The last week of the calendar is here and with it, the option to live a historic day. There are seven more places in the Playoffs to be defined, no less than the highest number to occupy in the last weekend of the 31-year-old season, after seven in 1989.
A total of 18 teams, more than half of the league, continue their aspirations for a place in the playoffs. The NFL didn’t have that many teams involved on the last calendar date in 2006, when 20 teams came in with the qualifying option.
With all these implications on the script, experts at ESPN Deportes offer their analysis and choices to keep the 2020 forecast race interesting.
NOTE: The choices of each expert are in capital letters.
ALFONSO MANCILLA / Twitter: @poncho_mancilla
– How high is your chance to use the latest DREW BREES REGULAR SEASON game?
This week, Las Vegas bettors, who must be believed because they have the money, gave an 88% chance that the legendary New Orleans defender will not play in the 2021 season.
If we focus on the fact that, indeed, the last two seasons have been very difficult for Drew Brees due to injuries, the option to watch his last minutes on the pitch is very big; however, the NFL has also shown that age is not necessarily a factor in determining quarterback continuity.
Brees, who is about to turn 42, appears to be in the same group as Tom Brady, Philip Rivers and Ryan Fitzpatrick, who maintain a high level of competition despite being in the league for more than 15 years. .
As if that wasn’t enough, the season finale also claimed that the team’s defense and Alvin Kamara’s role in the running game could give Brees the support he needed to return in 2021. Given all this, I think Brees’ yield seems to increase to 50%.
FANTASY PREDICTIONS
QB with the most yards by air: Deshaun Watson (Houston), 380 meters
RB with the heaviest courts: Derrick Henry (Tennessee), 145 yards
Defensive that will allow fewer points: Indianapolis (12 points)
Picks
Miami vs. BUFFALO
ARIZONA vs. LA Rams
GREEN GOLF vs. Chicago
Washington Vs. FILADELFIA
TENNESSEE vs. Texans
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INDIANAPOLIS vs. Jacksonville
EDUARDO VARELA / Twitter: @LaloVarelaTV
– WILL THE CHICAGO BEAR MATCH SHOW THE REAL LEVEL OF GREEN PACKAGING AND WHETHER IT IS A BETTER VERSION COMPARED TO ONE LAST YEAR LOST THE NFC FINAL?
Green Bay has improved a lot in the last month on both sides of the ball, mainly in the running game that gave Aaron Rodgers another perspective and open the game through the air. Likewise, the defense is more aggressive and dominant against the race this season.
FANTASY PREDICTIONS
QB with the most yards by air: Andy Dalton (Dallas), 350 yards
RB with the heaviest courts: Derrick Henry (Tennessee), 150 yards
Defensive that will allow fewer points: Cleveland (10 points)
Picks
Miami vs. BUFFALO
ARIZONA vs. LA Rams
GREEN GOLF vs. Chicago
Washington Vs. FILADELFIA
TENNESSEE vs. Texans
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N. ORLEANS vs. Caroline
SEBASTIÁN M. CHRISTENSEN / Twitter: @SebastianMCESPN
– COACH BRIAN FLORES BY THE RIGHT DECISION IN KEEPING YOUR RYAN FITZPATRICK IN THE FACE OF BILLS?
Of course you made the right decision. Not only does Tua Tagovailoa have a much higher ceiling than Ryan Fitzpatrick, but it is also the ideal fit for this specific Dolphins list.
While Fitzpatrick he is more vertical, and the offense has a bigger punch with him behind the center, the reality is that the Dolphins have been 3-3 with Fitz starting.
Miami has a top defense, and the special teams did their best, so a defender who limits errors is exactly what the doctor ordered. Saying that, Tagovailoa you have to take more risks and attack more vertically. Miami is not a real competitor this year, and experience in these types of games will help Tua move on.
FANTASY PREDICTIONS
QB with the most yards by air: Deshaun Watson (Houston), 402 meters
RB with the heaviest courts: Derrick Henry (Tenneesse), 202 yards
Defensive that will allow fewer points: Indianapolis (13 points)
Picks
Miami vs. BUFFALO
Arizona Vs. THE RAMS
GREEN GOLF vs. Chicago
WASHINGTON vs. Philadelphia
TENNEESSE vs. Texans
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Pittsburgh Vs. CLEVELAND
CARLOS NAVA / Twitter: @TapaNava
– WITHOUT WHAT BETWEEN BOTH HAS A POST-SEASON ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH TEAM HAS MADE THE BEST USE OF THE 2021 SEASON BETWEEN THE SNAKERS AND THE GIANT?
