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Phaulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02580716330075660583noreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442669898326624285.post-43447351319703293532022-09-13T11:26:00.011-04:002022-09-22T13:29:05.928-04:00PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA: THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2022 NFL SEASON</span></i></b></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; 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font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">177-94-1 .653 (WINS); 153-117-2 .567 (ATS); 137-132-3 .509 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; 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margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://twitter.com/profootballmed" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: courier;">@profootballmed</span></b></i></span></a></span></span></p><div><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Phaulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02580716330075660583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442669898326624285.post-35434122907186541232022-02-16T09:31:00.000-05:002022-02-16T09:31:10.323-05:00PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA Tuesday's Gone: Week 22 #NFL Game Review SUPER BOWL LVI EDITION<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 22 #NFL Game Review</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SUPER BOWL LVI EDITION</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>SUPER BOWL LVI ROUND</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">1-0 1.000 </span></i></b></span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(WINS)</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">; </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">0-1 .000</span></i></b></span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 0-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .000 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u><br /></u></span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>2021 PLAYOFFS</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">8-5 .615 (WINS); 7-6</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .584</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 4-8-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .333 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">177-94-1 .653 (WINS); 153-117-2 .567 (ATS); 137-132-3 .509 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; 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font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4sW3M94YFc6fudtRm36mNM7GAw5Wf3P5iVsuY5tdL1shRAYkx28j5Bdhm3Cjbw5DcgBRcs97ppCeDJBSsu8SMu6uFXhdm6Z8M7fihlhXKabYJmLOPCJ6YeFpYI_D1p8ozYmizcAc4DGYWM1WhySe6-xV-omd0HB0H74eRxRD6xzFXBv5x9XOxw-NXVg=s243" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="208" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4sW3M94YFc6fudtRm36mNM7GAw5Wf3P5iVsuY5tdL1shRAYkx28j5Bdhm3Cjbw5DcgBRcs97ppCeDJBSsu8SMu6uFXhdm6Z8M7fihlhXKabYJmLOPCJ6YeFpYI_D1p8ozYmizcAc4DGYWM1WhySe6-xV-omd0HB0H74eRxRD6xzFXBv5x9XOxw-NXVg=w342-h400" width="342" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">The future may belong to Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow (9), but he'll have a hard time getting past Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey, Von Miller and the Los Angeles Rams defense. </span></i></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><b style="color: #333333;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>4 </b><b>Los Angeles Rams </b><b>1</b><b>5-</b><b>5</b><b> (<span style="color: blue;"><i>-3.5</i></span></b><b>) @</b><b> </b></span></span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;">4 Cincinnati Bengals 13-7 </b><b style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">(</b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><i><b>8.5</b></i></span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">): <span><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Rams 27-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Rams 23-20</span></i></span></b></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>SBLVI Sunday</span>, 6:30 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b><span>It must be weird being a guest in your own home, but such is the case Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals "host" the Los Angeles Rams </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;">for Super Bowl LVI</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"> at SoFi Stadium in Sunny and evidently Super-Bowl-record hot Inglewood, CA. Super Bowl LVI is also the second Super Bowl (<i>SB</i>) in a row played in the home stadiums of one of the participants (</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;">Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2021</i><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;">), something that had never happened in the previous 54 years. This is a game of two teams on completely different trajectories on the same path: The Cincinnati Bengals are a few years early after drafting Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase to <i>eventually </i>get to this point, while the Los Angeles Rams are all-in after trading away their future to get Matthew Stafford, Jalen Ramsey and Von Miller to win <i>now</i>. That makes for a great story line, especially with the "home team" factor, although the "home" stadium will be packed with celebrities and other athletes, among many other mostly <i>not </i>Rams fans, and is one of many great story lines. Will Stafford, OBJ and Aaron Donald finally get their elusive championship? Will Joe Burrow become the third player to win a National Championship <i>and</i> and SB title? Will Burrow become the first to win both <i>and</i> a Heisman trophy? Will Sunday's SB game be the hottest on record? Will the game follow the 2022 trend of record-breaking small score differentials or will it be a blow-out? Will the highly-touted individual match-ups live up to the hype or will one player dominate? There's a lot to look forward to in the game no one expected (<i>i.e. GB@KC</i>) , which could be a defensive battle between a Bengals team that has shown flashes of brilliance and a Rams team that can be among the league's most dominant, or two offenses that are capable of scoring 30 points on any given Sunday with the likes of Cooper Kupp and OBJ (<i>LAR</i>) and Chase, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd (<i>CIN</i>). The key match-ups here are pretty clear: Aaron Donald and the Rams front seven against an inferior Bengals offensive line and Jalen Ramsey against Ja'Marr Chase. If Burrow can get the ball out quick to Higgins and Boyd, or if Joe Mixon can get going enough to get the play action going then the Bengals have a real chance at beating the Rams, but unless Stafford implodes under the pressure to win a SB, or Cam Akers fumbles the ball multiple times, Ramsey and Donald will lead a Rams defense chalk full of play makers like SBLV champion Von Miller, who has 115.5 career sacks (<i>t-31st all-time</i>) to victory and the cover. The Cincinnati Bengals are a great story that will likely be around for years to come, but the Rams paid for this shit.</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><i><b>Super Bowl LVI ended up one of the more exciting SBs in the past few years, the Rams won at home on a story book ending and the game even had the quintessential game-changing terrible calls, luckily off-setting to avoid major controversy. Jalen Ramsey had his head twisted off by Tee Higgins to start the second half as the Bengals went up 17-13, their second consecutive unanswered score after being down 13-3, but the officials somehow never noticed. Truth be told, I never saw it either, but I'm one person watching a television on Stardawg. Fear not, Rams fans and purists, the Bengals got absolutely screwed on a 4th & 1 pass interference call in the Red Zone that would've sealed the victory for the Bengals. The power of Stan Kroenke prevailed, as I predicted in the championship game review, and the officials gave the Rams four more chances to score on the doorstep, leading to the hyper risky but inevitable Cooper Kupp TD catch and even more inevitable subsequent SBLVI MVP (see below). Neither QB shined (In fact, Matthew Stafford threw 2 INTs), and the only players that jumped off the stat sheet besides Aaron Donald (see below) were WRs from each team, the aforementioned Higgins (4 REC/100 YDS/2 TDs) and the record-breaking Kupp (8 REC/92 YDS/2 TDs). We could see the Bengals back next year, but as far as the Rams are concerned the job is done. Besides, Donald and head coach Sean McVay might retire. Have a safe and productive offseason and maybe we'll see you next season! - PFM</b></i></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; text-align: left;"><b><i>Super Bowl LVI MVP: Aaron Donald </i></b></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><b><i>Aaron Donald had 3 QB hits, including the game-winning hit on Joe Burrow to seal the victory, to go along with 4 tackles, 2 TFL and 2 sacks. In other words, Donald got robbed of the SBLVI MVP. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned </span><b><span style="color: red;">PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA</span></b></span></span><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><b style="font-family: courier;">Week 1: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis) OPENING WEEK</b><b style="font-family: courier;"> EDITION </b></span><span style="color: #333333; 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text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Phaulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02580716330075660583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442669898326624285.post-60806869876161381012022-02-10T20:15:00.006-05:002022-02-10T20:22:43.989-05:00PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA Week 22: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis) SUPER BOWL LVI EDITION<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 22: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SUPER BOWL LVI EDITION</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">0-2 .000 </span></i></b></span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(WINS)</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">; </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2-0 1.000</span></i></b></span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 0-2</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .000 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u><br /></u></span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>2021 PLAYOFFS</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">7-5 .583 (WINS); 7-5</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .5583</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 4-7-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .364 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">177-94-1 .653 (WINS); 153-117-2 .567 (ATS); 137-132-3 .509 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4sW3M94YFc6fudtRm36mNM7GAw5Wf3P5iVsuY5tdL1shRAYkx28j5Bdhm3Cjbw5DcgBRcs97ppCeDJBSsu8SMu6uFXhdm6Z8M7fihlhXKabYJmLOPCJ6YeFpYI_D1p8ozYmizcAc4DGYWM1WhySe6-xV-omd0HB0H74eRxRD6xzFXBv5x9XOxw-NXVg=s243" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="208" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4sW3M94YFc6fudtRm36mNM7GAw5Wf3P5iVsuY5tdL1shRAYkx28j5Bdhm3Cjbw5DcgBRcs97ppCeDJBSsu8SMu6uFXhdm6Z8M7fihlhXKabYJmLOPCJ6YeFpYI_D1p8ozYmizcAc4DGYWM1WhySe6-xV-omd0HB0H74eRxRD6xzFXBv5x9XOxw-NXVg=w342-h400" width="342" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">The future may belong to Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow (9), but he'll have a hard time getting past Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey, Von Miller and the Los Angeles Rams defense. </span></i></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><b style="color: #333333;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>4 </b><b>Los Angeles Rams </b><b>1</b><b>5-</b><b>5</b><b> (<span style="color: blue;"><i>-3.5</i></span></b><b>) @</b><b> </b></span></span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;">4 Cincinnati Bengals 13-7 </b><b style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">(</b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><i><b>8.5</b></i></span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">): <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Rams 27-23</i></span></b></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>SBLVI Sunday</span>, 6:30 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b><span>It must be weird being a guest in your own home, but such is the case Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals "host" the Los Angeles Rams </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;">for Super Bowl LVI</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"> at SoFi Stadium in Sunny and evidently Super-Bowl-record hot Inglewood, CA. Super Bowl LVI is also the second Super Bowl (<i>SB</i>) in a row played in the home stadiums of one of the participants (</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;">Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2021</i><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;">), something that had never happened in the previous 54 years. This is a game of two teams on completely different trajectories on the same path: The Cincinnati Bengals are a few years early after drafting Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase to <i>eventually </i>get to this point, while the Los Angeles Rams are all-in after trading away their future to get Matthew Stafford, Jalen Ramsey and Von Miller to win <i>now</i>. That makes for a great story line, especially with the "home team" factor, although the "home" stadium will be packed with celebrities and other athletes, among many other mostly <i>not </i>Rams fans, and is one of many great story lines. Will Stafford, OBJ and Aaron Donald finally get their elusive championship? Will Joe Burrow become the third player to win a National Championship <i>and</i> and SB title? Will Burrow become the first to win both <i>and</i> a Heisman trophy? Will Sunday's SB game be the hottest on record? Will the game follow the 2022 trend of record-breaking small score differentials or will it be a blow-out? Will the highly-touted individual match-ups live up to the hype or will one player dominate? There's a lot to look forward to in the game no one expected (<i>i.e. GB@KC</i>) , which could be a defensive battle between a Bengals team that has shown flashes of brilliance and a Rams team that can be among the league's most dominant, or two offenses that are capable of scoring 30 points on any given Sunday with the likes of Cooper Kupp and OBJ (<i>LAR</i>) and Chase, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd (<i>CIN</i>). The key match-ups here are pretty clear: Aaron Donald and the Rams front seven against an inferior Bengals offensive line and Jalen Ramsey against Ja'Marr Chase. If Burrow can get the ball out quick to Higgins and Boyd, or if Joe Mixon can get going enough to get the play action going then the Bengals have a real chance at beating the Rams, but unless Stafford implodes under the pressure to win a SB, or Cam Akers fumbles the ball multiple times, Ramsey and Donald will lead a Rams defense chalk full of play makers like SBLV champion Von Miller, who has 115.5 career sacks (<i>t-31st all-time</i>) to victory and the cover. The Cincinnati Bengals are a great story that will likely be around for years to come, but the Rams paid for this shit.</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; text-align: left;"><b><i>Super Bowl LVI MVP: Aaron Donald </i></b> </span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for </span><b><span style="color: red;">Tuesday's Gone:</span></b></span><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><b style="font-family: courier;">Week 22 #NFL Game Review SUPER BOWL LVI</b><b style="font-family: courier;"> EDITION </b></span><span style="color: #333333; 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text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Phaulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02580716330075660583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442669898326624285.post-43403979204017473592022-02-10T08:27:00.000-05:002022-02-10T08:27:01.338-05:00PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA Tuesday's Gone: Week 21 #NFL Game Reviews CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 21 #NFL Game Reviews</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">0-2 .000 </span></i></b></span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(WINS)</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">; </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2-0 1.000</span></i></b></span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 0-2</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .000 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u><br /></u></span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>2021 PLAYOFFS</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">7-5 .583 (WINS); 7-5</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .5583</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 4-7-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .364 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">177-94-1 .653 (WINS); 153-117-2 .567 (ATS); 137-132-3 .509 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMP3txgDsPMyRLX2CzP2Pdf0eKNtQ0_TH1tsHY76tCnG-jPWrKy_RYaqcUcaEyOBjinI3XB4pcNbh067OmWHzfgOgV0AHfwr0ECkRp-2qLjXJoBCDoFa5hp7_XgiZV8gR1WYB0Q_fHiTFmsZelfBhrW2OYW8lcpcn_QDLo6ODDTQmF9thnILMPv30mzw=s253" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="253" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMP3txgDsPMyRLX2CzP2Pdf0eKNtQ0_TH1tsHY76tCnG-jPWrKy_RYaqcUcaEyOBjinI3XB4pcNbh067OmWHzfgOgV0AHfwr0ECkRp-2qLjXJoBCDoFa5hp7_XgiZV8gR1WYB0Q_fHiTFmsZelfBhrW2OYW8lcpcn_QDLo6ODDTQmF9thnILMPv30mzw=w400-h315" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">The Los Angeles Rams are in the NFC Championship game in large part to their defense, led by 3x DPoY Aaron Donald (99).</span></i></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></i></span></span><p></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>4 Cincinnati Bengals 12-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><b>) @ </b><b>2 </b><b>Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>14-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>54.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>:<span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"> Chiefs 33-27 </span><span style="color: red;">Bengals 27-24 OT</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 3:00 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; </i><i>low</i><i> 40s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b><span>Joe Mixon and Tee Higgins had a great season and have balled out in the playoffs so far, but the Bengals are Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase and everyone knows it, most notably the Kansas City Chiefs. Everyone also expects a shoot out from the teams that rank 4th (<i>KC</i>) and 7th (<i>CIN</i>) in both passing yards and ppg, respectively, so look for the two QBs to get competitive and give the betting public the over they bet on. Both teams can both struggle and excel at stopping the run, but neither teams really runs the ball (<i>RuATT, CIN: 19th; KC: 20th</i>), so look for the combined pass attempts to surpass 100. The Bengals have been a great story, but I don't see them beating the Chiefs at home, especially when Cincinnati's best defensive attribute is falling two sacks short of being in the top-10, yet are facing a Chiefs team that gives up the 3rd-fewest sacks in the league (<i>CIN ranks 30th in protecting against QB sacks for what it's worth</i>). Burrow and Chase could make it interesting and cover, but the Chiefs are trying to make history and this is one of the steps. </span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Let's get real. The Chiefs held a 21-3 lead at halftime and everyone in the world was penning the Chiefs into their 3rd straight Super Bowl before someone laced Patrick Mahomes (3 TDs; 2 INTs) Gatorade with LSD at halftime and the Chiefs lead, and their Super Bowl aspirations, went up in Ja'Marr Chase's and Tee Higgens' dust (combined for 12 REC & 1 TD on 157 RYDS). The Bengals did nothing impressive enough to win this game besides making second half adjustments on defense, but the Chiefs </b><b>certainly</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> didn't deserve to win after saving some of their biggest coaching and offensive blunders of the season for the AFC Championship game against an inferior, but clearly destined, Bengals team. </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>6 </b><b>San Francisco 49ers 12-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ </b><b>4 </b><b>Los Angeles Rams </b><b>1</b><b>4-</b><b>5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">49ers 24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Rams 20-17</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>Sunday</span>, 6:30 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys:</b> Can the Super Bowl host make the Super Bowl two years in a row??? No, because the 49ers are that team that gets hot at the right moment, gels at the right moment, and finds something it's been missing most of the season, right at the right moment. The 49ers are back in the NFC Championship for the 3rd time in 11 years, most recently in 2019 when they defeated the Green Bay Packers, yep, and went on to lose Super Bowl LIV to the Kansas City Chiefs. Well, what do you know. We talked a lot about momentum last week and the same thing applies here: The 49ers have that <i>it</i> factor right now and it starts with the San Francisco defense and ends with Deebo Samuel. The 49ers were 23rd in TO differential during the regular season, but it was Cam Akers (<i>2</i>) and the Rams who were coughing the ball up last week, fumbling four times (<i>Cooper Kupp; Brian Allen</i>) and nearly letting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers steal the game after holding a 27-3 lead midway through the 3rd quarter. The 49ers were also <i>t</i>-5th in sacks and had the 6th-ranked passing defense during the regular season and have been dominant in the playoffs. The major problem the 49ers face is scoring points on a very good Rams defense (<i>t</i>-3rd sacks regular season), because Trey Lance is starting the game in place of Jimmy G and they were already struggling to score then (<i>18 ppg</i>). San Francisco already won here three weeks ago to even get <i>into</i> the playoffs, and Kyle Shanahan owns Sen McVay, so why would the 49ers let the Rams spoil the fun now? Look for San Francisco to put heavy pressure on Matthew Stafford and the Rams RBs, while forcing Kupp and an emotional OBJ to beat them alone. Trey Lance's mobility helps him escape the wrath of Donald and Von Miller, while Deebo Samuel continues to bask in the limelight, so look for the 49ers to ruin the host party and get their rematch with Patrick Mahomes. (<i>Note: Jimmy G is scheduled to start Sunday</i>).</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Rams </b><b>became</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> the second team in consecutive seasons to host the Super Bowl and also play in it (Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2021) after the football gods had never allowed it once in over 50 years. The 49ers held a 17-7 lead into the 4th quarter and Kyle Shanahan's dominance over Sean McVay and the Rams seemed imminent until the Rams felt the pressure from Stan Kroenke to win "home field advantage" and they rattled off 13 unanswered points, which of course started with a Cooper Kupp (11 RED & 2 TDs on 142 RYDS) TD, to snatch the game from San Francisco and </b><b>finally</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> slay the dragon. So now instead of the Super Bowl rematch everyone expected we get the Super Bowl matchup no one envisioned, besides my buddy Junior from Boston, and a chance for guys like Matthew Stafford, OBJ and Aaron Donald to to cement their legacies in front of the home town fans like Drake from Toronto, JayZ and Beyonce from NYC, and Kevin Hart from Philadelphia. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for our 7th annual Super Bowl preview:</span><b><span style="color: red;"> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA </span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><b style="font-family: courier;">Week 22: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis) SUPER BOWL LVI</b><b style="font-family: courier;"> EDITION </b></span><span style="color: #333333; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 21: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>DIVISIONAL ROUND</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">3-1 .750 </span></i></b></span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(WINS)</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">; </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">3-1 .750</span></i></b></span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 2-2</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .500 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u><br /></u></span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>2021 PLAYOFFS</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">7-3 700 (WINS); 5-5</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .500</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 4-5-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .444 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">177-94-1 .653 (WINS); 153-117-2 .567 (ATS); 137-132-3 .509 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMP3txgDsPMyRLX2CzP2Pdf0eKNtQ0_TH1tsHY76tCnG-jPWrKy_RYaqcUcaEyOBjinI3XB4pcNbh067OmWHzfgOgV0AHfwr0ECkRp-2qLjXJoBCDoFa5hp7_XgiZV8gR1WYB0Q_fHiTFmsZelfBhrW2OYW8lcpcn_QDLo6ODDTQmF9thnILMPv30mzw=s253" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="253" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMP3txgDsPMyRLX2CzP2Pdf0eKNtQ0_TH1tsHY76tCnG-jPWrKy_RYaqcUcaEyOBjinI3XB4pcNbh067OmWHzfgOgV0AHfwr0ECkRp-2qLjXJoBCDoFa5hp7_XgiZV8gR1WYB0Q_fHiTFmsZelfBhrW2OYW8lcpcn_QDLo6ODDTQmF9thnILMPv30mzw=w400-h315" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">The Los Angeles Rams are in the NFC Championship game in large part to their defense, led by 3x DPoY Aaron Donald (99).</span></i></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></i></span></span><p></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>4 Cincinnati Bengals 12-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><b>) @ </b><b>2 </b><b>Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>14-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>54.