Free Picks: NFL Week 18 Win Predictions 1/8/22, 1/9/22

The final week of the NFL season is upon us and there are still some playoff spots left to be decided. We went 17-8 last week picking a combination of college football bowl games and the NFL. That makes our record 417-145 (74%) for the season. We got our Lock-of-the-Week, as Wake Forest defeated Rutgers ro run our record to 12-5 in that category. Michigan made us look foolish, getting pummeled by Georgia, and our record fell to 14-10 for the season on our Upset Specials. Here are our straight up win predictions with no point spreads involved, for the final week of the regular season in the NFL.

SATURDAY 1/8:

DALLAS 23 PHILADELPHIA 21: Both teams are in the playoffs and this game doesn’t mean too much.

KANSAS CITY 31 DENVER 13: Chiefs win on Saturday, then need Tennessee to lose Sunday at Houston, in order to get the top seed in the AFC.

SUNDAY 1/9:

Cincinnati 21 Cleveland 13: The Bengals win this one and stay in at least the No.3 seed.

Green Bay 20 Detroit 17 : The Packers rest some of their starters and still beat the Lions.

Chicago 21 Minnesota 20: The Bears look to finish the season with 3 straight wins.

Washington 21 New York Giants 17: Two teams just playing out the string.

Indianapolis 20 Jacksonville 9: The Colts clinch the a playoff spot with a win over the hapless Jags.

*Upset Special* Pittsburgh 21 Baltimore 14: Will this be Big Ben’s last game?

Tennessee 23 Houston 16: Titans nail down the No.1 seed in the AFC.

New Orleans 20 Atlanta 14: The Saints win in Georgia and hope the Rams beat the Niners in LA.

Buffalo 34 NY Jets 14: Easy win for the Bills.

New England 20 Miami 17 : Patriots win and get ready for the playoffs.

Los Angeles 24 San Francisco 21: Rams knock the 49ers out of the playoffs.

Arizona 24 Seattle 14: Cardinals win in what could be the last game for Russell Wilson in Seattle.

*Lock of the Week* Tampa Bay 27 Carolina 10: Bucs are a team nobody wants to play in the playoffs..

Los Angeles 31 Las Vegas 27: Chargers hold on and outlast a gallant Raiders’ team.