Looking back on Week 16

What a heck of a week...

Peyton Manning broke Tom Brady's NFL record of 50 TDs in a single season, surpassing it by 1 and up to 51. Manning passed for 400 yards and 4 TD's last Sunday in the 37-13 win over Houston. 3 of those TD passes came in the 4th quarter.

Andy Dalton had the best passer rating week of anyone, as he put up numbers in the 42-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings of 366 passing yards, 4 TD's and then his 136.5 passer rating. He currently has 4015 yards passing this season, and will probably rest next week with the division now clinched.

Nick Foles continued his impressive season with a 21-25 for 230 yard game in the 54-11 win over the Chicago Bears. He added 2 TD's to that, and then he had a 131.7 passer rating, boosting his season total to 2628 yards, 25 TD's, 2 INT's and a 118.7 passer rating. His Sunday Night Passer rating total was the 3rd highest he has put together in a start this season.

Why isn't Robert Quinn on anyones radar? The guy had a 3 sack game last week against the Buccaneers, and now has 18 sacks on  the season! What will this man do NEXT week!?!?!?

Pierre Garcon set a Redskin franchise record for the most catches, and most receiving yards in a single season in the 24-23 loss to Dallas. He lead the league this week with his 11 catches for 144 yards. He currently leads the NFL with 107 catches.

LeSean McCoy had another big game and continues to lead the league in rushing yards. He has 1476 on the season, a personal high, and Chicago was unable to stop him, allowing the most yards by a single RB this week (131), and the most total rushing yards this week (289). What's worse is the third best single rusher this week was Bryce Brown, the backup to LeSean McCoy, who gained a personal high 117.

Game of the Week? Very tough question. It comes down to either the Panthers-Saints, or the Packers-Steelers. I'll say it was the Packers 31, Steelers 38 game. Very impressive, and quite a run by the Steelers to barely keep their playoff hopes alive, and bring the NFC North to a climatic finish this week... Much like the NFC East.

Week 16 Round-up

Here is our Week 16 round-up at a glance:

GAME OF THE WEEK: SAINTS @ PANTHERS

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With the New Orleans Saints hanging around 10-4, and the Panthers looking to take the division this week, we have a very highly contested game here. The Saints biggest injury is Roman Harper, and he participated in a full practice yesterday, so I'd say he's on the mend. The Panthers, however, have Steve Smith who was limited in practice with a finger issue Wednesday, and missed practice yesterday. Greg Olsen will probably play through a foot injury.

Last week, the Panthers electrified the Jets 30-20, a game a lot farther apart then the score makes it sound, and the defense was on fire. 4 sacks, include the 2 sacks by CB Captain Munnerlyn, plus his 41 yard INT return for a TD, and shutting down the deep secondary completely, showed incredible defense against the Jets.

Last week, the Saints got romped by the Rams, 27-16, something quite scary for an 11 point underdog, and the Rams ran all over that offense. Yes, they gathered 432 total yards, 373 net passing, and Garrett Hartley missed 2 FG's. And the Saints defense couldn't do a thing. No registered stats.

Our Pick- Panthers 37-33

COLTS @ CHIEFS

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The Colts enter the week coming off a 25-3 win over Houston. Trent Richardson had his biggest game of the year (64 yards rushing) and the Colts were able to pulverize the Texans with offense and defense. Not a big accomplishment.

The Chiefs need to win this game. If they want a chance to take the division from the Broncos, this is a must win game. The Colts have the AFC South division clinched, they don't have to win anymore games. I think the Chiefs have it just because of that.

Our Pick- Chiefs 34-17


BEARS @ EAGLES

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So much is at stake for this game. The Bears need to win to keep the division. The Eagles need to win to stay alive for the division. A loss to either team will probably end in the destruction of the teams hopes for the playoffs.

Nick Foles is coming off of a 428 yard passing game last week in Minnesota. DeSean Jackson is having the best season of his career. Same goes to LeSean McCoy. This offense works so well with the Eagles, that it's destroying everyone else. What happened last week? Defense failed. Well, if the defense fails here, the Eagles might loose.

The Bears have one injury... Lance Briggs. If he returns, that's a fully healthy team... This is such a toss up game with Jay Cutler as starter, it's unbelievable.

Our pick- Eagles 27-24

Green Bay looking to change their woos.

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The Green Bay Packers are coming into this week with quite a return... At 7-6-1, the Packers are looking to fly to victory, take the division from the Bears, and win the playoff berth. What do they need to do in order to make that happen?

Very good question. They will host Pittsburgh this Sunday at 4:25 PM ET. What do they need to be able to keep these playoff hopes alive?

Aaron Rodgers would be a great opening. He has missed the last 6 games with a collarbone problem, and he may return this week, depending upon his health. In 8 games, he put together a 108.0 passer rating, and a 15-4 TD-INT ratio. Aaron is the nations hero, ever since his Super Bowl appearance, and will be elected into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame in Canton after his retirement. Everyone knows that already. So, if he could come back, and play at least half as good as he normally does, the Pack is set off pretty well.

If Aaron can't come back... Well, that leaves you with Matt Flynn, who has lead you to a 2-1 record in his 3 starts this season. Flynn lead the Pack in a 23 point comeback, and stunned the nation with his feat. The Cowboys lost that lead, and the game, in just 29 minutes.

A little more talent at the WR spot will help too. That's coming. Randall Cobb returns after missing 9 games this season with a knee injury, after being knocked out of the Packer-Raven game earlier this season. He brings a boat load of talent back to the team, and instantly improves the Packers foundation.

Now, Eddie Lacy is the teams first 1000 yard rusher since Ryan Grant did it in 2009. He needs to stay healthy for the chance of them continuing this romp and getting a shot at the playoffs.

That goes for the rest of the team... Too many people are on the injured reserve. I'd say that the chances of Green Bay doing it this time are 6-1. But, what do I know? Let's see id they can pull of a miracle.