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>:<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b> Chiefs 33-27</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 3:00 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; </i><i>low</i><i> 40s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b><span>Joe Mixon and Tee Higgins had a great season and have balled out in the playoffs so far, but the Bengals are Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase and everyone knows it, most notably the Kansas City Chiefs. Everyone also expects a shoot out from the teams that rank 4th (<i>KC</i>) and 7th (<i>CIN</i>) in both passing yards and ppg, respectively, so look for the two QBs to get competitive and give the betting public the over they bet on. Both teams can both struggle and excel at stopping the run, but neither teams really runs the ball (<i>RuATT, CIN: 19th; KC: 20th</i>), so look for the combined pass attempts to surpass 100. The Bengals have been a great story, but I don't see them beating the Chiefs at home, especially when Cincinnati's best defensive attribute is falling two sacks short of being in the top-10, yet are facing a Chiefs team that gives up the 3rd-fewest sacks in the league (<i>CIN ranks 30th in protecting against QB sacks for what it's worth</i>). Burrow and Chase could make it interesting and cover, but the Chiefs are trying to make history and this is one of the steps. </span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>6 </b><b>San Francisco 49ers 12-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ </b><b>4 </b><b>Los Angeles Rams </b><b>1</b><b>4-</b><b>5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>49ers 24-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>Sunday</span>, 6:30 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;"></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys:</b> Can the Super Bowl host make the Super Bowl two years in a row??? No, because the 49ers are that team that gets hot at the right moment, gels at the right moment, and finds something it's been missing most of the season, right at the right moment. The 49ers are back in the NFC Championship for the 3rd time in 11 years, most recently in 2019 when they defeated the Green Bay Packers, yep, and went on to lose Super Bowl LIV to the Kansas City Chiefs. Well, what do you know. We talked a lot about momentum last week and the same thing applies here: The 49ers have that <i>it</i> factor right now and it starts with the San Francisco defense and ends with Deebo Samuel. The 49ers were 23rd in TO differential during the regular season, but it was Cam Akers (<i>2</i>) and the Rams who were coughing the ball up last week, fumbling four times (<i>Cooper Kupp; Brian Allen</i>) and nearly letting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers steal the game after holding a 27-3 lead midway through the 3rd quarter. The 49ers were also <i>t</i>-5th in sacks and had the 6th-ranked passing defense during the regular season and have been dominant in the playoffs. The major problem the 49ers face is scoring points on a very good Rams defense (<i>t</i>-3rd sacks regular season), because Trey Lance is starting the game in place of Jimmy G and they were already struggling to score then (<i>18 ppg</i>). San Francisco already won here three weeks ago to even get <i>into</i> the playoffs, and Kyle Shanahan owns Sen McVay, so why would the 49ers let the Rams spoil the fun now? Look for San Francisco to put heavy pressure on Matthew Stafford and the Rams RBs, while forcing Kupp and an emotional OBJ to beat them alone. Trey Lance's mobility helps him escape the wrath of Donald and Von Miller, while Deebo Samuel continues to bask in the limelight, so look for the 49ers to ruin the host party and get their rematch with Patrick Mahomes. (<i>Note: Jimmy G is scheduled to start Sunday</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for</span><b><span style="color: red;"> Tuesday's Gone:</span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><b style="font-family: courier;"> Week 21 #NFL Game Reviews CHAMPIONSHIP</b><b style="font-family: courier;"> EDITION </b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: courier;">coming Wednesday!</span></i></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 20 #NFL Game Reviews</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DIVISIONAL ROUND</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>DIVISIONAL ROUND</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">3-1 .750 </span></i></b></span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(WINS)</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">; </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">3-1 .750</span></i></b></span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 2-2</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .500 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u><br /></u></span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>2021 PLAYOFFS</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">7-3 700 (WINS); 5-5</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .500</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 4-5-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .444 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">177-94-1 .653 (WINS); 153-117-2 .567 (ATS); 137-132-3 .509 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); 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color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; 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font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>4 Cincinnati Bengals 11-7</b><b> (<span style="color: blue;"><i>+3.5</i></span></b><b>) @ 1 Tennessee Titans </b><b>12-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): <span><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bengals 27-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Bengals 16-13</span></i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saturday</span>, 4:30 PM, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (<i>Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b>The heart says Derrick Henry is back for the top seed in the AFC, but the head says Henry hasn't played since Week 9 and the rolling Bengals have the 5th-best run defense while the rusty Titans have the 7th-worst passing defense. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Those who follow my personal account on Twitter know that I cried over the Saturday games because at the last minute, with the knowledge of a few more telling stats </i></b></span></span><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>(e.g. CIN 1-6 v. top-15 rushing teams, etc.)</i></b><span style="text-align: left;"><i><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt;">, decided to change my picks (but with the underdog still covering). Turns out the place I was making the changes from didn't have great service so when I clicked 'save' it never took. </b><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Sometimes</b></span><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt;"> we get lucky in the gambling world, but there was nothing lucky about Ryan Tannehill throwing 3 INTs or Derrick Henry being rusty as predicted (20 CAR for 62 YDS). The Bengals kicked a FG as time expired and moved on to the AFC Championship for the first time in over 30 years. </b></i></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>6 </b><b>San Francisco 49ers 11-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>) @ 1 Green Bay Packers </b><b>13-4 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><b>): <span><i><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">49ers 27-24 </span><span style="color: red;">49ers 13-10</span></i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saturday</span>, 8:15 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (<i>Weather: </i><i>Windy</i><i>; low <</i><i>1</i><i>0</i>)<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b>The question is whether the 49ers explosive plays can keep pace with the Packers and the truth is, yes. Besides that the Packers are coming off a loss to the Detroit Lions and a week to stew on losing to the worst team in the league not called the Jacksonville Jaguars, while the 49ers seem to be getting hotter by the week. Jimmy G is the deciding factor here with the 49ers pass rush coming in a close second. I'd be shocked if the 49ers didn't cover the 5.5 points and I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled off the upset.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">People will blame the Packers special teams (e.g. blocked punt retuned for a TD), but the 49ers held the supposed best QB in the league and one of the best offenses to 263 total yards and 10 points. Maybe Aaron Rodgers (0-4 v. SF in the playoffs) should've concentrated more on the 49ers than making statements about covid and the </b><b>Whitehouse</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> the day before the game. The 49ers kicked the game-winning FG as time expired to </b><b>advance</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> to the NFC Championship game for the second time in a decade while the Packers have to deal with Karen Rodgers all offseason. </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>4 </b><b>Los Angeles Rams </b><b>1</b><b>3-</b><b>5</b> (</b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>+3</b></i></span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">) @ </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">2 </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">14-4</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> (</b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>48</b></i></span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">): <span><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Buccaneers 28-24 </span><span style="color: red;">Rams 30-27</span></i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #111111;">Sunday</span>, 3:00 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: Sunny</i><i>; low </i><i>6</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b>The Rams costly declining super stars are suddenly pulling their weight and suddenly Matthew Stafford doesn't have to rely solely on Cooper Kupp now that OBJ has arrived. Another piece on the opposite side of the field in Von Miller has taken some of the pressure off Aaron Donald, making life miserable for opposing QBs the pat few weeks. The Rams are hot, but it hard to bet against Tom Brady. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Yet a third game I attempted to change before posting, but all I meant to do here was change the score to TB 28-27, which would've had the Rams covering. I have to take the good with the bad. The Buccaneers were down 20-3 at the half </b><b>before</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> Tom Brady and the Buccaneers stormed back to tie the game 27-27 with 42 seconds </b><b>remaining, specifically on a Mike Evans TD that made Jalen Ramsey look foolish after Ramsey insisted on covering Evans in an animated fashion. Matthew Stafford then did his best Tom Brady impersonation and found Cooper Kupp within FG range and the rest is history, as should the fact that the first three Divisional Playoff games were all won on a FG as time expired. </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>3 Buffalo Bills </b><b>12-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1.5</b></i></span><b>) @ </b><b>2 </b><b>Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>13-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>54</b></i></span><b>)</b>:<span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"> Chiefs 30-27 </span><span style="color: red;">Chiefs 42-36 OT</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 6:30 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>; </i><i>low</i><i> 30s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b>The Chiefs have been waiting all season for revenge on this Bills from when Buffalo beat them up at their lowest point of the season and there's really not much else to say because look who's hosting. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">This game lived up to every ounce of hype leading up to it, with both teams </b><b>combining</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> for 28 points in the 4th quarter alone to go to OT. The Bills thought they had the game won with 13 seconds remaining, but the Bills made two </b><b>colossal</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> errors both coaching and kicking and gave the ball right back to Patrick Mahomes with 13 seconds left and my Chiefs +700 bet to win the Super Bowl is alive and well. Bills fans might struggle with the same loss for the second year in a row, and with the OT rules, </b><b>apparently</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">, but take solace in the fact they'll be here every year for the foreseeable future. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for</span><b><span style="color: red;"> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA</span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><b style="font-family: courier;"> Week 21: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis) CHAMPIONSHIP</b><b style="font-family: courier;"> EDITION </b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: courier;">coming Saturday!</span></i></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 20: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DIVISIONAL ROUND</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>WILD CARD ROUND</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">4-2 .667 (WINS); 2-4</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .333</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 2-3-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .400 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">177-94-1 .653 (WINS); 153-117-2 .567 (ATS); 137-132-3 .509 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXHPoQ1MIS5OzsCKZAP7JGiQmbtq5V3h61RQ6A7DXsVAr4oFEfXF2EhmaS6MExC5b9Fmh43cAX1AI1bv9FWTLNBqiniYlI4Blkn58XIG2yTrjDrpLH54_19CTnrJfvhT-Q3WQd0wtgM207GYZoI_pdeDzDzmUicwOJl4aUZnpxeae7nawK05QkU7BxYg=s917" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="917" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXHPoQ1MIS5OzsCKZAP7JGiQmbtq5V3h61RQ6A7DXsVAr4oFEfXF2EhmaS6MExC5b9Fmh43cAX1AI1bv9FWTLNBqiniYlI4Blkn58XIG2yTrjDrpLH54_19CTnrJfvhT-Q3WQd0wtgM207GYZoI_pdeDzDzmUicwOJl4aUZnpxeae7nawK05QkU7BxYg=w400-h301" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">Derrick Henry (22) hasn't played in 11 weeks for the top-seeded Tennessee Titans and the question is: Rest or rust? <br /><b style="color: #333333;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>4 Cincinnati Bengals 11-7</b><b> (<span style="color: blue;"><i>+3.5</i></span></b><b>) @ 1 Tennessee Titans </b><b>12-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Bengals 27-23</i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saturday</span>, 4:30 PM, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (<i>Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b>The heart says Derrick Henry is back for the top seed in the AFC, but the head says Henry hasn't played since Week 9 and the rolling Bengals have the 5th-best run defense while the rusty Titans have the 7th-worst passing defense. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>6 </b><b>San Francisco 49ers 11-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>) @ 1 Green Bay Packers </b><b>13-4 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><b>): <span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i>49ers 27-24</i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saturday</span>, 8:15 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (<i>Weather: </i><i>Windy</i><i>; low <</i><i>1</i><i>0</i>)<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b>The question is whether the 49ers explosive plays can keep pace with the Packers and the truth is, yes. Besides that the Packers are coming off a loss to the Detroit Lions and a week to stew on losing to the worst team in the league not called the Jacksonville Jaguars, while the 49ers seem to be getting hotter by the week. Jimmy G is the deciding factor here with the 49ers pass rush coming in a close second. I'd be shocked if the 49ers didn't cover the 5.5 points and I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled off the upset. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>4 </b><b>Los Angeles Rams </b><b>1</b><b>3-</b><b>5</b> (</b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>+3</b></i></span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">) @ </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">2 </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">14-4</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> (</b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>48</b></i></span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">): <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Buccaneers 28-24</i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #111111;">Sunday</span>, 3:00 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: Sunny</i><i>; low</i><i>6</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b>The Rams costly declining super stars are suddenly pulling their weight and suddenly Matthew Stafford doesn't have to rely solely on Cooper Kupp now that OBJ has arrived. Another piece on the opposite side of the field in Von Miller has taken some of the pressure off Aaron Donald, making life miserable for opposing QBs the pat few weeks. The Rams are hot, but it hard to bet against Tom Brady. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>3 Buffalo Bills </b><b>12-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1.5</b></i></span><b>) @ </b><b>2 </b><b>Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>13-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>54</b></i></span><b>)</b>:<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b> Chiefs 30-27</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 6:30 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>; </i><i>low</i><i> 30s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys: </b>The Chiefs have been waiting all season for revenge on this Bills from when Buffalo beat them up at their lowest point of the season and there's really not much else to say because look who's hosting. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for</span><b><span style="color: red;"> Tuesday's Gone:</span></b></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><b style="font-family: courier;"> Week 20 #NFL Game Reviews</b><b style="font-family: courier;"> DIVISIONAL ROUND EDITION </b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: courier;">coming Wednesday!</span></i></p><p align="justify" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><br style="text-align: left;" /><i style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b><span><br /></span></b></i></span><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="415" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEGPjvK267uRY9YCd1Cl_PYFGbYDStipgpzFtVrA1qLTzG0Q93-fkcSdNieMqTfQvABj_btQycXwIAwNxYn8-cPNuafH4JaaWpbWwNHAGsK8Dy2rAq3jmBTB4wgpEt7uZ7exKQOPUC0V7/s200/iSportsWeb+profile+pic.jpg" width="140" /></span></p><p align="justify" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 19 #NFL Game Reviews</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WILD CARD ROUND</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><u>WILD CARD ROUND</u>:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">4-2 .667 (WINS); 2-4</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .333</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 2-3-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .400 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">177-94-1 .653 (WINS); 153-117-2 .567 (ATS); 137-132-3 .509 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijaZ6QAtDvBUNSfIosVaD_kIUzkjIB40VuGYY5zqVIwdiyRn_09MclZrqFLR1uqeH8WhXA5D46zt8A6bM26qv3b8hOMxH8nYqhYexMbURFcNEM8dr2qMLDdLfX3Khu3DD2wct_g_5VxdRDTvZLTcJssa_fEu0OWjH_bxTNPtyEHX_23tj53uX4FklwjQ=s243" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="208" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijaZ6QAtDvBUNSfIosVaD_kIUzkjIB40VuGYY5zqVIwdiyRn_09MclZrqFLR1uqeH8WhXA5D46zt8A6bM26qv3b8hOMxH8nYqhYexMbURFcNEM8dr2qMLDdLfX3Khu3DD2wct_g_5VxdRDTvZLTcJssa_fEu0OWjH_bxTNPtyEHX_23tj53uX4FklwjQ=w342-h400" width="342" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">The future might be Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, but the present is the Las Vegas Raiders and their insane momentum heading into the Wild Card Round of the 2022 NFL Playoffs.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /></span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>5 Las Vegas Raiders 10-7</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>) v. 4 Cincinnati Bengals 10-7</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>48.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Raiders 28-27 </span><span style="color: red;">Bengals 26-19</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saturday</span>, 4:30 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys:</b> The Bengals haven't been to the playoffs in over 30 years and the Raiders are one of the best stories in recent memory, but the rollercoaster ride the Raiders have been on can't last forever, can it? Las Vegas has won four straight games by an average of 3 ppg to go from losing record and no playoffs to the 5th seed. It'll be a battle of two of the league's top passing offenses, but only the Bengals have the talent to consistently get after the QB (<i>one sack from being t-9th in the league</i>). The Bengals are obviously the better team, but momentum is a hell of a thing in the NFL, and the Raiders have momentum in spades. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Raiders almost made it </b><b>interesting</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> in </b><b>the</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> last few </b><b>minutes</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> of the game, but the Bengals prevailed. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>6 New England Patriots 10-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+4.5</b></i></span><b>) @ 3 Buffalo Bills </b><b>11-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Bills 27-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Bills 47-17</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saturday</span>, 8:15 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: Windy</i><i>; <10 degrees</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340173"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> These teams have played three times in the past two months and this is the second game where severe weather will play a role. Instead of 50 mph winds this time we have near-zero temperatures with slightly less wind. This might be the rubber match between the two teams, but the #BillsMafia is home and ready to jump through tables and the Patriots simply don't have the offense to play catch up if the Bills get off to a quick start. The Bills also aren't nearly as good as their fans and some of the NFL world thinks they are as only five of their 11 wins came against winning teams (<i>KC; NE; MIAx2; NO</i>), and Bill Belichick always has a trick up his cut off sleeves <<i>cough</i>>, but the Patriots simply peaked too early. Look for New England to cover despite missing key elements on both sides of the ball against a healthy Bills team. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>It's pretty clear it's Buffalo's time and the Patriots are not ready, despite the many key pieces missing Saturday. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206480"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">7 </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Philadelphia Eagles </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">9-8</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> (</b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>+8</b></i></span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">) @ </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">2 </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">13-4</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> (</b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">): </b><i><span style="color: #0c0bfb; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Buccaneers 26-21 </span><span style="color: red;"><b>Buccaneers</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> 31-15</b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #111111;">Sunday</span>, 1:00 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>8</i><i>0% storms; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>6</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Eagles are the league’s top rushing team and the Buccaneers are the league’s 3<sup>rd</sup> best run defense, so something has to give, and that could be a problem for Jalen Hurts considering the Buccaneers rank 7<sup>th</sup> in the league in sacks. The Eagles also didn’t have a single win against a winning team besides the New Orleans Saints, who you may remember, went above .500 Week 18. Despite all of this, these Buccaneers haven’t shown us anything to suggest they can keep a scrappy Eagles team from covering eight points, especially in bad weather.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Buccaneers led 31-0 at one point partly due to three Eagles TOs. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>6 </b><b>San Francisco 49ers 10-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><i><b>) @</b></i><b> </b><b>3</b><b> </b><b>Dallas Cowboys</b><i><b> </b></i><b>12-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>50.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><i><b>): </b></i><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cowboys </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">8-27 </span><span style="color: red;">49ers 23-17</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:30 PM, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The classic battle from the 80s and 90s is back and the Cowboys finally have about the same level of talent on both sides of the ball as they did back then. The 49ers are sneaky talented, too, meaning you won’t see them in national commercials, but their skill guys on offense jump off the television and are well known to football types (<i>e.g </i><i>George Kittle, </i><i>Deebo Samuel & </i><i>Brandon Aiyuk</i>). Yet, interestingly enough, the 49ers defense is the one highly ranked, as is the Cowboys offense. Now we have a modern classic on our hands. There’s a reason the public has bet the 49ers within a FG at some books and it has as much to do with the 49ers talent as it does the Cowboys historical stage fright the past quarter-century. At the end of the day Dak Prescott will put this team on his shoulders and carry them as he has much of the season, but not without Cowboys fans losing their minds in the process.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Stop me if you've heard this before: The Cowboys dominated the regular season just to get outclassed early in the playoffs. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>7 </b><b>Pittsburgh Steelers 9-7-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>12.5</b></i></span><b>) @ </b><b>2 </b><b>Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>12-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><b>)</b>:<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b> </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chiefs 2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">-18 </span><span style="color: red;">Chiefs 42-21</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 8:15 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>; </i><i>low</i><i> 30s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i><i> </i>There’s a scenario in some dimension where TJ Watt erupts for the game of his life and gives Patrick Mahomes fits, leading to the upset, but that’s not a very likely scenario here. Then again the Steelers have the 9<sup>th</sup>-ranked passing defense and lead the NFL in sacks. Then again, the Chiefs are tied for 2<sup>nd</sup> in sacks allowed, because Mahomes and his top receivers have shown they can fold under heavy pass pressure (<i>13 INTs</i>). So the limiting factor is probably the Steelers offense, which even on a great day can’t keep up with a sacked Chiefs team, but a team that defends their opponents best attribute and gets after the QB usually doesn’t lose by nearly two TDs.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Steelers went up 7-0 on a TJ Watt fumble return and </b><b>it</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> seemed like my unlikely scenario could actually play out until reality set in. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206911"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>5 Arizona Cardinals 11-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ </b><b>4 </b><b>Los Angeles Rams </b><b>1</b><b>2-</b><b>5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Rams 28-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Rams 34-11</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>, 8:15 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i><i> </i>Not this game again. The Rams are 9-1 in the last ten games v. the Cardinals, losers of four of their last five games since losing to these Rams Week 14, who are simply not the same team without Deandre Hopkins and JJ Watt. The only thing that could go wrong in this game would be Matthew Stafford, which means I might’ve just jinxed the Rams. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Cardinals held the ball for nearly 12 fewer minutes and turned the ball over twice and the R</b><b>ams</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> domination over Arizona continues as the Cardinals second half nose dive comes to an abrupt end. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 19: #NFL Game Projections (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WILD CARD ROUND</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 18</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">9-7 .563 (WINS); 8-8</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .500</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 10-5-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .667 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 REGULAR SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">177-94-1 .653 (WINS); 153-117-2 .567 (ATS); 137-132-3 .509 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijaZ6QAtDvBUNSfIosVaD_kIUzkjIB40VuGYY5zqVIwdiyRn_09MclZrqFLR1uqeH8WhXA5D46zt8A6bM26qv3b8hOMxH8nYqhYexMbURFcNEM8dr2qMLDdLfX3Khu3DD2wct_g_5VxdRDTvZLTcJssa_fEu0OWjH_bxTNPtyEHX_23tj53uX4FklwjQ=s243" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="208" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijaZ6QAtDvBUNSfIosVaD_kIUzkjIB40VuGYY5zqVIwdiyRn_09MclZrqFLR1uqeH8WhXA5D46zt8A6bM26qv3b8hOMxH8nYqhYexMbURFcNEM8dr2qMLDdLfX3Khu3DD2wct_g_5VxdRDTvZLTcJssa_fEu0OWjH_bxTNPtyEHX_23tj53uX4FklwjQ=w342-h400" width="342" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">The future might be Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, but the present is the Las Vegas Raiders and their insane momentum heading into the Wild Card Round of the 2022 NFL Playoffs.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /></span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>5 Las Vegas Raiders 10-7</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>) v. 4 Cincinnati Bengals 10-7</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>48.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Raiders 28-27</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saturday</span>, 4:30 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys:</b> The Bengals haven't been to the playoffs in over 30 years and the Raiders are one of the best stories in recent memory, but the rollercoaster ride the Raiders have been on can't last forever, can it? Las Vegas has won four straight games by an average of 3 ppg to go from losing record and no playoffs to the 5th seed. It'll be a battle of two of the league's top passing offenses, but only the Bengals have the talent to consistently get after the QB (<i>one sack from being t-9th in the league</i>). The Bengals are obviously the better team, but momentum is a hell of a thing in the NFL, and the Raiders have momentum in spades.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>6 New
