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It’s the penultimate weekend of the 2024 season, and five more teams can punch their playoff tickets. Others can cement their spots on the playoff tree.
Either way, we’re two weeks away from the start of the postseason, which will consist of games far more compelling than the college football playoffs. (It’s a low bar.)
Here’s a look at the 13 remaining Week 17 games.
9-6 Chargers (-4.5) at 3-12 Patriots, Saturday 1:00 p.m. ET, NFL Network (Chris Rose and Ross Tucker)
The Chargers are in with a win or losses from the Colts and Dolphins.
The Patriots have lost five in a row. They’re hoping to avoid their second six-game losing streak of the season.
Currently, L.A. is on track to face the Ravens in the wild-card round of the playoffs. Which would give us a rematch of Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh, in Jim’s first season after a nine-year break from the NFL.
9-6 Broncos at 7-8 Bengals (-3.5), Saturday 4:30 p.m. ET, NFL Network (Kevin Harlan and Trent Green)
The Broncos are in with a win, and the Bengals are out with a loss.
The Bengals, to punch a postseason ticket, need to win out (they visit Pittsburgh in Week 18) and have the Broncos lose two and the Colts and Dolphins lose one game each.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is the first player in NFL history to have seven straight games with 250 or more passing yards and three or more touchdown passes.
Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase has a chance to be the fifth receiver to lead the league in catches, yards, and receiving touchdowns since the merger. The others? Jerry Rice, Sterling Sharpe, Steve Smith Sr., Cooper Kupp.
7-8 Cardinals at 9-6 Rams (-7), Saturday 8:00 p.m. ET, NFL Network (Rich Eisen and Kurt Warner)
The Cardinals were eliminated in Week 16, fueled by losing four of five games. The Rams can clinch the division with a victory and at least three wins or a tie from six other teams.
The Cardinals, who won the first game between these teams in a Week 2 41-10 blowout, haven’t swept the Rams since they became the L.A. Rams again.
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Publish date : 2024-12-28 00:57:00
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