NFL - Week 12 Predictions

Thursday, November 26, 2009 by Myke.

This is a busy week for work and the family so this will be a short and sweet week for predictions.  I went 13-3 last week bringing my season total to 120-40.

What is with Oakland sucking but still able to upset Philadelphia and most recently beating up on Cincinnati???  Is this the making of a team to contend with next year?  Not sure I believe that but we will see.  It does however appear that Jamarcus Russell may be on the bench for some time now…good place for him.

I went against Miami last week and man did I pay for it.  Without Ronnie Brown the Dolphins fed the ball to dread-lock-less, weed-less Ricky and he ran and ran and ran all over the Panthers.  Luckily I have him in fantasy football though.

Let’s get to the picks this week.  Remember, the month of November is when the big dogs start to play some serious football and the pretenders all go home complaining about missed calls, the other team cheating and how lucky the other team was.  Note: Mangini made all three of those complaints about the Lions.  You are a horrible coach and you have zero dignity when it comes to losing.

Green Bay Packers (6-4) at Detroit Lions (2-8) - Green Bay
Detroit played very well last week, on offense.  Green Bay is trying to fight for their playoff lives and Detroit is just in the way.  Look for Rogers to run this one up today.

Oakland Raiders (3-7) at Dallas Cowboys (7-3) - Dallas
Oakland has 2 upset wins this year…at home.  On the road is another trick which they have not learned yet.  Dallas will work the Raiders all day with their running game.

New York Giants (6-4) at Denver Broncos (6-4) - NY Giants
Denver is falling apart and falling apart fast.  Denver fans are already looking for a new coach and QB.  The Giants are looking to make a run at the division title.  With Bradshaw out today, look for Jacobs to pound the ball all day long.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-9) at Atlanta Falcons (5-5) - Atlanta
Atlanta needs a win and they need it bad right now.  Tampa Bay looked like a young team with no real ability to win last week.  Look for a lot of the same today.

Indianapolis Colts (10-0) at Houston Texans (5-5) - Indianapolis
I have a feeling the Texans will fight hard today but I cannot pick against the hot hand of Manning.

Miami Dolphins (5-5) at Buffalo Bills (3-7) - Buffalo
Buffalo has nothing to play for except for pride.  That makes fro a scary game for the Dolphins.

Washington Redskins (3-7) at Philadelphia Eagles (6-4) - Philadelphia
Look for Philadelphia to attack early and fast this week and the Redskins will be with their #1 and #2 backs…that is very bad news.

Chicago Bears (4-6) at Minnesota Vikings (9-1) - Minnesota
Cutler is coming unglued and the Bears fans are really starting to hate him.  There were chants of “Cut-him Cut-him” in Chicago last week.  And he thought Denver fans were tough on him.  Minnesota dominated the Seahawks last week on all three sides of the ball…look for the same game this week from them.

Carolina Panthers (4-6) at New York Jets (4-6) - NY Jets
NY Jets look bad and I mean bad right now.  They have had to install codes into their play book to ease the brain of Sanchez.  On the other side Jake has been playing well but I would look for a swing in the favor of NY.

Arizona Cardinals (7-3) at Tennessee Titans (4-6) - Tennessee
Vince Young and Chris Johnson are the hot duo in the league right now.  Arizona will have to face a very hungry defense and I like the Titans odds over the Cardnials.

Cleveland Browns (1-9) at Cincinnati Bengals (7-3) - Cincinnati
The Bengals are PISSED and the Browns are on the field.  I wonder what Mangini will blame this week for losing?

Seattle Seahawks (3-7) at St. Louis Rams (1-9) - Seattle
Seattle is banged up and bruised from last week and the Rams are trying to put things together.  I am going with teh gut on this one and would look for the Seahawks to get the win.

Jacksonville Jaguars (6-4) at San Francisco 49ers (4-6) - San Francisco
I know, the Jaguars are holding strong at 6-4 but I would look for the 49ers to establish a solid ground game this week.

Kansas City Chiefs (3-7) at San Diego Chargers (7-3) - San Diego
San Diego is on the verge of running the table for the AFC West title…the Chiefs are just a bystander in the way.

Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) at Baltimore Ravens (5-5) - Baltimore
I would not want to be Big Ben today.  He is going to get blitzed all day and every Raven will be looking for his head.  He will be treated like a casino hostess getting tossed around in a professional QB’s suite…okay, that was not very nice.  Sorry.  Actually I would look for Big Ben to skip this game and let an unknown QB take the field.

New England Patriots (7-3) at New Orleans Saints (10-0) - New Orleans
Do you want to know what to watch for in this game?  Watch for the Saints to showcase their 10-0 record for everyone to see.

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