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December 31, 1969 - January 3, 2010

Carolina Panthers at Dallas Cowboys Game Time: December 31, 1969, 12:30 P.M. vs

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Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns Game Time: January 3, 2010, 1:00 P.M. vs

Frustrated, angry, sad. Those were some of the sentiments expressed by Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew following his team's third straight loss this past weekend in New England. The Jaguars suffered their fourth defeat in five weeks following a 6-4 start to the season with a sound 35-7 beating by the Patriots, and will try to keep their hazy postseason hopes alive when they close out the regular-season schedule this Sunday afternoon against the host Cleveland Browns. Jones-Drew was very emotional after the Jags dropped to 7-8 this season, mentioning how the team has a lot of soul searching to do. Jacksonville head coach Jack Del Rio, who has just one playoff win in his tenure, agreed by saying that it's "far-fetched to talk about playoffs".Del Rio is half right, since the Jaguars are still mathematically alive in the hunt for an AFC Wild Card berth. There are currently five teams with an 8-7 record and Jacksonville needs all of them to lose this week and beat the Browns as well. Christmas has just passed, but there's still hope for a miracle for the Jaguars, who were once in control of their own playoff destiny before imploding down the stretch. Jags quarterback David Garrard (3,395 passing yards, 13 TD, 9 INT) didn't do much to help his team in last week's loss at New England, as he completed 19- of-25 passes for 185 yards and two interceptions. He has three interceptions and three touchdown passes in his last three games -- all losses -- and is aware of this weekend's playoff circumstances. Jacksonville has a long shot at extending its season, but it must handle business one step at a time. The Jags are 22nd in total points, 18th in passing and 16th in total yards this season. Rookie wideout Mike Thomas (41 receptions, 1 TD) led the team with 57 yards on six catches this past Sunday, while top target Mike Sims-Walker (61 receptions, 7 TD) was held to just 19 yards on two receptions. Veteran Torry Holt (51 receptions) is still searching for his first touchdown catch in a Jaguars uniform, but is second on the team with 722 receiving yards. Sims- Walker is first with 841. Jones-Drew is a reliable source out of the backfield, having caught 51 passes this year, and will be fired up Sunday with hopes of making another run at the postseason. The Jaguars must not get caught up in the other teams they need help from on Sunday, or else they'll be joining the Browns on the sofa during the playoffs. They have to win and need several different scenarios to play out in their favor to punch a ticket to the postseason. Business must be handled in order and Del Rio's job may be on the line this week. His team didn't show its defensive prowess against a superior New England team last week, and he witnessed his secondary get torched for 60 minutes. Jones-Drew was visibly disturbed following the embarrassing road loss, and it won't be a surprise if he comes close to 200 yards rushing on Sunday. He'll be squaring off against Cleveland resurgent running back Harrison, whose contributions alone will keep the Browns afloat this weekend. But in the end, Cleveland's dreams of the first four-game winning streak in its expansion era will be just that. TAKE THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS PLUS +1 POINT

Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns Game Time: January 3, 2010, 1:00 P.M. vs