The New York Giants have made a lot more progress as they have advanced in their schedule, they have grown on both sides of the ball, especially their defender Daniel Jones.
It is true that they had more lows than highs, but if you consider that they did not have a program out of season, nor pre-season games under a new coaching staff, they even exceeded some expectations in their reconstruction. For the Cowboys, the season was an obstacle in almost every way.
FANTASY PREDICTIONS
QB with the most yards by air: Tom Brady (Tampa Bay), 382 yards
RB with the heaviest courts: Derrick Henry (Tennessee), 190 yards
Defensive that will allow fewer points: Indianapolis (10 points)
Picks
Miami vs. BUFFALO
Arizona Vs. THE RAMS
GREEN GOLF vs. Chicago
WASHINGTON vs. Philadelphia
TENNEESSE vs. Texans
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Pittsburgh Vs. CLEVELAND
PABLO VIRUEGA / Twitter: @PabloViruega
– Despite the ugly street and the loss of damage, JARED GOFF, will the RAMs be able to defeat cardinals and enter the games?
It won’t be enough to beat Arizona, but it could make the playoffs. At this point, the team that can support the Rams is the Packers and they defeated the Bears, which is very likely.
The first, Aries has a good defense that has not played at the highest level in the last two weeks, especially against jets. This defense must keep Los Angeles in play to have a chance against Arizona, which is already eliminated, but will want to close the season with a victory.
It is difficult only with the defense to win games even more if they oppose a team with the attack potential that the cardinals have. On the offensive side, they will have John Wolford, who will be the first defender to start a game (in the Super Bowl era, 1966) in the last week and where his team defines its transition to the playoffs.
Wolford will need an excellent running and defensive game, which seems insufficient to defeat Arizona, for this reason the Rams will depend on the Packers, who are struggling to rest in the first week of the playoffs, and for that they must beat Chicago.
FANTASY PREDICTIONS
QB with the most yards by air: Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay) 300 yards
RB with the heaviest courts: Derrick Henry (Tennessee) 140 yards
Defensive that will allow fewer points: Baltimore (16 points)
Picks
Miami vs. BUFFALO
ARIZONA vs. LA Rams
GREEN GOLF vs. Chicago
WASHINGTON vs. Philadelphia
TENNEESSE vs. Texans
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Miami vs. BUFFALO
IVIS ABURTO / Twitter: @IvisAburto
– IS THE DECISION OF THE CHIEFS TO OBSERVE PATRICK MAHOMES IN THE LAST WEEK, WHEN YOUNG, THIS YEAR, YOUR NUMBER OF THE SEED NUMBER OF EACH CONFERENCE IN THE FIRST WEEK?
It is a decision that can be seen from the perspective of the half-full glass or the half-empty glass.
Giving Patrick Mahomes and other beginners such a long break doesn’t seem ideal, as two weeks seems too long compared to the pace of the game and competitive. Maybe treating the game against the Chargers as a pre-season game, in which the beginners play a quarter or the first half helps in that regard.
Just a cold fact: Mahomes he will be the seventh defender to rest in the last week of the regular season, after his team secured its first conference title.
Of the six above, only one (Drew Brees with saints in 2009), won the Super Bowl.
On the other hand, it’s not about the fact that the Kansas City offensive is going through its best moment, after having problems in the last two games, against New Orleans and Atlanta.
When we think about how defending the Saints made things difficult Mahomes and their receivers, and as they made several mistakes against the Falcons, the hiatus may not be so bad for the Kansas City attack to regroup and reach the playoffs with new vigor.
FANTASY PREDICTIONS
QB with the most yards by air: Drew Brees (N. Orleans), 380 meters
RB with the heaviest courts: Derrick Henry (Tennessee), 135 yards
Defensive that will allow fewer points: Baltimore (13 points)
Picks
Miami vs. BUFFALO
Arizona Vs. THE RAMS
GREEN GOLF vs. Chicago
Washington Vs. FILADELFIA
TENNEESSE vs. Texans
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DALLAS vs. NY Giants