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Old School Meets New School
Five teams are knotted up at 6-5 in the AFC heading into Week 13. The Indianapolis Colts are still in a good spot to win the AFC South this year, and they've won three games in a row to continue to fend off an equally hot Houston team. That said, there's a real opportunity to take a big jump towards having a shot at a Wild Card slot as well if they can beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football....
The New England Patriots are perfect no more. They were beaten last week by the Broncos in Denver, but most just assume they're going to get back on track against the semi-dysfunctional Philadelphia Eagles this coming Sunday....
There's not a whole heck of a lot separating the New York Giants from the New York Jets. Both teams have had opportunities to stick around in the playoff race in their respective conferences, and both have gotten the job done at times while suffering mind-numbing losses in others.Furthermore, they're both essentially celebrating a home game on Sunday under the comfy settings of Snoopy Stadium....
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers have had it tough of late. They’ve won just one game in their last five, and their offense is largely to blame for it. Rodgers got the best of Matt Stafford for fantasy football purposes a few weeks ago when the Pack and the Detroit Lions were on the field, but that was only due to the huge comeback in the fourth quarter which ultimately fell short. We'll have to see how things go when these clubs play the return game at Ford Field on Thursday....
The Carolina Panthers haven’t lost a regular season game in over a year and they can clinch the NFC South with a win over the Saints. New Orleans gave Carolina a scare when the teams met in Week 3, dropping a five-point game and covering as 10-point dogs. They did it without Drew Brees, who always gets his team amped in the Dome....
The free-falling Falcons have dropped out of a playoff spot in the NFC and could find themselves tied with Tampa Bay if they don’t find a way to end a four-game losing skid.The Buccaneers started Atlanta’s current slide with an overtime victory....
The Detroit Lions were 1-7 when they went to Lambeau Field three weeks ago. They hadn't won on the Frozen Tundra in literally decades, and they were 10.5-point underdogs. They won that day 18-16 in spite of the fact that they tried their best to give the game away, and they haven't looked back since with consecutive wins. If they can end this three-game home stand with yet another win, it isn't out of the question to think the Lions can get back in the playoffs while pushing the Green Bay Packers closer to the rest of the pack....
The battle for New York will take place in New Jersey. The Jets and Giants will be out to ruin each other’s season and the winner will likely do just that in a huge game between two mediocre teams. The Jets are back in the AFC wild card picture after knocking off the Dolphins and don’t have to travel for this ‘road’ game....
The landscape in Detroit has changed with the Lions rattling off three straight wins after a front office and coaching staff shakeup. The run started three weeks ago with their first win in Green Bay since 1991. Things are a bit different for the Packers, who have lost three of four and will try to regain the dominant form that led them to four straight NFC North titles....
The playoff race is as tight as could be in both the AFC and the NFC, and Week 13 is features a lot of divisional battles which will separate teams, perhaps once and for all....
St. Louis handed the Cardinals one of their two losses this season with an upset win in Arizona in Week 4. The Rams will need another upset of the NFC West leaders to snap a four-game losing streak that has them fading from the playoff race and coach Jeff Fisher on the hot seat....
The Browns benched the ring leader of their circus but have a glorious chance to end their five-game losing streak when they take on Baltimore's B team on Monday Night Football. Johnny Manziel hasn't progressed on the field as much as he has off it, and was demoted just days after being named the team's starter for the remainder of the season....
The Seahawks get another chance to beat a team with a winning record and their playoff hopes in the NFC may hinge on their ability to finally secure a win. Seattle has dominated lesser competition with its five victories against teams with a combined 13-27 record entering Week 12 action....
New England’s pursuit of a perfect season faces its stiffest test against Denver’s top-ranked defense when the two AFC powerhouses meet on Sunday Night Football. We won’t see the Brady vs. Manning matchup, with Peyton sidelined with a foot injury, and with other talented offensive players sidelined, this could be a defensive battle....
There are only a few teams who really have no playoff hopes left this year, but Week 12 is going to prove to be a tipping point for a lot of clubs. We'll see which teams have the best hopes to continuing on to factor into the playoff picture based on the line movement this week....
Russell Wilson is going up against one of the worst secondaries in the NFL this week, but there's a real question as to whether his Seattle Seahawks are deserving favorites against the Pittsburgh Steelers. For our purposes though, we don't so much care who ends up on which side of the four-point spread as much as we do whether Wilson will outduel Antonio Brown in our hypothetical fantasy football matchup....
On one glance, it would seem foolish to recommend that Tom Brady and Brock Osweiler belong in the same sentence together. Straight sports bettors know that Brady has put quarterbacks like Osweiler to shame for the last decade and a half, while fantasy football players have known Brady to be one of the most valuable commodities in the sport for that same period of time. However, when the Denver Broncos take on the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football this week, we see a lot of value in taking the kid from Arizona State as a big dog against the top dog in the league for fantasy football purposes....
It seems as though the Oakland Raiders can’t handle prosperity. Clinging to a playoff spot after knocking off the Jets four weeks ago, they haven’t won since and are in danger of slipping further out of contention. As poorly as the Raiders have played in that span they are still in a better state than the Titans, who look to avoid their 11th straight home loss....
The Dolphins are 0-4 against AFC East opponents this season, and the games haven’t been close. Miami has been embarrassed in division games, losing all four by an average of 21.25 points. The closest was a 14-point loss to the Jets when the teams met in London in Week 4. It’s never a good sign when you’re getting pummeled by the opponents that know you best....
The Chargers have to win a game and break out of a six-game slump at some point, don’t they? San Diego has won four straight against Jacksonville and Sunday’s game presents the best opportunity. But the Jags are riding a two-game winning streak and are right in the thick of the AFC South hunt....
San Francisco’s offense is now in the hands of Blaine Gabbert, and he hopes for better results against Arizona than his predecessor Colin Kaepernick had in Week 2. The Cards routed the Niners 47-7 in that game with two pick-sixes. The Niners are pathetic on the road, but have at least been competitive at home with all three wins coming at Levi’s Stadium....
Two teams in the thick of the AFC playoff picture hook up in a huge game. The Chiefs are riding a four-game winning streak and have looked like the best team in the AFC during the run. On a short week and playing their third consecutive road game in a notoriously loud environment, the Bills face a stiff test....
Both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks have lost their running backs for long periods of time, but that isn't putting a damper on the spirits of either team. There's still plenty for each to be thankful for going into Thanksgiving weekend, as neither one played to their potential, yet both are still firmly entrenched in the playoff chase in their respective conferences....
With six weeks left to play in the 2015 season, aren't a lot of teams which really have no chance whatsoever of getting into the playoffs. Just because two of those teams will be on display on Monday Night Football this week, that doesn't mean there won't be some fantastic betting opportunities for the duel between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens....
There are only six games left on the docket for the New England Patriots, and they're going to be heavy favorites to win each of the six. If there's a team which could trip them up though, the Denver Broncos it....