Frustrated, angry, sad. Those were some of the sentiments expressed by Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew following his team's third straight loss this past weekend in New England. The Jaguars suffered their fourth defeat in five weeks following a 6-4 start to the season with a sound 35-7 beating by the Patriots, and will try to keep their hazy postseason hopes alive when they close out the regular-season schedule this Sunday afternoon against the host Cleveland Browns. Jones-Drew was very emotional after the Jags dropped to 7-8 this season, mentioning how the team has a lot of soul searching to do. Jacksonville head coach Jack Del Rio, who has just one playoff win in his tenure, agreed by saying that it's "far-fetched to talk about playoffs".Del Rio is half right, since the Jaguars are still mathematically alive in the hunt for an AFC Wild Card berth. There are currently five teams with an 8-7 record and Jacksonville needs all of them to lose this week and beat the Browns as well. Christmas has just passed, but there's still hope for a miracle for the Jaguars, who were once in control of their own playoff destiny before imploding down the stretch. Jags quarterback David Garrard (3,395 passing yards, 13 TD, 9 INT) didn't do much to help his team in last week's loss at New England, as he completed 19- of-25 passes for 185 yards and two interceptions. He has three interceptions and three touchdown passes in his last three games -- all losses -- and is aware of this weekend's playoff circumstances. Jacksonville has a long shot at extending its season, but it must handle business one step at a time. The Jags are 22nd in total points, 18th in passing and 16th in total yards this season. Rookie wideout Mike Thomas (41 receptions, 1 TD) led the team with 57 yards on six catches this past Sunday, while top target Mike Sims-Walker (61 receptions, 7 TD) was held to just 19 yards on two receptions. Veteran Torry Holt (51 receptions) is still searching for his first touchdown catch in a Jaguars uniform, but is second on the team with 722 receiving yards. Sims- Walker is first with 841. Jones-Drew is a reliable source out of the backfield, having caught 51 passes this year, and will be fired up Sunday with hopes of making another run at the postseason. Jones-Drew is fifth in the league with 1,309 yards rushing and second with 15 rushing TD. If he plays with only a hint of his anger after the loss to New England, the Browns are in for a long afternoon. He has eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark just once in his last six games and recorded 63 yards on 18 touches in New England. Be sure to catch Jones-Drew making plays with his hands this Sunday as well. Garrard is a mobile quarterback and is second on the team with 283 rushing yards on 72 scrambles. Del Rio will most likely try to keep the game close with the running game to control the time of possession and keep the Browns off the field. Jones-Drew became the 16th player in franchise history to make the Pro Bowl when team were announced on Tuesday. Anderson (802 passing yards, 3 TD, 9 INT) was 8-of-17 for 121 yards and a touchdown in the win over Oakland. He is back under center after starter Brady Quinn was recently placed on injured reserve with a foot injury, and made Mohamed Massaquoi (33 receptions, 3 TDs) his favorite target in his first start since November 1. The rookie receiver finished with 61 yards and a touchdown on three catches. Anderson didn't have to do much since Harrison carried the load for the second straight week, but Jacksonville is still alive for the playoffs and will be aiming for the quarterback's head on Sunday. Meanwhile, Massaquoi leads the Browns with 610 receiving yards, while Harrison is second on the team with 32 catches. Harrison owns 200 receiving yards and a pair of touchdown catches this season for Cleveland, which is last in passing offense and total yards. Wide receiver/return man Josh Cribbs has hauled in 20 passes this season, but does most of his damage on special teams. He broke the NFL kickoff return touchdown record last week and will be headed to the Pro Bowl in February. In offensive line news, tackle John St. Clair (ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game and fellow tackle Joe Thomas will join Cribbs at the Pro Bowl. Thomas is the first Browns player to be named to three consecutive Pro Bowls since defensive tackle Michael Dean Perry from 1990-92. The last time a Browns offensive lineman was selected to three consecutive Pro Bowls was Hall of Famer Gene Hickerson, who was named from 1966-69. Harrison (735 rushing yards, 4 TD) has been running rampant the last two weeks and will face a Jaguars unit that used to be one of the best at stopping the run. He is enjoying a career season, and the future looks bright for the Browns if they use Harrison's services correctly. The Washington State product, who is averaging 4.6 yards per carry and is up for the NFL FedEx Ground Player of the Week for a second straight game, is the only reason why Cleveland is a decent 10th in the NFL in rushing yards. Harrison's 39 rushing attempts on Sunday were a team record, breaking Lee Suggs' mark of 38 touches established at Miami on December 26, 2004, and are the most by an individual player in the NFL in 2009. He also became the first Browns player to follow a 200-yard rushing performance with a 100-yard effort, as well as the first Cleveland player to record consecutive 100-yard rushing contests since Jamal Lewis ran for 118 yards at the Jets on December 9, 2007 and for 163 yards versus Buffalo on December 16. TAKE THE OVER 37.5 POINTS

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Time: January 3, 2010, 1:00 P.M. vs

