Since taking over for Blaine Gabbert at QB Chad Henne has played well and this Sunday the jags look to win their 2nd straight game for the first time all season. The Bills have lost 4 of their last 5 games and they are tied with the Jets in the basement of the AFC East.
The Cardinals have lost 7 straight games and they are down to playing their 3rd string QB, who threw 4 picks last week and will start again this week. The Jets were embarrassed in their last game on Thanksgiving and while they have the same record as the Cardinals at 4-7 they may still have a shot at the playoffs since they do not face a team that has a winning record for the rest of the season.
Top Defenses Clash – Seahawks visit Bears in Week 13
Two of the best defenses in the NFL take to the field in what has turned out to be a very important NFC clash. For the Seahawks they put a 1-5 road record on the line against a Chicago team that sustained some potentially damaging injuries on both sides of the ball last week. Seattle needs a win in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Bears need a win to maintain their grip on the NFC North with Green Bay hot on their heels.
Browns Head to Oakland in Battle of the 3-8 Teams
The Oakland Raiders continue what has been a very disappointing season this Sunday when they host a Cleveland Browns team with exactly the same record but has a littler optimism going forward. Cleveland appears to have a few pieces of the puzzle in place – Brandon Weeden, Trent Richardson and an emerging defense appear to be the polar opposite of an Oakland team with an aging, fading quarterback, a running game that just can’t get going and with a defense that has seriously underachieved so far this season. Both teams have struggled but the Browns have been by far the more competitive of the two teams week-in and week-out all season long.
NFC Least Battle – Bumbling Eagles Take on Confusing Cowboys on Sunday Night
Two of the more disappointing teams in the NFL meet on Sunday Night Football this week when the Philadelphia Eagles, losers of seven straight games head to Dallas to take on a Cowboys team that just can’t seem to win the big game. Offense and defense have been issues for both teams so far this season – will any one of the teams put it all together and save their coach’s job? Stay tuned!
Finally – a Monday Night game that has some intrigue!!! The New York Giants, holder of a two game lead in the NFC East attempt to hold off one of the teams on their heels – the Washington Redskins, winners of two straight division games. The New York Giants looked rested, confident and very much like the elite team we imagined last week in their beat down of the Packers. The Redskins also looked very good in their Thanksgiving Day win at Dallas. The Giants topped the Redskins, 27-23, in the teams’ first meeting of the season, a Week 7 matchup at MetLife Stadium at East Rutherford, N.J Are you ready for a shootout? It should be fun!
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens meet for the second time in three weeks on Sunday with one team holding a little momentum and the other just hoping to hold onto the ball! The Steelers would love to just forget about a Week 12 loss in which they turned the ball over eight times while the Ravens can use their Week 12 comeback win as a rallying cry for the rest of the season. Ben Roethlisberger has an outside chance of returning to action this week – the Steelers absolutely need him to in order to have a chance in this game.
Panthers vs Chiefs NFL Football Spread/Handicapping
This was supposed to be a game between two teams looking to rise in their respective conferences, perhaps even challenge for the playoffs. Instead we have a real dog with little importance, doesn’t mean we can’t try and make some money off it though.
Buccaneers vs Broncos NFL Football Spread/Handicapping
An interesting inter-conference matchup on Sunday featuring a couple of teams that are very different but having success. The Bucs definitely need this one more than the Broncos but it is always tough for a team to win at Mile High, especially one as green as Tampa, who might be winded from last week.
