Once again the Hughes Bowl will come down to the final Week 16 NFL game. With the Bliz leading 62-45 the heavily favored Holes will trot out Saints qb Drew Brees and Falcon kicker Matt Bryant. The Bliz have one weapon left, rookie Falcon wr Julio Jones. With the potential for a high octaine shootout tonight this could be real interesting.
Brees has only had one game under 20 points this season and posted 22 in his earlier matchup with Atlanta. Bryant averages 8.1 for the season with three double digit scores in his last six games.
Jones, who missed a trio of mid-season games with an injury, has had 22 and 14 points in his last two outings. In the games he was healthy he’s averaged about 11 points.
The pick here is for the Holes to cover the 17 point deficit by scoring 38 points and Jones scoring 15 for the Bliz. Call it a narrow and uncomfortable win for the Holes when the dust settles.
One thing for certain, these two clubs won’t have to deal with the extended week that pushed the conclusion of last year’s HB 30 into Tuesday night. The snow in Philly delayed but didn’t dampen the Flyers’ win over the favored Giants. Not much could push a Superdome game off track….oh, wait……