As their NFC North rivals the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers ready themselves for the playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions are locked into their status as the third- and fourth-best teams in that division, respectively. Thus, the objective as the two clubs get set to square off at Ford Field on Sunday will be carrying some momentum into what will be a critical offseason for each struggling club. The Bears come off their most positive moment of an otherwise bitterly disappointing 2009 season, a thrilling 36-30 overtime victory over the division champion Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field this past Monday. Lovie Smith's club watched a 23-6 lead morph into a 30-30 tie when Vikings quarterback Brett Favre threw a touchdown pass to Sidney Rice in the final minute of regulation. But it was Favre's counterpart, the beleaguered Jay Cutler, who would have the final word in OT, lofting a perfectly-thrown deep ball to formerly anonymous wide receiver Devin Aromashodu, who went 39 yards to the end zone to give Chicago its sixth victory of the season, and just its third in a span of 11 games. Cutler arguably had his finest day of the year in the victory, completing 20- of-35 passes for 273 yards and four touchdowns against just one interception. Aromashodu, once buried on the team's depth chart, finished with seven catches for 150 yards and the decisive score. The victory helped quiet speculation that Smith and general manager Jerry Angelo would be fired at season's end, though a loss to the two-win Lions on Sunday might arouse that discussion among the Bears' fan base once again. Cutler (3390 passing yards, 23 TD, 26 INT), who has looked uncomfortable at times in the Bears offense and has still thrown the most interceptions in the league, will try to do something on Sunday that he has done infrequently in his first year as a Bear - stack strong performances. Cutler's four touchdown passes against the Vikings went to four different players, with tight ends Greg Olsen (55 receptions, 7 TD) and Desmond Clark (17 receptions, 1 TD) joining Aromashodu (19 receptions, 2 TD) and fellow wideout Earl Bennett (51 receptions, 2 TD) in the scoring column. Running back Matt Forte' (828 rushing yards, 4 TD, 54 receptions) also added some value with 74 yards on 21 carries, but is still a sizeable 172 yards from 1,000 for the year. Forte's lone 100- yard game this season came against the Lions in Week 4, when he carried 12 times for 121 yards and a score. Among the injured Chicago players, wideout Devin Hester (54 receptions, 3 TD) is questionable after missing the last four games with a calf problem. The Bears o-line has allowed 33 sacks on the year, but only two of those came on Monday night. Boding well for Culpepper or whoever runs the Lions offense is the depleted state of the Bears defense, which added two more starters to an already-long injured list earlier this week. Tackle Israel Idonije (foot) and cornerback Charles Tillman (bruised lung) were placed on injured reserve, while safeties Al Afalava (knee), Danieal Manning (calf) and Kevin Payne (ankle) are all question marks. Among those that remain, Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs (106 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT) and fellow LB Hunter Hillenmeyer (84 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT) lead a corps that is a disappointing 26th in the league against the run (128.1 yards per game). Chicago is 12th against the pass (208.9 yards per game), a number that probable starters like safety Craig Steltz (9 tackles) and cornerback Zackary Bowman (61 tackles, 5 INT) will have to help maintain. The Bears had three sacks of the Vikings' Brett Favre on Monday night, with ends Alex Brown (45 tackles, 5 INT) and Mark Anderson (26 tackles, 2.5 sacks) breaking through. TAKE THE CHICAGO BEARS MNIUS -3 POINTS

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Time: January 3, 2010, 1:00 P.M. vs

