Week 17 NFL Picks: Vegas Odds, Prop Bets and Predictions for Final Schedule

January 1, 2017   ·   Steve Silverman   ·   Jump to comments

The Oakland Raiders have a huge task in front of them Sunday when they take on the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field.
If the Raiders can win this road game in front of the Broncos' loud and vociferous fans, they will clinch the AFC West title and no worse than the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs. If the New England Patriots lose their season finale at Miami, a victory would also bring the Raiders the top seed in the AFC playoffs.
However, if the Raiders lose at Denver and the Kansas City Chiefs win their road game against the San Diego Chargers, the Chiefs will win the AFC West and the Raiders will slide down to the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs.
Winning at Denver is tough enough under the best of circumstances, and the Raiders don't have anything close to that scenario. They will go into this game with backup quarterback Matt McGloin under center, as he takes over for starting quarterback Derek Carr (broken fibula).
Carr was hav...

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