We have reached Week 17 in the NFL season and that can mean only one (actually lots, but humor me) thing: The Inaugural 2009 Mid-Atlantic Bias NFL Picks Championship. Exclamation point.

This season has seen James and Matt dominate the competition picking against me. With Ryan unable to muster an 11 point victory last week (we’ll have the final standings next week) Buckton (as they’ll be known) square off for ultimate supremacy. The rules are simple:

-I set the lines for this week
-Locks of the Week rules apply
-Regular season scores are rendered irrelevant
-In the event of a tie, I’ll make something up on the fly

On to the picks. James finished with a better record, so he’ll go first.

James’s Picks
Indianapolis (+3) over Buffalo
Pittsburgh (-4.5) over Miami
New England (-5) over Houston
New Orleans (-3) over Carolina
Minnesota (-7.5) over New York Giants
Atlanta (-4.5) over Tampa Bay
San Francisco (-10) over St. Louis
Cleveland (+2.5) over Jacksonville
Chicago (-8) over Detroit
Philadelphia (-2) over Dallas
Kansas City (+9.5) over Denver
San Diego (-11.5) over Washington
Tennessee (-8.5) over Seattle
Baltimore (-5.5) over Oakland
Green Bay (+1) over Arizona *
New York Jets (+4.5) over Cincinnati

Matt’s Picks
Buffalo (-3) over Indianapolis
Miami (+4.5) over Pittsburgh
Houston (+5) over New England
Carolina (+3) over New Orleans *
Minnesota (-7.5) over New York Giants
Tampa Bay (+4.5) over Atlanta
St. Louis (+10) over San Francisco
Jacksonville (-2.5) over Cleveland
Chicago (-8) over Detroit
Dallas (+2) over Philadelphia
Denver (-9.5) over Kansas City
San Diego (-11.5) over Washington
Tennessee (-8.5) over Seattle
Baltimore (-5.5) over Oakland
Arizona (-1) over Green Bay
New York Jets (+4.5) over Cincinnati

With Matt and James agreeing on only 5 games this week, anything is possible. Should be fun. Thanks to all who participated this year! And best of luck to our championship participants.