Week 7 Preview, Spread Picks, Power Rankings, and Updated Playoff Predictions!
Welcome to Week 7!
While week 6 allowed all Vikings fans to taste sweet, sweet victory, we all need to mourn the loss of Aaron Rodgers and his broken collarbone. That injury changes the NFL landscape as well as my playoff predictions. Continue reading below to find out more and as always, if you enjoy the content or you just feel like doing something nice today, follow me on here as well as on Twitter at @CoachTylerPauly for more content from a coaching perspective.
Week 7 Picks
Carolina at Chicago, Car. -3, Carolina
New Orleans at Green Bay, NO -4.5, New Orleans
Baltimore at Minnesota, Minn. -4.5, Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, Buff. -3, Buffalo
Tennessee at Cleveland, Tenn. -5.5, Tennessee
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, Jack. -3, Jacksonville
New York Jets at Miami, Mia. -3, New York Jets
Arizona vs. L.A. Rams (London), LAR -3, LA Rams
Dallas at San Francisco, Dall. -6, Dallas
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Pitt. -5, Pittsburgh
Denver at L.A. Chargers, Den. -1, Denver
Seattle at N.Y. Giants, Sea. -3.5, NY Giants
Atlanta at New England, NE -3, Atlanta
Washington at Philadelphia, Phil. -4.5, Philadelphia
*Will cover point spread but lose game.
POWER RANKINGS
1. Kansas City Chiefs 5-2
2. Philadelphia Eagles 5-1
3. Pittsburgh Steelers 4-2
4. Atlanta Falcons 3-2
5. New England Patriots 4-2
6. Carolina Panthers 4-2
7. Seattle Seahawks 3-2
8. Buffalo Bills 3-2
9. Denver Broncos 3-2
10. Minnesota Vikings 4-2
11. LA Rams 4-2
12. Houston Texans 3-3
13. Dallas Cowboys 2-3
14. Washington Redskins 3-2
15. Detroit Lions 3-3
16. Oakland Raiders 3-4
17. Baltimore Ravens 3-3
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2-3
19. Jacksonville Jaguars 3-3
20. New Orleans Saints 3-2
21. Green Bay Packers 4-2
22. Arizona Cardinals 3-3
23. Tennessee Titans 3-3
24. New York Jets 3-3
25. Miami Dolphins 3-2
26. Cincinnati Bengals 2-3
27. LA Chargers 2-4
28. Chicago Bears 2-4
29. Indianapolis Colts 2-4
30. New York Giants 1-5
31. San Francisco 49ers 0-6
32. Cleveland Browns 0-6
Playoff Predictions
Updated playoff predictions! With the Aaron Rodgers injury, I no longer believe the Packers will be able to make the playoffs. Brett Hundley just isn't a talented enough quarterback to come in with very few reps and keep this team afloat. The AFC picture looks much different too with teams like Oakland and Cincinnati struggling and teams like Buffalo (!) continuing to show they have a shot. Keep reading to find out how I think it plays out!
NFC
1 - Atlanta
2 - Philadelphia
3 - Seattle
4 - Minnesota
5 - Carolina
6 - Washington
AFC
1 - Kansas City
2 - Pittsburgh
3 - New England
4 - Houston
5 - Denver
6 - Buffalo
Wild Card Round
NFC
Washington at Seattle
Carolina at Minnesota
AFC
Buffalo at New England
Denver at Houston
Divisional Round
NFC
Seattle at Philadelphia
Minesota at Atlanta
AFC
New England at Pittsburgh
Houston at Kansas City
Conference Championships
NFC
Philadelphia at Atlanta
AFC
Pittsburgh at Kansas City
Super Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta
While the only upset I have in my updated bracket is Pittsburgh over Kansas City in the AFC Championship game, I think if the playoffs shake out like this, most of my picks will agree with Vegas. Washington, Carolina, Denver, and Buffalo all make it in to this edition with the loss of Green Bay, Dallas, Oakland, and Cincinnati. I'm also not ready to give up on the Steelers as my Super Bowl champs as their offense has looked really good in the last 2 weeks. While Martavis Bryant hasn't lived up to my preseason hype, Antonio Brown has and Le'Veon Bell has really started to find his rhythm. I think the Steelers outscore KC and take home the trophy.