Cup O' Joe - Week 17 Predictions

We're down to the final week of the first season of AFL play. There are several games that will mean the difference between going on and going home for a bunch of teams here, and we'll lay down our thoughts on the outcome.

Game of the Week: Michigan (9-6) @ Minnesota (5-10): Michigan lost to this Mauler team back in Week 5, and that has to be in the back of the heads of the Panther faithful. But this is a different Panthers team than we saw early in the year. This team wins with defense now, and they should be able to do the same here. But, will the pressure get to them? That's the big question. They haven't played a tough schedule, and this, while it's against a losing team, is a bigger game than they've played in all year. In this one, I think they'll survive, take the division, and head into the playoffs as a 10-win team.

Prediction: Michigan 20, MINNESOTA 17

Other Games (Home team in CAPS):

NASHVILLE 27, Baltimore 20
San Francisco 30, PORTLAND 23
Boston 24, DENVER 20
Indianapolis 31, CLEVELAND 28
KANSAS CITY 21, Chicago 20 (Upset Special)
New Orleans 34, ATLANTA 30
Miami 31, DALLAS 17
CAROLINA 17, Pittsburgh 10
Seattle 37, NEW YORK 14
TAMPA 41, St. Louis 21
IOWA 19, Houston 16
OAKLAND 23, Washington 20
PHILADELPHIA 34, Arizona 31
Los Angeles 35, SAN DIEGO 30
CINCINNATI 30, Louisville 20

Last Week: 8-8
Season: 144-105