England Patriots 10-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+4.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ 3 Buffalo Bills </b><b>11-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bills 27-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saturday</span>,
8:15 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: Windy</i><i>; <10 degrees</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340173"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> These teams have played three times in the past two months and this is the second game where severe weather will play a role. Instead of 50 mph winds this time we have near-zero temperatures with slightly less wind. This might be the rubber match between the two teams, but the #BillsMafia is home and ready to jump through tables and the Patriots simply don't have the offense to play catch up if the Bills get off to a quick start. The Bills also aren't nearly as good as their fans and some of the NFL world thinks they are as only five of their 11 wins came against winning teams (<i>KC; NE; MIAx2; NO</i>), and Bill Belichick always has a trick up his cut off sleeves <<i>cough</i>>, but the Patriots simply peaked too early. Look for New England to cover despite missing key elements on both sides of the ball against a healthy Bills team. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206480"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>7
</b><b>Philadelphia Eagles </b><b>9-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+8</b></i></span><b>)
@ </b><b>2 </b><b>Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>13-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Buccaneers
26-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #111111;">Sunday</span>,
1:00 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>8</i><i>0%
storms; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>6</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Eagles are the league’s top rushing team and the Buccaneers are the
league’s 3<sup>rd</sup> best run defense, so something has to give,
and that could be a problem for
Jalen Hurts considering
the Buccaneers rank 7<sup>th</sup>
in the league in sacks. The
Eagles also didn’t have a
single win against a winning team besides the New Orleans Saints, who
you may remember, went
above .500 Week
18. Despite all of this,
these Buccaneers haven’t shown
us anything to suggest they can keep
a scrappy Eagles team from covering eight points, especially in bad
weather. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>6
</b><b>San Francisco 49ers
10-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><i><b>)
@</b></i><b> </b><b>3</b><b>
</b><b>Dallas Cowboys</b><i><b> </b></i><b>12-5</b><b>
(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>50.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><i><b>):
</b></i><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cowboys </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>8-27</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:30 PM, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
classic battle from the 80s and 90s is back and the Cowboys finally
have about the same level of talent on both sides of the ball as they
did back then. The 49ers are sneaky talented, too, meaning you won’t
see them in national commercials, but their skill guys on offense
jump off the television and are well known to football types (<i>e.g
</i><i>George Kittle, </i><i>Deebo Samuel & </i><i>Brandon
Aiyuk</i>). Yet, interestingly enough, the 49ers defense
is the one highly ranked, as is the Cowboys offense. Now
we have a modern classic on
our hands. There’s a
reason the public has bet the 49ers within a FG at some books and it
has as much to do with the 49ers talent as it does the Cowboys
historical stage fright the past quarter-century. At the end of the
day Dak Prescott will put this team on his shoulders and carry them
as he has much of the season, but not without Cowboys fans losing
their minds in the process. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>7
</b><b>Pittsburgh Steelers 9-7-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>12.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ </b><b>2 </b><b>Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>12-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><b>)</b>:<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>
</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chiefs 2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-18</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
8:15 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>;
</i><i>low</i><i> 30s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i><i> </i>There’s
a scenario in some dimension
where TJ Watt erupts for the
game of his life and gives Patrick Mahomes fits, leading
to the upset, but that’s not a very likely scenario here.
Then again the Steelers have
the 9<sup>th</sup>-ranked
passing defense and lead the NFL in sacks. Then
again, the Chiefs are tied for 2<sup>nd</sup>
in sacks allowed, because
Mahomes
and his top receivers have
shown they can fold under
heavy pass pressure (<i>13
INTs</i>).
So
the limiting factor is probably the Steelers offense, which even on a
great day can’t keep up with a sacked Chiefs team, but
a team that defends their opponents best attribute and gets after the
QB usually doesn’t lose by nearly two TDs.
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>5
Arizona Cardinals 11-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ </b><b>4 </b><b>Los Angeles Rams </b><b>1</b><b>2-</b><b>5</b><b>
(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Rams 28-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>,
8:15 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i><i> </i>Not
this game again. The Rams are 9-1 in the last ten games v. the
Cardinals, losers of four of
their last five games since losing to these Rams Week 14,
who are simply not the same
team without Deandre Hopkins and JJ Watt. The
only thing that could go wrong in this game would be Matthew
Stafford, which means I might’ve just jinxed the Rams. </span></span>
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font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://twitter.com/profootballmed" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: courier;">@profootballmed</span></b></i></span></a></span></span></p>Phaulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02580716330075660583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442669898326624285.post-30664784857374979552022-01-14T20:50:00.003-05:002022-01-14T21:01:16.217-05:00PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA Tuesday's Gone: Week 18 #NFL Game Reviews<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 18 #NFL Game Reviews</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 18</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">9-7 .563 (WINS); 8-8</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .500</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 10-5-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .667 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">177-94-1 .653 (WINS); 153-117-2 .567 (ATS); 137-132-3 .509 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUO3xNUpzDi8CqDrQsbhblMt8CalXW3i7mUySIH6GxM9QMvwS0T0_Uml7zRaIrF55iLuqTlAdjTUJJ9efQBmgQzThuLbBoxhJROKkj4V0tjvM_hpvcrNF5bKpkkHTTFSHnDUBPm8Ha-CbtS7KgJU11SdEuXAT7PVKH5oilj9OqU8zwMY4rUF6dF1FyUQ=s275" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUO3xNUpzDi8CqDrQsbhblMt8CalXW3i7mUySIH6GxM9QMvwS0T0_Uml7zRaIrF55iLuqTlAdjTUJJ9efQBmgQzThuLbBoxhJROKkj4V0tjvM_hpvcrNF5bKpkkHTTFSHnDUBPm8Ha-CbtS7KgJU11SdEuXAT7PVKH5oilj9OqU8zwMY4rUF6dF1FyUQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">Things have been as awkward as Patrick Mahomes face in this picture at times this season, but the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to another Super Bowl run in 2022 and a first round bye with a win and a little help from the Tennessee Titans. </span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /><b style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Kansas City Chiefs 11-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Denver Broncos </b><b>7-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Chiefs 31-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Chiefs 28-24</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saturday</span>, 4:30 PM, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO (<i>Weather: </i><i>20% snow</i><i>; low 4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Chiefs are looking to secure the AFC’s top seed with a little help from the Tennessee Titans while the Broncos entire secondary is on the IR while the rest of the team is just getting over covid. Suffice it to say the Chiefs probably cover the 10.5 points here altitude and all.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Broncos held a lead in the 4th quarter, but the Chiefs ultimately got the top seed for the non-bye teams. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dallas Cowboys 11-5</b><b> </b><span style="color: black;"><b>(</b></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>) @ Philadelphia Eagles </b><b>9-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Eagles 24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Cowboys 51-26</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saturday</span>, 8:30 PM, Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, PA <i>(Weather: Clear</i><i>; high </i><i>2</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Cowboys are home for the first round of the playoffs no matter the outcome and the Eagles could simply move up a spot if they win and the San Francisco 49ers lose. The Cowboys starters could also be benched quickly under just about any circumstance leaving division rivalry the only motivation to win on the road in frigid conditions. All of this means the Cowboys don’t try too hard and the Eagles not only cover, but likely win.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cincinnati Bengals 10-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@</b><b> Cleveland Browns </b><b>7-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>37</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Browns 23-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Browns 21-16</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 1:00 PM, First Energy Stadium, Cleveland, OH <i>(Weather: </i><i>50% wintry mix</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Browns are on to next season while Cincinnati is already on to the playoffs after winning the AFC North. The Bengals will sit most, including Joe Burrow, and the Browns have already lost Baker Mayfield to season-ending surgery, so it’s interesting the public doesn’t think Nick Chubb runs them into the ground as the Bengals look on to next week.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Green Bay Packers 1</b><b>3</b><b>-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Detroit Lions </b><b>2</b><b>-1</b><b>3</b><b>-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Packers 26-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Lions 37-30</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 8:20 PM, Ford Field, Detroit, MI <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> I’m not really sure what’s going on here. The opening line of GB -11 was bet down to -3 over the week and Aaron Rodgers is playing, despite the Packers having nothing to play for besides rusting up. The other Aaron, Jones, is questionable, but that doesn’t explain an eight point shift. Rodgers sitting out the second half doesn’t either. Maybe it’s because Jared Goff is questionable. It’s pretty safe to say the Packers win and cover the three points, but maybe I’m missing something. The Lions are also on a five-game streak of scoring 29+ points and then not scoring more than 16 points and guess which scenario is due this week?</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Never doubt the sharps. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206553"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Chicago Bears 6-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Minnesota Vikings </b><b>7-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Vikings 24-2</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">1 </span><span style="color: red;">Vikings 31-17</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN<i> (Weather: Indoors)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><b>Keys:</b></i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> Kirk Cousins couldn’t talk about the 7-9 Vikings failures this season because he’s “hyper focused” on the 6-10 Bears, which means nothing other than for draft position, which Cousins won’t be around to see come to fruition anyway.</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533182997"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Washington Football Team 6-10</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> (</b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>-7</b></i></span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">) @ New York Giants </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">4-12</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> (</b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>37</b></i></span><b style="font-size: 12pt;">)</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">: </span><span><i><span style="color: #0c0bfb; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Washington 23-17 </span><span style="color: red;"><b>Washington</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> 22-7</b></span></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: </i><i>50% wintry mix</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> Hell no.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340755"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Indianapolis Colts 9-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>14.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Jacksonville Jaguars 2-</b><b>14</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Colts 3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Jaguars 26-11</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, TIAA Bank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; high </i><i>7</i><i>0s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Colts have everything to lose and the Jaguars have nothing to lose. The Jaguars are so bad the fans are planning on coming to the game dressed as clowns and it’s not even to make fun of Colts owner Jim Irsay. It’s hard to believe the Colts seemed Super Bowl-bound just a few weeks ago and now they could miss the playoffs.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Few projected playoff teams have started out </b><b>slower</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">, gained more steam and subsequently fizzled out like the 2021 Indianapolis Colts. Carson Wentz will down in history as someone who made one of Jonathan Taylor's greatest years obsolete. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181660"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pittsburgh Steelers 8-7-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Baltimore Ravens </b><b>8-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Ravens 23-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Steelers 16-13 OT</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD <i>(Weather: </i><i>7</i><i>0% wintry mix</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> It’s almost impossible to think the Ravens were Super Bowl contenders at the beginning of the year, but then covid, injuries, Lamar Jackson’s TO troubles and John Harbaugh’s insane coaching doomed them. As for the Steelers this is Ben Roethlisberger’s swan song unless a comedy of errors occurs and the Steelers back into the playoffs, which is also a slim possibility for the Ravens, which might give them the slight edge at home over their bitter rivals, assuming they don’t leave it to Harbaugh.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Another year, another meaningful AFC North battle at the end of the year. The Steelers are in, </b><b>believe</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> it or not.</b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tennessee Titans 11-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><b>) @ Houston Texans </b><b>4-12</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Titans </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">26-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Titans 28-25</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340384"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> All the Titans have to do is win and they have the AFC’s top seed first round bye, and could be doing it with Derrick Henry. What could go wrong?</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Titans secured the AFC's top seed in a win that was much more lopsided then the score would suggest, and get Derrick Henry back to boot. Supposedly the Titans were 20-1 odds to win the Super Bowl this week, which is very tempting. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206637"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New Orleans Saints </b><b>8-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Atlanta Falcons </b><b>7-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>40</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Saints </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">23-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Saints 30-20</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA <i>(Weather: Indoors) </i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Saints have a prayer at getting into the playoffs, but they have a road game against their bitter rivals to win first, not to mention help from the San Francisco 49ers. New Orleans also has the only motivating factors in this game, including the revenge factor from their home loss to Atlanta Week 9.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New York Jets 4-12</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+16.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Buffalo Bills </b><b>10-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Bills 27-6 </span><span style="color: red;">Bills 27-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: </i><i>7</i><i>0% wintry mix</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340173"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Bills win and they’re AFC East champions. It’s that simple at home in their beloved snow against the hapless division rival Jets.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Calling team scores like a mug here...</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206911"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>San Francisco 49ers 9-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Los Angeles Rams </b><b>1</b><b>2-</b><b>4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Rams </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">24-21 </span><span style="color: red;">49ers 27-24 OT</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> This is one of four games the final week with playoff implications on both sides, because if the 49ers win they’re in, but if the Rams win they win the NFC West and have home field advantage throughout the playoffs unless they faced Green Bay in the NFC Championship. Will it be Jimmy G or Trey Lance, that’s the question.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Just when the Rams and Sean McVay had Kyle Shanahan and the 49rs finally beat after five tries, the 49ers came back to win in OT and backed right into the playoffs. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New England Patriots 10-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Miami Dolphins </b><b>8-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Patriots 24-</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">17 </span><span style="color: red;">Dolphins 33-24</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>5</i><i>0% storms; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>7</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> We could analyze this game all we wanted to but the simple fact is Bill Belichick is not losing to the same team three times in a row, especially with the AFC East and the potential for some home field advantage in the playoffs at stake.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Dolphins fired Brain Flores after this game. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Seattle Seahawks </b><b>6-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+6</b></i></span><b>) @ Arizona Cardinals </b><b>11-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>48</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cardinals 2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-2</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">3 </span><span style="color: red;">Seahawks 38-30</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">5 PM, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">State Farm</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Stadium, Glendale, AZ </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340267"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Cardinals can win the division they should’ve wrapped up weeks ago and make sure they don’t have to travel anywhere in the playoffs for at least two rounds and all they have to do is beat a Seahawks team led for the last time by Russell Wilson, who much like the Cardinals running away with their division, is someone some thought could run away with the MVP before shit hit the fan.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>So much for the Cardinals being scary. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206480"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Carolina Panthers 5-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+8</b></i></span><b>) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>12-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41.5</b></i></span><b>): <span><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Buccaneers 27-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Buccaneers 41-17</span></i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 4:25 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: 30% storms; low 80s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> What a mess the Buccaneers are, but as long as they’re awake they’re talented enough to beat the Panthers, who are 2-11 since starting the season 3-0. The Buccaneers could gain a seed to number two and Tom Brady (<i>4,990 passing yards; 40 TDs) </i>could make his last case for MVP, so as with other games with similar stakes the Buccaneers have too much to lose by not taking care of Carolina. It’s just such a shame that Tom Brady won’t be able to use and manipulate Antonio Brown for this Super Bowl run, will be much shorter than last year’s.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los Angeles Chargers 9-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@ </b><b>Las Vegas</b><b> Raiders </b><b>9-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Raiders 24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Raiders 35-32 OT</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 8:20 PM, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV (<i>Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>They have a saying for people that push the envelope and get schooled, especially physically, called “F*cked around and found out”, which is what the Chargers, who had a countless opportunities not to end up in the position, are about to experience against a Raiders team that should’ve been left for dead months ago. I have two words for the Chargers Sunday: Derek Carr. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">This was one of the best final NFL games the league has ever </b><b>produced, and the Raiders could be one of the best stories the league has ever produced. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for </span><b><span style="color: red;">PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA</span></b></span></span><span style="color: red;"><b> Week 19: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis) WILD CARD EDITION </b></span><span style="color: #333333;">coming Saturday! </span></i></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 18: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FINAL WEEK EDITION</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 17</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">12-4 .750 (WINS); 9-7</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .563</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 8-7-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .533 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">168-87-1 .659 (WINS); 145-109-2 .571 (ATS); 127-127-2 .500 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUO3xNUpzDi8CqDrQsbhblMt8CalXW3i7mUySIH6GxM9QMvwS0T0_Uml7zRaIrF55iLuqTlAdjTUJJ9efQBmgQzThuLbBoxhJROKkj4V0tjvM_hpvcrNF5bKpkkHTTFSHnDUBPm8Ha-CbtS7KgJU11SdEuXAT7PVKH5oilj9OqU8zwMY4rUF6dF1FyUQ=s275" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUO3xNUpzDi8CqDrQsbhblMt8CalXW3i7mUySIH6GxM9QMvwS0T0_Uml7zRaIrF55iLuqTlAdjTUJJ9efQBmgQzThuLbBoxhJROKkj4V0tjvM_hpvcrNF5bKpkkHTTFSHnDUBPm8Ha-CbtS7KgJU11SdEuXAT7PVKH5oilj9OqU8zwMY4rUF6dF1FyUQ=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">Things have been as awkward as Patrick Mahomes face in this picture at times this season, but the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to another Super Bowl run in 2022 and a first round bye with a win and a little help from the Tennessee Titans. </span></i></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /><b style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Kansas
City Chiefs 11-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Denver Broncos </b><b>7-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chiefs 31-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saturday</span>,
4:30 PM, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO (<i>Weather: </i><i>20% snow</i><i>;
low 4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Chiefs are looking to secure the AFC’s top seed with a little help
from the Tennessee Titans while the Broncos entire secondary is on
the IR while the rest of the team is just getting over covid. Suffice
it to say the Chiefs probably cover the 10.5 points here altitude and all. </span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dallas
Cowboys 11-5</b><b> </b><span style="color: black;"><b>(</b></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>)
@ Philadelphia Eagles </b><b>9-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Eagles 24-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saturday</span>,
8:30 PM, Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, PA <i>(Weather: Clear</i><i>; high </i><i>2</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Cowboys are home for the first round of the playoffs no matter the
outcome and the Eagles could simply move up a spot if they win and
the San Francisco 49ers lose. The Cowboys starters could also be
benched quickly under just about any circumstance leaving division
rivalry the only motivation to win on the road in frigid conditions.
