The post season is starting to take form in the National Football League and week fourteen divided the contenders from the pretenders. This was the week for the teams that were going to make the playoffs to stand up and make a statement by clinching the spots. Divisions were up for the taking and the teams made a move. The marquee game between the Patriots and the Steelers was highlighted by a guarantee by a young player that never came to light.

Beyond the line:
Beyond the line looks beyond the game and takes into account the Las Vegas line and how it played out for the week. This week if the sports bettor wanted to succeed the trick was to take the favorite and the over. When it comes to the favorite it was an easy week, because not only did 13 of them come through with winning weeks but many of them were in blowout fashion and not even close. When it comes to the totals eight of those winning thirteen teams eclipsed thirty points! This week the books struggled as the public cashed in on the big winning week!

Big Dog of the week:
The Big Dog for this week was not the team that most thought as the Pittsburgh Steelers ran into a wrecking ball in New England as the Patriots demolished them. In fact it is not a week for upsets at all in week fourteen and even though the Detroit Lions kept it close and Dallas had to pull it out in the final seconds, they do could not claim the Big Dog spot for this week. The Big dog spot for this week goes to the Houston Texans. The Texans prevented Tampa Bay from securing the division on their home field and trounced Tampa Bay in easy fashion. The Giants were the only other dog to win outright on the entire slate!

Fantasy Impact Player of the Week:
Fantasy faithful that were lucky enough to get Tom Brady in the draft got another great week from the MVP candidate as he threw for almost 400 yards and plenty of TD’s but this week’s fantasy players are on the ground. It was tie for this week for Green Bay’s Ryan Grant, and Denver’s Selvin Young. They both led their teams to impress victories while rushing for 156 yards!

Must see Game for Week 15:
There are plenty of great games this weekend to watch and the NFL is making sure that the fan gets to see them by using the flex schedule and removing games like Cincinnati and San Francisco from the national spotlight in favor of games with more implications. The Patriots watch continues as the try to remain undefeated and the word spy gate should pop up plenty of times this week, and the Dolphin watch is also on tap as they try to win a game for the first time this year. Finally several games still have playoff implications led by the Giants and the Red skins.

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