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NFL Week 17 2021: 3 teams on upset alert this Sunday

By Mike Phillips

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 26: Tony Pollard #20 of the Dallas Cowboys runs the ball against the Washington Football Team at AT&T Stadium on December 26, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 26: Tony Pollard #20 of the Dallas Cowboys runs the ball against the Washington Football Team at AT&T Stadium on December 26, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 23: Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans passes during the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Nissan Stadium on December 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the 49ers 23-20. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 23: Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans passes during the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Nissan Stadium on December 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the 49ers 23-20. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images) /

The Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys are among the NFL teams that should be on upset alert in Week 17. 

There are just two weeks left in the NFL regular season and everything is on the line. Eight teams have secured playoff spots and a few division titles have been secured but there are still 24 teams alive for the postseason entering Week 17, making the action on Sunday and Monday incredibly important.

Upsets at this time of the year can be deadly, as teams like the Los Angeles Chargers and Arizona Cardinals learned the hard way in Week 16.

3. NFL teams on upset alert in Week 17 – Tennessee Titans

Christmas came early in Nashville as A.J. Brown returned from IR to help the Titans pick up a big win against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night. Brown’s 11 receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown helped Tennessee knock off San Francisco to maintain their slim AFC South lead over the red-hot Indianapolis Colts.

The Titans do hold a tiebreaker over Indianapolis so one win should be enough to wrap up the division. That win may not come this week, however, as the Titans saw a number of key players land on the COVID list and are facing the surging Miami Dolphins.

The Dolphins dominated the COVID-riddled Saints on Monday night to earn their seventh straight win. Miami is playing with a ton of confidence and needs the game more than Tennessee does so this game is a very dangerous one for Mike Vrabel’s team.

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