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nfl picks for week 13
Monday, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) Point spread: Seahawks -3.1 p.m. ET (Fox, fuboTV , try for free) Point spread: Packers -6.5.In a game between two of the NFC's top teams, I'm going with the Seahawks at home while continuing to put the pressure on the 49ers for the NFC West division crown. Kirk Cousins should have success throwing against Seattle's 29th ranked pass defense, but I don't see him out-dueling Russell Wilson, who is among the front-runners to take home the league's MVP award. Third downs will be key in this game, as Minnesota's ninth ranked third down offense will be going up against Seattle's ninth ranked third down defense. This one's going to be good.The pick: Packers 28, Giants 21.The pick: Bears 24, Lions 21.
8:20 p.m. EST (NBC) Point spread: Patriots -3.The pick: Cowboys 27, Bills 20.1 p.m. EST (Fox, fuboTV , try for free) Point spread: Jaguars -1.5.Le'Veon Bell has yet to rush for over 100 yards during his first year with the Jets. That should change on Sunday, as Bell -- who has two career 100-yard games against the Bengals -- will go up against a Bengals defense that allowed Steelers rookie Benny Snell to rush for 98 yards in last Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh.
The pick: Patriots 27, Texans 20.The pick: Eagles 24, Dolphins 13.The reeling Rams are the perfect Week 13 opponent for the Cardinals, who will be fresh coming off their Week 12 bye. Fans should expect strong performances by quarterback Kyler Murray and running back Kenyan Drake, who combined to rush for 134 yards and a score in Arizona's near upset of the 49ers in Week 11.In a game between two evenly matched teams, I'll go with the Broncos at home against a Chargers team that in the midst of a disappointing season. Phillip Rivers and the Chargers are capable of beating the Broncos on the road, but I believe Denver's second ranked red zone defense will be the difference against the Chargers' 26th ranked red zone offense.The Titans, who lost to the Colts back in Week 2, are 4-1 with Ryan Tannehill as their starting quarterback. While I'm tempted to go with the Colts at home, I'll ride the hot hand and pick the Titans in a game that could determine which of these two teams will challenge Houston for the AFC South division crown during the final month of the regular season.
1 p.m. ET (CBS) | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)Life is too short to go 0-16. Perhaps that was what coach Zac Taylor and his bosses thought before re-installing Andy Dalton as the team's starter with another winnable home game on the docket this Sunday. Even if Dalton's return doesn't bring A.J. Green back to the lineup, the improved Bengals defensive front over the last few weeks should give Sam Darnold troubles after he's enjoyed three weeks of excellent protection. Losing to a winless Cincinnati team after three straight wins would be the most Jets result possible. In the Red Rifle we trust.Kyle Allen is not the problem. The fact that the Panthers' defense is no better than its offense is the problem. Redskins coach Bill Callahan probably looks at this matchup and sees an opportunity to run the ball 30 times against a defense that's been overmatched up front for a while. With rookie Brian Burns now an afterthought, the Panthers' once fearsome pass rush has Vernon Butler and Bruce Irvin coming off the edge, to little result. Still, this is a matchup where Christian McCaffrey may get to move his ridiculously quick feet with a lead for the first time in weeks, continuing his march to 2,500 yards from scrimmage.The Ravens may be in the most dominant stretch we've seen from an NFL team since the early-season 2007 Patriots. The Fighting Lamars are the first team ever to beat squads with winning records by over 34 points in back-to-back weeks. They've won their last five games by a combined score of 202-62, a stretch that included three teams set to make the playoffs: New England, Seattle and Houston. Then again, going 10-1 despite being ravaged with injuries and beating an 8-2 team by 29 points, as the Niners did Sunday, isn't normal, either. The 49ers' defense is the rare group that can match the Ravens in pure talent and athleticism. If the team allowing fewer passing yards per game than any team in a full season since 1980 can't disrupt Lamar Jackson through the air, then no team can. I have too much respect for George Kittle, Kyle Shanahan's play-calling and the best tackling defense in football to assume this will be a boat race.*1 p.m. ET (CBS) | Heinz Field (Pittsburgh) *
1 p.m. ET (FOX) | TIAA Bank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.)Gregg Rosenthal went 8-6 on his predictions for Week 12, bringing his season record to 108-67-1. How will he fare in Week 13? His picks are below.1 p.m. ET (CBS) | Paul Brown Stadium (Cincinnati)Around The NFL Editor.
The AFC South division race is winding and familiar, a tale simultaneously unpredictable, entertaining and pointless, like the fourth season of a television series with years left to go but no Emmys in sight. The latest Titans-Colts installment is another crucial plot point in this happy diversion, with Sunday's winner possibly climbing into first place by nightfall, after the Texans host the Patriots. While Jacoby Brissett pulled off some fourth-quarter magic the last time these teams played, the Colts are dealing with more powerful forces in this one: Peak Tannehill, December Derrick Henry and the Titans' inevitable 9-7 finish.1 p.m. ET (CBS) | Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)The Bucs are 2-3 since their bye week, with blown fourth-quarter leads in Tennesseeand Seattle included in that stretch. For Bruce Arians, that's progress. The Jaguars, meanwhile, have been outscored 101-36 in their last three games, allowing 233 rushing yards per game in that span. While everyone yells about the quarterback controversy, the NFL's best defense from 2017 has imploded, and Doug Marrone is calling runs on first and second downs while trailing by three scores, the head coaching equivalent of whistling past the graveyard.1 p.m. ET (FOX) | M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore)
So while many might not care about who wins Chargers vs. Broncos, Buccaneers vs. Jaguars or Jets vs. Bengals, for example, those games still feature some tricky point spreads that complicate our picks.Speaking of toss-up games between teams that likely won't be factors come playoff time, the Bears opened as one-point road favorites over the Lions in Detroit's traditional Thanksgiving game. With the Cowboys and Saints being solid favorites against their respective Thanksgiving opponents, the Bills and Falcons, we're going chalk on our picks for the holiday.NFL picks and predictions never get easier, but we've reached the point of the 2019 season where some of the actual results are irrelevant. That's the case for the handful of teams that have already turned their attention to next year's draft before the final month of the season.Here are our Week 13 NFL picks straight up, all the way through the Monday night game in Seattle.
I want to back Russell Wilson badly here, but I just don’t think Seattle’s defense will be up to the task of stopping Dalvin Cook and the Vikes’ receivers.Charles: Rams.Charles: Patriots.Yeah, I’m not betting on a dude named Duck.Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK.
Steven: Packers.Steven: Ravens.Steven: I don’t know about insurmountable. I’m one bad week away from dropping down to Charles’ level, and, frankly, that’s unacceptable.(All bets courtesy of BetMGM)
Steven: Texans.Steven: Browns.I keep whiffing on the Saints, who nearly lost to the Panthers last week. But I don’t think New Orleans puts up a 26-9 stinker to this team again, and we should all be worried about Julio Jones’ health.Steven: Titans.Steven: Saints.
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images.Time flies when you’re having fun. There are only five weeks left in the 2019 NFL season, and we’ve still got plenty of drama left to unfold. The postseason is just around the corner, and every week that passes seems to bring with it more surprises than the one before.