upward trend of doing their jobs with some fantastic catch-and-run explosive plays after Lamar put the ball in their bread baskets.
The Ravens defense was stout against the Dolphins’ high-flying offense. The Dolphins were without Jaylen Waddle and Raheem Mostert, but that doesn’t excuse the throws from Tua Tagovailoa that ended up in the hands of Ravens’ defenders. The Ravens mixed up their coverages and sprinkled in some two high zone coverage, and it appeared Tua was confused at various times on Sunday. He threw the ball directly to Baltimore defenders on multiple occasions. The Ravens are the best team in the NFL heading into the postseason and now have the top seed in the AFC conference.
Lamar Jackson, Ravens dominate vs. Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins
Washington Commanders/Chicago Bears draft positions
The Commanders are not any good. They’ve lost seven in a row and nine of 10 games. With one more loss next weekend against…
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Publish date : 2024-01-01 03:00:27
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