Below is an abridged version of our rooting guide for this week. It's pretty straight forward. Follow along in the comments section!
Sunday 1:00 PM Games
Titans at Jets (-7): The Patriots would love to see the Jets lose to help lock up the AFC East.
Bills (-1) at Eagles: The Patriots beat the Bills twice, but lost to the Eagles. A Bills victory would greatly help the Patriots strength of victory. Go Rex Ryan! Go Buffalo!
Colts at Jaguars (Ev.): Go Jaguars.
Chargers at Chiefs (-7.5): This is purely for selfish reasons, but I don't think the Patriots match-up well against the Chiefs. Go Chargers, knock Kansas City out of the playoffs.
Steelers at Bengals (-3.0): Go Steelers, go Steelers, go Steelers.
Seahawks (-12.5) at Ravens: Since the Bengals play the Ravens twice, knocking down Baltimore's record will affect the Cincinnati strength of schedule more than if the Seahawks lost. New England shouldn't even be thinking about possible NFC Champions, so Patriots will be hoping the Seahawks win.
49ers at Browns (-1.5): A 49ers victory helps the Patriots seal the strength of schedule tiebreaker with the Jets, so go San Francisco.
Falcons at Panthers (-9.0): This game doesn't affect the Patriots season, but it would be nice to see Carolina's undefeated season go up in smoke to Boston College's Matt Ryan.
Washington at Bears (-3.5): The Patriots would like Washington to win to bolster the New England strength of schedule, while simultaneously weakening the Broncos'. Also, please unseat the Giants in the NFC East.
Lions (-3) at Rams: The Patriots would like to see the Lions win to help the Patriots strength of schedule against the Bengals
Saints at Buccaneers (-4.0): This outcome doesn't affect the Patriots, but a Saints loss could lead to an implosion of their roster and the Patriots could take advantage. The Buccaneers are probably not resetting the team anytime soon. Go Buccaneers.