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It took 13 weeks, but we finally had our first team eliminated from playoff contention this year and in a total shock, it wasn’t the Carolina Panthers. If you would have asked me a month ago, I would have bet everything I owned that Carolina would be the first team knocked out, but it’s a good thing I didn’t bet, because I wouldn’t even have a laptop to write this on right now, because I would have lost everything I owned.
The Panthers actually look like a competent football team now and there’s actually a path for them to still WIN THE NFC SOUTH. Anyway, I got sidetracked. What was I talking about? Oh yea, the first team to be eliminated from playoff contention this year. That team is the New York Giants.
I hate to say this Giants fans, but it feels like your team is two years away from being four years away: You don’t have a quarterback, you let your best player walk in free agency (Saquon Barkley) and the offensive line has to be rebuilt. At the rate things are going, I feel like the Giants could be a wild-card contender by 2029.
With the Giants eliminated from contention, I fully expect them to start tanking so they can possibly land the first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Since the Giants now have nothing to play for, I will not be picking them to win any of their remaining games, including this week’s game against the Saints. I will now be funding my family’s entire Christmas by betting against the Giants every week. Please don’t ruin Christmas for me, Giants.
Now that you know I’m picking against the Giants, I’ve now spoiled one of my picks for Week 14, so let’s get to the rest of the picks before I spoil any more of them.
And just for the record, there are actually four teams that have been eliminated from the playoffs as we head into Week 14: The Giants, Raiders, Jaguars and Patriots. The Giants were the first team out, though, since they lost on Thanksgiving before…
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Author : John Breech
Publish date : 2024-12-03 13:37:00
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