All times are 1:00 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted.
Approximate Winning %'s through Week 12:
Jake: 65%
Sam: 63%
Johnny: 59%
Week 12 was the longest week in NFL history stretching from Thanksgiving afternoon all the way to last night's Steelers win over the Ravens JV team.
All times are 1:00 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted.
THURSDAY
Dallas @ Baltimore moved to Tuesday
SUNDAY
Las Vegas @ New York (A)
Jake: Raiders
The Raiders have confused me this season, but luckily for them the Jets are the biggest dumpster-fire since the 0-16 Browns, and they’re arguably just as bad so far.
Sam: Raiders
Johnny: Raiders
0-16 here they come!
New Orleans @ Atlanta
Jake: Saints
I’m still not at all a Taysom Hill believer, but I also don’t think the Falcons are the type of team to play well against great defenses: they certainly did not last time they played the Saints.
Sam: Saints
The Falcons looked great vs the Raiders last week and I WOULD doubt Taysom Hills ability to win vs a hot team, but he already beat the Falcons (by 15) so I’m sure he’ll be fine.
Johnny: Saints
I expect the Falcons to make the right adjustments after the Saints came out on top in New Orleans a couple weeks ago, but Sean Payton gets to work on this special project of his in Taysom Hill and is running out of time until boring ol’ Drew Brees returns (sarcasm)
Detroit @ Chicago
Jake: Bears
I’m not picking the Bears because I think they’re good. I’m picking the Bears because it’s going to take the Lions a few weeks to figure it out after they fired Matt Patricia. Yes, Patricia was a horrendous coach, but it’s not easy for a team to turn the page after a game no matter who they fire, and the Lions have been a mess anyways.
Sam: Lions
Johnny: Lions
Flip a gosh darn coin
Indianapolis @ Houston
Jake: Colts
The Colts defense is legit this year and with no other receivers that warrant concern other than Brandin Cooks, Xavier Rhodes—who has had a massive career revitalization—will likely be on the side of Cooks more often than not. Yes, the Colts are more so known as a zone coverage team, but I think we’ll see a little more man today given how depleted the Texans receiving core is. Regardless, the Colts defense is Rock (Ya-Sin) solid, and their offense will be able to do enough against the Texans’ messy secondary.
Sam: Colts
The Colts have been great at defending against the pass all year and now that the Texans pass attack is missing Fuller (and Stills) its gonna be hard for Houston to get anything going.
Johnny: Colts
Watson is down two more WRs, and even if his corps get the tiniest bit of separation they probably won’t catch his dimes
Cincinnati @ Miami
Jake: Dolphins
Yeah, so the Bengals are now as bad as the Jets.
Sam: Dolphins
The Bengals playing without Burrow make a better ROY case for Joe than he ever could. It’s a great reminder of how awful this team is without him, even if they were only mediocre with him.
Johnny: Dolphins
The Burrowless Bengals gave the Giants a fight last week, but the Dolphins aren’t the Giants
Jacksonville @ Minnesota
Jake: Vikings
Sam: Vikings
Johnny: Vikings
The road to the playoffs has already begun for the Vikes, especially after losing to the Cowboys, and they need to take advantage of a far inferior opponent
Cleveland @ Tennessee
Jake: Titans:
Is this the week that the Browns are finally exposed? Yes.
Sam: Titans
This is just a reminder that the 8 win Browns have beat only one team that is having a winning season. This is also a reminder that the Titans are having a winning season.
Johnny: Titans
It will be interesting to see how the Browns handle Henry and if Baker & Chubb can keep up
Los Angeles (N) @ Arizona 4:05 p.m. ET
Jake: Cardinals
The Rams have been putting together a nice little season, but Goff has been struggling as of late, and I think Vance Joseph has been creative enough defensively with blitz packages and disguised coverages this season to confuse Jared Goff. Murray is also finally practicing in full again, so he’ll be back to his normal, dominant self.
Sam: Cardinals
Johnny: Cardinals
New York (N) @ Seattle 4:05 p.m. ET
Jake: Seahawks
Sam: Seahawks
Johnny: Seahawks
New England @ Los Angeles (A) 4:25 p.m. ET
Jake: Patriots
I think Herbert has been fantastic this year, but I just don’t see a Bill Belichick defense losing to a rookie QB. The Chargers defense is not as good as they’ve been in the past—primarily due to injuries—and I don’t see them losing here. I think the key for Herbert is going to be checking the ball down to Austin Ekeler, who is back from injury, as the Patriots don’t really have many players that can match up with him man-to-man. We’ll see what Cam does in this one, but I can’t imagine it will be as bad as last week.
Sam: Chargers
Johnny: _____
Philadelphia @ Green Bay 4:25 p.m. ET
Jake: Packers
Sam: Packers
Johnny: Packers
My two favorite QBs are going to be nationally televised! I will not be watching this game. I CANT STAND the buttkiss fest this will be. Aaron Rodgers is 1-3 against .500+ opponents in 2020, luckily for him, the Eagles aren’t in that category.
Also: Give Hurts the football!
Kansas City @ Denver 8:20 p.m. ET
Jake: Chiefs
Sam: Chiefs
Johnny: Chiefs
MONDAY
Pittsburgh @ Washington 5:00 p.m. ET
Jake: Steelers
Sam: Steelers
Johnny: Steelers
Buffalo @ San Francisco 8:15 p.m. ET
Jake: Bills
Sam: Bills
Johnny: Bills
TUESDAY
Dallas @ Baltimore 8:05 p.m. ET
Jake: Ravens
Sam: Ravens
Johnny: Ravens
I would do a lot of things to see John Harbaugh lose this game. Even with Lamar still out, I don’t think the Cowboys D will hold off RGIII, but if McSorley gets a lot of time thats a different story.