All of this means the Cowboys don’t try too hard and the Eagles not
only cover, but likely win. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cincinnati
Bengals 10-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@</b><b> Cleveland Browns </b><b>7-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>37</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Browns 23-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
1:00 PM, First Energy Stadium, Cleveland, OH <i>(Weather: </i><i>50%
wintry mix</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Browns are on to next season while Cincinnati is already on to the
playoffs after winning the AFC North. The Bengals will sit most,
including Joe Burrow, and the Browns have already lost Baker Mayfield
to season-ending surgery, so it’s interesting the public doesn’t
think Nick Chubb runs them into the ground as the Bengals look on to
next week. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Green
Bay Packers 1</b><b>3</b><b>-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Detroit Lions </b><b>2</b><b>-1</b><b>3</b><b>-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Packers 26-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
8:20 PM, Ford Field, Detroit, MI <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> I’m
not really sure what’s going on here. The opening line of GB -11
was bet down to -3 over the week and Aaron Rodgers is playing,
despite the Packers having nothing to play for besides rusting up.
The other Aaron, Jones, is questionable, but that doesn’t explain
an eight point shift. Rodgers sitting out the second half doesn’t
either. Maybe it’s because Jared Goff is questionable. It’s
pretty safe to say the Packers win and cover the three points, but
maybe I’m missing something. The Lions are also on a five-game
streak of scoring 29+ points and then not scoring more than 16 points
and guess which scenario is due this week?</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206553"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Chicago
Bears 6-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Minnesota Vikings </b><b>7-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Vikings 24-2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>1</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN<i> (Weather: Indoors)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><b>Keys:</b></i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> Kirk
Cousins couldn’t talk about the 7-9 Vikings failures this season
because he’s “hyper focused” on the 6-10 Bears, which means
nothing other than for draft position, which Cousins won’t be
around to see come to fruition anyway.</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533182997"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Washington
Football Team 6-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-7</b></i></span><b>)
@ New York Giants </b><b>4-12</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>37</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Washington 23-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: </i><i>50%
wintry mix</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> Hell
no.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340755"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Indianapolis
Colts 9-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>14.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Jacksonville Jaguars 2-</b><b>14</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Colts 3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, TIAA Bank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
high </i><i>7</i><i>0s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Colts have everything to lose and the Jaguars have nothing to lose.
The Jaguars are so bad the fans are planning on coming to the game
dressed as clowns and it’s not even to make fun of Colts owner Jim
Irsay. It’s hard to believe the Colts seemed Super Bowl-bound just
a few weeks ago and now they could miss the playoffs. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181660"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pittsburgh
Steelers 8-7-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Baltimore Ravens </b><b>8-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Ravens 23-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD <i>(Weather: </i><i>7</i><i>0%
wintry mix</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> It’s
almost impossible to think the Ravens were Super Bowl contenders at
the beginning of the year, but then covid, injuries, Lamar Jackson’s
TO troubles and John Harbaugh’s insane coaching doomed them. As for
the Steelers this is Ben Roethlisberger’s swan song unless a comedy
of errors occurs and the Steelers back into the playoffs, which is
also a slim possibility for the Ravens, which might give them the
slight edge at home over their bitter rivals, assuming they don’t
leave it to Harbaugh. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tennessee
Titans 11-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><b>)
@ Houston Texans </b><b>4-12</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Titans </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>26-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340384"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> All
the Titans have to do is win and they have the AFC’s top seed first
round bye, and could be doing it with Derrick Henry. What could go
wrong? </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206637"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
Orleans Saints </b><b>8-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Atlanta Falcons </b><b>7-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>40</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Saints </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>23-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA <i>(Weather: Indoors) </i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Saints have a prayer at getting into the playoffs, but they have a
road game against their bitter rivals to win first, not to mention
help from the San Francisco 49ers. New Orleans also has the only
motivating factors in this game, including the revenge factor from
their home loss to Atlanta Week 9. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
York Jets 4-12</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+16.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Buffalo Bills </b><b>10-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bills 27-6</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: </i><i>7</i><i>0%
wintry mix</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340173"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Bills win and they’re AFC East champions. It’s that simple at
home in their beloved snow against the hapless division rival Jets. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206911"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>San
Francisco 49ers 9-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Los Angeles Rams </b><b>1</b><b>2-</b><b>4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Rams </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>24-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> This
is one of four games the final week with playoff implications on both
sides, because if the 49ers win they’re in, but if the Rams win
they win the NFC West and have home field advantage throughout the
playoffs unless they faced Green Bay in the NFC Championship. Will it
be Jimmy G or Trey Lance, that’s the question. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
England Patriots 10-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Miami Dolphins </b><b>8-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Patriots 24-</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>5</i><i>0%
storms; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>7</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> We
could analyze this game all we wanted to but the simple fact is Bill
Belichick is not losing to the same team three times in a row,
especially with the AFC East and the potential for some home field
advantage in the playoffs at stake.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Seattle
Seahawks </b><b>6-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+6</b></i></span><b>)
@ Arizona Cardinals </b><b>11-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>48</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cardinals 2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">5
PM, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">State
Farm</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Stadium, Glendale, AZ </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>(Weather:
Indoors)</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340267"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Cardinals can win the division they should’ve wrapped up weeks ago
and make sure they don’t have to travel anywhere in the playoffs
for at least two rounds and all they have to do is beat a Seahawks
team led for the last time by Russell Wilson, who much like the
Cardinals running away with their division, is someone some thought
could run away with the MVP before shit hit the fan.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206480"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Carolina
Panthers 5-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+8</b></i></span><b>)
@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>12-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41.5</b></i></span><b>): <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Buccaneers 27-17</i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
4:25 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: 30%
storms; low 80s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> What
a mess the Buccaneers are, but as long as they’re awake they’re
talented enough to beat the Panthers, who are 2-11 since starting the
season 3-0. The Buccaneers could gain a seed to number two and Tom
Brady (<i>4,990 passing yards; 40 TDs) </i>could make his last case
for MVP, so as with other games with similar stakes the Buccaneers
have too much to lose by not taking care of Carolina. It’s just
such a shame that Tom Brady won’t be able to use and manipulate
Antonio Brown for this Super Bowl run, will be much shorter than last
year’s. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los
Angeles Chargers 9-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@ </b><b>Las Vegas</b><b> Raiders </b><b>9-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Raiders 24-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
8:20 PM, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV (<i>Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>They
have a saying for people that push the envelope and get schooled,
especially physically, called “F*cked around and found out”,
which is what the Chargers, who
had a countless opportunities not to end up in the position,
are about to experience against a Raiders team that should’ve been
left for dead months ago. I have two words for the Chargers Sunday:
Derek Carr. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><i><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for </span></span><span style="color: red;"><b>Tuesday's Gone: Week 18 #NFL Game Reviews FINAL WEEK EDITION </b></span><span style="color: #333333;">coming Wednesday! </span></i></span></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 17 #NFL Game Reviews</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 17</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">12-4 .750 (WINS); 9-7</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .563</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 8-7-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .533 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">168-87-1 .691 (WINS); 145-109-2 .571 (ATS); 127-127-2 .500 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqT7pcZUSB9oVTSsgRytTPw9S3WdtKozZLAx5r9wdooS9_Kdxj0oTL22pHlCGdn1EV5eDtVJZ-BzYcHl7O2vXqkBoX92Xfay2hqvIjGqToWhqPmtSgxDd5OmjDXaNdVkddkgwOHD93wW9iJjQz9CRw4ggKiUvaTn_a09_kIQ8Suu2mGXpAgDjouNQfHw=s275" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqT7pcZUSB9oVTSsgRytTPw9S3WdtKozZLAx5r9wdooS9_Kdxj0oTL22pHlCGdn1EV5eDtVJZ-BzYcHl7O2vXqkBoX92Xfay2hqvIjGqToWhqPmtSgxDd5OmjDXaNdVkddkgwOHD93wW9iJjQz9CRw4ggKiUvaTn_a09_kIQ8Suu2mGXpAgDjouNQfHw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">When the going got tough the tough got going and there might not be a tougher QB in the NFL than Buffalo's Josh Allen. </span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Atlanta Falcons 7-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+14.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Buffalo Bills </b><b>9-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Bills 31-14 </span><span style="color: red;">Bills 29-15</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: </i><i>100% snow</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>2</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Bills smell chum in the water with the subpar Falcons coming into town from the deep south in the midst of a snow storm and the chance to either seal up divisional title or risk being on the outside looking in. That’s the recipe for covering 14.5 points against a team only two games behind Buffalo on paper.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i><Brushes shoulders off></i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206768"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New York Giants 4-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>) @ Chicago Bears </b><b>5-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>36</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bears 2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-1</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">3 </span><span style="color: red;">Bears 29-3</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (<i>Weather: </i><i>Snow clearing</i><i>; low </i><i>2</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>For integrity purposes I’ll preview this game.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Nope.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Kansas City Chiefs 11-4</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>) v. Cincinnati Bengals </b><b>9-6</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>51</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Bengals 28-27 </span><span style="color: red;">Bengals 34-31</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 1:00 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: </i><i>Rain stopping</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Chiefs need only win out and they secure the top seed in the AFC and the bye that goes with it. The same thing can be said about the Bengals and the AFC North, although the Bengals could back into the AFC lead with lots of help, including winning this game. You might thinks this motivates the Bengals, but strangely enough they’re better on the road (<i>5-2</i>) than at home (<i>4-4</i>). These two teams are similar in many areas, with the Bengals slightly trailing in most on both sides of the ball, but one thing that sets them apart is TO and pass protection, where the Chiefs excel (<i>+3; </i><i>27 sacks allowed</i>) and the Bengals don’t (<i>-2; </i><i>47 sacks allowed</i>). In fact, if we’re being honest, the only thing the Bengals excel at over the Chiefs is run defense, but the Chiefs don’t run the ball anyway (<i>21</i><sup><i>st</i></sup><i> rush attempts</i>), and with Clyde Edwards-Helaire out that makes it even more obsolete. The Bengals should be good for a long time, but there’s a reason Cincinnati are 4-point underdogs at home at 9-6.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Ja'Marr Chase (11 REC; 266 YDs; 3 TDs) had a record day with the help of Joe Borrow (30-39 and 4 TDs on 446 PYDs) and after nearly 1,000 passing yards and 8 TDs in two weeks suddenly the question Sunday was "Who would you want over the next five years, Burrow or Patrick Mahomes?" It's funny how quickly this league can move on from the "greatest QB in NFL history", a title adorned on the young Mahomes (2 TDs on 259 PYDs) far too quickly when the offensive template couldn't have been set up any better with skill positions and coaching upon </b><b>his</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> arrival in Kansas City. The Chiefs led 28-17 at the half, but the Bengals scored 17 again in the second half while holding the Chiefs to three points, which tied the game 31-31 with just over six minutes remaining. The Bengals then marched down the field taking all six minutes and hit the game-winning FG as time expired. Now the Bengals head to the playoffs for the first time in years after winning the AFC North, arguably the toughest division in the NFL. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Miami Dolphins 8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Tennessee Titans </b><b>10-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Dolphins 23-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Titans 34-3</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (<i>Weather: 40% rain; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This game is similar to the KC@CIN in that the Titans are battling for the top seed in the AFC as well as the AFC South title, while the Dolphins, once thought to be canned, could actually make the playoffs with some help. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Miami is also white hot, winner</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">s</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> of </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">seven</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> straight games </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">after losing seven straight games. So the pattern would suggest they lose, however, a win sets up at showdown with the New England Patriots in Miami next week in which they could </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">make what seemed impossible just a month ago into a reality. The Titans have been floundering since the loss of Derrick Henry </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>4-3</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">), giving up their lead in the AFC and letting the Indianapolis Colts climb back into the AFC South. Neither of these teams score much </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and both </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">teams </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">are nearly identical on the defensive side of the ball, statistically, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">except in two glaring areas: The Dolphins are 1</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">st</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> in sacks and the Titans are -5 in TO differential. Miami </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">should</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> not </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">only</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">cover against the</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> anxious Titans, they </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">might win</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Dolphins clearly weren't up to the task of battling the New England Patriots for the final playoff spot next week, because even if the Patriots hadn't won the Dolphins didn't hold up there end of the bargain. The Titans, however, took care of business despite their own woes and now could be getting Derrick Henry back for the 2022 playoffs. You have to hand it to the Titans, who after looking unbeatable at times with Henry, became pedestrian as they struggled to score points. Now they've secured the AFC South and a playoff berth and could be getting one of the best overall players in the NFL back just in time. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Las Vegas Raiders 8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8</b></i></span><b>) @ Indianapolis Colts </b><b>9-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>45</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Colts 24-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Raiders 23-20</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>You know it’s bad for Carson Wentz when the world thinks the Colts can easily beat the Raiders without him, but that’s great news for Indianapolis, although the Colts have to win out if they want to win the AFC South, a seemingly impossible feat at mid-season. The Raiders have averaged 10.5 ppg (<i>2-2</i>) since their monster OT win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, and although they’ve only given up 14.6 ppg over those four games, the Colts averaged 27.8 ppg during the same four-game span and Las Vegas has the 19<sup>th</sup> ranked rush defense to face Jonathan Taylor. Regardless, eight points is a lot to cover against a defense playing well against a Colts team potentially without their starting QB.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Colts playoff chances just took a serious hit after the team that looked Super Bowl bound the past month lost to the team that now has a chance at the playoffs after being left for dead following scandal after </b><b>scandal</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">. For what it's worth the Raiders are facing another DUI scandal this week. Jonanthan Taylor (20 CAR; 108 RYDs; 1 TD) had another stellar day in the backfield and Dereck Carr threw 2 INTs, but the </b><b>Raiders</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> drove down the field in under two minutes remaining and kicked the game-winning FG 1:56 after the Colts kicked the game-tying FG. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jacksonville Jaguars 2-13</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>16</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@ New England Patriots 1-1 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Patriots 24-6 </span><span style="color: red;">Patriots 50-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA (<i>Weather: </i><i>30% rain; high 40s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>In a matter of a few weeks the Patriots went from potentially winning the AFC to potentially being on the outside looking in if they even tie the Jaguars and the Miami Dolphins win Sunday, setting up a show down in Miami during the unprecedented Week 18 finale. The more accurate way to look at it is if the Patriots beat the worst team in the NFL led by a rookie QB with no head coach at home in the cold rain they make the playoffs. That doesn’t just seem inevitable, that seems like a recipe for the Patriots blowing the doors off the Jaguars by halftime.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>It's pretty annoying taking the under thinking the Patriots could win 37-3 and the same scenario occurs on a slightly larger scale and here we are. The much dissected Mac Jones went 22-30 for 3 TDs on 277 passing yards and the much hyped Patriots defense tallied three more INTS on their way to shutting down one of the worst offenses in the NFL, or teams for that matter. The Patriots secured a playoff spot, which means the rebuilding process in New England took all of one season, but those dynasty years were all Tom Brady, right?</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>11-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>13</b></i></span><b>) @ New York Jets </b><b>4-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>45.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Buccaneers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">17 </span><span style="color: red;">Buccaneers 28-24</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: </i><i>45% rain</i><i>; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Buccaneers are trying to win the NFC and the Jets are still trying to figure out how to get their best players on the field together at the same time, so suffice it to say, Tampa Bay losing to vastly inferior teams is so 2021. I wouldn’t bank too much on the Buccaneers covering 13 points without Leonard Fournette and Mike Evans and Antonio Brown being questionable.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">I knew the Jets had a chance at covering, but no one thought they had a chance at winning. Yet, "Tompa" Bay was down 24-20 midway through the 4th quarter, a quarter which included The </b><b>Antonio</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> Brown Show. The </b><b>satisfaction</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> the entire world outside of Florida gets from this latest meltdown can be felt coast to coast as the Bucs repeat plan has blown up their face. Mark it down here: The Buccaneers have zero shot at repeating in 2022 and might lose in the WC round of the playoffs. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181660"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los Angeles Rams 11-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>) @ Baltimore Ravens </b><b>8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Ravens 21-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Rams 20-19</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD <i>(Weather: 70% rain; low 60s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Ravens find themselves in “win-or-go-home” mode, which fits right into John Harbaugh’s “We-Are-Not-Allowed-To-Tie” mentality, which I’m sure won’t come back to haunt him the loss column the next two weeks. The Ravens need a lot of help, like winning out while the Cincinnati Bengals lose out, because that’s their only chance of getting into the playoffs after starting the Lamar Jackson era 31-8 with three playoff appearances and two divisional titles. Yet, despite all this, do you see the Rams, led by Matthew “Indoor” Stafford, traveling all the way to Baltimore to beat them in a 10 AM game in the pouring rain? Well, maybe, but I don’t see them covering more than six points, especially when three of the Ravens four straight loses have come by an average of 1.3 ppg. If you’re going to take them to cover you might as well take the value on the money line.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>It doesn't get much closer to being right while being wrong as it does here.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181366"></a><a name="_Hlk20341128"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Philadelphia Eagles 8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Washington </b><b>Football Team</b><b> </b><b>6-9 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b> </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Eagles 26-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Eagles 20-16</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, FedEx Field, Landover, MD <i>(Weather: </i><i>5</i><i>0% rain; high 60s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Nothing like January football when the temperatures reach a balmy 67 degrees in the mid-Atlantic. Hey, at least you can go up to Canada if you want to see snow. Oh wait, it’s raining up there, too. Well, while the Earth still exists as we know it we have this mediocre game to look forward to, where the WFT has no stake in anything anymore and the Eagles have a slim chance at making the playoffs and an even slimmer chance of making any noise if they get there. These teams played just two weeks ago and we should expect similar results.