SUNDAY (4PM): All Games - PART I

GAME CHART
2-13 (1-6 away)	kc		@		DEN		12-3 (6-1 home)
avg DEF ppg		25.8		29.5		avg OFF ppg
avg OFF ppg		13.9		19.1		avg DEF ppg
pass DEF rank		9th		6th		pass OFF rank
rush DEF rank		26th		18th		rush OFF rank
pass OFF rank		31st		7th		pass DEF rank
rush OFF rank		5th		3rd		rush DEF rank
defensive formation		3-4		4-3		defensive formation
WR Copper (OUT)		key injuries				CB Porter (OUT) WR Holliday (DOUB)
FORECAST
Cloudy
STAT ALERT
-          DEN has won 10 straight games and has done so by at least a TD or more -          KC RB Charles rushed for 226 yds vs IND in week 16 -          DEN has scored 30+ points in 6 of 7 home games this season
ANALYST INSIGHT
DEN is in top form while KC can’t wait for this miserable season to end – R. THE HANDLE The Broncos will pound the Chiefs – M.D. SMITH The Broncos are playing for a first-round bye and the Chiefs are playing for the first-overall pick – D. BILICKI
FINAL PREDICTION
DEN		SU		vs SPR		KC (+16.5)
A win here assures DEN a first-round playoff bye. That said, it won’t take much for the Broncos at home to defeat this beleaguered division rival Chiefs squad and it’s unlikely KC will put up much of a fight here with a first overall pick in the upcoming draft on the line. Bank on Chiefs QB Brady Quinn to attempt to exact some revenge for his release from DEN last season here and provide a cover for his club of an insane oddmakers spread of 2 TD + a FGM.

GAME CHART
7-8 (2-5 away)	mia		@		NE		11-4 (5-2 home)
avg DEF ppg		19.3		35.3		avg OFF ppg
avg OFF ppg		19.2		22.1		avg DEF ppg
pass DEF rank		25th		4th		pass OFF rank
rush DEF rank		10th		8th		rush OFF rank
pass OFF rank		26th		29th		pass DEF rank
rush OFF rank		13th		12th		rush DEF rank
defensive formation		4-3		4-3		defensive formation
WR Bess (OUT)		key injuries				CB Cole (DOUB)
FORECAST
Cloudy
STAT ALERT
-          MIA coming off back-to-back home game wins -          If HOU or DEN lose this weekend, NE holds the tiebreaker for first-round playoff bye
ANALYST INSIGHT
A crack at a bye is all the incentive NE needs to take out the Dolphins for the second time this month – M. FLORIO
FINAL PREDICTION
NE		SU		vs SPR		NE (-11.0)
Playoff bid sewn up or not, history dictates the Pats never let up on the gas pedal in their final games of the season. MIA is a division rival, a factor which often lends to large spread covers in these types of situations. That said, NE loves to hand out thumpings when on home turf and, with the potential for a first-round playoff bye tabled for this matchup, expect the electric passing offence of the Boston-area chowderheads to tear up the porous MIA secondary all game here.

GAME CHART
4-11 (1-6 away)	oak		@		SD		6-9 (2-5 home)
avg DEF ppg		27.9		21.7		avg OFF ppg
avg OFF ppg		17.9		21.9		avg DEF ppg
pass DEF rank		22nd		23rd		pass OFF rank
rush DEF rank		21st		27th		rush OFF rank
pass OFF rank		8th		18th		pass DEF rank
rush OFF rank		29th		4th		rush DEF rank
defensive formation		4-3		3-4		defensive formation
none		key injuries				none
FORECAST
Cloudy with a chance of showers
STAT ALERT
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ANALYST INSIGHT
But you can expect ultra-competitive Philip Rivers to get his teammates fired up for a worthy offensive effort – V. IYER
FINAL PREDICTION
SD		SU		vs SPR		OAK (+10.5)
Both of these clubs are soon to enter into rebuilding mode, the two of them likely to be positioned somewhere within 5-7 picks of one another for the coming 2013 NFL Draft. With home field advantage on their side and considerably better parts scattered throughout their lineup, expect the Chargers to emerge a TD victorious in this showdown with a backdoor cover by division rival OAKtown just for good measure.