Green Bay Packers vs Atlanta Falcons.....NFL Picks w/ The Odds Couple.
[h=1]NFL Conference Championship Picks | The Odds Couple With Doug Upstone | Betting Preview [/h]
| Team | Spread | Money Line | Total Points | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, Jan 22, 2017 - NFL Football Game | ||||||||||||||
| 03:05 PM | Green Bay Packers | +4½ | -105 | +170 | Ov | 60 | -110 | |||||||
| Atlanta Falcons | -4½ | -115 | -195 | Un | 60 | -110 | ||||||||
| 06:40 PM | Pittsburgh Steelers | +5½ | -105 | +210 | Ov | 50½ | -110 | |||||||
| New England Patriots | -5½ | -115 | -250 | Un | 50½ | -110 | ||||||||
| Sunday, Feb 05, 2017 - NFL Football Game | ||||||||||||||
| 06:30 PM | Atlanta Falcons | +1 | -105 | |||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | -1 | -115 | ||||||||||||
| 06:30 PM | Pittsburgh Steelers | pk | -115 | |||||||||||
| Green Bay Packers | pk | -105 | ||||||||||||
| 06:30 PM | New England Patriots | -3½ | -110 | |||||||||||
| Green Bay Packers | +3½ | -110 | ||||||||||||
| 06:30 PM | New England Patriots | -3½ | -110 | |||||||||||
| Atlanta Falcons | +3½ | -110 |
As for Davante Adams (ankle) and Geronimo Allison (hamstring), Packers coach Mike McCarthy said: "Don't really have enough information right now. Obviously Davante's injury happened Sunday, and Geronimo's. We're going to give them the whole week. I'm not really concerned today. We'll hopefully have a better gauge if we think these guys are going to make it."
Falcons WR Julio Jones said he is "fine" and that he left last Saturday's game early because the game was pretty much won and he wanted to get "ahead of the curve" with ice and treatment on his toe injury. "I got a little snag and we thought, let's go check it out," Jones said. Jones said he has been dealing with the injury for weeks and "it works for us to be limited in practice and play Sunday."
On this date in 2002, Tom Brady got the first of his NFL-record 23 postseason wins, beating the Raiders in what became known as the "Tuck Rule" game. Adam Vinatieri kicked the tying field goal with 27 seconds left in the fourth quarter and kicked the game-winner in overtime.
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The Patriots signed TE Rob Housler to a reserve/future contract for 2017. Housler (6-5, 250) has been with Cardinals (2011-2014), Browns ('15), Bears ('15).
Special teams coach Ron Zook said he looked in kicker Mason Crosby's eyes before the game-winning kick against the Cowboys. He said "you're going to know just by the look. Mason knows what he's doing. Just let him do his thing."
Mike Tomlin says flu bug won't slow Steelers' preparations for Patriots.
PITTSBURGH -- A 24-hour flu bug has permeated the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room and affected several players leading up to the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.Tight end Ladarius Green missed practice Thursday with an illness, and wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was one of four players to sit out Wednesday. Wide receiver Cobi Hamilton said up to 15 people in the Steelers facility have suffered a setback this week.
Running back Le'Veon Bell isn't sick but missed a practice for personal reasons. Coach Mike Tomlin said the absence would not affect his game preparation.
"I'm just thankful that I've stayed out of the line of fire," said Tomlin about the illnesses. "We're not making excuses. There won't be. We'll be there, we'll be ready to play, this is just part of normal things that happen over the course of a season"
The good news for the Steelers is all four ill players who missed Wednesday -- Hewyard-Bey, kicker Chris Boswell, center B.J. Finney and quarterback Zach Mettenberger -- were back in action Thursday. Green is in concussion protocol but practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday, before the illness kept him out.
PITTSBURGH -- A 24-hour flu bug has permeated the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room and affected several players leading up to the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.Tight end Ladarius Green missed practice Thursday with an illness, and wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was one of four players to sit out Wednesday. Wide receiver Cobi Hamilton said up to 15 people in the Steelers facility have suffered a setback this week.
Running back Le'Veon Bell isn't sick but missed a practice for personal reasons. Coach Mike Tomlin said the absence would not affect his game preparation.
"I'm just thankful that I've stayed out of the line of fire," said Tomlin about the illnesses. "We're not making excuses. There won't be. We'll be there, we'll be ready to play, this is just part of normal things that happen over the course of a season"
The good news for the Steelers is all four ill players who missed Wednesday -- Hewyard-Bey, kicker Chris Boswell, center B.J. Finney and quarterback Zach Mettenberger -- were back in action Thursday. Green is in concussion protocol but practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday, before the illness kept him out.
