Week 13 picks

Last week: 11-5
Season record: 28-16

Week 13 is upon us.  I already can't remember, is the season 17 or 18 weeks and are there 16 or 17 games in the season?  And how many playoff teams are there, 9 in each conference?  Seriously, they screwed up the easy math in all our heads when they added a 17th game.  It ain't right.  But anyway......

Buffalo at New England--The Bills are starting to look like the Bills again, otherwise I'd be inclined to pick an upset here.  Bills 27, Pats 24

Pittsburgh at Atlanta--These two teams are the poster children for the weird mediocrity that is the 2022 NFL regular season.  Falcons 20, Steelers 19

Denver at Baltimore--Nathaniel Hackett may possibly be fired at halftime of this game.  Ravens 28, Broncos 10

Green Bay at Chicago--I just heard Aaron Rodgers will play.  But the way he has been playing, he is going to reap the whirlwind of all that "I own you" shit that he's shoved in Bears' fans faces a few years in a row.  Bears 22, Packers 20

Jacksonville at Detroit--This is actually an intriguing game, as both teams are playing well and look better than their 4-7 records.  Lions 26, Jags 23

Cleveland at Houston--You can't script this any better.  DeShaun Watson returns to play his first NFL game in two years, but in a Browns against his former team.  It's hilarious how these things fall into place.  Browns 30, Texans 17

NY Jets at Minnesota--It's hard to pick against the Vikings, but I feel like if Mike White plays like he did last week, the Jets will score enough and their D is good enough to stifle Kirk and the juggernaut Vikings' offense.  Jets 21, Vikings 20

Washington at NY Giants--My Giants have had a way better than expected season to date.  They do still need at least two and maybe three wins to make the playoffs.  The Commanders are on fire since Taylor Heinicke took over at QB.  I don't like how this one feels, and it's three days away.  Commanders 27, Giants 20

Tennessee at Philadelphia--Just give the Eagles the top seed and bye, no other NFC team is going to challenge them for it.  Ugg.  Eagles 24, Titans 20

Seattle at LA Rams--I still can't believe the Rams won the Super Bowl less than a year ago.  They look like utter garbage.  Seahawks 23, Rams 20

Miami at San Francisco--This one has a Dan Marino vs. Joe Montana feel.  Actually this is a really good matchup, one that isn't a stretch to imagine as the next Super Bowl.  Niners 20, Dolphins 17

Kansas City at Cincinnati--We have had a lot of dud games lately, so a lot of these appear to look juicy as hell.  Chiefs 33, Bengals 31

LA Chargers at Las Vegas--Don't look now, the Raiders remembered how to play football.  Raiders 28, Chargers 26

Indianapolis at Dallas--The Cowboys are rounding into form despite the fact that Mike McCarthy is their head coach.  Cowboys 34, Colts 11

New Orleans at Tampa Bay--The Brady Bucs finally beat the Saints earlier this season, so that weird curse thing is now off the table.  Also, these Monday night games have been L-A-M-E.  Bucs 28, Saints 16

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