As their NFC North rivals the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers ready themselves for the playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions are locked into their status as the third- and fourth-best teams in that division, respectively. Thus, the objective as the two clubs get set to square off at Ford Field on Sunday will be carrying some momentum into what will be a critical offseason for each struggling club. The Bears come off their most positive moment of an otherwise bitterly disappointing 2009 season, a thrilling 36-30 overtime victory over the division champion Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field this past Monday. Lovie Smith's club watched a 23-6 lead morph into a 30-30 tie when Vikings quarterback Brett Favre threw a touchdown pass to Sidney Rice in the final minute of regulation. But it was Favre's counterpart, the beleaguered Jay Cutler, who would have the final word in OT, lofting a perfectly-thrown deep ball to formerly anonymous wide receiver Devin Aromashodu, who went 39 yards to the end zone to give Chicago its sixth victory of the season, and just its third in a span of 11 games. Cutler arguably had his finest day of the year in the victory, completing 20- of-35 passes for 273 yards and four touchdowns against just one interception. Aromashodu, once buried on the team's depth chart, finished with seven catches for 150 yards and the decisive score. The victory helped quiet speculation that Smith and general manager Jerry Angelo would be fired at season's end, though a loss to the two-win Lions on Sunday might arouse that discussion among the Bears' fan base once again. Cutler (3390 passing yards, 23 TD, 26 INT), who has looked uncomfortable at times in the Bears offense and has still thrown the most interceptions in the league, will try to do something on Sunday that he has done infrequently in his first year as a Bear - stack strong performances. Cutler's four touchdown passes against the Vikings went to four different players, with tight ends Greg Olsen (55 receptions, 7 TD) and Desmond Clark (17 receptions, 1 TD) joining Aromashodu (19 receptions, 2 TD) and fellow wideout Earl Bennett (51 receptions, 2 TD) in the scoring column. Running back Matt Forte' (828 rushing yards, 4 TD, 54 receptions) also added some value with 74 yards on 21 carries, but is still a sizeable 172 yards from 1,000 for the year. Forte's lone 100- yard game this season came against the Lions in Week 4, when he carried 12 times for 121 yards and a score. Among the injured Chicago players, wideout Devin Hester (54 receptions, 3 TD) is questionable after missing the last four games with a calf problem. The Bears o-line has allowed 33 sacks on the year, but only two of those came on Monday night. No matter who takes the snaps for the Lions on Sunday will be trying to get the football to star receiver Calvin Johnson (898 rushing yards, 4 TD), who despite struggling with injuries and a revolving door at quarterback, is just 102 yards shy of a second consecutive 1,000-yard season. Johnson comes off a seven-catch, 96-yard game against the 49ers, and in his last two meetings against the Bears, has combined for 16 catches, 227 yards and a touchdown. Also likely to get his touches is running back Maurice Morris (319 rushing yards, 2 TD, 21 receptions), who has done a credible job since replacing the injured Kevin Smith (knee) but was limited to 66 yards on 22 total touches last week. The Lions head into Week 17 ranked last in the league in turnovers committed (39), turnover margin (-17), have thrown the most interceptions in the league (31) and are tied for last in the league in fourth-down percentage (25.0), along with the Packers. TAKE THE OVER 45 POINTS

San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams Game Time: January 3, 2010, 1:00 P.M. vs

The St. Louis Rams close out what could be the worst season in their history this Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome, where the long- suffering team will try to end a 12-game home losing streak in an NFC West clash with the San Francisco 49ers. A loss in Sunday's finale would give the Rams their first-ever 1-15 finish and ensure the club the No. 1 overall selection in the 2010 draft, a lone consolation prize for what's been another dismal campaign. St. Louis, which picked second in each of the previous two drafts, has won an NFL-low six times since the start of the 2006 season. The Rams' present standard for futility was a 1-10 mark set in 1937, when the organization was based in Cleveland and in its second year of operation. The team ended 1-12-1 while situated in Los Angeles in 1962. The win put the 49ers in position to end a string of six consecutive losing seasons for the once-glorious franchise, as San Francisco can finish with an 8-8 record by defeating the Rams. Sunday's game also figures to have special meaning for Niners wide receiver Isaac Bruce, who will be playing what's believed to be the final game of a distinguished 16-year career in the city where he spent the majority of those seasons. The 37-year-old was a member of the Rams from 1994-2007 and owns team records for receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches, in addition to earning four Pro Bowl nods and helping St. Louis to a win in Super Bowl XXXIV. San Francisco will have a much different look on offense than in the earlier meeting between these teams. The Niners started out the year with a ball- control philosophy centered around versatile running back Frank Gore (1013 rushing yards, 50 receptions, 11 total TD) and with caretaker Shaun Hill (943 passing yards, 5 TD, 2 INT) at quarterback, but have since evolved into a spread-based attack that's well-suited to the skills of triggerman Alex Smith (2128 passing yards, 17 TD, 12 INT), who supplanted Hill as the team's starter in midseason. The switch has clearly profited tight end Vernon Davis (72 receptions, 12 TD), as the gifted former first-round pick has hauled in nine touchdown passes and delivered three 100-yard efforts in Smith's 10 games at the controls. The addition of rookie receiver Michael Crabtree (45 receptions, 2 TD), who sat out the season's first five tests in a contract dispute, has also helped make a unit that still ranks an uninspiring 29th in total yards (288.2 ypg) a slightly more dangerous outfit. Gore continues to hold a big role even with the 49ers' shift to a more pass-oriented team, however. The four-time 1,000-yard rusher piled up 152 yards from scrimmage (81 receiving, 71 rushing) in last Sunday's win, following up a pair of 100-yard performances on the ground over the previous two weeks. The 49ers have plenty of incentive to win this game, and the Rams have more than enough reason to lose it. And with St. Louis fielding what's in essence a preseason roster due to all the injuries and uncertainty, San Francisco stands a good chance of coming away with a feel-good win that can be used as a springboard for next season. All the Rams really have to look forward to at this point is April's draft, and odds are they'll be on the clock when the curtain finally closes on a trying first season of the Spagnuolo era. TAKE THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS MINUS -7 POINTS