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Eagles squeaked out a win against the WFT, ending Washington's impossible quest to </b><b>make</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> the playoffs in 2022 while making their own playoff fantasies a reality. The Eagles will likely play the Los Angeles Rams or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road meaning they're either likely done in the Wild Card Round (Rams) or possible playing in the Divisional Round (Bucs) where they'll ultimately lose to the Green Bay Packers. The middling Eagles are exactly where most thought they'd be, but without a division title because the Dallas Cowboys actually followed through on their talent this season. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Denver Broncos 7-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+7.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>) @ Los Angeles Chargers </b><b>8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Chargers 26-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Chargers 34-13</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340384"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>13 of 16 games in Week 17 have playoff implications including the game in question, although the only chances slimmer than the Chargers chances are the Broncos chances. That’s the funny thing though, 13 games may have playoff implications, but 10 of the 21 teams involved in those games are on the verge of being eliminated this week. The Broncos are suddenly the top scoring defense in the NFL (<i>t-NE</i>) and rank 4<sup>th</sup> in opposing QBR, 5<sup>th</sup> in passing defense and 6<sup>th</sup> in total defense, which could be trouble for the Chargers since they primarily pass the ball (<i>5<sup>th</sup> pass attempts; 24<sup>th</sup> rush attempts</i>). The Broncos have a +2.6 ppg point differential (<i>LAC: -0.2 ppg</i>) and are +3 in TO differential (<i>LAC: 0</i>), which begs the question: Why did the Chargers open at -6??? Omicron. That’s why.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Not really sure why I had the Broncos covering without half of their team, but I suppose it's the Chargers inconsistency that caused me to think a little too deeply. The Chargers live to fight another day, but that day comes next Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders for all the playoff marbles. That's not a good look for the Chargers, who haven't strung a </b><b>series</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> of good games together all season. The way things have gone in Las Vegas and the way Derek Carr wills his team to victories don't be surprised if Los Angeles loses next week and watches the Raiders, who used to live in their city, steal the spotlight and make the playoffs. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Houston Texans 4-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>12.5</b></i></span><b>) @ San Francisco 49ers </b><b>8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>49ers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">-17 </span><span style="color: red;">49ers 23-7</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05 PM, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (<i>Weather: Sunny; mid-</i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk18434992"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Let’s see if the Texans can continue their late season surge (<i>two straight wins</i>) and play spoiler for the 49ers. That’s doubtful, because the Texans are back to playing a good defense on the road, and among the dichotomy between talent and the fact the 49ers are home fighting for a playoff spot, the Texans are dealing with covid issues, which the team from California isn’t. Wow, isn’t that strange.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">I got fooled by Davis Mills. I thought the way the Texans </b><b>had</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> been playing they could cover the 12.5 points against San Francisco, but they were smothered by the 49ers defense gaining only 222 total yards on 62 plays, one more than SF. Now it's on to the season finale where SF will try to finish 10-7 and make a run at the playoffs with rookie Trey Lance. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arizona Cardinal 10-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><i><b>) @ </b></i><b>Dallas Cowboys</b><i><b> </b></i><b>11-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>52</b></i></span><i><b>): </b></i><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cowboys </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">28-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Cardinals 25-22</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Cardinals have only beaten two potential playoff teams since the first month of the season, the Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers twice, and that’s assuming those teams even make the playoffs. The Cardinals also haven’t been the same team without Deandre Hopkins and now the once dominant Arizona defense has given up 26 ppg since their Week 12 bye. The Cowboys, on the other hand, have been red hot since their OT loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Thanksgiving, winning four straight games by an average score of 33-14. Normally getting 6 points with Kyler Murray and the Cardinals against the Cowboys without much to lose late in the season would seem like a no-brainer, but these Cowboys are different, the Cardinals could be more dependent on Hopkins then we realized and Micah Parson can run down Murray in a heartbeat.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>So much for recency bias. All it took was a little luck and a Cowboys fumble and the Cardinals stopped their epic late season slide while the Cowboys confidence just took a hit as they wrap up the season next week and enter the playoffs expected to make some noise and even make the Super Bowl. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Carolina Panthers 5-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6.5</b></i></span><b>) @ New Orleans Saints </b><b>7-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>37</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saints 23-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Saints 18-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Saints have the slimmest of chances of all the teams that remain alive in the NFC, otherwise this one would fall in the “preview due to integrity” category.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Nah.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Detroit Lions 2-12-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Seattle Seahawks </b><b>5-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Seahawks 2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">-13 </span><span style="color: red;">Seahawks 51-29</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA <i>(Weather: </i><i>90% rain</i><i>; mid-</i><i>3</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>One one cares, not even the fans of these teams, but we have to preview every game. Wave goodbye to Russell Wilson, 12<sup>th</sup> Man.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Russell Wilson (20-29 for 4 TDs on 239 PYDs) put on a show in his last game for the Seattle Seahawks, but it was Rashard Penny (25 CAR; 170 RYDs; 2 TDs) that had the bigger impact.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Minnesota Vikings 7-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>13</b></i></span><b>) @ Green Bay Packers </b><b>12-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Packers </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">31-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Packers 37-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 8:20 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (<i>Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>; low </i><i>1</i><i>0s</i>)<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The good lord hath forsaken Kirk Cousins with covid, but it’s more like the Vikings have forsaken their fans because right when the Vikings had a chance to make the playoffs by winning out they lost their star RB and now their QB two weeks in a row to covid. If only they had only contracted covid when Aaron Rodgers did they’d be in a different position. What a funny group of people the unvaccinated are. Without Cousins the Packers will stuff the box and make things difficult for Dalvin Cook and my FFB championship chances, while easily slaying one of their few divisional demon in the Vikings as they continue their ascend towards a first round bye.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The only thing surprising about this game was how badly Dalvin Cook played, even against a stacked box. Chalk it up to long covid I guess. From the looks of Aaron Rodgers kempt level he's been suffering from long covid the entire season.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cleveland Browns 7-8</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Pittsburgh Steelers </b><b>7-7-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Steelers 22-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Steelers 26-14</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>, 8:15 PM, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA (<i>Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>2</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Barring any miracles it’s on to 2022 for these two teams, but only one will have many questions to answer in the off season, for example, W<i>hat the hell happened</i>??? So long, Ben Roethlisberger, no one outside of Pittsburgh will miss you and I’m not talking about the game.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>No one has talked about Ben Roethlisberger for years so why would we start now?</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><i><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for </span></span><span style="color: red;"><b>PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA Week 18: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis) FINALE EDITION </b></span><span style="color: #333333;">coming Saturday! </span></i></span></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 17: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SUNDAY EDITION</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 16</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">8-8 .500 (WINS); 9-6-1</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .600</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 10-6</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .625 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">156-83-1 .653 (WINS); 136-102-2 .571 (ATS); 119-120-1 .498 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqT7pcZUSB9oVTSsgRytTPw9S3WdtKozZLAx5r9wdooS9_Kdxj0oTL22pHlCGdn1EV5eDtVJZ-BzYcHl7O2vXqkBoX92Xfay2hqvIjGqToWhqPmtSgxDd5OmjDXaNdVkddkgwOHD93wW9iJjQz9CRw4ggKiUvaTn_a09_kIQ8Suu2mGXpAgDjouNQfHw=s275" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqT7pcZUSB9oVTSsgRytTPw9S3WdtKozZLAx5r9wdooS9_Kdxj0oTL22pHlCGdn1EV5eDtVJZ-BzYcHl7O2vXqkBoX92Xfay2hqvIjGqToWhqPmtSgxDd5OmjDXaNdVkddkgwOHD93wW9iJjQz9CRw4ggKiUvaTn_a09_kIQ8Suu2mGXpAgDjouNQfHw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">When the going got tough the tough got going and there might not be a tougher QB in the NFL than Buffalo's Josh Allen. </span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Atlanta
Falcons 7-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+14.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Buffalo Bills </b><b>9-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bills 31-14</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: </i><i>100% snow</i><i>;
</i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>2</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Bills smell chum in the water with the subpar Falcons coming into
town from the deep south in the midst of a snow storm and the chance
to either seal up divisional title or risk being on the outside
looking in. That’s the recipe for covering 14.5 points against a
team only two games behind Buffalo on paper. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
York Giants 4-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>)
@ Chicago Bears </b><b>5-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>36</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bears 2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-1</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (<i>Weather: </i><i>Snow
clearing</i><i>; low </i><i>2</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>For
integrity purposes I’ll preview this game. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Kansas
City Chiefs 11-4</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>)
v. Cincinnati Bengals </b><b>9-6</b><i><b>
</b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>51</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bengals 28-27</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
1:00 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: </i><i>Rain
stopping</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Chiefs need only win out and they secure the top seed in the AFC and
the bye that goes with it. The same thing can be said about the
Bengals and the AFC North, although the Bengals could back into the
AFC lead with lots of help, including winning this game. You might
thinks this motivates the Bengals, but strangely enough they’re
better on the road (<i>5-2</i>) than at home (<i>4-4</i>). These two
teams are similar in many areas, with the Bengals slightly trailing
in most on both sides of the ball, but one thing that sets them apart
is TO and pass protection, where the Chiefs excel (<i>+3; </i><i>27
sacks allowed</i>) and the Bengals don’t (<i>-2; </i><i>47 sacks
allowed</i>). In fact, if we’re being honest, the only thing the
Bengals excel at over the Chiefs is run defense, but the Chiefs don’t
run the ball anyway (<i>21</i><sup><i>st</i></sup><i> rush attempts</i>),
and with Clyde Edwards-Helaire out that makes it even more obsolete.
The Bengals should be good for a long time, but there’s a reason
Cincinnati are 4-point underdogs at home at 9-6.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Miami
Dolphins 8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Tennessee Titans </b><b>10-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Dolphins 23-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (<i>Weather: 40% rain; low
</i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This
game is similar to the KC@CIN in that the Titans are battling for the
top seed in the AFC as well as the AFC South title, while the
Dolphins, once thought to be canned, could actually make the playoffs
with some help. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Miami
is also white hot, winner</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">s</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
of </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">seven</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
straight games </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">after
losing seven straight games. So the pattern would suggest they lose,
however, a win sets up at showdown with the New England Patriots in
Miami next week in which they could </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">make
what seemed impossible just a month ago into a reality. The Titans
have been floundering since the loss of Derrick Henry </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>4-3</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">),
giving up their lead in the AFC and letting the Indianapolis Colts
climb back into the AFC South. Neither of these teams score much </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and
both </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">teams
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">are
nearly identical on the defensive side of the ball, statistically,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">except
in two glaring areas: The Dolphins are 1</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">st</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
in sacks and the Titans are -5 in TO differential. Miami </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">should</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
not </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">only</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">cover
against the</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
anxious Titans, they </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">might
win</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Las
Vegas Raiders 8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8</b></i></span><b>)
@ Indianapolis Colts </b><b>9-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>45</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Colts 24-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>You
know it’s bad for Carson Wentz when the world thinks the Colts can
easily beat the Raiders without him, but that’s great news for
Indianapolis, although
the
Colts have to win out if they want to win the AFC South, a seemingly
impossible feat at mid-season. The
Raiders have averaged 10.5 ppg (<i>2-2</i>)
since their monster OT win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving,
and
although they’ve only given up 14.6 ppg over those four games, the
Colts averaged
27.8 ppg during the same four-game
span
and Las
Vegas has the 19<sup>th</sup>
ranked rush defense to
face Jonathan Taylor.
Regardless,
eight points is a lot to cover against a defense playing well against
a Colts team potentially without their starting QB.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jacksonville
Jaguars 2-13</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>16</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@ New England Patriots 1-1 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Patriots 24-6</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA (<i>Weather: </i><i>30%
rain; high 40s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>In
a matter of a few weeks the Patriots went from potentially winning
the AFC to potentially being on the outside looking in if they even
tie the Jaguars and the Miami Dolphins win Sunday, setting up a show
down in Miami during the unprecedented Week 18 finale. The
more accurate way to look at it is if the Patriots beat the worst
team in the NFL led by a rookie QB with no head coach at home in the
cold rain they make the playoffs. That doesn’t just seem
inevitable, that seems like a recipe for the Patriots blowing the
doors off the Jaguars by halftime. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tampa
Bay Buccaneers </b><b>11-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>13</b></i></span><b>)
@ New York Jets </b><b>4-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>45.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Buccaneers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: </i><i>45%
rain</i><i>; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>The
Buccaneers are trying to win the NFC and the Jets are still trying to
figure out how to get their best players on the field together at the
same time, so suffice it to say, Tampa
Bay
losing to vastly inferior teams is so 2021. I
wouldn’t bank too much on the Buccaneers covering 13 points without
Leonard Fournette and
Mike Evans and Antonio Brown being
questionable.
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los
Angeles Rams 11-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>)
@ Baltimore Ravens </b><b>8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Ravens 21-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD <i>(Weather: 70% rain;
low 60s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Ravens find themselves in “win-or-go-home” mode, which fits right
into John Harbaugh’s “We-Are-Not-Allowed-To-Tie” mentality,
which I’m sure won’t come back to haunt him the loss column the
next two weeks. The
Ravens need a lot of help, like winning out while the Cincinnati
Bengals lose out, because that’s their only chance of getting into
the playoffs after
starting the Lamar Jackson era 31-8 with three playoff appearances
and two divisional titles. Yet,
despite all this, do you see the Rams, led
by Matthew “Indoor” Stafford, traveling
all the way to Baltimore to beat
them in
a 10 AM
game in the pouring rain? Well,
maybe, but I don’t see them covering more
than
six points, especially
when three
of the
Ravens four straight loses have come by an average of 1.3
ppg.
If you’re going to take them to cover you might as well take the
value on the money line.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Philadelphia
Eagles 8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Washington </b><b>Football Team</b><b> </b><b>6-9 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>
</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Eagles 26-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, FedEx Field, Landover, MD <i>(Weather: </i><i>5</i><i>0%
rain; high 60s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Nothing
like January football when the temperatures reach a balmy 67 degrees
in the mid-Atlantic. Hey,
at least you can go up to Canada if you want to see snow. Oh wait,
it’s raining up there, too. Well, while the Earth still exists as
we know it we have this mediocre game to look forward to, where the
WFT has no stake in anything anymore and the Eagles have a slim
chance at making the playoffs and an even slimmer
chance of making any noise if they get there. These
teams played just two weeks ago and we should expect similar results.
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Denver
Broncos 7-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+7.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Los Angeles Chargers </b><b>8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chargers 26-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340384"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>13
of 16 games in Week 17 have playoff implications including the game
in question, although
the only chances slimmer than the Chargers chances
are
the Broncos chances. That’s the funny thing though,
13 games may have playoff implications, but 10
of the 21
teams
involved in
those games are
on the verge of being eliminated this week. The
Broncos are suddenly the top scoring defense in
the NFL (<i>t-NE</i>)
and
rank 4<sup>th</sup>
in opposing QBR, 5<sup>th</sup>
in passing defense and
6<sup>th</sup>
in total defense, which
could
be trouble for the Chargers since they primarily pass the ball (<i>5<sup>th</sup>
pass attempts; 24<sup>th</sup>
rush attempts</i>).
The
Broncos have
a +2.6 ppg point differential (<i>LAC:
-0.2 ppg</i>)
and
are
+3 in TO differential (<i>LAC:
0</i>),
which begs the question: Why did
the Chargers open
at -6??? Omicron.
That’s
why. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Houston
Texans 4-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>12.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ San Francisco 49ers </b><b>8-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>49ers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05 PM, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (<i>Weather: Sunny;
mid-</i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk18434992"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Let’s
see if the Texans can continue their late season surge (<i>two
straight wins</i>)
and play spoiler for the 49ers. That’s
doubtful, because the
Texans are back to playing a good defense on the road, and among
the dichotomy between talent and the fact the 49ers are home fighting
for a playoff spot, the Texans are dealing with covid issues, which
the team from California isn’t. Wow, isn’t that strange.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arizona
Cardinal 10-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><i><b>)
@ </b></i><b>Dallas Cowboys</b><i><b> </b></i><b>11-4</b><b>
(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>52</b></i></span><i><b>):
</b></i><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cowboys </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>28-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Cardinals have only beaten two
potential
playoff teams
since the first month of the season, the Cleveland
Browns and San
Francisco 49ers twice, and that’s assuming those
teams
even make the playoffs. The
Cardinals also haven’t been the same team without Deandre Hopkins
and now the once dominant Arizona defense has
given up 26 ppg since their Week 12 bye. The Cowboys, on the other
hand, have been red
hot since their OT loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Thanksgiving,
winning four straight games by
an average score
of
33-14. Normally
getting 6 points with Kyler Murray and the Cardinals against the
Cowboys without
much
to lose late
in the season would seem like a no-brainer, but
these Cowboys are different, the Cardinals could be more dependent on
Hopkins then we realized and
Micah Parson can run down Murray in a heartbeat.
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Carolina
Panthers 5-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ New Orleans Saints </b><b>7-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>37</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Saints 23-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA (<i>Weather:
Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Saints have the slimmest of chances of all the teams that remain
alive in the NFC, otherwise this one would fall in the “preview due
to integrity” category. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Detroit
Lions 2-12-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Seattle Seahawks </b><b>5-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Seahawks 2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-13</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA <i>(Weather: </i><i>90% rain</i><i>;
mid-</i><i>3</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>One
one cares, not even the fans of these teams, but we have to preview
every game. Wave
goodbye to Russell Wilson, 12<sup>th</sup>
Man. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Minnesota
Vikings 7-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>13</b></i></span><b>)
@ Green Bay Packers </b><b>12-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Packers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>31-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
8:20 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (<i>Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>;
low </i><i>1</i><i>0s</i>)<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
good lord hath
forsaken Kirk Cousins with
covid, but it’s more like the Vikings have
forsaken their fans because right when the Vikings had a chance to
make the playoffs by winning out they lost their star RB and now
their QB two weeks in a row to covid. If
only they had only contracted covid when Aaron Rodgers did they’d
be in a different position. What a funny group of people the
unvaccinated
are. Without
Cousins the Packers will stuff the box and make things difficult for
Dalvin Cook and my FFB championship chances, while
easily slaying one of their few divisional demon in the Vikings as
they continue their ascend towards a first round bye.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cleveland
Browns 7-8</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Pittsburgh Steelers </b><b>7-7-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Steelers 22-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>,
8:15 PM, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA (<i>Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>;
</i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>2</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Barring
any miracles it’s
on to 2022 for these two teams, but only one will have many questions
to answer in the off season, for example, W<i>hat
the hell happened</i>???
