BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – Merry Christmas Bedford Falls!! Here’s hoping this holiday season will bring you and your family much joy and happiness.
The college football bowl season rolls along. We went 5-6 last week. Congratulations to the Western Michigan Broncos on a great season which included a MAC title and a bowl game victory.
Recapping the week…
Western Michigan 35, Kennesaw State 27 (WMU won 41-6)
Memphis 35, NC State 30 (Memphis lost 31-7)
Oklahoma 20, Alabama 10 (Oklahoma lost 34-24)
Saturday—
Texas A&M 31, Miami (Fla) 28 (A&M lost 10-3)
Ole Miss 27, Tulane 14 (Ole Miss won 41-10)
Oregon 44, James Madison 14 (Oregon won 51-34)
Monday—
Utah State 30, Washington State 24 (Utah State lost 34-21)
Tuesday—
Louisville 28, Toledo 17 (Louisville won 27-22)
Southern Miss 28, Western Kentucky 27 (Southern Miss lost 27-16)
UNLV 34, Ohio 17 (UNLV lost 17-10)
Christmas Eve—
Hawaii 28, Cal 24 (Hawaii won 35-31)
Looking ahead to the next week of games through Tuesday…
Friday—
Northwestern 31, Central Michigan 21
Minnesota 30, New Mexico 23
UTSA 35, Florida International 28
Saturday—
Pittsburgh 31, East Carolina 21
Penn State 24, Clemson 17
UCONN 20, Army 16
BYU 30, Georgia Tech 20
Fresno State 35, Miami (Ohio) 24
North Texas 38, San Diego State 35
Virginia 27, Missouri 24
LSU 34, Houston 27
Monday—
Georgia Southern 31, App. State 28
Tuesday—
La. Tech 31, Coastal Carolina 17
Tennessee 30, Illinois 28
USC 38, TCU 35
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NFL
We had another perfect 3-0 week in our NFL predictions last week as we correctly called wins for the Bears, Steelers and Vikings. The PP is on fire as he is 6-0 in his NFL picks over the last two weeks.
Recapping last week’s selections…
Bears 34, Packers 17 (Bears won 22-16 in overtime)
Steelers 27, Lions 20 (Steelers won 29-24)
Vikings 27, Giants 10 (Vikings won 16-13)
Two teams on Santa’s naughty list, the Lions and Vikings play at Minnesota on Christmas Day. Last year, they battled to the final night of the season for the NFC North title and the conference’s number one seed.
What a difference a year makes. The Vikings have been eliminated. The Lions are holding on to their postseason hopes by a string.
J.J. McCarthy is out with a broken hand. Someone named Max Brosmer will be the starting QB for the Vikings.
Even with all of their injuries, the PP thinks the Lions (You know, the Same Old Lions, the Same Old You Know What Lions) should have enough to beat Minnesota 17-14.
The Green Bay Packers host the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night after the Pack Tin Cupped a victory at Chicago. The only thing missing at Soldier Field was Kevin Costner asking Cheech Marin for another ball.
Both starting quarterbacks Jordan Love and Lamar Jackson are questionable as of Tuesday.
The Ravens maybe the most disappointing team in the NFL this season and you have to wonder what they were thinking of in the final 12 minutes of the Sunday night loss to New England when Derrick Henry did not even touch the ball.
The PP thinks the Packers will bounce back on their home field and defeat the Ravens 27-13, thus eliminating the Lions from the playoffs and putting Lions fans out of their misery.
A big Sunday night game as the Bears play at San Francisco. Both teams are 11-4. Chicago will face a major test against the 49ers who coming off a smashing win over Indianapolis on Monday night.
The Niners have won five in a row and had the look of a Super Bowl contender in their 48-27 victory against the Colts.
While the Bears victory over the Packers was exciting, keep in mind the Bears struggled against a banged up Green Bay team until the final four minutes of regulation. They have also won six games this season by five points or less.
The PP has been thrilled by the Bears resurgence under Coach of the Year candidate Ben Johnson but he thinks the Windy City magic runs out Sunday night in Santa Clara as the Niners will win 38-24.
After going 8-6 last week, the PP is now 123-72-1 overall for the season.
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