San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams Game Time: January 3, 2010, 1:00 P.M. vs

The St. Louis Rams close out what could be the worst season in their history this Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome, where the long- suffering team will try to end a 12-game home losing streak in an NFC West clash with the San Francisco 49ers. A loss in Sunday's finale would give the Rams their first-ever 1-15 finish and ensure the club the No. 1 overall selection in the 2010 draft, a lone consolation prize for what's been another dismal campaign. St. Louis, which picked second in each of the previous two drafts, has won an NFL-low six times since the start of the 2006 season. The Rams' present standard for futility was a 1-10 mark set in 1937, when the organization was based in Cleveland and in its second year of operation. The team ended 1-12-1 while situated in Los Angeles in 1962. The win put the 49ers in position to end a string of six consecutive losing seasons for the once-glorious franchise, as San Francisco can finish with an 8-8 record by defeating the Rams. Sunday's game also figures to have special meaning for Niners wide receiver Isaac Bruce, who will be playing what's believed to be the final game of a distinguished 16-year career in the city where he spent the majority of those seasons. The 37-year-old was a member of the Rams from 1994-2007 and owns team records for receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches, in addition to earning four Pro Bowl nods and helping St. Louis to a win in Super Bowl XXXIV. San Francisco will have a much different look on offense than in the earlier meeting between these teams. The Niners started out the year with a ball- control philosophy centered around versatile running back Frank Gore (1013 rushing yards, 50 receptions, 11 total TD) and with caretaker Shaun Hill (943 passing yards, 5 TD, 2 INT) at quarterback, but have since evolved into a spread-based attack that's well-suited to the skills of triggerman Alex Smith (2128 passing yards, 17 TD, 12 INT), who supplanted Hill as the team's starter in midseason. The switch has clearly profited tight end Vernon Davis (72 receptions, 12 TD), as the gifted former first-round pick has hauled in nine touchdown passes and delivered three 100-yard efforts in Smith's 10 games at the controls. The addition of rookie receiver Michael Crabtree (45 receptions, 2 TD), who sat out the season's first five tests in a contract dispute, has also helped make a unit that still ranks an uninspiring 29th in total yards (288.2 ypg) a slightly more dangerous outfit. Gore continues to hold a big role even with the 49ers' shift to a more pass-oriented team, however. The four-time 1,000-yard rusher piled up 152 yards from scrimmage (81 receiving, 71 rushing) in last Sunday's win, following up a pair of 100-yard performances on the ground over the previous two weeks. Provided his ailing back holds up, Jackson (1353 rushing yards, 4 TD, 51 receptions) will be getting the ball early and often to help ease the burden on Null (509 passing yards, 3 TD, 9 INT) and a painfully-young receiving corps, which would also have the dual benefit of keeping St. Louis' porous defense on the sidelines. The workhorse back was still playing at a high level prior to sitting out the club's latest loss, totaling a combined 123 yards (82 rushing, 41 receiving) in a defeat to Houston two weeks back. The Rams will likely use the finale as an opportunity to further evaluate their young offensive players, with Null throwing passes in the direction of wide receivers Brandon Gibson (31 receptions, 1 TD), Donnie Avery (45 receptions, 5 TD) and Danny Amendola (40 receptions, 1 TD) -- all of whom are in their first or second pro season -- and sophomore John Greco and rookie Roger Allen the projected starting guards of a patchwork offensive line that will be without three season-opening regulars. St. Louis has scored a league-low 169 points thus far in 2009 and ranks only 27th overall in both total offense (290.7 ppg) and passing yards (177.6 ypg). TAKE THE OVER 40.5 POINTS

