Here are my picks for week fourteen of the 2014 NFL season.
Thursday, December 4th
(8-4) Dallas Cowboys vs (5-7) Chicago Bears- Dallas is coming off a disastrous home loss on Thanksgiving against Philadelphia. Chicago is coming off a bad road loss on Thanksgiving against Detroit. Dallas is unbeaten on the road and I believe they get the job done again and bounce back against a mediocre Chicago team. Prediction: Dallas 27, Chicago 20.
Sunday, December 7th
(7-5) Pittsburgh Steelers vs (8-3-1) Cincinnati Bengals- Pittsburgh is coming off a disappointing home loss against New Orleans. Cincinnati is coming off a road win against Tampa Bay in which they were on the verge of losing and head coach Marvin Lewis saved his team a game by noticing Tampa Bay had too many players on the field and decided to use an illegal challenge to get it overturned. That said, I like Pittsburgh to win here on the road. Prediction: Pittsburgh 27, Cincinnati 23.
(8-4) Indianapolis Colts vs (7-6) Cleveland Browns- Indianapolis is coming off a home win against Washington. Cleveland is coming off a road loss against Buffalo in which quarterback Brian Hoyer was benched for rookie Johnny Manziel during the game. Hoyer will start this week according to head coach Mike Pettine. This game should be interesting but I believe Indianapolis gets a big road win here. Prediction: Indianapolis 30, Cleveland 24.
(2-10) Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs (8-4) Detroit Lions- Tampa Bay is coming off a home loss against Cincinnati in which they almost won. Detroit is coming off a big home win against Chicago on Thanksgiving. Detroit must win this game if they want to stay in the playoff hunt and I believe they get the job done. Prediction: Detroit 33, Tampa Bay 24.
(6-6) Houston Texans vs (2-10) Jacksonville Jaguars- Houston is coming off a big home win against Tennessee. Jacksonville is coming off a home win against the Giants in which they came back from being down 21-0 to win. Houston should be able to win this one on the road and I think they will. Prediction: Houston 31, Jacksonville 20.
(7-5) Baltimore Ravens vs (7-5) Miami Dolphins- Baltimore is coming off a home loss against San Diego. Miami is coming off a road win against the Jets at MetLife on Monday night. This is a huge game by all means and the winner of this game could very well earn a wild card berth in the AFC playoff picture. I trust Baltimore more than Miami in this situation and I believe Baltimore wins this game on the road. Prediction: Baltimore 30, Miami 26.
(2-10) New York Jets vs (5-7) Minnesota Vikings- The Jets are coming off a home loss against Miami on Monday night. Minnesota is coming off an impressive home win against Carolina. Minnesota is not a terrible team by any means and I believe they continue to impress here with a win over a bad Jets team. Prediction: Minnesota 33, NY Jets 17.
(3-8-1) Carolina Panthers vs (5-7) New Orleans Saints- Carolina is coming off a road loss against Minnesota. New Orleans is coming off an impressive road win against Pittsburgh. New Orleans is poised to snap a rare three game home-losing streak and I believe they will. Prediction: New Orleans 34, Carolina 20.
(3-9) New York Giants vs (2-10) Tennessee Titans- The Giants are coming off an inexplicable road loss in which they led 21-0 in against Jacksonville. Tennessee is coming off a bad road loss against Houston. This was a tough game to pick considering how poor the these teams have been playing, but something tells me that the Giants will come out with something to prove. Prediction: NY Giants 28, Tennessee 23.
(5-7) St. Louis Rams vs (3-9) Washington Redskins- St. Louis is coming off an impressive home win against Oakland. Washington is coming off a road loss against Indianapolis. Although Washington lost the game last week, head coach Jay Gruden clearly made the right decision by starting quarterback Colt McCoy over Robert Griffin III. On the flip side, St. Louis maybe due for a letdown after a few big wins, but I don't see it here. Prediction: St. Louis 31, Washington 26.
(7-5) Kansas City Chiefs vs (9-3) Arizona Cardinals- Kansas City is coming off a disappointing home loss against Denver. Arizona is coming off a bad road loss against Atlanta. This game is a huge game for both teams by all accounts. The winner of this game would not surprise me either way. I have a hunch Kansas City finds a way to win a huge road game. Prediction: Kansas City 27, Arizona 21.
(7-5) Buffalo Bills vs (9-3) Denver Broncos- Buffalo is coming off a huge home win against Cleveland. Denver is coming off an impressive road win against Kansas City. Who would've thought this game would be relevant this late in the season? I certainly didn't in September because I didn't think Buffalo would be over .500 in December. Expect Denver to pull this one out late at home. Prediction: Denver 38, Buffalo 23.
(7-5) San Francisco 49ers vs (1-11) Oakland Raiders- San Francisco is coming off a disastrous home loss against Seattle on Thanksgiving. Oakland is coming off a shutout road loss against St. Louis. Neither team played good at all last week, but my gut says to go with San Francisco in a closer game than people would expect. Prediction: San Francisco 26, Oakland 20.
(8-4) Seattle Seahawks vs (9-3) Philadelphia Eagles- Seattle is coming off a big road win against San Francisco on Thanksgiving. Philadelphia is coming off a big road win against Dallas on Thanksgiving. This is the arguably biggest game in the NFC this season. I believe this game is going to be fun to watch and I think Philadelphia pulls it out at home. Prediction: Philadelphia 33, Seattle 27.
(9-3) New England Patriots vs (8-4) San Diego Chargers- New England is coming off a road loss against Green Bay. San Diego is coming off a great come from behind win against Baltimore on the road. This is one huge game and I believe New England bounces back because I cannot see them losing back-to-back games. Prediction: New England 30, San Diego 24.
Monday, December 8th
(5-7) Atlanta Falcons vs (9-3) Green Bay Packers- Atlanta is coming off a nice home win against Arizona, which amazingly with their poor record is in first place in their division. Green Bay is coming off a big home win against New England. Arguably no one in the league is playing better than Green Bay and I don't see it going away here at home. Prediction: Green Bay 42, Atlanta 20.
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