This past week has been a tough one here at NFL Picks and Predictions and so time is at a premium. My apologies for the short and quick descriptions as I am pushed for time. Next week I will get back to analyzing the games a bit more. As usual, the spread picks are at the end of the column and are in bold. Here is to hoping your holidays are a great! Without further ado, here are your week fifteen NFL picks:
THU, DEC 17
Indianapolis at Jacksonville – The Jaguars showed their true colors last week. Colts in a romp.
Winner – Indianapolis Colts
SAT, DEC 19
Dallas at New Orleans- The Cowboys are toast. As usual in December….
Winner – New Orleans Saints
SUN, DEC 20 New England at Buffalo- New England barely feels the road bump…
Winner – New England Patriots
Arizona at Detroit- The Cardinals recover from the butt whupping from San Francisco last week…
Winner – Arizona Cardinals
Miami at Tennessee - The Titans get some good old fashioned revenge…
Winner – Tennessee Titans
Cleveland at Kansas City- The Chiefs win, and all ten people see it….
Winner – Kansas City Chiefs
Houston at St. Louis- The Texans win, and the Rams move closer to that golden draft pick.
Winner – Houston Texans
Atlanta at NY Jets- The Jets win a big one for their playoff chances, but only because of injuries in Atlanta.
Winner – NY Jets
San Francisco at Philadelphia- Philadelphia keeps a rolling…
Winner – Philadelphia Eagles
Chicago at Baltimore- Baltimore defense + Jay Cutler at quarterback = Ravens massacre
Winner – Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati at San Diego- San Diego holds off the Bengals
Winner – San Diego Chargers
Oakland at Denver- Denver wins an important game for their season.
Winner – Denver Broncos
Green Bay at Pittsburgh- Green Bay makes the Steelers hurt even more.
Winner – Green Bay Packers
Tampa Bay at Seattle- Seattle wins one at home.
Winner – Seattle Seahawks
Minnesota at Carolina- The Vikings romp…
Winner – Minnesota Vikings
MON, DEC 21
NY Giants at Washington- The Giants hold off a game Washington squad trying to play spoiler…..
Winner – NY Giants
Tiebreaker Score – NY Giants 23 – Washington 14
12/17 8:20 ET Indianapolis -2.5 At Jacksonville
12/19 8:20 ET At New Orleans -7 Dallas
12/20 4:15 ET At Pittsburgh -1 Green Bay
12/20 1:00 ET At Tennessee -3 Miami
12/20 1:00 ET New England -7 At Buffalo
12/20 1:00 ET Arizona -12 At Detroit
12/20 1:00 ET At Philadelphia -9 San Francisco
12/20 1:00 ET At NY Jets -6 Atlanta
12/20 1:00 ET At Baltimore -10.5 Chicago
12/20 1:00 ET At Kansas City -2 Cleveland
12/20 1:00 ET Houston -10.5 At St. Louis
12/20 4:05 ET At San Diego -6.5 Cincinnati
12/20 4:05 ET At Denver -14 Oakland
12/20 4:15 ET At Seattle -7 Tampa Bay
12/20 8:20 ET Minnesota -9 At Carolina
Monday Night Football Point Spread
12/21 8:35 ET NY Giants -3 At Washington
Week Fourteen Straight Up – 10 – 6
Season Record Straight Up – 132 – 76
Week Fourteen Against the Spread – 10 – 6
Season Record Against the Spread – 24 – 24