Week Seventeen NFL Preview

In The Final Regular Season NFL Preview, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots chase perfection Saturday Night against Michael Strahan and the New York Giants.

Welcome to the final NFL Preview of 2007. It is the final regular season week for football, and there are a couple of teams who will know if they are in or out of the playoff picture by the end of this week.

SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: PATRIOTS AT GIANTS 8:15 PM EST(THE GAME OF THE WEEK)
Already the first team to go 15-0 in a regular season, New England now tries to join the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to take an unbeaten record into the playoffs. Miami went 14-0 that season and won the Super Bowl, but this year's Dolphins could not spoil the Patriots' perfect run last Sunday and lost 28-7 at Foxborough.

New York (10-5) is locked into the No. 5 seed in the NFC and might want to rest some starters because it does not have a first-round bye. The Giants will visit Tampa Bay in a wild-card game next weekend.

No opponent has had a good answer defensively for the Patriots, whose 551 points leave them needing just six to break the league's single-season record set by the 1998 Minnesota Vikings. The only time New England failed to total more than 20 points or 300 yards of offense came two weeks ago against the New York Jets in horrendous weather conditions, but there is no rain, snow or strong wind in the forecast for Saturday.

A clear night would only make things easier on Brady, Moss and New England's vaunted air attack. Single-season league records are in sight for both Pro Bowlers, with Brady needing two touchdown passes to break Peyton Manning's record of 49 and Moss two TD receptions away from surpassing Jerry Rice's record of 22.

Another record within the Patriots' grasp is the one for consecutive regular-season victories. They already have tied their own league record by winning 18 straight.
Tom Brady enters this game 105 yards shy of Drew Bledsoe's 1994 club record of 4,555.

This Game is on Three, Count them, three stations! Along with the NFL Network, the game is being simulcast on both CBS And NBC, not to mention the game is available for viewing online! You have No Excuse if you miss this game! Records will fall like dominoes tonight, I Can't Wait!
PATRIOTS OVER GIANTS


EARLY GAMES 1:00 PM EST
NEW ORLEANS AT CHICAGO

This was last season's NFC Championship Game, which The Bears won. The Saints are in with a win, a Redskins loss, and a Vikings loss. If one of these teams wins, the Saints are out. Kyle Orton might be Chicago's Quarterback of the future, meaning Rex Grossman will become a Free Agent.
CHICAGO OVER NEW ORLEANS

CINCY AT MIAMI
If Maimi wins, will they honestly have momentum for next season? I don't think so.
CINCY OVER MIAMI

DETROIT AT GREEN BAY
A Big NFC North Rivalry. You know Detroit wants to win this game even if they're out of the playoffs.
GREEN BAY OVER DETROIT

JACKSONVILLE AT HOUSTON
This is a big AFC South Matchup. Houston will be trying for their eighth win of the season. Jacksonville's In the Playoffs. Will they play their starters? If so, for how long? That will be key for Houston.
JACKSONVILLE OVER HOUSTON

CAROLINA AT TAMPA BAY
This is a big NFC South Rivalry. Carolina wants to win even if they're out of the Playoff picture. Tampa Bay is in. Will they play their starters despit the fact they will play the Giants next week in an NFC Wild Card Game? That is the question.
TAMPA BAY OVER CAROLINA

BUFFALLO AT PHILLY
Buffallo is now out of the playoff hunt. Philly was never in the playoff hunt. Both teams should play their starters for the whole game.
PHILLY OVER BUFFALLO

SAN FRANCISCO AT CLEVELAND
It dosen't matter if Cleveland wins or loses, they can't control their own fate anymore. They have to hope The Colts beat Tennesee. If that doesn't happen, Cleveland's out of the playoffs.
SAN FRANCISCO OVER CLEVELAND

LATE GAMES 4:15 PM EST

PITTSBURGH AT BALTIMORE
WIll Pittsburgh play their starters? Their already in the playoffs. The Ravens should use this game to evaluate Troy Smith.
PITTSBURGH OVER BALTIMORE

SAN DIEGO AT OAKLAND
JaMarcus Russell makes his first NFL Start Sunday. Will San Diego play their starters? If So, for How long? JaMarcus Russell will be the Starter of Oakland for a long time.
SAN DIEGO OVER OAKLAND

DALLAS AT WASHINGTON
If Washington wins, they're in. Dallas will play some starters for maybe a series or two. Terry Glenn will take the field for the first time this season. That will be a welcome sight for Cowboys fans. Todd Collins might get Washington to the playoffs, but Jason Campbell will get the starting job back if they make it to the playoffs.
DALLAS OVER WASHINGTON

ST LOUIS AT ARIZONA
Marc Bulger will torch Arizona's defense. Rams win.
ST LOUIS OVER ARIZONA

MINNESOTA AT DENVER
The Vikings are in with a win and a Redskins loss. Rod Smith's NFL Career may be over, and that is terrible news for the Broncos.
MINNESOTA OVER DENVER

KANSAS CITY AT NEW YORK JETS
Two teams that thought they would be in the playoffs at the start of the year play each other. Kansas City wins.
KANSAS CITY OVER NEW YORK JETS

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: COLTS VS TITANS
A Big AFC South Rivalry. Marvin Harrison will be in the game, but he won't start. Colts fans and Browns fans will be very happy to hear that. If the Colts win, the Browns are in. If Tennesee wins, they're in. It's not very often that the final game of the season has so much excitement regaurdig the playoff picture, but thanks to Flex Scheduling, we get an interesting matchup for the final game of 2007.

Enjoy The Games On Sunday, the final Sunday of 2007!