NFL 2012: Week 17 Picks

Andy Dalton and the Bengals are headed by to the playoffs for
the second straight season.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Week 17, the final week of the NFL regular season. It's been another great NFL season and the playoffs should be just as entertaining as the past 17 weeks. As a Bengals fan, I'm pretty excited to see my Bengals back in the playoffs for a second straight season, something that has never happened in my 22 years of life. But the most exciting thing by far is the fact that the Bengals won in Pittsburgh to clinch a playoff spot and knocked the Steelers out at the same time. I have nothing nice to say about that franchise, so I won't. All I have to say is WHO-DEY!

The Bengals will face a tough test next week against Houston, New England, Baltimore or Denver, but in the playoffs anything and everything can happen. So, will this finally be the year that the Bengals will their first playoff game since 1990? More thoughts on that next week, but in the meantime, here are my picks for Week 17.

Week 17 Picks (Home team in CAPS)

ATLANTA over Tampa Bay

BUFFALO over NY Jets

Chicago over DETROIT

TENNESSEE over Jacksonville

Houston over INDIANAPOLIS

NEW ORLEANS over Carolina

NY GIANTS over Philadelphia

PITTSBURGH over Cleveland

SAN DIEGO over Oakland

SAN FRANCISCO over Arizona

SEATTLE over St. Louis

Green Bay over MINNESOTA

NEW ENGLAND over Miami 

DENVER over Kansas City

WASHINGTON over Dallas

BENGALS over Ravens: Baltimore is expected to rest some of their starters having already clinched the AFC North, but the Bengals will come out in full strength and try and avenge their 44-13 Week 1 loss to the Ravens on Monday Night Football. Bengals 27, Ravens 17.

Last Week: 11-5

Overall: 159-81