Race, MVP and Playoffs

With only 1 more regular season week left the MVP race is the most exciting thing going forward. The AFC has a lock on who's in the playoffs, with possible moves on seeding, and the NFC has the Lions, Packers, and Redskins fighting for the last 2 spots to continue their hopes. 

AFC
Most likely the Pats will take the #1 seed once again in TB12 hopes of gaining his 5th Super Bowl win. The Raiders with a win over Denver or a KC lost will ensure they will lock down the 2 seed. If they win and NE loses
they could spring in at #1. With David Carr out for the season that seems highly unlikely. Pitt wins, lose or draw will take the 3 seed headed forward, and there is the talk of resting Big Ben (but their final game is against Cle,
so I feel good that if I were their QB they'd still win). The Texans have also clinched the 4 seed moving into the playoffs, but they want to get Tom Savage more snaps leading into the playoffs against the Titans, who by the
way is without Marcus Mariota. The Chiefs currently sitting at 5 could jump up all the way to the 2 seed with a win over San Diego and a Denver win over Oakland (which I believe will now happen). Go back to a few post I said KC is my dark horse, that Defense is incredible. That KC team reminds me of the 2003 Buccaneers. Rounding out the AFC is Miami, and I believe they will lock in the 6th seed because I don't see them beating the Patriots. 

NFC
A little more scenarios in the NFC, The Cowboys have clinched the 1 spot, and they are hoping to never leave the state of Texas as they hang their 6th banner. The 2 seed as of now is the Falcons and 3 being Seattle, these two are fighting for a first-round bye and very well could flip flop. Many think it'll be an easy Seahawks win over the 49ers, and the Falcons have a tough division rival against the Saints. The 4 seed will go to the winner of the
Lions and the Packers going into week 17. The Giants have locked down the 5 seed, and the 6th seed comes between the Lions, Packers, and Redskins. Needless to say, the NFC will be more interesting this week than the AFC.

MVP Race
I believe that Tom Brady is in line for the MVP this year. However, the other candidates have put up respectable numbers. Derrick Carr could have made the race for MVP a little more interesting before he suffered a season-ending femur break. Now the others looking at taking that covenant award are Matt Ryan, Dak Prescott, Aaron Rodgers, and Ezekiel Elliott. Now let's compare the numbers.

(stats from http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/12/27/is-tom-brady-really-the-nfl-mvp-in-2016/)

TOM BRADY, 2016                           

• 15 Games
• 346-for-498 (69.5%)
• 4,613 yards
• 9.26 yards/attempt
• 308 yards/game
• 34 TDs
• 7 INTs
• 115.5 passer rating
• 10-5 record

MATT RYAN, 2016

• 15 Games
• 346-for-498 (69.5%)
• 4,613 yards
• 9.26 yards/attempt
• 308 yards/game
• 34 TDs
• 7 INTs
• 115.5 passer rating
• 10-5 record

DAK PRESCOTT, 2016

• 15 Games
• 307-for-451 (68.1%)
• 3,630 yards
• 8.05 yards/attempt
• 242 yards/game
• 23TDs
• 4 INTs
• 105.7 passer rating
• 13-2 record

AARON RODGERS, 2016

• 15 Games
• 374-for-571 (65.5%)
• 4,128 yards
• 7.23 yards/attempt
• 275 yards/game
• 36 TDs
• 7 INTs
• 102.7 passer rating
• 9-6 record

Ezekiel Elliott 

• 15 Games
• 322 Carries
• 1,631 Rushing Yards (Leads NFL)
• Avg. 5.1 yards per carry
• 15 TD's
• 5 Fumbles

My predictions

Cowboys over Eagles

Ravens over Bengals

Texans over Titans

Buccaneers over Panthers 

Colts over Jaguars

Patriots over Dolphins

Vikings over Bears

Bills over Jets

Steelers over Cleveland

Falcons over Saints

Giants over Redskins

Cardinals over Rams

Broncos over Raiders

Chiefs over Chargers

Seahawks over 49ers (H)

Packers over Lions

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