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Las Vegas - Looking at the Bills/Jets game and the only question here is, how much does Buffalo want this game and what will it do for them in the playoff picture? The Bills are sitting at 12-3, and the Chiefs clinched the #1 seed on Christmas Day. The Buffs finish with two CUPCAKES, the Jets and then the Patriots. So pencil 'em in at 14-3. They'll have the #2 seed and play a first round game at home.

Heading down South for a look at the Tampa Bay/Carolina game. Another game that will have huge playoff implications. At the moment, the Bucs are in a dead heat with the Falcons at 8-7 for the top spot in the NFC South. Only one team from the South will make it to the party, the champ, since the Vikings (12 wins), Lions (12 wins), Packers (10 wins) and Commanders (10 wins) are fighting for the three wild cards. And if Tampa winds up in a tie with Atlanta for the NFC South crown, the Falcons will wear it since they beat the Bucs twice. So you gotta think that Tampa is gonna be baking. Mayfield has been playing at a very high level the last couple of weeks. How high? How about hitting on 72.1% of his passes against Dallas and an enormous 81.5% against the Commanders. He also gobbled up 591 yards with 6 TDs in those games. And since the Panthers lost their leading rusher, RB Chuba Hubbard, we gotta roll with the Bay.

But it's gonna be a two team 6-point teaser for Ecks. Take the Bills and slice 'em from -10 down to -4 and take the Bucs down from -10 to -4.

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