You make the call.
You have one of the 10 Circa Survivor entries, worth $1,871,800. You have to pick a team to win on Christmas Day.
Here are the choices the remaining Survivors face:
No one has the Lions (-7.5 vs. Vikings) or the Broncos (-13.5 vs. Chiefs) available. Five have the Cowboys (-7 vs. the Commanders).
But what do you do if you only have KC or Minnesota — or Minnesota or Washington?
The Chiefs and Vikings definitely will be starting their third-string QBs. J.J. McCarthy (fractured right hand) was ruled out Tuesday. Washington may have to go with No. 3 Josh Johnson if Marcus Mariota (hand/quad) can’t go.
Gill Alexander went through the considerations of not just Christmas Day, but for the survivors who then have to pick from the remainder of the Week 17 games. And then there is Week 18, which requires correctly calculating teams’ motivations in the season finale.
Adam Burke has posted his Survivor advice.
We’ll find out the Christmas picks shortly after the deadline of 9 a.m. PT Thursday. But now you know why we haven’t heard much about a chop.
Everything we do on NFL Week 17 will be posted here.
Related but not relevant: I went down a rabbit hole about the NFL’s old “You Make The Call” commercials. Good luck if you tried to do that today.
Just one bowl game
Zach Cohen previews tonight’s bowl game:
>Hawaii Bowl: Cal vs. Hawaii, 8 ET (ESPN)
More top plays from . . .
>Steve Makinen (including one on tonight’s game)
Everything else we do during bowl season is posted here.
Quick Hits
NBA/NHL: No games today, but the NBA will have traditional five-game Christmas Day schedule. Zach Cohen will preview each game and post them here later today.
Horse Racing: On VSiN At The Track, Mike Somich and Aaron Halterman preview the new meet at Santa Anita. Rain in Southern California has delayed the opening until Sunday. 👉 Listen / Watch.
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