So long, Ben Roethlisberger, no
one outside of Pittsburgh will miss you and I’m not talking about
the game.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span>
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color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 16 #NFL Game Reviews</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 16</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">8-8 .500 (WINS); 9-6-1</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .600</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 10-6</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .625 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">156-83-1 .653 (WINS); 136-102-2 .571 (ATS); 119-120-1 .498 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk28I7sGjWs5kNbXWwyQBS61pWgCFjGxFZsKRLdwKbHvfrut538K2G-AVSSQU6nSGXioC6rov0ozk74oMRCt9cnldX5nrb75ZzPdsykxBseDudhZhxArRTuBSLtO3ct0idoG2oDaK16mKHcJNr9b2YIzYaVsEzgW-aXJ-Fwd31tCa2uqMb0C6Io5JtDw=s917" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="917" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk28I7sGjWs5kNbXWwyQBS61pWgCFjGxFZsKRLdwKbHvfrut538K2G-AVSSQU6nSGXioC6rov0ozk74oMRCt9cnldX5nrb75ZzPdsykxBseDudhZhxArRTuBSLtO3ct0idoG2oDaK16mKHcJNr9b2YIzYaVsEzgW-aXJ-Fwd31tCa2uqMb0C6Io5JtDw=w362-h266" width="362" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">The Tennessee Titans have not been the same team without RB Derrick Henry. (Note: Pay no attention to former Baltimore Raven and current New England Patriot Matthew Judon)</span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /><b style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>San Francisco 49ers 8-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>) @ Tennessee Titans </b><b>9-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">49ers 26-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Titans 20-17</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thursday</span>, 8:15 PM, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (<i>Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> These teams are either fighting for their playoff lives (<i>SF</i>) or jockeying for position within their conference (<i>TEN</i>), but these teams are also trending in opposite directions. Both defenses are good, and very similar statistically in terms of points and total yards allowed, with the only real difference being the Titans defend the run better and the 49ers defend the pass better. Offensively they’re moving apart like two golf balls striking in mid-air. With the losses of Derrick Henry and AJ Brown to IR and Julio Jones for most of the year, the Titans have struggled to score, especially lately, scoring 16.4 ppg over their last five games (<i>2-3</i>). In that same five-game stretch the 49ers have averaged 28.8 ppg, against similar competition to boot. It’s hard to believe the 3<sup>rd</sup> seed in the AFC is a 3-point underdog at home (<i>TEN opened -1</i>), especially with The Indianapolis Colts breathing down their necks, but the 49ers are hot (<i>5-1 in their last six games</i>) and the Titans simply don’t have the weapons.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Titans took advantage of two Jimmy G INTs and came back from down 10 points at the half to stay alive in the AFC bye hunt. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cleveland Browns 7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Green Bay Packers 1</b><b>1</b><b>-</b><b>3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Packers 27-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Packers 24-22</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Christmas</span>, 4:30 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (<i>Weather: Mostly </i><i>cloudy</i><i>; low </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Browns have become the face of inconsistency, while the Packers are 11-3 in equal parts defense and the combination of Aaron Rodgers & Davante West. Rodgers will have his hands cut out for him with the Browns pass rush (<i>6</i><sup><i>th</i></sup><i> sacks</i>), and Cleveland should be able to run on the Packers 13<sup>th</sup> ranked run defense, but the Packers are too well-rounded and at home trying to secure the NFC bye to lose to an inconsistent Browns team. Once again, covering 7.5 points is another thing considering the points about Cleveland running the ball and chewing up the clock so don’t be surprised if the game is closer than the spread suggests.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Baker Mayfield is such a tough guy </b><b>overcompensating</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> for the fact that he's six feet tall that he came back from injury too early and has almost single-handily crushed the Browns playoff hopes. Mayfield threw four INTs and yet the Packers barely </b><b>squeezed</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> </b><b>out</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> a two-point win. I'm not sure if that says more about the Browns or the Packers starting their let down of Green Bay early this year. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Indianapolis Colts 8-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+1</b></i></span><b>) @ Arizona Cardinals </b><b>10-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>49.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cardinals</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b> </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-2</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">3 </span><span style="color: red;">Colts 22-16</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Christmas</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">8:15</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> PM, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">State Farm</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Stadium, Glendale, AZ </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> For X-mas we get a potential Super Bowl preview, what a treat. The Colts are red hot after beating the New England Patriots last week, and are 8-3 in their last 11 games after starting the season 0-3. The crazier part might be the three losses in that 11-game stretch consisted of two OT losses and one to the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Meanwhile the once dominant Cardinals just lost by 18 points to the Detroit Lions, their second loss in a row, and the NFC top seed with it. The Cardinals normally would have some trouble stopping the run, and we all saw how that went for New England last week, but two of the Colts starting offensive linemen are out (<i>RG Mike Glowinski & C Mike Kelly</i>) and LG Quenton Nelson could make it a third, which would be almost impossible to come back on the road from.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Colts were suddenly the team to beat after they slayed the NFC's former top seed, but unfortunately for the Colts, just as they started ascending towards the heavens the QB who preaches all the time about it just got screwed leaving everything in the hands his savior landing on the covid protocol list, and because Carson Wentz is unvaccinated he could miss </b><b>significant</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> time. So much for the guy upstairs looking out for you, Carson, damn. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206637"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Detroit Lions 2-11-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Atlanta Falcons </b><b>6-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>42.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Lions 24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Falcons 20-16</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA <i>(Weather: Indoors) </i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Lions and Falcons point differentials are separated by 0.3 ppg, their totals and yields on both sides of the ball are separated by mere yards and their TO differential is separated by 1 TO. So what <i>separates</i> them by four wins? Probably luck, and the Lions seem to have a little bit lately, especially with the return of Jamaal Williams in place of possibly losing DeAndre Swift, and they’ll be indoors despite being on the road. Let’s give the Lions the nod.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Who cares.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Baltimore Ravens </b><b>8-6</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3</b></i></span><b>) v. Cincinnati Bengals </b><b>8-6</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Bengals 26-24 </span><span style="color: red;">Bengals 41-21</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 1:00 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: Partly </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340173"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The last time these two teams played it was historic for the Bengals, and here we are on the back end of the season and these two teams are neck and neck for the AFC North divisional crown. Both teams possess good defenses that can stop the run, and both teams can run the ball with the best of them, which likely forces the game into the air, Lamar Jackson’s scrambling notwithstanding, and tips the game in Cincinnati's favor.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">This almost seems like a repeat of the two team's first meeting, when the Bengals broke records on their way to beating the once proud and powerful Ravens. Now the Ravens are on the outside looking in and don't scare anyone. Joe Borrow threw for the fourth most yards in NFL history (525) along with four TD passes, 194 yards and two TDs on 12 of passes going to Tee Higgins, who started out fighting for </b><b>position</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> on a stacked team of WRs and now finds himself a top-20 WR in the NFL. Look out for the Bengals in 2022 if we don't have to look out for them next month. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206553"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los Angeles Rams 10-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>) @ Minnesota Vikings </b><b>7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Rams 28-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Rams 30-23</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN<i> (Weather: Indoors)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Rams are back on a roll and back in the NFC bye conversation, while the inconsistent Vikings just lost Dalvin Cook <i>again</i>.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Minnesota Vikings aren't the same offense without Dalvin Cook and the once clown-worthy NY Yankees of the NFL have finally hit their stride and have now taken over first in the NFC West since the Arizona Cardinals can't seem to fly ever since Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins were bouncing back and forth. Or was it when Cliff Kingsbury started getting calls to come back to college? I guess we'll find out soon enough...</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Buffalo Bills 8-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+2</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@ New England Patriots </b><b>9-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>43.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Patriots 24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Bills 33-21</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA (<i>Weather: </i><i>30% rain; low 30s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Well, the weather outside isn’t frightful, this time, but it sure isn’t delightful, so we’ll likely have another defensive battle on our hands, although I can guarantee you Mac Jones throws the ball more than three times. The Bills are still loaded without MC Beasley, but so is the Patriots defense, who will be licking their chops to get after Josh Allen with the AFC East title on the line. This should be a close game against two very evenly-matched teams with their relative weaknesses offset by their relative strengths.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><i><b>The Patriots got the score to 26-21 before Isiah McKenzie made Bills fans forget all about MC Anti-Vax Beasley and it looks like the Patriots may have peaked too early while the Bills got their lumps at just the right time. It'll be a battle for the AFC East going forward, which is something we haven't seen for two decades. </b></i></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jacksonville Jaguars 2-12</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+1</b></i></span><b>) @ New York Jets </b><b>3-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Jets </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">24-22 </span><span style="color: red;">Jets 26-21</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: Sunny; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>I’m closing in on being done previewing teams that are so hopelessly removed from the playoff race that they don’t even qualify as spoilers, although one could argue this game is worth previewing because the loser is closer to the #1 pick. One could, but not me. I’m also done believing in the Jaguars on any level, especially on the road.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Who Cares, Part II: We Can Actually Care Less</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New York Giants 4-10</b><b> </b><span style="color: black;"><b>(</b></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><b>) @ Philadelphia Eagles </b><b>7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>0</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Eagles 24-10 </span><span style="color: red;">Eagles 34-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, PA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Giants have no offense and their defense isn’t good enough to carry the weight, while the Eagles are a superior team with a shot at the playoffs and an eye on revenge for Week 12.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Eagles did what they were supposed to do and beat up on a hapless </b><b>Giants</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> team and now they sit at the threshold of the playoffs with Jalen Hurts and Minshew Mania in the wings. Philadelphia could </b><b>actually</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> be a dangerous spoiler in the playoffs, but I'm not holding my breath.</b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><b>) @ Carolina Panthers </b><b>5-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>43</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Buccaneers </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">30-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Buccaneers 32-6</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny; low </i><i>7</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>After the Buccaneers were embarrassed 9-0 last week by the New Orleans Saints one would imagine Tampa Bay would take care because, let’s be honest, the Buccaneers can ill afford another dud to an inferior team, especially divisionally, because believe it or not the Saints could technically catch Tampa Bay and they hold one hell of a tie-breaker. Carolina is also the last team anyone can make key injury excuses against, so I would expect an egomaniac like Tom Brady to figure it out and get step closer to controlling their own destiny in the NFC using Ronald Jones all the way.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">This game was just what the Buccaneers needed, a divisional punching bag to regain their confidence before they enter the playoffs and get destroyed because they haven't been healthy or cohesive all season long. </b><b>Notice</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> how no one is talking about Tom Brady (18-30 for 1 TD on 232 passing yards)? It's been so nice. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los Angeles Chargers 8-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><b>) @ Houston Texans </b><b>3-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Chargers 31-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Texans 41-29</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Chargers could’ve easily beaten the Kansas City Chiefs last week, but lost in OT, while the Texans pulled off a dominant underdog win against the only team worse than them in the Jacksonville Jaguars. Don’t think for a minute the Chargers aren’t covering the ten points as they prove they belong in the AFC playoff race.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Being a Chargers fan must be the worst professional sports fan experience known to man. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Chicago Bears 4-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Seattle Seahawks </b><b>5-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Seattle 21-15 </span><span style="color: red;">Bears 25-24</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05 PM, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA <i>(Weather: </i><i>50% snow</i><i>; </i><i>low 30s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The snow is probably </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">as confusing in downtown Seattle as the Seahawks already being out of the conversation is to the “12</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">th</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Man”, but this is in the JAX@NYJ territory, as in not even worth previewing.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Who Cares, Part III: Someone Bought the Rights to the Who Cares Franchise and it Keeps Getting Worse</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pittsburgh Steelers 7-6-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>10-</b><b>4 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>45.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Chiefs 27-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Chiefs 36-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>; high </i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Chiefs have won seven straight games after starting the season 3-4 and the defense is only allowing a league-best 13.3 ppg during that streak. The Steelers, on the other hand, are the most fraudulent winning team in the league with a -3.1 ppg differential, their only attribute being rushing the QB (<i>2<sup>nd</sup> sacks</i>), so look for the Chiefs to open up the run against the Steelers porous run defense and set up the pass once they humble TJ Watt and the pass rush.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>This is the Steelers team we've been expecting all year long. I suppose one could say the same thing about the Chiefs. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Denver Broncos 7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@ </b><b>Las Vegas</b><b> Raiders </b><b>7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Broncos 20-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Raiders 17-13</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25PM, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV (<i>Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Both of these teams are technically still alive, and both have the heart to get there, but neither have the luck.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Derrick Carr is like the Little Engine That Could </b><b>except</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> in this story at the end he actually couldn't. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Washington Football Team 6-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10.5</b></i></span><i><b>) @ </b></i><b>Dallas Cowboys</b><i><b> </b></i><b>10-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><i><b>): </b></i><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Cowboys 31-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Cowboys 56-14</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 8:20 PM, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Cowboys barely covered against the WFT two weeks ago, and still seem to be struggling to click offensively at times, but the WFT has been pulling out every step just to stay afloat and those days are nearing an end.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Dak Prescott (330 passing yards; 4 TDs) dismantled the </b><b>fraudulent</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> WFT and Washington's season has officially ended as the Cowboys wrapped up the NFC East with two games remaining. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Miami Dolphins 7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ New Orleans Saints </b><b>7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>38.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saints 21-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Dolphins 20-3</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>, 8:15 PM, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Both these teams came into 2021 with playoff aspirations, and at times this season that seemed laughable, but here they are back in the mix again, although just barely. The Dolphins can contain Alvin Kamara, which means the game could fall in the hands of Taysom Hill again, which could go either way against a team that blitzes as much as the Dolphins do. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Don't look now, especially you, New England, but the once hapless Dolphins are suddenly 8-7 and one game behind the Patriots for the 6th seed in the AFC. What a difference a couple of weeks makes. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><i><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for </span></span><span style="color: red;"><b>PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA Week 17: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis) </b></span><span style="color: #333333;">coming Saturday! </span></i></span></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 16: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> CHRISTMAS EDITION</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 15</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">11-5 .688 (WINS); 8-8</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .500</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 6-10</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .375 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">148-75-1 .664 (WINS); 127-96-1 .570 (ATS); 109-114-1 .489 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk28I7sGjWs5kNbXWwyQBS61pWgCFjGxFZsKRLdwKbHvfrut538K2G-AVSSQU6nSGXioC6rov0ozk74oMRCt9cnldX5nrb75ZzPdsykxBseDudhZhxArRTuBSLtO3ct0idoG2oDaK16mKHcJNr9b2YIzYaVsEzgW-aXJ-Fwd31tCa2uqMb0C6Io5JtDw=s917" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="917" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk28I7sGjWs5kNbXWwyQBS61pWgCFjGxFZsKRLdwKbHvfrut538K2G-AVSSQU6nSGXioC6rov0ozk74oMRCt9cnldX5nrb75ZzPdsykxBseDudhZhxArRTuBSLtO3ct0idoG2oDaK16mKHcJNr9b2YIzYaVsEzgW-aXJ-Fwd31tCa2uqMb0C6Io5JtDw=w362-h266" width="362" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">The Tennessee Titans have not been the same team without RB Derrick Henry. (Note: Pay no attention to former Baltimore Raven and current New England Patriot Matthew Judon)</span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /><b style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>San
Francisco 49ers 8-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>)
@ Tennessee Titans </b><b>9-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>49ers 26-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thursday</span>,
8:15 PM, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (<i>Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>;
</i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> These
teams are either fighting for their playoff lives (<i>SF</i>) or
jockeying for position within their conference (<i>TEN</i>), but
these teams are also trending in opposite directions. Both defenses
are good, and very similar statistically in terms of points and total
yards allowed, with the only real difference being the Titans defend
the run better and the 49ers defend the pass better. Offensively
they’re moving apart like two golf balls striking in mid-air. With
the losses of Derrick Henry and AJ Brown to IR and Julio Jones for
most of the year, the Titans have struggled to score, especially
lately, scoring 16.4 ppg over their last five games (<i>2-3</i>). In
that same five-game stretch the 49ers have averaged 28.8 ppg, against
similar competition to boot. It’s hard to believe the 3<sup>rd</sup>
seed in the AFC is a 3-point underdog at home (<i>TEN opened -1</i>),
especially with The Indianapolis Colts breathing down their necks,
but the 49ers are hot (<i>5-1 in their last six games</i>) and the
Titans simply don’t have the weapons.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cleveland
Browns 7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Green Bay Packers 1</b><b>1</b><b>-</b><b>3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Packers 27-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Christmas</span>,
4:30 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (<i>Weather: Mostly </i><i>cloudy</i><i>;
low </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Browns have become the face of inconsistency, while the Packers are
11-3 in equal parts defense and the combination of Aaron Rodgers &
Davante West. Rodgers will have his hands cut out for him with the
Browns pass rush (<i>6</i><sup><i>th</i></sup><i> sacks</i>), and
Cleveland should be able to run on the Packers 13<sup>th</sup> ranked
run defense, but the Packers are too well-rounded and at home trying
to secure the NFC bye to lose to an inconsistent Browns team. Once
again, covering 7.5 points is another thing considering the points
about Cleveland running the ball and chewing up the clock so don’t
be surprised if the game is closer than the spread suggests. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Indianapolis
Colts 8-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+1</b></i></span><b>)
@ Arizona Cardinals </b><b>10-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>49.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cardinals</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>
</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Christmas</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">8:15</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
PM, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">State
Farm</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Stadium, Glendale, AZ </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>(Weather:
Indoors)</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> For
X-mas we get a potential Super Bowl preview, what a treat. The Colts
are red hot after beating the New England Patriots last week, and are
8-3 in their last 11 games after starting the season 0-3. The crazier
part might be the three losses in that 11-game stretch consisted of
two OT losses and one to the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay
Buccaneers. Meanwhile the once dominant Cardinals just lost by 18
points to the Detroit Lions, their second loss in a row, and the NFC
top seed with it. The Cardinals normally would have some trouble
stopping the run, and we all saw how that went for New England last
week, but two of the Colts starting offensive linemen are out (<i>RG
Mike Glowinski & C Mike Kelly</i>) and LG Quenton Nelson could
make it a third, which would be almost impossible to come back on the
road from. </span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Detroit
Lions 2-11-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Atlanta Falcons </b><b>6-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>42.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Lions 24-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA <i>(Weather: Indoors) </i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Lions and Falcons point differentials are separated by 0.3 ppg, their
totals and yields on both sides of the ball are separated by mere
yards and their TO differential is separated by 1 TO. So what <i>
separates</i> them by four wins?
Probably luck, and the Lions seem to have a little bit lately,
especially with the return of Jamaal
Williams in place of possibly
losing DeAndre Swift, and they’ll be indoors despite being on the
road. Let’s
give the Lions the nod.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Baltimore
Ravens </b><b>8-6</b><i><b>
</b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3</b></i></span><b>) v.
Cincinnati Bengals </b><b>8-6</b><i><b>
</b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bengals 26-24</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
1:00 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: Partly
</i><i>Sunny</i><i>; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340173"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
last time these two teams played it was historic for the Bengals, and
here we are on the back end of the season and these two teams are
neck and neck for the AFC North divisional crown. Both teams possess
good defenses that can stop the run, and both teams can run the ball
with the best of them, which likely forces the game into the air,
Lamar Jackson’s scrambling notwithstanding, and tips the game in
Cincinnati's favor.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206553"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los
Angeles Rams 10-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>)
@ Minnesota Vikings </b><b>7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Rams 28-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN<i> (Weather: Indoors)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Rams are back on a roll and back in the NFC bye conversation, while
the inconsistent Vikings just lost Dalvin Cook <i>again</i>.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Buffalo
Bills 8-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+2</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@ New England Patriots </b><b>9-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>43.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Patriots 24-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA (<i>Weather: </i><i>30%
rain; low 30s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>Well,
the weather outside isn’t frightful, this time, but it sure isn’t
delightful, so
we’ll likely have another defensive battle on our hands, although I
can guarantee you Mac Jones throws the ball more than three times.
The
Bills are still loaded without MC Beasley, but so is the Patriots
defense, who will be licking their chops to get after Josh Allen with
the AFC East title on the line. This
should be a close game against two
very evenly-matched teams with
their relative weaknesses offset by their relative strengths.
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jacksonville
Jaguars 2-12</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+1</b></i></span><b>)
@ New York Jets </b><b>3-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Jets </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>24-22</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: Sunny; low
</i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>I’m
closing in on being done previewing teams that are so hopelessly
removed from the playoff race that they don’t even qualify as
spoilers, although one could argue this game is worth previewing
because the loser is closer to the #1 pick. One could, but not me.
I’m also done believing in the Jaguars on any level, especially on
the road. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
York Giants 4-10</b><b> </b><span style="color: black;"><b>(</b></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><b>)
@ Philadelphia Eagles </b><b>7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>0</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Eagles 24-10</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, PA <i>(Weather:
</i><i>Sunny; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Giants have no offense and their defense isn’t good enough to carry
the weight, while the Eagles are a
superior team with a shot at the playoffs and an eye on revenge for
Week 12. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tampa
Bay Buccaneers 10-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><b>)
@ Carolina Panthers </b><b>5-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>43</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Buccaneers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>30-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny;
low </i><i>7</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>After
the Buccaneers were embarrassed 9-0 last week by the New Orleans
Saints
one
would imagine Tampa Bay
would take care because,
let’s
be honest, the Buccaneers can ill afford another dud to an inferior
team, especially divisionaly,
because
believe it or not the Saints could technically catch Tampa Bay and
they hold one hell of a tie-breaker. Carolina
is also
the
last team anyone
can make key
injury
excuses against, so
I would expect an egomaniac like Tom Brady to figure it out and get
step closer to controlling their own
destiny in the NFC using Ronald Jones all the way.
