Here are my picks for week fourteen of the 2018 NFL Season.
Thursday, December 6th
Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8) vs Tennessee Titans (6-6)- 8:20, FOX/NFLN: The Jaguars are coming off a shutout divisional home win over the Indianapolis Colts. The Titans are coming off a huge come from behind home win over the New York Jets to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Titans are a team that looks like it got a wake up call throughout that comeback victory and I expect them to come out with a good performance against a Jags team that is starting Cody Kessler again and put up a whopping six points last week.
Prediction: Tennessee 26, Jacksonville 13.
Sunday, December 9th
New York Jets (3-9) at Buffalo Bills (4-8)- 1:00, CBS: The Jets are coming off a brutal road loss in Tennessee against the Titans. The Bills are coming off a close divisional road loss in Miami against the Dolphins. Josh Allen as shown flashes the past few weeks and I like them to get the win over a Jets team that's quit on it's head coach and playing for a high draft pick.
Prediction: Buffalo 20, NY Jets 13.
Carolina Panthers (6-6) at Cleveland Browns (4-7-1)- 1:00, FOX: The Panthers are coming off a bad divisional road loss in Tampa Bay against the Buccaneers. The Browns are coming off a road loss in Houston against the Texans. The Panthers are in free fall mode and the Browns and Baker Mayfield is the safer side.
Prediction: Cleveland 33, Carolina 24.
Atlanta Falcons (4-8) at Green Bay Packers (4-7-1)- 1:00, FOX: Here's the battle of NFL disappointments. The Falcons are coming off a dismal home loss against the Baltimore Ravens. The Packers are coming off a awful home loss against the lowly Arizona Cardinals which led to the firing of Mike McCarthy. This was the hardest game to pick and I can see a motivated Aaron Rodgers in the wake of McCarthy's firing so give me the Packers in a close one.
Prediction: Green Bay 33, Atlanta 30.
Baltimore Ravens (7-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (10-2)- 1:00, CBS: The Ravens are coming off a big road win in Atlanta against the Falcons to hold their playoff spot. The Chiefs are coming off a narrow road win in Oakland against the Raiders. I'm not sold on Lamar Jackson being "the guy" and I can see him turning the ball over, even against this subpar Chiefs defense although I think Gus Edwards will run on that defense. Chiefs get the win and avoid a trap.
Prediction: Kansas City 37, Baltimore 23.
New England Patriots (9-3) at Miami Dolphins (6-6)- 1:00, CBS: The Patriots are coming off a big home win over the Minnesota Vikings. The Dolphins are coming off a big divisional home win over the Buffalo Bills to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. The Pats have a history of losing in Miami over the past few seasons but I don't see it here as they're getting healthy although I do think the Dolphins give them a fight.
Prediction: New England 24, Miami 20.
New Orleans Saints (10-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-7)- 1:00, FOX: The Saints are coming off a tough Thursday Night road loss in Arlington against the Cowboys. The Buccaneers are coming off a divisional home win over the Carolina Panthers. The Saints are just poised to come out and bounce back from that bad offensive performance from last week and quite frankly, the Bucs are due for a bad game.
Prediction: New Orleans 38, Tampa Bay 20.
New York Giants (4-8) at Washington Redskins (6-6)- 1:00, FOX: The Giants are coming off an overtime home win over the Chicago Bears in a game which they had a ten point lead with less than two minutes left. The Redskins are coming off a Monday Night divisional road loss in Philadelphia against the Eagles. Mark Sanchez is now the Redskins starting quarterback after their backup Colt McCoy was lost for the season with a leg injury. Big Blue gets their fourth win in five weeks.
Prediction: NY Giants 26, Washington 16.
Indianapolis Colts (6-6) at Houston Texans (9-3)- 1:00, CBS: The Colts are coming off an awful divisional road loss in Jacksonville against the Jaguars. The Texans are coming off a home win over the Cleveland Browns. I think the Colts looked past the Jags last week and will give the Texans a battle, but I think the Texans will win a close one.
Prediction: Houston 27, Indianapolis 24.
Cincinnati Bengals (5-7) at Los Angeles Chargers (9-3)- 4:05, CBS: The Bengals are coming off a home loss against the Denver Broncos. The Chargers are coming off a huge Sunday Night road win in Pittsburgh against the Steelers courtesy of a game winning field goal. I can totally see look ahead potential for the Chargers here with the Chiefs looming next week so expect to be a little closer than some people think.
Prediction: LA Chargers 27, Cincinnati 13.
Denver Broncos (6-6) at San Francisco 49ers (3-9)- 4:05, CBS: The Broncos are coming off a big road win in Cincinnati against the Bengals. The 49ers are coming off a divisional road loss in Seattle against the Seahawks. The Broncos have lost Emmanuel Sanders for the year due to a torn achilles and Chris Harris for the year too due to a broken leg and this has the makings of an upset. Niners spoil the Broncos playoff hopes a little bit.
Prediction: San Francisco 26, Denver 20.
Philadelphia Eagles (6-6) at Dallas Cowboys (7-5)- 4:25, FOX: The Eagles are coming off a big Monday Night home win over the Washington Redskins. The Cowboys are coming off a big time Thursday Night home win over the New Orleans Saints. The winner of this game could very well win the NFC East and it will most certainly be the Cowboys if they win this game which I think they will.
Prediction: Dallas 30, Philadelphia 23.
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4-1) at Oakland Raiders (2-10)- 4:25, FOX: The Steelers are coming off a brutal Sunday Night home loss against the Los Angeles Chargers in which they blew a 16-point lead in. The Raiders are coming off a close divisional home loss against the Kansas City Chiefs. James Conner isn't playing this week for the Steelers, but I still think they win this game by double digits.
Prediction: Pittsburgh 37, Oakland 23.
Detroit Lions (4-8) at Arizona Cardinals (3-9)- 4:25, FOX: The Lions are coming off a home loss against the Los Angeles Rams. The Cardinals are coming off a rare road win in Green Bay against the Packers. I don't see this bad Cardinals winning back to back games, so give me Matthew Stafford and the Lions to win a close one.
Prediction: Detroit 26, Arizona 23.
Los Angeles Rams (11-1) at Chicago Bears (8-4)- 8:20, NBC: The Rams are coming off a road win in Detroit against the Lions. The Bears are coming off a bad overtime road loss in East Rutherford against the Giants. Mitch Trubisky is coming back this week and we don't know how healthy he really is. Give me the Rams on the road to inch closer to home field advantage.
Prediction: LA Rams 27, Chicago 16.
Monday, December 10th
Minnesota Vikings (6-5-1) at Seattle Seahawks (7-5)- 8:30, ESPN: This game could determine playoff seeding in the NFC for sure. The Vikings are coming off a disappointing road loss in New England against the Patriots. The Seahawks are coming off a big divisional home win over the San Francisco 49ers. Russell Wilson is playing like a top MVP candidate and that continues in primetime over a Vikings team that hasn't beaten any good team this season.
Prediction: Seattle 24, Minnesota 21.
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