NFL: Week 13 Picks

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Last week's picks were decent but it was a snap back to reality (12/16).  After our best week in Week 11 (15/16), we have realized once again how difficult the NFL is to predict.  Some big surprises last week were the Browns defeating the Steelers, and the Giants rebounding after a few weeks of futility by beating the Packers on Sunday night.  The fury of road picks last week (13/16 in all) did not do too bad (9/13 correct).  This coming week has some very intriguing match-ups so let's get to 'em!


Atlanta Falcons over New Orleans Saints (Thursday nighter)
Chicago Bears over Seattle Seahawks
Houston Texans* over Tennessee Titans 
New England Patriots* over Miami Dolphins
Buffalo Bills over Jacksonville Jaguars
Detroit Lions over Indianapolis Colts
Carolina Panthers* over Kansas City Chiefs
Green Bay Packers over Minnesota Vikings
San Francisco 49ers* over St. Louis Rams
New York Jets over Arizona Cardinals
Denver Broncos over Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Baltimore Ravens over Pittsburgh Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals* over San Diego Chargers
Oakland Raiders over Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys over Philadelphia Eagles (Sunday nighter)
New York Giants* over Washington Redskins (Monday nighter)

- * indicates road team
- 9/13 correct road team picks last week
- 6/16 road team picks this week
- _______ indicates bold pick (under the circumstances)
- No byes this week

The bold pick this week is the Bengals over the Chargers in San Diego.  Cincy have been playing well of late, so it may not be that bold of pick, but the Bengals are on the road in a tough stadium to play in.  The Steelers/Ravens match-up has become such a fierce rivalry and we have the Ravens prevailing in Baltimore.  The game of the week is the Saints visiting the Falcons this Thursday night and we have Atlanta winning that game.


Enjoy the games folks!

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