I hope everyone here had a great Christmas and are in the midst of happy and safe holiday seasons.  Please do not drink and drive!  We are now at the end of another regular season.  Even though this has been a return to nightmare seasons for the Jaguars, I still hate the end of the regular season and the football withdrawal it brings.  That withdrawal also includes this thread.  Researching the division opponents from week to week and sharing my thoughts (no matter how ill informed) and reading your perspectives on the games is always a blast.  I'm always blown away by you guys prognostication skills as I see some of the records swell to levels I don't achieve.  Fortunately for me, I managed to be 3 games over .500, and there are only two games to pick this year, so I am guaranteed a season above .500, unlike my Jaguars, unfortunately.  As it has been over the past 3-4 years, it's been a blast!

On to the final picks of the season...

Jaguars (5-10) at Tinhorns (10-5)-Houston suffered a big loss to their WR corps when Demariyus Thomas tore his achilles.  When you add that to the loss of Will Fuller, the tinhorns have a diminished receiving group, and that will hurt them in the postseason.  But as long as Hopkins is healthy, they will always have a threat outside, and as long as Watson is throwing the ball, the Texans' can maximize the threat Hopkins represents.  It's amazing Watson has stayed healthy all season considering the state of their OL.  They are within striking range of allowing SIXTY (60) sacks for the year.  But I certainly can't talk smack about that as a Jaguars fan on the subject of sacks, as we have given up 50 ourselves-more than double the amount surrendered last year.  Injuries are the main culprit here.  For perspective on the amount of injuries this team has suffered, the typical NFL team carries nine, maybe ten offensive linemen on the roster after the final cuts have been made in preseason.  The Jaguars have SIX (6) guys who are on IR or who were on IR and was given the designation to return.  Of the five opening day starters, only RG A.J. Cann survived the carnage and will play Sunday.  This rag tag group goes up against a resurgent J.J. Watt, who has rebounded from two injury riddled years to be the J.J. Watt the rest of the league feared, and a Jadeveon Clowney, who is playing at a pretty decent level himself.  Things are going to be ugly for the Jaguars' offense going against a motivated Texans' defense playing for the division title and possibly a first round bye.  Tinhorns 24 Jaguars 3.

Colts (9-6) at tacks (9-6)-If the Jaguars pull off the highly improbable, nigh impossible and somehow beat the Texans, this game ends up being for all the marbles in the division.  But even if the expected happens and the Texans win, this game is still for playoff survival.  In order for both of these teams to make the playoffs, they would have to root for Pittsburgh to lose, otherwise the loser of this game is home for the postseason.  Mariota is banged up-again-suffering a stinger and having more nerve issues.  But I'm betting he plays.  I believe that the tacks will rely heavily on Henry, and if they get him going, it will be a long day for the Colts' defense.  But I have no doubt the Colts' defense will give a more inspired effort against him than the Jaguars did on that Thursday night game.  I think the tacks have the better overall team, but the Colts have Andrew Luck, and I think Luck will be the difference.  Colts 23 tacks 16.

Last week:  3-1
Overall:  26-23

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