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Saints at Falcons -
The Saints are on a roll, even without starting QB Drew Brees. Even though, they did only play the Broncos in last week's game. I think this week's game vs the Falcons will be much more difficult. Yes, they did defeat the Falcons a couple weeks ago. But that game was pretty tight, right up to end of the 3rd Quarter. After that, the Saints really started to open that game up and it was a wrap once the 4th Quarter started. I think the Saints are good enough on offense to win this game, but I think their defense will be the deciding factor. As a whole, that defense has been really good in 2020 but they do have their moments where they give up some points. I think you can say that about every team, though.
The Falcons are coming off a game, where they put up over 40 points on the Raiders. They dominated that game on both side of the ball. They were awesome on offense and their defense constantly set them up for big time scores in that game. I think this week having Julio Jones could be the biggest difference in today's game at home and the game in New Orleans in week 11. He played in week 11, but he was limited in that game and was on the sideline a lot in second and third quarter. I think he might had entered the game again in the 4th quarter, but the Saints were well ahead at that point. I do think the Falcons' defense will need to force some turnovers to have a legit shot to win this game, though.
Prediction - I know most people are going with the Saints, but my gut all week been saying the Falcons gonna get the upset! And I am sticking with that prediction! Hill will get his yards on the ground and the air, but I am thinking he makes some mistakes in this game. And the Falcons will take advantage and eventually pull off the biggest upset in week 13!
Jags at Vikings -
Since the Vikings' bye, I have picked them to win every single week (not intentionally) and they been 5-1. I said very early in the season, I thought they would go on a very strong run once they figured things out. And they have! They figured out that their offense needs to go through Davlin Cook and let rest of the offense flow after that. I think having guys like Thielen and Jefferson as their top WRs helps out a lot, too. How many offense have 3 skill players like this? Maybe nobody else besides Kansas City? Seriously, this team is gonna be a handful in the playoffs! I do believe their defense will be their downfall, though. I think it has obviously improved from the first month of the season, but there are still plenty of holes on this defense that they need to clean up sooner or later!
Last week, I said that the Jags weren't gonna win another game this season and they almost went and won a game! Boy, I sure would had looked silly if that happened! I am still not very high on this Jacksonville team, though. They have some interesting talent on this team, but I don't think there are any real stars that can take over the game. There might be a few, but I don't believe they are at important enough positions to flip a game. And to me, that is one of this team's biggest issues!
Prediction - Vikings are a lot better than the Jags and they will probably run away with this game! Especially since the Jags are really bad at stopping the run game!
Browns at Titans -
This might be the game of the week, as two AFC playoffs contenders will square off and playoffs' seeding might be on the line later on in the season! These teams are similar on offense, too. Both of these offense play the game through the run. The Browns have a great 1-2 punch with Chubb and Hunt. They can really contender with anyone (in my opinion) long as they can effectively run the ball. Once the run game get going, I believe they are really tough to beat. As that will allow them to open up the pass game and Baker Mayfield can manage this game.
I believe the Titans are similar on offense, as they love getting the ball to Henry and have him wear down a defense. He is a real handful at RB and not many guys can bring him down that easily. I think the most underrated part about this Titans' team is that they can pass the ball really well and has a really good QB in Ryan Tannehill! He has been super effective since he has taken over at QB in Tennessee. They have enough weapons for him to be a top 10 QB in this league and that pretty much what he has been week in and week out.
Prediction - This is a tough game to predict, but I am going with the Titans in this one. I think it will be close, but I just have a gut feeling that the Titans will likely make less mistakes and that will be the eventual difference in this game! I have the Titans winning by 4 points!
Lions at Bears -
The Lions and Bears are likely headed in the same direction and that's the basement of the NFC! The Lions have played well at times this season and others they have not! Early in the season, they showed some promise. But over the past month, they have basically fell on their face. Which has led to the firing of their Head Coach and GM recently. This will be the Lions' first game without them. I think this Lions' team have some nice pieces for the future, but they need a new direction and a leader to lead them. On offense, I am still very high on the Matthew Stafford and some of his weapons. But his top WR has been out pretty much all season and everyone' else been inconsistent this season. I think regardless of the coach, I think this offense has enough talent to contend in the NFC. Not good enough to a superbowl threat, but enough (when healthy) to at least make a push for the No.7 seed. Problem is they haven't remained healthy, lackluster coaching and bad defensive plays has prevented that from happening.
The Bears have lost 5 straight and the beating they took at Green Bay was by far the worst, in my opinion. At end of the 3rd quarter, it was 41-10 and it could had been easily a lot worse if the Packers didn't let off the break. They knew it was over and the Bears made it somewhat close on the scoreboard. I don't believe Chicago is truly that bad, but their offense is god awful and their defense can't contend with top offenses in this league. When your offense turnovers over the ball multiple times, it is typically a really bad combination. Some say that Nick Foles would had given them a better chance and I really don't think either QB give them much of a chance. I think their early season soft schedule really benefited them. I watched almost every single Bears game (at least some) and they been awful all season.
Prediction - Hard to say who wins this game, but I am going with the Bears in this one. I don't like either team, but at least the Bears have a top 10 defense and can run the ball somewhat sometimes. Not saying they run it good, but it will be easier for them to do than the Lions to do it, though.
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