The Tribune

WEEK 16

Chargers at Raiders

RENALDO: This could be the last time we see this incarnation of the Raiders and Chargers, unfortunately for them it comes along during a season where nobody cares. Couple that with the fact that it’s on Thursday and Colour Rush may still be a thing. This is just bad all around. Take a look good people of Carson, California…this is what you signed up for.

RAIDERS over

Chargers

SANNIE: This one is rough. The Chargers have only won four games and lost to the Raiders the last time they played but I still hate the Raiders. Hmmmmm, I will go with the Raiders on this one, against my better judgement.

RAIDERS over

Chargers

Racial Slurs at Eagles

SANNIE:  Robert Griffin is still unattractive but it seems to be working for him.

RACIAL SLURS

over Eagles

RENALDO: Remember RGIII? Well Sannie does because she still thinks he’s playing, but nobody in Washington does. LeSean McCoy failed as hard as he possibly could trying to exact revenge on Chip Kelly but I think DeSean Jackson has a better shot of doing this properly.

RACIAL SLURS

over Eagles

Colts at Dolphins

RENALDO: The most positive aspect of the Dolphins this week, their quarterback isn’t 40. That’s pretty much it. Watch out for a sneaky good game from Phillip Dorsett in his return home this weekend though. Then again his quarterback’s 40.

DOLPHINS over Colts

SANNIE: I think at this point even Dolphin fans have stopped choosing the Dolphins.

COLTS over Dolphins

Bears at Buccaneers

RENALDO: I’m sold on Jameis all for one reason - he didn’t smile in his post game jersey swap pic with Todd Gurley last week after the Bucs lost and were eliminated from the playoffs.  Also, if Lovie can’t motivate his team to win against his former team he should leave the Bay area right now.

BUCS over Bears

SANNIE: It’s my nephew’s birthday today, so hopefully this will bring my brother’s favourite team some luck.

BUCS over Bears

Browns at Chiefs

SANNIE: Didn’t we already establish that I am never choosing the Browns again? Why are they even still playing? It’s just sad.

CHIEFS over Browns

RENALDO: The Chiefs are on full Ewing-Theory alert. It’s a theory hashed by ESPN.com writer Bill Simmons and his friend Dave Cirilli. It explains the reason why teams inexplicably become better after their star player leaves the team for any reason (trade, injury, etc.). Two elements must be present for a situation to be explained by the Ewing Theory: 1) The team has a star player who receives a lot of attention but never wins anything, and 2) The star player leaves the team and everybody writes the team off. After the Jamal Charles injury the Chiefs were supposed to be done - they’ve won eight in a row.

CHIEFS over Browns

Pats at Jets

SANNIE: I might actually watch this game, it seems like a pretty good match up. I am going to stick with Tom Brady though.

PATS over Jets

RENALDO: Absolute lie. There’s no chance she watches this game. In other news, the Pats signed Steven Jackson and it feels like LeGarrette Blount never got injured. We’ll revisit this issue after he has a 150-yard rushing game in the playoffs.

PATS over Jets

Cowboys at Bills

RENALDO: Put your hand up if you knew Kellen Moore was still in the NFL before last Saturday’s Cowboys game. Put your hand down, you’re a liar. I’m convinced Dez Bryant doesn’t know his name.

BILLS over Cowboys

SANNIE: I think the Cowboys might be tied with the Browns for the worst team. It’s pathetic.

BILLS over Cowboys

Panthers at Falcons

SANNIE: My baby Cam Newton is still undefeated. I think it’s my love for him that makes him so good.

PANTHERS over

Falcons

RENALDO: There’s no analysis needed for this game. All you need is to read the following quote from Josh Norman regarding Roddy White and his comments that Norman is not a “tough” guy:

“Roddy, I think, is their fifth receiver coming in behind the tight end and running backs. I think he has one reception for a touchdown this year, so we’re going to try to hold him out as much as we can. There is a saying … if you don’t have haters, then you’re not poppin’,” Norman said. “It’s pretty cool, at the same time knowing that guys that we face have a little bit of animosity toward us. It’s cool. I would, too.”

