We're SO excited for the playoffs, you don't even know. And soon enough, it is finally the last week of regular season. Though it's not as exciting -- and really, it shouldn't be due to the fact that normally playoff teams purposely rest their starters and put backups -- it is still the FINAL week. We have that close battle between the Ravens, Chiefs, Bills, and Chargers, so we'll see who will come out victorious and earn that number six spot. Our bet is that the Bills and Chargers will qualify for that, but at this point, the 2017-2018 season is too exciting to make these random assumptions. Let's get started.
Game 1: Washington Redskins vs New York Giants
Score: 10-18
Redskins MVP: Kapri Bibbs, RB
Giants MVP: Orleans Darkwa, RB
Game 2: New York Jets vs New England Patriots
Score: 6-26
Jets MVP: Bryce Petty, QB
Patriots MVP: Brandin Cooks, WR
Game 3: Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings
Score: 10-23
Bears MVP: Tarik Cohen, RB
Vikings MVP: LaTavius Murray, RB
Game 4: Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions
Score: 11-35
Packers MVP: Brett Hundley, QB
Lions MVP: Matthew Stafford, QB
Game 5: Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts
Score: 13-22
Texans MVP: Alfred Blue, RB
Colts MVP: Jacoby Brissett, QB
Game 6: Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Score: 24-28
Browns MVP: Deshone Kizer, QB
Steelers MVP: Ju-Ju Smith-Schuster, WR
Game 7: Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles
Score: 6-0
Cowboys MVP: Bryce Butler, WR
Eagles MVP: Nate Sudfeld, QB
Game 8: San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams
Score: 34-13
49ers MVP: Carlos Hyde, RB
Rams MVP: Sean Mannion, QB
Game 9: Oakland Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers
Score: 10-30
Raiders MVP: Amari Cooper, WR
Chargers MVP: Phillip Rivers, QB
Game 10: Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos
Score: 27-24
Chiefs MVP: Anthony Sherman, FB
Broncos MVP: Paxton Lynch, QB
Game 11: Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans
Score: 10-15
Jaguars MVP: Leonard Fournette, RB
Titans MVP: Marcus Mariota, QB
Game 12: New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Score: 24-31
Saints MVP: Drew Brees, QB
Buccaneers MVP: Jameis Winston, QB
Game 13: Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins
Score: 22-16
Bills MVP: Tyrod Taylor, QB
Dolphins MVP: Jarvis Landry, WR
Game 14: Arizona Cardinals vs Seattle Seahawks
Score: 26-24
Cardinals MVP: Drew Stanton, QB
Seahawks MVP: Doug Baldwin, WR
Game 15: Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons
Score: 10-22
Panthers MVP: Devin Funchess, WR
Falcons MVP: Devonta Freeman, RB
Game 16: Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens
Score: 31-27
Bengals MVP: Andy Dalton, QB
Ravens MVP: Joe Flacco, QB
So, thats officially the last games, scores, and MVPs post you'll get from AnythingNFL this SEASON. Whew. So, now we know the playoff standings (FINALLY) let's go ahead and review them for each conference:
AFC:
1st Seed: New England Patriots (13-3)
2nd Seed: Pittsburgh Steelers (13-3)
3rd Seed: Jacksonville Jaguars (10-6)
4th Seed: Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
5th Seed: Tennesse Titans (9-7)
6th Seed: Buffalo Bills (9-7)
NFC:
1st Seed: Philadelphia Eagles (13-3)
2nd Seed: Minnesota Vikings (13-3)
3rd Seed: Los Angeles Rams (11-5)
4th Seed: New Orleans Saints (11-5)
5th Seed: Carolina Panthers (11-5)
6th Seed: Atlanta Falcons (10-6)
As you can see, the NFC playoffs are a bit harder than the AFC's, but it doesn't matter at this point. With that aside, let's go over the final MVP of the week; in this case, the MVP of Week 17 goes to . . .
Andy Dalton, QB, Cincinnati Bengals.
We know, we know. You may be asking yourselves, "Why did AnythingNFL put a player who isn't even in the playoffs?" or "Andy Dalton did not play as well as some other players I've seen this week." Well, the fact is, Dalton did amazing to win against a playoff hungry Ravens team and push their rivals off the picture. Like, if they lost, the Ravens would have that 6th seed. Anyways, Dalton had THREE touchdowns, one of which went to tight end Tyler Boyd. He also had 222 passing yards, which is an average amount. In the end, Dalton played to his finest, and his work paid off in this matchup. All we can do now, though, is wait for the playoffs.