Commissioner's Picks Week 18

My picks for the final week of the season:

ATL
BUF
CHI
CIN
DEN
HOU
JAX
MIN
NE
DAL
PHI
BAL
KC
LAR
SEA
CAR

LV QB Geno Smith won't play the final game. LAC QB Justin Herbert will sit out. MIN QB JJ McCarthy will play. BAL QB Lamar Jackson expected to play. PIT LB TJ Watt probable.

Over at NFL.com their writers are also keeping track of their win/loses and here are their totals so far, Brooke 163-92, Dan 167-88, Gennaro 164-91 and Tom 165-90. Their winning percentage is down from last year, just like ours. The Grande Pickem players, you're win totals are respectable considering picking NFL winners isn't your day job.

What's at stake this week for the playoffs? AFC: DEN, NE & JAX are battling for the #1. PIT-BAL the winner will be in and the loser will go home. NFC: SEA-SF will decide the #1. The CAR-TB game has multiple scenarios and may depend on the outcome of the NO-ATL game. The Panthers could make the playoffs by either a win or a loss & ATL win. TB could make the playoffs with a win & ATL loss. But an ATL win means the Bucs miss the playoffs regardless of the outcome of their game.

Games to watch this week have playoff implications. NO-ATL, DET-CHI, PIT-BAL & CAR-TB. Games not to watch, KC-LV, CLE-CIN.