I love Josh Norman and I hope he wins every game he ever plays for the rest of his life.

PANTHERS over

Falcons

49ers at Lions

RENALDO: I saw a story this week where Jim Caldwell was quoted as saying “I’ve stopped trying to figure these guys out.” Turns out he was talking about the officials, but I’m going to imagine he was talking about his own players. It’s better that way.

LIONS over 49ers

SANNIE: As much as I love Colin, I think I’m going to choose the Lions. Hopefully this turns out well for me.

LIONS over 49ers

Texans at Titans

SANNIE: Let’s go with the birthplace of Beyonce, the Titans suck anyway.

TEXANS over Titans

RENALDO: Zach Mettenberger gets the start at quarterback for the Titans. There’s a legit possibility that absolutely no one from Tennessee shows up for this game.

TEXANS over Titans

Steelers at Rams

RENALDO: The only thing that can possibly derail the Steelers in this game, the concrete track around the Rams field. Strategically placed though, the Rams might have a shot at this.

STEELERS over Rams

SANNIE:  I like Ben Roethlisberger but only because his name is Roethlisberger and I like saying Roethlisberger.

STEELERS over Rams

Jaguars at Saints

RENALDO: I can never remember which McCown brother is the backup for the Saints, and with Drew Brees probably out this weekend, whoever that guy is, there’s your starting quarterback New Orleans. Sean Payton is on his way out and this could possibly be the worst defence in the history of pro football.

JAGS over Saints

SANNIE: So I read somewhere that Drew Brees is going to play hurt, I don’t know if that is very brave or very stupid but I will go with brave.

SAINTS over Jaguars

Rams at Seahawks

RENALDO: This Russell Wilson transformation into athletic Drew Brees is grounded deeply in the Progressive/Regressive Ex theory. When Ciara started dating Wilson, Future was single and produced some of his best music to date. There was a hanging albatross over Wilson’s head “maybe she didn’t make the best choice.” Then Future did the video with ex-stripper and notorius IG attention fiend Black Chyna sending his stock down exponentially. Suddenly Wilson played with newfound freedom and starting throwing five touchdowns every game.

SEAHAWKS over Rams

SANNIE: Russell Wilson.

SEAHAWKs over Rams

Packers at Cardinals

RENALDO: I feel like the NFL scheduled this game by mistake. There’s no way having a meaningful game at this point of the season is a part of Roger Goodell’s design. I feel like they’re going to flex out of this at some point. Let’s not jinx it.

CARDS over Packers

SANNIE: I’m going with he Cardinals, because I recently fell in love with the Peach Arizona drink. (pick like Sannie)

CARDS over Packers

Giants at Vikings

RENALDO: I have no idea how Eli plays this game without Odell Beckham Jr. That’s like Big Boi without Andre 3000, Peaches without Herb, Eli without a stoic look of confusion on his face. This would be the perfect game for Victor Cruz to come back by the way...if he still played football.

VIKINGS over Giants

SANNIE: The Vikings just sound like the stronger team. Like Vikings are supposed to be unstoppable right. So let’s go with them.

VIKINGS over Giants

Bengals at Broncos

RENALDO: This game will mark the 875th meeting between backup quarterbacks this season. If football wasn’t so impervious to anything that effects its bottom line that would be a problem. As much I want to see Katherine Webb-McCarron happy, the Brockweiler is in a position where he’s playing for his job. Peyton Manning’s presence on the sidelines is getting louder and louder in the ear of gary Kubiak - “Bet I would have won that game.”  

BRONCOS over Bengals

SANNIE: This is tough. I never heard about the Bengals until they did really well this year. But, then again, I also don’t wanna go against Peyton Manning, so I am going to put my money on Peyton.

BRONCOS over Bengals

THE EXPERTS VIEW - HOW THEY ARE FARING

Week 15 Season %

Sancheska 14-2 138-86 .616

AP 11-5 138-86 .616

Renaldo 14-2 135-89 .603

Naughty 12-4 131-93 .585

Ricardo 12-4 128-96 .571