NFL Picks Week 11

I continue to do nicely with my picks. Last night I took Seattle with the points and I won. (Pushes go to me under my rules). And phooey to Aaron Rodgers for not passing to Marquez Valdes-Scantling more. And say goodbye to Mike McCarthy if rumors are correct. I am 1-0 in both categories

Points: Seahawks
Victory: Seahawks

So Week 11. If you are sitting comfortably, then I will begin,

Bengals @ Ravens:  I do these prediction based on Friday spreads and for the first time that I can imagine, there is no spread released for this game on the major sites. The reason seems to be the uncertainty of Joe Flacco, who is a dealing with a hip injury. It may be Lamar Jackson's time to enter the fray. So I will treat this as a PICK'EM!. Gimme the Bengals.

Victory: Bengals

Panthers (-4.5) @ Lions: Panthers got knocked around by the Steelers last week on Thursday night and have had time to recover. Give me the Panthers in a bounceback

Points: Panthers
Victory: Panthers

Titans @ Colts (-1.5): PICK'EM II! Titans coming off of  a very impressive win against the Pats and for a young team that spells letdown to me. Plus they are in Indy.

Victory: Colts

Cowboys @ Falcons (-3): This game is sneaky to me. Falcons coming off of a crushing loss to the Browns and the Cowboys coming off of a great victory against Philly. Very tempted to pick Dallas again, especially if they can get their running game going, but I think this is the Falcons last stand and will act accordingly. But I will protect myself

Points: Cowboys
Victory: Falcons

Buccaneers @ Giants (-1.5): PICK'EM III! This is easy to me. Cold temperatures in the tristate area and snow all around. Give me the G-Men and the ground game to rule the day

Victory: Giants

Texans (-3) @ Redskins: Houston is the more talented team, they are healthy coming out of the bye and Washington has had problems getting fans in. Give me the Texans

Points: Texans
Victory: Texans

Steelers (-5.5) @ Jaguars: The Jaguars are the SS Titanic right now. And the Steelers are the Bismarck. Go to Wikipedia to get these references. Gimme Pitt.

Points: Steelers
Victory: Steelers

Broncos @ Chargers (-7): I really do like the Chargers to win, but Denver has played divisional games close all year, against the Chiefs being the optimal examples. So gimme Denver with the points.

Points: Broncos
Victory: Chargers

Raiders @ Cardinals (-5.5): See description of Steelers/Jags. Replace the Jags with the Raiders, the Steelers with the Cardinals and the Bismarck with the SS Minnow. Again check Wikipedia. Cardinals are in choppy waters but eventually reach land.

Points: Cardinals
Victory: Cardinals

Eagles @ Saints (-8): If this were the spread in Philly, I would take the points with Philly, but the Eagles have been beaten up and injured and have to go to the dome? Forget it.

Points: Saints
Victory: Saints

Vikings @ Bears (-2.5): I was tempted to make this my upset until I read one interesting factor: The Bears are 14-3 in the last 17 games against Minnesota in Chicago. Combine that with the fact that the Vikings have kind of muddled along at times and gimme the Bears

Points: Bears
Victory: Bears

Chiefs @ Rams (-3.5): You guessed it....
UPSET PICK OF THE WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Listening on sports radio, I get little tidbits. The Rams apparently went to Colorado to train themselves for the high altitude of Mexico City. Now they have to go back to Los Angeles to play the game there. That's two trips in one week. The home crowd, or lack thereof is another problem. and the Chiefs defense has been coming on of late. Calling the upset.

Points: Chiefs
Victory: Chiefs