NFL Week 17 buzz, upset picks, playoff predictions, coaching - ESPN

Week 17 of the 2023 NFL season is here, and league insiders Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano are breaking down the biggest questions, latest news and notable buzz of the week.

What are our boldest playoff race predictions with two weeks remaining? Which players have the most to prove before the end of the regular season? How many coaching jobs will be open come the offseason? And which teams are on upset watch this weekend? It's all here, as Dan and Jeremy answer big questions and empty their notebooks with everything they've heard heading into Week 17.

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Graziano: The Jaguars will miss the playoffs. They were 8-3 at one point but have lost their past four in a row and are in a three-way tie with Houston and Indianapolis for first place in the AFC South. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence is being held together with wire and duct tape, and receivers Christian Kirk and Zay Jones are out with injuries. The offensive line was never a strength. And the defense hasn't stopped anybody all season. We thought this team would coast to a division title, and it very much has not.

The Jaguars' last two games come against the Panthers and Titans: winnable games, and if they win them both, they win the division. But Jacksonville is running on fumes right now, the Panthers are playing better, and you know Mike Vrabel will have the Titans ready to go in Week 18. I don't think it would be a total shock to see the Jaguars slip up and lose one or even both of those games. Houston could get C.J. Stroud back from the concussion protocol as soon as this week, and the Colts and Texans play each other in Week 18, meaning one of them will get to