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Preacher’s Week Sixteen Picks


It just feels wrong.  Week sixteen.  But only the fifteenth game?  Who’s bright idea was this?  I’m all messed up.  And this is important too.  Detroit’s about to go 0-15.  The Bucs, mind you, only managed an 0-14.  And that was accomplished in week fourteen of that season.  What?  0-15, but in week 16?  Ugh.

Playoff pictures are getting interesting.  The Ravens and Cowboys will have lots of fans in other NFL cities Saturday night.  A Ravens win will be an early Christmas present in Tampa, Atlanta and Philadelphia.  Scratch that.  Santa doesn’t go to Philadelphia anymore.  Bad outing last time he visited Eagles fans.  They pulled his beard.  Spat on his boots.  Said nasty things about the Mrs.  On the naughty list, they are.  A Cowboys win, however, would bring cheer to three teams atop the AFC East.  So, tune in.

The Vikings are on the verge of winning the NFC North.  Or are they?  All they need is a win, or a Bears loss.  Seems a shoulder separation has accomplished what the Commish couldn’t - parking one of Minnesota’s wide-bodies.  Half a Williams will be sitting out.  And guess who is coming to town… besides Santa.  Michael Turner.  Uh oh.  And the Bears?  They get the Packers.  Uh oh.  This NFC North thing might come down to week seventeen.  See?  Now that sounds wrong, doesn’t it.  I’m just saying.

The Bucs can clinch a playoff birth tomorrow with a win and two out of these three teams losing: Dallas, Atlanta and Philadelphia.  Seems possible.  The best case scenario for the Bucs would include a Panthers loss, as that would allow us to still have a chance at the NFC South title heading into week seventeen (there it is again).  Have you considered the Bucs road record versus their home record?  While you’re making a list for Santa…

Okay, down to it.  Mark my words: Colts over Jaguars; Cowboys over Ravens; Browns over Bengals (now there’s a good one, eh?); Saints over Lions; Dolphins over Chiefs; Vikings over Falcons; Patriots over Cardinals; Bucs over Chargers; Niners over Rams; Steelers over Titans; Redskins over Eagles; Broncos over Bills; Texans over Raiders; Jets over Seahawks; Giants over Panthers; Bears over Packers.  If you caught all that, it means Bucs lock up the playoff birth, with a prayer next week at the number two seed.

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Posted by  Jim Kinzer, Winfield, WV on 12/22  at  12:16 AM

Hi Preach;

Your Elders (Not Deacons) have been “Messin wit your Punch Agin”!  Your percentage went down this week!  Do you think that the Raiders may make it 4 in a row and 2 in a row at home?  I suspect that the attendance will be down a tab next Sunday, huh?  I guess that if you throw out the KC, Detroit wins, the Bucs would only have 7 wins with Oakland yet to play (Now a 50/50 chance to win)!  The free agency period and the draft will have to be better than the last 6yrs.  Ah La Clayton, C.Williams, G.Adams and D.Jackson!  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Preach!  I’ll be busy Wed. night, have 7 grandchildren to read the Christmas Story to and I have a 35min CD of Christmas Around The World!


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Darin Shaw has served as the Senior Pastor at Christ's Church of Amherst, N.H., since January 2000. He's written a few blurbs, led a few projects and produced a few cool things over the years. The very best of what he's produced are four wonderful girls - Amanda, Katie, Becky and Emily - he managed to pull that off along with his lovely wife Shari. Together they all live in a red house surrounded by lots of trees in the same community with lots of really great people. He is known to hang out on Sunday mornings with people of a much higher caliber than he, and counts that among life's greatest privileges. Then, on Sunday afternoons, Darin and his family settle in for the full slate of NFL games, shouting loudest when the Buccaneers take the field.

Key Stats: 6-2, 240 ... 16-year veteran of Pastoral Ministry out of Florida Bible College and Southwestern Bible College and Theological Seminary ... Boasts of being able to count on one hand the number of Buccaneers games he has missed (either having been there in person, watched on television, or listened to the radio) since they entered the NFL in 1976. ... Sports a lifetime 74 percent accuracy in NFL prognostication ... Certifiable Jesus freak; loving husband; devoted father; zealous blogger.

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