Week 16 – Fantasy Super Bowl Week

It’s fantasy super bowl week! And with a lot of REAL teams stuck in their seeding positions, or at least already clinched, picking the games from here on out is a complete guessing game because no one knows how much playing time anyone is going to get. This will wreak havoc on many of the Fantasy Super Bowls going on this weekend, as well as my picks.

Manwich Matchup / Opening Round Playoff Game #7
Washington @ Minny – Oh yeah! As far as I can tell, this is just like last week’s Cleve-Buff tilt, where the winner may be controlling their own destiny. A lot is on the line. I’ve been saying for weeks that Minny would make the playoffs with any kind of decent QB play. As horrible as the QB play has been, I’m thinking Minny will win this game, though I really am rooting for Washington as this point so there will be some intrigue the last week of the season.
Pick: Minny

Upset of the Week
Houston @ Indy- This is the time of the year when Indy starts resting everyone and they go into the postseason on a losing streak. Also, Houston has been winning a lot of games of late, meaning they are in the running to be the “surprise team” of 2008.
Pick: Houston

Pitt @ St. Louis – Pitt actually is farther from clinching a playoff spot than Cleveland. Apparently, Pitt doesn’t get in automatically with a win, though Cleveland would!
Pick: Pitt

Dallas @ CAR – I’ve never seen more men complain about the presence of Jessica Simpson. On by far the most surprising fact of the week, the CAR Panthers are somehow the only 6-8 team which still has a mathematical chance of making the playoffs. Somehow, the Eagles, Cardinals, and Detroit already were eliminated.
Pick: Dallas

Cleveland @ Cincy – Last time, the score was an “unbelievable” 51-45 back in week 2, in Derek Anderson’s first start. Now, the Browns just need one more win to make the playoffs. I have to guess that hunger should get them through. The Bungals have been playing pretty lackadaisically of late.
Pick: Cleveland

Green Bay @ Chicago – Suddenly, the Packers may have a shot at homefield after all, if they gain another game on Dallas. No way the Pack gets swept by this Bears team.
Pick: Green Bay

KC @ Detroit – 2 teams where the wheels came off on the season. The Chiefs are on a 7-game losing streak, and the Lions are on a 6-game losing streak. Both teams have nothing to play for but pride. Well, the Lions are hoping that if they win they can somehow satisfy QB Kitna’s 10-game prediction.
Pick: KC

Miami @ New England – Well, now the Dolphins can relax… because they have no hope this weekend.
Pick: New England

Giants @ Buffalo – The Bills may have been eliminated but something tells me they’ll still be playing hard this weekend.
Pick: Buff

Oakland @ Jacksonville – Somehow, the Jags still haven’t clinched, despite the 10-4 record. They will probably lock up the 5-seed and earn a much-needed rest next weekend.
Pick: Jack-o

Philly @ New Orleans – The Saints are still very much alive at this point. If the Redskins beat the Vikings, which is not out of the question, and the Saints pull through, the NFC could actually provide a 3-way tie with 1 spot open for the last week of the season.
Pick: New Orleans

ATL @ Arizona – Interesting game… actually, having a lot of Cardinals this week in the fantasy super bowl would be a great situation to be in.
Pick: Arizona

Baltimore @ Seattle – Coach Brian Billick, aka Cobra Commander, has been on a sensational streak. Just like the real Cobra Commander, he continually snatches losses from the jaws of victory! The amazing streak started with a sloppy 5-point loss to Buffalo back in week 7, the strange kick by Cleveland that hit 3 parts of the field goal in week 11, the game against New England where the players started throwing yellow flags into the stands in week 13, an Incredible Hulk-style destruction by the Colts where the game was over within 5 minutes in week 14, and a colossal heartbreak loss to the Dolphins last week. There’s only one thing left that Cobra Commander can tell his team to do: RETREAT!!!!
Pick: Seattle

Jets @ Tennessee – Damn. I was hoping the Titans would get a tougher opponent this week.
Pick: Tennessee

Tampa @ San Fran – I’m very curious if this QB Shaun Hill on San Fran is actually decent, or if the Bengals defense can make any QB look good.
Pick: Tampa

Denver @ San Diego – It’s got to be closer than that 41-3 beatdown earlier in the season, right?
Pick: San Diego

Last Week: 11-5
Season: 146-78
Manwich: 12-3 (Good job Brownies, in becoming 1-0 in the Manwich)
Upset of the Week: 8-7 (The Dolphins did it! Hooray! Stupid Cobra Commander forgot that you play the game to win, not to go to OT.)