Week 14 NFL Picks and Results

Thursday
Pittsburgh at Cleveland: This is a tough pick. Cleveland isn't as bad as their record shows and Pittsburgh isn't as good as they should be. I could see the Browns pulling it off, but am going to stick with the Steelers.
Pittsburgh 21 Cleveland 17
Pittsburgh 27 Cleveland 7 (1-0)

Sunday
Atlanta at Tampa Bay: The Falcons better not overlook the Bucs like they did the Lions and Browns. Last weeks' comeback victory was a big game for Atlanta and they should be able to build on that with a healthier defense.
Atlanta 24 Tampa Bay 10
Atlanta 17 Tampa Bay 6 (2-0)

Baltimore at Kansas City: With some extra days of practice following their disappointing Thursday night loss to the Bengals, I like the Ravens to bounce back at Arrowhead.
Baltimore 20 Kansas City 17
Baltimore 20 Kansas City 10 (3-0)

Indianapolis at Jacksonville: Indy has been having a tough go of it lately. It's hard for me to see them losing their third straight, BUT if I could see it happening, it'd be in a game like this.
Indianapolis 21 Jacksonville 17
Jacksonville 44 Indianapolis 17 (3-1)

Minnesota at Detroit: The Lions beat the Falcons, come close to beating the Patriots, but lose to the Cardinals and 49ers. With the game at home and there being a question mark at quarterback for Minnesota, I'm giving the slight edge to the Lions, but have a feeling I'll regret it later.
Detroit 24 Minnesota 17
Minnesota 30 Detroit 20 (3-2)

New England at Miami: The Dolphins won the first game of the series. Because of that, I have to believe Coach Belichick is going to be ready for this one. The Pats should win to split the season series.
New England 21 Miami 14
Miami 21 New England 0 (3-3)

NY Giants at Carolina: With Jake Delhomme being questionable at quarterback, I have a tough time picking the Panthers in this one. This is a huge game for both teams, so I don't see an excuse for Delhomme to miss the contest, but reports indicate that he's doubtful on Sunday.
NY Giants 28 Carolina 24
NY Giants 27 Carolina 13 (4-3)

Oakland at Cincinnati: Cincy is finally playing some solid football all around and Oakland is simply Oakland, finding ways to lose even when holding their opponent to negative net yards passing. I like the Bengals in this one.
Cincinnati 24 Oakland 6
Cincinnati 27 Oakland 10 (5-3)

Philadelphia at Washington: Philly gained a lot of confidence in their Monday Night win over Carolina. That should benefit them greatly this weekend in D.C. when playing against a Redskins team that has to win their final four games to have any chance at a Wild Card.
Philadelphia 20 Washington 10
Philadelphia 21 Washington 19 (6-3)

Tennessee at Houston: Tennessee is playing better football lately, especially on defense. They've already beaten Houston once this year and I have a feeling it'll turn into a clean sweep following Sunday's game.
Tennessee 20 Houston 14
Tennessee 26 Houston 20 OT (7-3)

Green Bay at San Francisco: Favre and the Packers are due for a good week, right? They got demolished last week against the Jets. Why not against the overachieving 49ers? Ahh, we'll see.
Green Bay 28 San Francisco 21
Green Bay 30 San Francisco 19 (8-3)

Seattle at Arizona: While Arizona is starting to play better football (that's not saying much), I have to go with the "healthy" Seahawks. I haven't been able to use those words in the same sentence for quite some time now!
Seattle 31 Arizona 24
Arizona 27 Seattle 21 (8-4)

Buffalo at NY Jets: Following their 31-point first half performance a week ago against the Packers, I look for the Jets to continue rolling offensively, especially at home.
NY Jets 28 Buffalo 21
Buffalo 31 NY Jets 13 (8-5)

Denver at San Diego: Jay Cutler's first two games: against Seattle and San Diego. Lucky guy! I like the Chargers to continue winning in a low-scoring duel with the Broncos.
San Diego 13 Denver 6
San Diego 48 Denver 20 (9-5)

New Orleans at Dallas: With the game at home, I give the Cowboys a slight edge. I also like how their offense matches up with the Saint defense more so than I like the Saint offense matching up with the Cowboy defense.
Dallas 28 New Orleans 21
New Orleans 42 Dallas 17 (9-6)

Monday
Chicago at St. Louis: The Rams have fallen and fallen hard and even with Rex Grossman's recent struggles on offense, the Bears are 10-2 and their defense should do enough to win the football game.
Chicago 21 St. Louis 10
Chicago 42 St. Louis 27 (10-6)

Week 14 Record: 10-6 (.625)
Overall Record: 122-84 (.592)