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los
Angeles Chargers 8-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><b>)
@ Houston Texans </b><b>3-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chargers 31-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Chargers could’ve easily beaten the Kansas City Chiefs last week,
but
lost in OT,
while the Texans pulled off a dominant underdog
win
against
the only team worse than them in the Jacksonville Jaguars. Don’t
think for a minute the Chargers aren’t covering the ten points as
they
prove
they belong in the AFC playoff race. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Chicago
Bears 4-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Seattle Seahawks </b><b>5-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Seattle 21-15</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05 PM, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA <i>(Weather: </i><i>50% snow</i><i>;
</i><i>low 30s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
snow is probably </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">as
confusing in downtown Seattle as the Seahawks already being out of
the conversation is to the “12</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">th</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Man”, but this is in the JAX@NYJ territory, as in not even worth
previewing. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pittsburgh
Steelers 7-6-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>10-</b><b>4 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>45.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chiefs 27-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>;
high </i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Chiefs have
won seven straight games
after
starting the season 3-4
and the defense
is
only
allowing a
league-best 13.3 ppg during that streak. The
Steelers, on
the other hand, are the most fraudulent winning team in the league
with
a -3.1 ppg differential, their
only attribute being rushing the QB (<i>2<sup>nd</sup>
sacks</i>),
so look for the Chiefs to open up the run against the Steelers porous
run defense and set up the pass once they humble TJ Watt and the pass
rush. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Denver
Broncos 7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@ </b><b>Las Vegas</b><b> Raiders </b><b>7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Broncos 20-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25PM, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV (<i>Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>Both
of these teams are technically still alive, and both have the heart
to get there, but neither have the luck. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Washington
Football Team 6-8</b><b>
(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10.5</b></i></span><i><b>)
@ </b></i><b>Dallas Cowboys</b><i><b> </b></i><b>10-4</b><b>
(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><i><b>):
</b></i><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cowboys 31-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
8:20 PM, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Cowboys barely covered against the WFT two weeks ago, and
still seem to be struggling to click offensively at times, but the
WFT has been pulling out every step just to stay afloat and those
days are nearing an end. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Miami
Dolphins 7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ New Orleans Saints </b><b>7-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>38.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Saints 21-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>,
8:15 PM, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA (<i>Weather:
Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Both
these teams came into 2021 with playoff aspirations, and at times
this season that seemed laughable, but here they are back in the mix
again, although just barely. The
Dolphins can contain Alvin Kamara, which means the game could fall in
the hands of Taysom Hill again, which could go either way against a
team that blitzes as much as the Dolphins do. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><i><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for </span></span><span style="color: red;"><b>Tuesday's Gone: Week 16 #NFL Game Reviews </b></span><span style="color: #333333;">coming Wednesday! </span></i></span></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 15 #NFL Game Reviews</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 15</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">11-5 .688 (WINS); 8-8</span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .500</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 6-10</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .375 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">148-75-1 .664 (WINS); 127-96-1 .570 (ATS); 109-114-1 .489 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-ja8xob4SGwY7o_EMuU9rlCH-DglprThkWYKMVJ1LCUCjgPNh3xDA29k_Y-EN_lzvT2yxM3bFwC5FqPn0TMOsDFbiohdiRncvDSfBafwPjBGsPhGYRMFNDyCN2Z999F3V2NU8H4f-utvW-wgalUxOne6btVfAIK7RvyC2HBz3PnlZTRHzqdbhO_8k0g=s275" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-ja8xob4SGwY7o_EMuU9rlCH-DglprThkWYKMVJ1LCUCjgPNh3xDA29k_Y-EN_lzvT2yxM3bFwC5FqPn0TMOsDFbiohdiRncvDSfBafwPjBGsPhGYRMFNDyCN2Z999F3V2NU8H4f-utvW-wgalUxOne6btVfAIK7RvyC2HBz3PnlZTRHzqdbhO_8k0g=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">The Kansas Chiefs have been on a tear recently, but it has more to do with the Chiefs offense than it does Patrick Mahomes' arm. </span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /><b style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Kansas City Chiefs 9-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>) @ Los Angeles Chargers </b><b>8-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>52</b></i></span><b>): <span><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Chiefs 28-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Chiefs 34-28 OT</span></i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thursday</span>, 8:15 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><b>Keys: </b></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Chiefs defense has been lights out for a few months now, as I’ve been pointing out long before the pundits hopped all over the narrative, and my proof is laying a good chunk on Kansas City to win the Super Bowl at +1400 back in October. Justin Herbert is 2-1 v. KC, however, and the Chargers have their own surging to do if they want to make the playoffs, let alone make any noise in them. The covid bug has hit the Chiefs like many other teams Week 15 (</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>prepare for beyond</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">), but the key absences on the front seven shouldn’t hurt too much v. a mediocre Chargers run game (</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>21</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>st</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">), but it will keep Herbert upright. The Chiefs are on a serious roll and playing indoors only giving three points to a slower Chargers team. Take the Chiefs and the points with confidence, but the overs in Chiefs games are no longer locks. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Patrick Mahomes (410 passing yards; 3 TDs; 1 INT) and Travis Kelce (191 yards on 10 receptions; 2 TDs including the game-winner) did the thing they used to do where the defense stunk it up, Mahomes scrambled around and flung weird angle passes and Kelce, who's getting older by the day, just bullied the Chargers defenders. However it took OT because Las Vegas knows what they're talking about when it comes to </b><b>divisional</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> battles and if these two teams played the next day we could expect the opposite result. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New England Patriots 9-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Indianapolis Colts </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>45.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Patriots 26-24 </span><span style="color: red;">Colts 27-17</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saturday</span>, 8:20 PM, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN (<i>Weather Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">The Colts are fighting to stay alive after their 2021 resurgence while the AFC-leading (<i>as of Thursday afternoon</i>) Patriots are back to form after only one year off and are doing it with a rookie QB and a stellar defense led by the greatest coach in NFL history. The only difference between this and 20 years ago was Bill Belichick was only the greatest coordinator to ever coach in the NFL </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">at</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"> that point. The Patriots were getting 2.5 points much of the week, which is cause to drive your car through the casino to get to the window as fast as you can before the public bets it down to its proper level, which should be Patriots -2. The Colts may have found life with their 2</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">nd</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">-ranked run game producing the 3</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"> most ppg in the league (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">28.5</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">), while Jonathan Taylor (<i>1684 total yards; 5.6 ypc; 18 total TDs</i>) and Carson Wentz (<i>23 total TDs; 5 INTs</i>) cannabilize each other's MVP votes, but the Patriots have the top-3 defense (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">top scoring defense</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">) by several metrics to compliment a top-10 offense that most people aren’t even aware exists (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">NE 9</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"> rushing; 10</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"> scoring offense</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">). These two teams TO differentials are also nearly identical (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">IND: 1</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">ST</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"> +13; NE: 3</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">RD</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"> +10</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">). This will be the third of four consecutive tests for New England (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">TEN/BUF/IND/BUF</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">), and if they don’t answer the bell, </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">the Colts still won’t</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"> cover it, which means we’re likely in for a very good, close game. </span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><span><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt;">The Colts blocked a punt and returned it for a TD in the 1st quarter and the Patriots never recovered due in part to Jonathan Taylor's </b><b style="font-family: "Courier New", serif;">predictable</b><b style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt;"> 29 carries, which produced 170 rushing yards and 2 TDs. For what it's worth, rookie Mac Jones, the guy Nick Wright doesn't think gets any respect from his coaching staff, threw the ball 45 times, completing 26 of them for 299 passing yards and 2 TDs to go along with his two </b><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>devastating</b></span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt;"> picks. What was that about trusting a rookie QB, talking heads?</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Carolina Panthers 5-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+10</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Buffalo Bills </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>43.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bills </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>30</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Bills 31-14</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: </i><i>30% snow</i><i>; low </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>There’s no room for error at New Era Stadium Sunday, and the Panthers could be playing in snow, which they’re not accustomed to in the least, playing right into a reeling Bills hands. The Panthers no longer have any firepower and a decent defense has to contend with a serious offense on the road, although Josh Allen is questionable, but toughness is one of Allen’s best qualities and the Bills need every win they can get from here on out.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Nailed it. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arizona Cardinals 10-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>13</b></i></span><b>) @ Detroit Lions </b><b>1</b><b>-11-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>47</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Cardinals 31-10 </span><span style="color: red;">Lions 30-12</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Ford Field, Detroit, MI <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Cardinals are indoors playing the worst team in the NFL trying to secure a playoff bid. The only knock is the Cardinals lost Deandre Hopkins for the season, but the Lions lost TJ Hockenson for the season, too, so take the Cardinals with confidence, but watch the O/U because the Cardinals could win 30-17, the assumed score the public has bet the game to with some help from Las Vegas, and you’d still get burned on the over.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Part of me wants to pretend I meant to predict my score in favor of the Lions and part of me wants to jump off a building </b><b>because</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> the Lions are now responsible for ruining three multi-team parlays (5-team, 7-team & 9-team) this year costing me at least $3500.</b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New York Jets 3-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Miami Dolphins </b><b>6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Dolphins 24-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Dolphins 31-24</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>5</i><i>0% </i><i>rain</i><i>; low 80s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Ummm, has anyone noticed the Dolphins have won five straight games by an average score of 23-11, albeit against terrible competition, save the Baltimore Ravens? That’s impressive no matter the SoS, especially for a Dolphins team not particularly known for anything besides blitzing the QB and possible making the wrong decision by drafting injury-prone Tua Tagovailoa. The Jets have made plenty of their own terrible decisions and don’t seemed destined for change any time soon, but with Jaylen Waddle out I’m not sure the Dolphins score enough to cover 8.5 points in the rain.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>I nailed this, too, except for that annoying effing O/U that has plagued me all season long. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533182997"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dallas Cowboys 9-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ New York Giants </b><b>4-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Cowboys 27-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Cowboys 21-9</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: Sunny; low </i><i>40</i><i>s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>If the Cowboys were playing Arizona next week and not Washington this would feel like a trap game, because the Cowboys are one game from being the top teams in the NFC, a title that just so happens to be partially owned by that Cardinals team the Cowboys face in two weeks (<i>t-Green Bay Packers</i>), and it’s a long-running joke how the Cowboys handle success. The head of the Giants body (<i>Saquon Barkley; Daniel Jones</i>) is once again questionable for the game, and let’s be honest, the duo hasn’t produced much when they were healthy, so once again it’s up to the Giants defense, which is the only reason the Giants have four wins. The Cowboys are still banged up at key spots and are under a lot of pressure to beat the inferior division rival Giants on the road, so let’s say the Cowboys win, but 10.5 points is a lot to cover under the circumstances, especially the way Ezekiel Elliot has been playing.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">If you're the Cowboys do you feel great about barely covering against a depleted </b><b>Giants</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> team that's terrible when they're healthy? If you do you'd be on brand for a Cowboys player, which will inevitably come back to bite them in the ass come </b><b>playoff</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> time</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tennessee Titans 9-4</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>) @ Pittsburgh Steelers </b><b>6-6-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Steelers 24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Steelers 19-13</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA (<i>Weather: Sunny; low </i><i>40</i><i>s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>In the past five games the Titans beat a good Rams team and a terrible Jaguars team, lost to a great Patriots team, a mediocre Saints team and an awful Texans team. This is not the level of play we expect from the team only losing the top AFC seed via tie-breaker to the New England Patriots, although the Kansas City Chiefs could have a 0.5-game lead in the AFC after TNF. The Steelers are that scrappy overachieving team fighting for their playoff lives led by a veteran in Ben Roethlisberger (<i>Q</i>), who’s been in these battles for decades, and a coach in Mike Tomlin who’s been at it almost as long. The Steelers also have a young dominant defensive player in TJ Watt, another thing Pittsburgh is used to, so I wouldn’t count the Steelers out quite yet, especially at home against the wall.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Titans squandered a chance to take the AFC lead back, a.k.a. I told you, although no one could've predicted these awful Steelers only gaining 168 total yards in 20 minutes TOP while the Titans turned the ball over four times, including three lost fumbles!!! </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340755"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Houston Texans 2-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Jacksonville Jaguars 2-</b><b>11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>39.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Jaguars </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">24-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Texans 30-16</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, TIAA Bank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>4</i><i>0% </i><i>rain</i><i>; high </i><i>7</i><i>0s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Do the Jaguars rally around Urban Meyer getting fired this week or do they implode? I guess there’s nothing left to implode and the Texans might be the only team in the NFL worse than they are so I suppose the time for excuses is over in Jacksonville.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Who the hell cares about these teams and don't say me just because I'm dumb enough to review all 16 +/- games every week.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20341304"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cincinnati Bengals</b><b> </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Denver Broncos </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Broncos 24-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Bengals 15-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05 PM, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO (<i>Weather: Partly </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; high </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Denver is only 3-2 as a home favorite ATS this year, which is surprising because it seems like every time they play at home they’re crushing teams, but that’s why eye witness accounts are unreliable in the legal world, and apparently, in the football analysis world, too. Covid has taken a bite of the Bengals, too, which combined with the altitude and the Bengals -4 TO differential likely spells doom for Cincinnati.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>It figures the week I finally jump all over the Denver Broncos at home they shit the bed, partially because Teddy Bridgewater died on the field for a few minutes before being taken away by ambulance with a concussion. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Atlanta Falcons 6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9.5</b></i></span><b>) @ San Francisco 49ers </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">49ers 28-21 </span><span style="color: red;">49ers 31-13</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05 PM, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (<i>Weather: </i><i>Chance rain</i><i>; mid-</i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>It’s amazing one W/L separates two teams that couldn’t be more different metrically, which can simply be summed up via point differential (<i>SF: +2.1 ppg; ATL: -8.4 ppg</i>), which combined (<i>10.5 points</i>) is almost the spread. How interesting. The Falcons have won two of the past three games. That has to be worth something.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Kyle Shananhan beat his old team Sunday, you know, the one where he was the OC of the team that had a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl before being embarrassed into NFL oblivion within a year. But if you're wondering where karma went for Kyle it's in the form of his current middling 49ers team. This was a game of efficiency for the 49ers because everything else was nearly identical statistically. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181660"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Green Bay Packers 10-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Baltimore Ravens </b><b>8-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Packers 27-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Packers 31-30</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD <i>(Weather: 70% rain; low 60s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Lamar Jackson is questionable, and it’s more like doubtful based on their roster moves, so it’s safe to say the Packers will likely roll given the circumstances and what’s at stake for both teams (<i>Top conference seed v. making playoffs</i>). This line has moved, too, but I’m can’t keep up with it. Normally this would be a potential Super Bowl preview, but the Ravens have struggled with consistency all season, even with Jackson at the helm, and one of the answers lies in TO differential. The Packers (<i>+12</i>) rank 2<sup>nd</sup> in the league while the Ravens (<i>-9</i>) rank 29<sup>th</sup>, which doesn’t bode well for the Ravens in the rain.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">So let me get the this </b><b>straight</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">: When MVP Lamar Jackson (18 tTDs & 15 tTOs) plays it's a toss up who wins as the Ravens turn the ball over multiple times, but when no-name Tiny Tyler Huntley (Jk, he's an inch shorter and 16 pounds lighter than Jackson) fills in the Ravens are this gritty down-to-the-wire team that doesn't turn it over and either squeaks out a great win or nearly completes a crazy comeback </b><b>victory</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> against the supposed best team from the NFC. Got it. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206480"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New Orleans Saints 6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+10</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>10-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Buccaneers </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">27-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Saints 9-0</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 8:20 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: 30% storms; low 80s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The last time these two teams met Devon White knocked Jameis Winston out for the season with a dirty hit and things haven’t been the same for the Saints since. You’d think maybe Sean Payton would have some revenge of his sleeve, but the Saints are on the road in the rain against the robot TB12 and a Buccaneers team on a mission to keep pace in the NFC, especially with the Arizona Cardinals losing last week. Maybe the Saints cover, who knows, Alvin Kamara <i>is</i> back, although some of his tackles aren’t, and Tampa Bay still possesses the 3<sup>rd</sup>-best run defense in the league. Still, 10.5 points is a lot to cover in the rain facing one of your divisional rivals with one of the best RBs in the NFL. Just saying...</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...<bReathes>...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206768"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Minnesota Vikings 6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Chicago Bears </b><b>4-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Vikings </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">27-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Vikings 17-9</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>, 8:15 PM, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (<i>Weather: Partly cloudy; low 70s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Vikings are within 0.4 ppg of being in the top-10 for both points scored and points allowed, which is a feat only accomplished by one other team in the NFL, the Los Angeles Chargers, who also shares their inconsistency. No matter, despite an increase in ppg in four consecutive weeks, the Bears struggle to score in the first place, let alone keep pace with the 4<sup>th</sup>-ranked total offense in the NFL desperately clinging to playoff hopes, especially with Chicago’s 24<sup>th</sup>-ranked run defense against Dalvin Cook (<i>978 rushing yards; 4.9 ypc; 2 lost FUM in 198 carries</i>).</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Dalvin Cook (89 yards on 28 carries) broke 1,000 yards on the season again, but it wasn't pretty. Then again either was this game, but a win is a win for the pesky Vikings, who remain alive in the playoff race. Barely. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Las Vegas Raiders 6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@</b><b> Cleveland Browns </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0</b></i></span><b>):</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b> </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Raiders</b></i></span><b> </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">24-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Raiders 16-14</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #f10d0c;">Monday</span>, 5:00 PM, First Energy Stadium, Cleveland, OH <i>(Weather: </i><i>60% rain</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Talk about covid issues, this game went from CLE -6 to CLE +1.5 almost overnight after the news that the entire </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Browns </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">team is on the covid protocol. A full TD swing in less than 48 hours doesn’t happen much in the NFL unless the star QB drives off a cliff after a </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">drunken </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">ppy Saturday night. In all seriousness, several starters from the defense are out, </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Jarvis Landry and </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Baker Mayfield could be out and head coach Kevin Stefanski is already out </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">(</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">total of 17 players </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">out as of Friday</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">, which means the Browns have been hit at the worst possible time after re-entering the playoff conversation. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Ask Mayfield what he thinks about that. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">The Raiders are 1-4 in their last five, the one win coming in OT v. the Dallas Cowboys, but if Darren Waller is a go for Las Vegas the depleted Browns defense could have trouble stopping the Raiders, even in the rain. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">In other news, I have Nick Chubb on my fantasy roster for week one of the fantasy playoffs. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">(</span><i><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Note: This game was postponed until </span></span><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Monday</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, serif;"><b><i>I'm getting sick of crushing everything almost every week but this effing O/U. </i></b></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206911"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Seattle Seahawks 5-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>) @ Los Angeles Rams </b><b>9-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Rams 27-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Rams 20-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #f10d0c;">Tuesday</span>, 7:00 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Keys: </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">This game was such a shit show the NFL moved it to Tuesday night.</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Originally I had the Seahawks covering against a depleted Rams team, but then Tyler Lockett went on the covid protocol as well as the </span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">back up</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"> back up RBs. All is not well in the NFL, which makes calling this game about as tough as predicting the future. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">I suppose if all affected parties are still assumed out Tuesday we can expect more of the Matthew Stafford </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">& </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Cooper Kupp show, </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">but </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">they could all be back depending on vaccination status, so </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">your guess is as good as mine.</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">(</span><i><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Note: This game was postponed until </span></span><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Tuesday</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)</span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, serif;"><b><i>People will say the Seahawks got screwed, and seeing as i lot the bet, maybe I could be one of those people. </i></b></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Washington Football Team 6-7</b><b> </b><span style="color: black;"><b>(</b></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>9</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Philadelphia Eagles </b><b>6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Eagles 27-15 </span><span style="color: red;">Eagles 27-17</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #f10d0c;">Tuesday</span>, 7:00 PM, Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, PA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny; low </i><i>40</i><i>s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Keys: </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">This is another game that dropped drastically from WAS +2.5 to as much as +12 at some books (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">MGM; Wynn</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">) with </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">18 players and counting (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">as of Friday</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">) landing on the covid protocol list. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">It’s also only the third time in PFM history I’ve changed the spread pre-post and two have been this week because of covid. The Eagles are flying high after their bye </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">following a strong performance from Minshew Mania (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">242 yards & 2 TDs on 83% passing</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">), who could start Sunday against the WFT. There’s little doubt the Eagles win, </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">a good chance they cover and the game probably goes under because the WFT won’t be able to </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">field a team, let alone </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">score any points. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">(</span><i><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Note: This game was postponed until </span></span><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Tuesday</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, serif;"><b><i>Holla' atcha boooooooooooooyyyyyyyyy!!!</i></b></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 15: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 24px;">SUNDAY-MONDAY-TUESDAY EDITION</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 14</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">12-2 .642 (WINS); </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">10-4 .500</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 8-6</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .571 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">137-70-1 .662 (WINS); 119-88-1 .575 (ATS); 103-104-1 .498 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-ja8xob4SGwY7o_EMuU9rlCH-DglprThkWYKMVJ1LCUCjgPNh3xDA29k_Y-EN_lzvT2yxM3bFwC5FqPn0TMOsDFbiohdiRncvDSfBafwPjBGsPhGYRMFNDyCN2Z999F3V2NU8H4f-utvW-wgalUxOne6btVfAIK7RvyC2HBz3PnlZTRHzqdbhO_8k0g=s275" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-ja8xob4SGwY7o_EMuU9rlCH-DglprThkWYKMVJ1LCUCjgPNh3xDA29k_Y-EN_lzvT2yxM3bFwC5FqPn0TMOsDFbiohdiRncvDSfBafwPjBGsPhGYRMFNDyCN2Z999F3V2NU8H4f-utvW-wgalUxOne6btVfAIK7RvyC2HBz3PnlZTRHzqdbhO_8k0g=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">The Kansas Chiefs have been on a tear recently, but it has more to do with the Chiefs offense than it does Patrick Mahomes' arm. </span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /><b style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Kansas
City Chiefs 9-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>)
@ Los Angeles Chargers </b><b>8-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>52</b></i></span><b>): <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Chiefs 28-23</i></span></b></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thursday</span>,
8:15 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in;">
<i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><b>Keys: </b></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
Chiefs defense has been lights out for a few months now, as I’ve
been pointing out long before the pundits hopped all over the
narrative, and my proof is laying a good chunk on Kansas City to win
the Super Bowl at +1400 back in October. Justin Herbert is 2-1 v. KC,
however, and the Chargers have their own surging to do if they want
to make the playoffs, let alone make any noise in them. The covid bug
has hit the Chiefs like many other teams Week 15 (</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>prepare
for beyond</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">),
but the key absences on the front seven shouldn’t hurt too much v.
