K-Mart's NFL Picks- Week 17

Game of the Week:

New England (15-0) at New York Giants (10-5)- This is the big one. The Patriots are poised to become the second team to ever finish a season undefeated. They shouldn't have any trouble winning either. The Giants are in serious need of some rest and could sit several of their starters since they've locked up the 5^th seed in the playoffs. This game should also see several records being broken- the Patriots need 7 points to score the most points ever in a season, Tom Brady needs two touchdown passes to break Peyton Manning's record for most t.d. passes in a season and Randy Moss needs two t.d. receptions to break Jerry Rice's record for most receiving t.d.'s in a season.

Patriots 31 Giants 20

Game of the Week Part 2:

Tennessee (9-6) at Indianapolis (13-2)- The Titans need to win to get into the playoffs. The Colts are probably going to rest their starters, but would do well to win this game to avoid seeing the Titans in the playoffs.

Titans 24 Colts 21

Game of the Week Part 3:

Dallas (13-2) at Washington (8-7)- The Redskins have the inside track to the playoffs and a win would solidify those hopes. The Cowboys have locked up home field advantage throughout the playoffs and will be resting their starters. The Redskins have been looking pretty good as of late, winning a tough game against Chicago, beating the playoff bound Giants in New York and shutting down Adrian Peterson and Minnesota's #1 rushing attack last week in Minneapolis.

Redskins 30 Cowboys 24

Best Game that Doesn't Mean Anything:

Buffalo (7-8) at Philadelphia (7-8)- The Bills are two last second losses from being in the playoffs and the Eagles have finally begun to look like the team that won five of the last six division titles. The Eagles shouldn't have any trouble handling the Bills conservative offense and will salvage a .500 record after an underachieving season.

Eagles 27 Bills 13

Worst Game that Doesn't Mean Anything:

Cincinnati (6-9) at Miami (1-14)- The Dolphins can finish out this forgettable season in style by losing to the Bungles at home. The aforementioned Bungles really need to figure out what is wrong with Carson Palmer if they ever want to challenge for a playoff spot again. They managed to beat the Browns last weekend, but only managed 19 points against the worst scoring defense in the league. Not what you would expect from Palmer when you have targets like Chad Johnson and T.J. Housmandzadeh to throw to.

Bungles 21 Dolphins 13

Please God, Help Me Out and Make them Lose:

Minnesota (8-7) at Denver (6-9)- All signs point to a Vikings victory here. The Bronco's defense is going to have their hands full trying to stop Chester Taylor and Peterson. Their one sure thing on defense, Champ Bailey, will hardly have to break a sweat this game as the Vikings anemic passing game rolls into town. Hopefully the Broncos can take a page out of the Redskins book and stack the box against the run and force Tavaris Jackson to win the game with his arm, otherwise, it's an easy Viking win.

Vikings 38 Broncos 31

All the Rest:

Carolina (6-9) at Tampa Bay (9-6)- The Buccaneers did their part to keep the Patriots from getting Darren McFadden in April's draft by throwing up a stinker against San Francisco last week. Carolina proved that they can beat good teams this year by squeaking out a win over Seattle a few weeks ago, but they won't beat this division winner.

Buccos 17 Panthers 10

New Orleans (7-8) at Chicago (6-9)- Well it's a rematch of last years NFC Championship game and it should go down pretty much the same. The Saints need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive, but they won't win in the cold weather in Chicago. The Bears are suffering from the Super Bowl loser's syndrome, but the injuries haven't helped this year. Still, they should be able to run the ball against the Saints' defense and have a pretty good shot at winning this game.

Bears 21 Saints 17

Jacksonville (11-4) at Houston (7-8)- The Texans will fall short of their first non-losing season in franchise history. The Jaguars Fred Taylor has just been tearing it up lately and Maurice Jones-Drew can do the same thing when Taylor is resting.

Jaguars 28 Texans 20

Seattle (10-5) at Atlanta (3-12)- With a loss here, the Falcons are looking at the #2 pick in the draft next spring. Hopefully they'll be able to address some of their quarterback issues then. The Seahawks can wrap up the #3 seed in the playoffs by winning this week.

Seahawks 31 Falcons 14

Detroit (7-8) at Green Bay (12-3)- The Packers can beat anyone in the NFC... as long as it's not the Bears or Cowboys. They're 0-3 against those two teams and 13-0 against the rest of the league. Last weeks blowout loss to Chicago cost the Packers an extra home game in the playoffs and we all know that Brett Favre has never won in Dallas. We'll see if that will cost them later. The Lions on the other hand are just trying to get to .500 after squandering a promising season. That won't happen though.

Packers 35 Lions 27

San Francisco (5-10) at Cleveland (9-6)- This game is completely meaningless for both teams. The Browns can lose and still make the playoffs if Tennessee loses too, but if both teams win, then the Browns miss out on the playoffs. The 49ers have suddenly learned how to win in December, but not until their season was already lost. It doesn't help that they won't have a first round pick next spring.

Browns 38 49ers 21

Pittsburgh (10-5) at Baltimore (4-11)- The Steelers sure are going to miss Willie Parker in the playoffs. Not this week as the Ravens are on a 9 game losing streak don't figure to end it Sunday, but the Steelers are going to miss him if they end up playing Jacksonville in the first round of the playoffs. They have to pray that San Diego loses this week to avoid that rematch next week.

Steelers 27 Ravens 13

San Diego (10-5) at Oakland (4-11)- The Chargers picked the right time to get hot. Winners of five straight games, they should extend that this week and secure the #3 seed in the playoffs. They may even win a playoff game this year. The Raiders are finishing a forgettable season yet again.

Chargers 34 Raiders 17

St. Louis (3-12) at Arizona (7-8)- The Cardinals should finish this year with some respectability with an 8-8. The Rams are looking forward to draft day.

Cardinals 21 Rams 10

Kansas City (4-11) at New York Jets (3-12)- The Chiefs need to win here to avoid finishing last in their division and it shouldn't be that hard against this pathetic Jets team. Chad Pennington is hoping to spend less time on his back this week though as Tennessee sacked him six times a week ago.

Chiefs 17 Jets 9