Here are my picks for week fourteen of the 2019 NFL Season.
Thursday, December 5th
Dallas Cowboys (6-6) vs Chicago Bears (6-6)- 8:20, FOX: The Cowboys are coming off an ugly Thanksgiving home loss against the Buffalo Bills. The Bears are coming off a Thanksgiving divisional road win in Detroit against the Lions. There are two obvious scapegoats if their respective team loses in Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky and the pressure is on both teams here to come up victorious, especially the Cowboys who are in a winnable division and with a coach on the hottest seat arguably in the entire league. I do think the Cowboys defense gets enough stops to get themselves back over the .500 mark.
Prediction: Dallas 20, Chicago 17.
Sunday, December 8th
Carolina Panthers (5-7) vs Atlanta Falcons (3-9)- 1:00, FOX: The Panthers are coming off a bad home loss against the Washington Redskins. The Falcons are coming off a Thanksgiving night divisional home loss against the New Orleans Saints. This should be a high scoring affair and with new interim head coach Perry Fewell taking over for the recently fired Ron Rivera, the Panthers will play loose and I think they get a fire lit under them and get the road win.
Prediction: Carolina 34, Atlanta 30.
Baltimore Ravens (10-2) vs Buffalo Bills (9-3)- 1:00, CBS: Who would have thought these teams would have the records they have now back in the summer time? Well here we are! The Ravens are coming off a close home win over the San Francisco 49ers courtesy of a Justin Tucker field goal as time expired. The Bills are coming off a fantastic Thanksgiving road win in Dallas against the Cowboys. This should be an entertaining game I think the Bills crowd will be ruckus and Josh Allen will lead them to a big time win.
Prediction: Buffalo 23, Baltimore 20.
Cincinnati Bengals (1-11) vs Cleveland Browns (5-7)- 1:00, CBS: The Bengals are coming off their first win of the season at home over the New York Jets. The Browns are coming off a divisional road loss in Pittsburgh against the Steelers. I see this game playing out very similar to the Browns game against the Dolphins a few weeks ago in which this is a double digit win.
Prediction: Cleveland 31, Cincinnati 16.
Washington Redskins (3-9) vs Green Bay Packers (9-3)- 1:00, FOX: The Redskins are coming off a road win in Charlotte against the Panthers. The Packers are coming off a road win in East Rutherford over the Giants. The Packers have been great at beating up on bad team this season and I believe that continues here.
Prediction: Green Bay 34, Washington 17.
Detroit Lions (3-8-1) vs Minnesota Vikings (8-4)- 1:00, FOX: The Lions are coming off a Thanksgiving day divisional home loss against the Chicago Bears. The Vikings are coming off a tough Monday night road loss in Seattle against the Seahawks. I do think this screams Vikings bounce back here at home as they are so good at beating up bad teams in their own building.
Prediction: Minnesota 37, Detroit 16.
San Francisco 49ers (10-2) vs New Orleans Saints (10-2)- 1:00, FOX: This certainly could very well be a playoff preview. The 49ers are coming off a close road loss in Baltimore against the Ravens. The Saints are coming off a Thanksgiving night divisional road win in Atlanta against the Falcons. This feels like a close game regardless and I think Drew Brees & company find a way at home.
Prediction: New Orleans 23, San Francisco 20.
Miami Dolphins (3-9) vs New York Jets (4-8)- 1:00, CBS: The Dolphins are coming off a home win over the Philadelphia Eagles. The Jets are coming off a disastrous road loss in Cincinnati against the Bengals. The Jets have a laundry list of injuries, but I don't love the idea of the Dolphins on the road and their defense is something I can see Sam Darnold taking advantage of. Give me the Jets in a spot where many people think this is an upset.
Prediction: NY Jets 27, Miami 17.
Indianapolis Colts (6-6) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-7)- 1:00, CBS: The Colts are coming off a tough divisional home loss against the Tennessee Titans in which the game turned late in the fourth quarter on a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown. The Buccaneers are coming off a road win in Jacksonville against the Jaguars. This was one of the harder calls of the season, but give me the Colts to bounce back on the road.
Prediction: Indianapolis 27, Tampa Bay 24.
Denver Broncos (4-8) vs Houston Texans (8-4)- 1:00, CBS: The Broncos are coming off a divisional home win over the Los Angeles Chargers. The Texans are coming off a big Sunday night home win over the New England Patriots. I do think there is letdown potential for the Texans after that big win and that's why I see the Broncos hanging around here in this one.
Prediction: Houston 27, Denver 23.
Los Angeles Chargers (4-8) vs Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8)- 4:05, FOX: The Chargers are coming off a heartbreaking divisional road loss in Denver against the Broncos. The Jaguars are coming off a bad home loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Nick Foles was benched. Gardner Minshew is starting in place of Foles and he brings some jolt for the team and he and Leonard Fournette will lead them to a win in a close one.
Prediction: Jacksonville 26, LA Chargers 24.
Tennessee Titans (7-5) vs Oakland Raiders (6-6)- 4:25, CBS: The Titans are coming off a great divisional road win in Indianapolis against the Colts. The Raiders are coming off a disastrous divisional road loss in Kansas City against the Chiefs. Everyone is down on the Raiders right now after two straight blowout road losses and everyone is high on the Titans after two straight divisional wins. I expect a high scoring close game and for the Raiders to come out on top.
Prediction: Oakland 31, Tennessee 30.
Kansas City Chiefs (8-4) vs New England Patriots (10-2)- 4:25, CBS: The Chiefs are coming off a great divisional home win over the Oakland Raiders. The Patriots are coming off a disappointing Sunday night road loss in Houston against the Texans. Tom Brady has been starting to show his age of late and it could very well be due to the lack of impact skill position players, but I do see a bit of a bounce back here at home against a weak Chiefs defense.
Prediction: New England 26, Kansas City 23.
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5) vs Arizona Cardinals (3-8-1)- 4:25, CBS: The Steelers are coming off a divisional home win over the Cleveland Browns. The Cardinals are coming off a bad divisional home loss against the Los Angeles Rams. The Steelers are playing for the last Wild Card playoff spot in the AFC and I believe they'll get closer to that with a win here on the road.
Prediction: Pittsburgh 24, Arizona 16.
Seattle Seahawks (10-2) vs Los Angeles Rams (7-5)- 8:20, NBC: The Seahawks are coming off a huge Monday night home win over the Minnesota Vikings. The Rams are coming off a divisional rods win in Glendale against the Cardinals. I do think the Seahawks are peaking right now and the Rams haven't really beat a good team all season long (they beat the Saints, but Brees got hurt in that game), but I do think this game will be much closer than the Rams debacle against the Ravens a few weeks ago.
Prediction: Seattle 34, LA Rams 27.
Monday, December 9th
New York Giants (3-9) vs Philadelphia Eagles (5-7)- 8:15, ESPN: The Giants are coming off an ugly home loss against the Green Bay Packers. The Eagles are coming off a bad road loss in Miami against the Dolphins. Eli Manning is back as Giants starting quarterback as Daniel Jones sits this one with an ankle injury, but Manning held this Giants team back the past few years and is washed up at this point although this is probably his little farewell tour courtesy of the Jones injury, but the Eagles badly need this game and I think they'll win this by double digits.
Prediction: Philadelphia 30, NY Giants 16.
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