For as bad as week 11 was, week 12 was equally as good. It got off to a rough start, with Oakland picking up a surprise win against rival Kansas City. But after that things played out mostly to form, save for a snow-delayed Bills/Jets game that ended up getting played in Detroit.
John nailed 14 of 15, but didn’t gain a ton of ground as nobody missed more than four games. Anthony rebounded from a brutal three for 14 performance in week 11 to hit 11 of 15 in week 12 – but that still carried the rear. Here are the standings:
Name | Week 12 | Overall |
Dr. Phil | 13-2 | 124-51-1 |
Tony | 12-3 | 118-57-1 |
John | 14-1 | 114-61-1 |
Andy | 13-2 | 112-63-1 |
Maggio | 11-4 | 105-70-1 |
Thursday marks my favorite holiday – and the strongest slate of Thanksgiving games in quite awhile. The Lions open the day with a should-win game against the Bears, but after that it’s two must-watch games – Eagles/Cowboys and Seahawks/49ers. That’s some good viewing as you’re napping off your gluttony.
Here are our picks for week 13:
Andy | Tony | John | Maggio | |
Thursday, November 27 | ||||
Chicago at Detroit | Detroit | Detroit | Detroit | Detroit |
Philadelphia at Dallas | Philadelphia | Dallas | Philadelphia | Dallas |
Seattle at San Francisco | Seattle | San Francisco | Seattle | San Francisco |
Sunday, November 30 | ||||
Cleveland at Buffalo | Buffalo | Cleveland | Buffalo | Cleveland |
San Diego at Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore |
Carolina at Minnesota | Minnesota | Carolina | Minnesota | Minnesota |
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Tampa Bay |
Tennessee at Houston | Houston | Houston | Houston | Houston |
Washington at Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indianapolis |
NY Giants at Jacksonville | NY Giants | NY Giants | NY Giants | Jacksonville |
New Orleans at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | New Orleans | New Orleans | Pittsburgh |
Oakland at St. Louis | St. Louis | St. Louis | St. Louis | St. Louis |
Arizona at Atlanta | Arizona | Atlanta | Arizona | Atlanta |
New England at Green Bay | New England | New England | Green Bay | Green Bay |
Denver at Kansas City | Kansas City | Denver | Denver | Denver |
Monday, December 1 | ||||
Miami at NY Jets | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami |
Game of the Week: New England at Green Bay – As much as I love watching Seahawks/49ers and as much as I look forward to Denver/Kansas City, this game features the hottest teams in each conference. Tom Brady has been on a role since looking like crap on a Monday night in Kansas City. Aaron Rodgers is perhaps the only QB in the league playing better right now. This screams fantastic game and, though I hope it ain’t so, a possible Super Bowl preview.
Game of the Weak: Carolina at Minnesota – What a difference a year makes for Carolina. A poor job of re-tooling the offensive lines and WR corps have left Cam Newton with little to work with – note to team management, DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart aren’t good anymore. Minnesota has suffered a number of injuries on offense to couple with the reported inability of Cordarrelle Patterson to pick up the offense and the rookie growing pains of Teddy Bridgewater. So … this game narrowly edges out the less-than-scintillating NY Giants/Jacksonville game.
For point spread picks for Week 13, click here.
Happy Thanksgiving.
My picks are Detroit, Dallas, San Francisco, Buffalo, Baltimore, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Houston, Indianapolis, NY Giants, New Orleans, St. Louis, Arizona, New England, Denver, Miami