Baltimore Ravens at Oakland Raiders Game Time: January 3, 2010, 4:00 P.M. vs

Penalties and missed opportunities cost the Baltimore Ravens a chance at securing a playoff berth last weekend. The team will try to punch its ticket to the playoffs on the NFL's final regular-season weekend this Sunday at the Oakland Coliseum, where they'll take on a Raiders club that will try to end its campaign with its highest win total in seven years. Thanks to 113 yards in penalties, including two that wiped out potential touchdowns, the Ravens dropped a 23-20 decision to the Steelers in Pittsburgh last Sunday. That loss proved costly, as Baltimore would have clinched its second straight playoff berth because of losses by Denver and Jacksonville. The Ravens still control their own destiny, however, as they simply need to win this matchup to claim one of the AFC's two Wild Card spots. However, as one of five 8-7 teams in the hunt, they can not get in with a loss. Baltimore, which is just 2-5 on the road, will look to rebound after last weekend's setback that saw them lose on the Steelers' Jeff Reed's 38-yard field goal with 5:25 to play. The Ravens ensuing drive ended on a fourth-down fumble, but it did look like they were going to get the ball back on an interception throw by Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. True to form, though, the turnover was erased on an illegal contract penalty by cornerback Frank Walker. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco threw for 166 yards and found Todd Heap twice in the end zone, giving the tight end his second straight two-touchdown game. Running back Ray Rice ended with 141 yards rushing, while Baltimore's defense held Pittsburgh to just 48 yards on the ground. If the Ravens are to make the postseason, Rice (1269 rushing yards, 74 receptions, 8 total TD) will be the biggest reason why. Enjoying a breakout season, the back is the main cog of Baltimore's seventh-ranked ground attack (130.7 yards per game) and needs just 96 rushing yards to surpass Jamal Lewis for the second-most over a single season in Ravens history. He is also just 48 yards from scrimmage away of becoming the second Raven to reach 2,000 in a season. Rice has seven of Baltimore's 19 rushing touchdowns this year, with Willis McGahee adding another nine. However, with Rice and Flacco (3511 passing yards, 21 TD, 12 INT), Baltimore is just 22 points shy of surpassing the club record of 391 set during the 2003 season. Wide receiver Derrick Mason (72 receptions, 1005 receiving yards, 7 TD) will look to rebound this weekend, as he made seven catches for 77 yards against the Steelers but also dropped a sure touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 20-20. Heap (51 receptions, 6 TD) totaled 37 yards receiving last weekend. Flacco was sacked four times versus the Steelers, so the Ravens hope tackle Jared Gaither can return from a foot injury that has held him out of the last three games. The Ravens probably have the easiest road to one of the AFC's two Wild Card spots, helped by the matchup and the fact that all they have to do is win. With the likes of Mason, Reed and Lewis on board, one has to figure there is no chance that Baltimore will come out flat in this one. Self-inflicted wounds are a worry, but the stakes are too high for the Ravens and too meaningless for the Raiders to bet against Baltimore. Expect the Ravens to still be playing next weekend. TAKE THE BALTIMORE RAVENS MINUS -10.5 POINTS