Saturday Games:
Indianapolis Colts
vs.
Baltimore Ravens
Indianapolis at Baltimore - The Colts have been one of the worst teams all season long. Of course, there are reasons for this, most notably the absence of regular star quarterback Andrew Luck. But Indy has played some teams surprisingly tough, and they might hope that they can walk into the Ravens home and pull off what would be a major upset and play spoiler to Baltimore's playoff hopes. However, the Ravens are fighting for their playoff lives, and they should win both of their remaining two games. This game is as close to a gimme as you can get, as the Ravens are hosting the second worst team in the AFC. They've got to win this one, or they truly do not belong in the playoff conversation. My pick: Baltimore
Minnesota Vikings
vs.
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota at Green Bay - This usually is a big game between these two teams, but not so much this time around. There are some things on the table in this one, as Minnesota continues to fight for home field advantage, and at least a playoff bye. The Packers have for all intents and purposes been eliminated from playoff contention. They got Rodgers back last weekend, but they had lost far too many games without him to seriously entertain any serious hopes of recovering enough to make a playoff run, which means that Green Bay will miss the playoffs for the first time since all the way back in the 2008 season - tying them with the New England Patriots for the longest active streak of qualifying for the postseason. With not much to play for but pride, and with the Vikings fighting for a chance to at least earn a playoff bye, and still have a serious chance at home field advantage, I like the purple and gold to take this road game against their longtime division rivals, as well as a statement about who is tops now in this division. My pick: Minnesota
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