NFL Game Picks 12-11 to 12-14

After an outstanding week, finishing at 13-3, I feel confident I can do at least as good this weekend. There are a lot of divisional games that have playoff implications.

Arizona @ St. Louis     Cardinals 24-13     Can the Rams shutout a 3rd team in a row...nah
Pittsburgh @ Atlanta     Falcons 27-17     Falcons fly high in the Dome
Washington @ NYG     Giants 30-14     Eli finally reaches week 1 potential
Miami @ New England     Patriots 35-17   Can't go against Belichick/Brady
Oakland @ Kansas City     Chiefs 17-16     Tossup...Raiders looking better
Houston @ Indianapolis     Texans 24-23     Texans have some "luck" of their own
Jacksonville @ Baltimore     Ravens 27- 10     Too much "D" by the Ravens
Green Bay @ Buffalo     Packers 31-13     Only 8' of snow can stop Rodgers
Tampa Bay @ Carolina     Buccaneers 19-16     Newton not playing...only Bucs chance
Cincinnati @ Cleveland     Bengals 17-14     Johnny Football wins job, not game
NY Jets @ Tennessee     Jets 21-20     Titans looked so bad last week...Go Geno
Denver @ San Diego     Broncos 35-31     Warm weather...rest the running game Peyton
Minnesota @ Detroit     Lions 21-17     No excuses Lions...keep up with Pack
San Francisco @ Seattle     Seahawks 23-16     Problems in 49er locker room
Dallas @ Philadelphia     Eagles 24-21     Toss up game...advantage home team
New Orleans @ Chicago     Saints 28-17     Saints can't let me down 3 weeks in a row

NFL Picks for Dec 4-8

I finally got the picks on time. Of course, last week I went 7-6 on the games I did pick. The Steelers let me down as did Baltimore, the Giants, Carolina and Oakland.

Dallas @ Chicago     Cowboys 35-17     Yes it will be cold but not as cold as the Bears
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati     Steelers 31-17     Bengals look bad again this week
St. Louis @ Washington     Rams 28-14     Can a win against the Raiders be that good
NY Giants @ Tennessee     Titans 28-27     Toss up...hence the score
Carolina @ New Orleans     Saints 35-21     Saints need to get to .500 for respect
NY Jets @ Minnesota     Vikings 29-16     Jets played horribly on MNF...no change
Baltimore @ Miami     Ravens 28-13     Dolphins need a lot...no playoffs this year
Indianapolis @ Cleveland     Colts 30-20     The 2 headed QB problem is back in Cleveland
Tampa Bay @ Detroit     Lions 28-10     Stafford connects for 4 TDs
Houston @ Jacksonville     Texans 31-17     More if JJ Watt could just have a good game for once
Buffalo @ Denver     Broncos 30-16     Who needs Peyton when you have a run game
Kansas City @ Arizona     Cardinals 24-17     Cardinals players "care" this week
Seattle @ Philadelphia     Seahawks 24-17     Eagles fall into a tie with Cowboys
San Francisco @ Oakland     49ers 33-10     All problems solved in SF with a win
New England @ San Diego     Patriots 31-13     Brady over Rivers anywhere, anytime
Atlanta @ Green Bay     Packers 38-17     Rogers throws 5 TD passes leaves in 3rd quarter

There you have them!

NFL Picks This Week

UPDATE:  6-7 this week...16-9 for the last 2 weeks!

After going 10-2 last week I thought I would try my luck again this week. The teams playing are a little more evenly matched so the picks are much harder...my caveat if the picks go poorly!

Minnesota @ Chicago     Bears 24-17     Cutler admits he's bad...will bounce back
Houston @ Cleveland     Texans 28-10     Defense wins this one. Maybe 2 Def TDs
Seattle @ Kansas City     Seahawks 24-13     Toss up in KC but Wilson comes through
Atlanta @ Carolina     Falcons 17-14     Newton hurt? Falcons D just good enough
Cincinnati @ New Orleans     Saints 30-21     Saints start their charge today
Tampa Bay @ Washington     Redskins 21-13     Battle of not good teams
Denver @ St. Louis     Broncos 35-10     Offense + Defense win for the Broncos
San Francisco @ NY Giants     49ers 28-24     SF needs to stay ahead of Seahawks
Oakland @ San Diego     Chargers 21-17    Oakland 0-10 looking for QB in 2015 draft
Philadelphia @ Green Bay     Eagles 24-21     Why? I'm not sure. Gut feeling.
Detroit @ Arizona     Lions 28-14     No QB for Cardinals. Stafford and Robotron
New England @ Colts     Patriots 27-17     Brady teaches Luck a lesson in legacy
Pittsburgh @ Tennessee     Steelers 31-21     Roethlisberger recovers and so does D