a mediocre Chargers run game (</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>21</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>st</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">),
but it will keep Herbert upright. The Chiefs are on a serious roll
and playing indoors only giving three points to a slower Chargers team. Take
the Chiefs and the points with confidence, but the overs in Chiefs
games are no longer locks. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
England Patriots 9-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Indianapolis Colts </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>45.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Patriots 26-24</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saturday</span>,
8:20 PM, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN (<i>Weather Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 108%; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">The
Colts are fighting to stay alive after their 2021 resurgence while
the AFC-leading (<i>as of Thursday afternoon</i>) Patriots are back to form after only one year off and
are doing it with a rookie QB and a stellar defense led by the
greatest coach in NFL history. The only difference between this and
20 years ago was Bill Belichick was only the greatest coordinator to
ever coach in the NFL </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">at</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
that point. The Patriots were getting 2.5 points much of the week,
which is cause to drive your car through the casino to get to the
window as fast as you can before the public bets it down to its
proper level, which should be Patriots -2. The Colts may have found
life with their 2</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">nd</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">-ranked
run game producing the 3</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
most ppg in the league (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">28.5</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">), while Jonathan Taylor (<i>1684 total yards; 5.6 ypc; 18 total TDs</i>) and Carson Wentz (<i>23 total TDs; 5 INTs</i>) cannabilize each other's MVP votes,
but the Patriots have the top-3 defense (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">top
scoring defense</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)
by several metrics to compliment a top-10 offense that most people
aren’t even aware exists (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">NE
9</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
rushing; 10</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
scoring offense</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">). These two teams TO differentials are also nearly identical (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">IND:
1</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">ST</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
+13; NE: 3</span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">RD</span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
+10</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">).
This will be the third of four consecutive tests for New England
(</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">TEN/BUF/IND/BUF</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">),
and if they don’t answer the bell, </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">the
Colts still won’t</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
cover it, which means we’re likely in for a very good, close game. </span></span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Carolina
Panthers 5-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+10</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Buffalo Bills </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>43.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bills </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>30</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: </i><i>30% snow</i><i>;
low </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>There’s
no room for error at New Era Stadium Sunday, and the Panthers could
be playing in snow, which they’re not accustomed to in the least,
playing
right into a reeling Bills hands.
The Panthers no longer have any firepower and a decent defense has to
contend with
a serious offense on the road, although Josh Allen is questionable,
but toughness
is one of Allen’s best
qualities
and the Bills need every win they can get from here on out.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arizona
Cardinals 10-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>13</b></i></span><b>)
@ Detroit Lions </b><b>1</b><b>-11-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>47</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cardinals 31-10</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Ford Field, Detroit, MI <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Cardinals are indoors playing the worst team in the NFL trying to
secure a playoff bid. The only knock is the Cardinals lost Deandre
Hopkins for the season, but
the Lions lost TJ Hockenson for the season, too, so take the
Cardinals with confidence, but watch the O/U because the Cardinals
could win 30-17, the
assumed score the public has bet the game to with some help from Las
Vegas, and you’d still get burned on the over. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
York Jets 3-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Miami Dolphins </b><b>6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Dolphins 24-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>5</i><i>0%
</i><i>rain</i><i>; low 80s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Ummm,
has anyone noticed the Dolphins have won five straight games by
an average score of
23-11,
albeit against terrible competition, save the Baltimore Ravens?
That’s impressive no matter the SoS, especially for a Dolphins team
not particularly known for anything besides blitzing the QB and
possible making the wrong decision by
drafting injury-prone
Tua Tagovailoa.
The
Jets have made plenty of their own terrible decisions and don’t
seemed destined for change any time soon, but
with Jaylen Waddle out I’m not sure the Dolphins score enough to
cover 8.5 points in
the rain.
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533182997"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dallas
Cowboys 9-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ New York Giants </b><b>4-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cowboys 27-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: Sunny; low
</i><i>40</i><i>s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>If
the Cowboys were playing Arizona next week and not Washington this
would feel like a trap game, because the Cowboys are one game from
being the top teams in the NFC, a title that just so happens to be
partially owned by that Cardinals team the Cowboys face in two weeks
(<i>t-Green
Bay Packers</i>),
and it’s a long-running joke how the Cowboys handle success. The
head of the Giants body (<i>Saquon
Barkley; Daniel Jones</i>)
is once again questionable for the game, and let’s be honest, the
duo hasn’t produced much when they were healthy, so once again it’s
up to the
Giants defense, which
is the only reason the
Giants have
four wins. The Cowboys are still banged up at key spots and are
under
a lot of pressure to beat the inferior division rival Giants on the
road, so let’s say the Cowboys win, but 10.5 points is a lot to
cover under the circumstances, especially the way Ezekiel Elliot has
been playing.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tennessee
Titans 9-4</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>)
@ Pittsburgh Steelers </b><b>6-6-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Steelers 24-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA (<i>Weather: Sunny; low </i><i>40</i><i>s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>In
the past five games the Titans beat a good Rams team
and
a terrible Jaguars team,
lost to a great
Patriots team, a
mediocre Saints team and an awful Texans team. This is not the level
of play
we expect from the team
only
losing
the
top AFC seed via
tie-breaker
to the New England Patriots, although the Kansas City Chiefs could
have a 0.5-game lead in the AFC after TNF. The
Steelers are that scrappy overachieving team fighting for their
playoff lives led by a veteran in Ben Roethlisberger (<i>Q</i>),
who’s been in these battles for decades, and a coach in Mike Tomlin
who’s been at it almost as long. The Steelers also have a young
dominant defensive player in TJ Watt, another thing Pittsburgh is
used to, so I wouldn’t count the Steelers out quite yet, especially
at home against
the wall.
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Houston
Texans 2-11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Jacksonville Jaguars 2-</b><b>11</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>39.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Jaguars </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>24-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, TIAA Bank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>4</i><i>0%
</i><i>rain</i><i>; high </i><i>7</i><i>0s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Do
the Jaguars rally around Urban Meyer getting fired this week or do
they implode? I guess there’s nothing left to implode and the
Texans might
be
the only team in the NFL worse
than
they are so
I suppose the time for excuses is over in Jacksonville. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cincinnati
Bengals</b><b> </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Denver Broncos </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Broncos 24-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05 PM, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO (<i>Weather: Partly </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
high </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Denver
is only 3-2 as a home favorite ATS this year, which is surprising
because it seems like every time they play at home they’re crushing
teams,
but that’s why eye witness accounts are unreliable in the legal
world, and apparently, in the football analysis world, too. Covid
has taken
a bite of the Bengals, too, which combined with the altitude and
the Bengals -4 TO differential likely
spells
doom for Cincinnati. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Atlanta
Falcons 6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ San Francisco 49ers </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>49ers 28-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05 PM, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (<i>Weather: </i><i>Chance
rain</i><i>; mid-</i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>It’s
amazing one W/L
separates two teams that couldn’t
be more different metrically,
which can simply be summed up via point differential (<i>SF:
+2.1 ppg; ATL: -8.4 ppg</i>),
which
combined (<i>10.5
points</i>)
is almost
the
spread. How interesting.
The
Falcons have won two of the past three games. That has to be worth
something.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Green
Bay Packers 10-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Baltimore Ravens </b><b>8-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Packers 27-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD <i>(Weather: 70% rain;
low 60s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Lamar
Jackson is questionable, and
it’s more like doubtful based on their roster moves, so it’s safe
to say the Packers will likely roll given the circumstances and
what’s at stake for both teams (<i>Top
conference seed v. making playoffs</i>).
This
line has moved, too, but I’m can’t keep up with it. Normally
this would be a potential Super Bowl preview, but the
Ravens have struggled with consistency all season, even
with Jackson at the helm, and one
of the answers lies in TO differential. The Packers (<i>+12</i>)
rank 2<sup>nd</sup>
in the league while the Ravens (<i>-9</i>)
rank 29<sup>th</sup>,
which
doesn’t bode well for the Ravens in the rain.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
Orleans Saints 6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+10</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>10-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Buccaneers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>27-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
8:20 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: 30%
storms; low 80s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
last time these two teams met Devon White knocked Jameis Winston out
for the season with a dirty hit and things haven’t been the same
for the Saints since. You’d
think maybe Sean Payton would have some revenge of his sleeve, but
the Saints are on the road in the rain against the
robot TB12
and a Buccaneers team on a mission to keep pace in the NFC,
especially with the Arizona Cardinals losing last
week.
Maybe the Saints cover, who knows, Alvin Kamara <i>is</i>
back, although some of his tackles aren’t, and
Tampa Bay still possesses
the 3<sup>rd</sup>-best
run defense in
the league.
Still,
10.5
points is a lot to cover in the rain facing one of your
divisional rivals with one of the
best RBs in the NFL. Just saying...</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Minnesota
Vikings 6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Chicago Bears </b><b>4-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Vikings </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>27-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>,
8:15 PM, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (<i>Weather: Partly cloudy; low
70s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>The
Vikings are within 0.4 ppg of being in the top-10 for both points
scored and points allowed,
which
is a feat only accomplished by one other team in the NFL, the Los
Angeles Chargers, who also shares their inconsistency. No matter,
despite an
increase in ppg in four consecutive weeks,
the Bears struggle to score in the first place, let alone keep pace
with the 4<sup>th</sup>-ranked
total offense in the NFL desperately clinging to playoff hopes,
especially
with Chicago’s 24<sup>th</sup>-ranked
run defense against Dalvin Cook (<i>978
rushing yards; 4.9 ypc; 2
lost FUM in 198 carries</i>).
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Las
Vegas Raiders 6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@</b><b> Cleveland Browns </b><b>7-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0</b></i></span><b>):</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>
</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Raiders</b></i></span><b>
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>24-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #f10d0c;">Monday</span>,
5:00 PM, First Energy Stadium, Cleveland, OH <i>(Weather: </i><i>60%
rain</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Talk
about covid issues, this game went from CLE -6 to CLE +1.5 almost
overnight after the news that the entire </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Browns
</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">team
is on the covid protocol. A full TD swing in less than 48 hours
doesn’t happen much in the NFL unless the star QB drives off a
cliff after a </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">drunken
</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">ppy
Saturday night. In all seriousness, several starters from the defense
are out, </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Jarvis
Landry and </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Baker
Mayfield could be out and head coach Kevin Stefanski is already out
</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">(</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">total
of 17 players </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">out
as of Friday</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">,
which means the Browns have been hit at the worst possible time after
re-entering the playoff conversation. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Ask
Mayfield what he thinks about that. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">The
Raiders are 1-4 in their last five, the one win coming in OT v. the
Dallas Cowboys, but if Darren Waller is a go for Las Vegas the
depleted Browns defense could have trouble stopping the Raiders, even
in the rain. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">In
other news, I have Nick Chubb on my fantasy roster for week one of
the fantasy playoffs. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">(</span><i><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Note:
This game was postponed until </span></span><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Monday</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Seattle
Seahawks 5-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Los Angeles Rams </b><b>9-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Rams 27-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #f10d0c;">Tuesday</span>,
7:00 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Keys: </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">This
game was such a shit show the NFL moved it to Tuesday night.</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Originally
I had the Seahawks covering against a depleted Rams team, but then
Tyler Lockett went on the covid protocol as well as the </span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">back
up</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
back up RBs. All is not well in the NFL, which makes calling this
game about as tough as predicting the future. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">I
suppose if all affected parties are still assumed out Tuesday we can
expect more of the Matthew Stafford </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">&
</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Cooper
Kupp show, </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">but
</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">they
could all be back depending on vaccination status, so </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">your
guess is as good as mine.</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">(</span><i><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Note:
This game was postponed until </span></span><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Tuesday</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)</span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Washington
Football Team 6-7</b><b> </b><span style="color: black;"><b>(</b></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>9</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Philadelphia Eagles </b><b>6-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Eagles 27-15</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #f10d0c;">Tuesday</span>,
7:00 PM, Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, PA <i>(Weather:
</i><i>Sunny; low </i><i>40</i><i>s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Keys: </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">This
is another game that dropped drastically from WAS +2.5 to as much as
+12 at some books (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">MGM;
Wynn</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)
with </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">18
players and counting (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">as
of Friday</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)
landing on the covid protocol list. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">It’s
also only the third time in PFM history I’ve changed the spread
pre-post and two have been this week because of covid. The Eagles are
flying high after their bye </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">following
a strong performance from Minshew Mania (</span><i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">242
yards & 2 TDs on 83% passing</span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">),
who could start Sunday against the WFT. There’s little doubt the
Eagles win, </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">a
good chance they cover and the game probably goes under because the
WFT won’t be able to </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">field
a team, let alone </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">score
any points. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">(</span><i><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Note:
This game was postponed until </span></span><span style="color: #f10d0c;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">Tuesday</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">)</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;">
</span></span></span>
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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 14 #NFL Game Reviews</span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 14</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">12-2 .642 (WINS); </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">10-4 .500</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 8-6</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .571 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">137-70-1 .662 (WINS); 119-88-1 .575 (ATS); 103-104-1 .498 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi482cExPbOjxMiZrDEyd-_UJ7GWhP4JX8rpsK4qN9dSzLRRJhlNegFtfCm5DidN5HbxrItapSEhObsSmD5oFg71C-L_MlEoYk6T5cd0X-Mze8gAN5tUeLDCpC11qwI5O1O6UCpOt8S7x/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="219" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi482cExPbOjxMiZrDEyd-_UJ7GWhP4JX8rpsK4qN9dSzLRRJhlNegFtfCm5DidN5HbxrItapSEhObsSmD5oFg71C-L_MlEoYk6T5cd0X-Mze8gAN5tUeLDCpC11qwI5O1O6UCpOt8S7x/w382-h400/image.png" width="382" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">Dalvin Cook is a game-time decision for the Minnesota Vikings, who are hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football.</span></i></div><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /></span></i></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206553"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pittsburgh Steelers 6-5-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Minnesota Vikings </b><b>5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Vikings 24-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Vikings 36-28</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thursday</span>, 8:15 PM, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN<i> (Weather: Indoors)</i> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Vikings were embarrassed last week, becoming the only team to lose to the Detroit Lions in a season’s worth of games for Detroit (<i>Last win: Week 13, 2020</i>). Fun fact: The Lions took the Vikings to the brink Week 17 last season, losing 37-35. A lot hinges on Dalvin Cook’s status (<i>game time decision</i>), especially with Adam Thielen out, but Kirk Cousins is quietly having his own MVP season (<i>279 pypg; </i><i>68%; </i><i>25 TDs; 3 INT</i><i>s</i>) if not for the Vikings inconsistent, and at times horrific, play. The Steelers actually tied the aforementioned Lions this season, and things aren’t much better in the Steel City. The only thing the Steelers do well is sack the QB (<i>1</i><sup><i>st</i></sup>), apparently enough to win six games, and teams like the Vikings paint a clear picture of why (<i>MIN 31</i><sup><i>st</i></sup><i> sacks allowed</i>). The Steelers defense is banged up and will be facing one of the better offenses in the league, especially if Cook is a go, but if he’s not, and they can’t protect Cousins, don’t be surprised if the Steelers not only cover, but win. That’s a lot of ifs, but you can’t spell “NFL” without “f”, which is as hard to make sense of as this game.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Dalvin Cook (205 rushing yards & 2 TDs on 27 carries) went crazy and helped the Vikings jump out to a 29-0 lead midway through the 3rd quarter before the Steelers scored 20 unanswered points of their own and made it a game </b><b>through</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> the middle of the the 4th. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Baltimore Ravens 8-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@</b><b> Cleveland Browns </b><b>6-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Ravens 24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Browns 24-22</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 1:00 PM, First Energy Stadium, Cleveland, OH <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; </i><i>mid-4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> Maybe I’m missing something but unless Lamar Jackson is out the Browns giving three at home is a little odd, especially considering the Ravens have the NFL’s top run defense, which is where the Browns excel offensively (<i>1</i><sup><i>st</i></sup><i> ypr; 3</i><sup><i>rd</i></sup><i> ypg</i>). Maybe it’s the rate at which the Ravens turn the ball over (<i>30</i><sup><i>th</i></sup><i> </i><i>TO differential: -</i><i>8</i>). I wouldn’t think too hard about the Browns last meeting in Baltimore a few weeks ago, or the fact the Browns are well rested after the bye and just played the Ravens, but I would take the points and Baltimore.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>There's nothing like almost calling a game perfectly, but wrong at the same time. The Browns were up 24-6 at the half on a Lamar Jackson-less Ravens team, but somehow Baltimore scored 16-unanswered second-half points and covered. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jacksonville Jaguars 2-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+8.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Tennessee Titans </b><b>8-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Titans 27-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Titans 20-0</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (<i>Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> I could certainty see the Jaguars scoring points against a banged up Titans defense, and maybe even covering the 8.5 points, but the Jaguars aren’t winning.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>I wasn't privy to the Urban Meyer "Loser, loser, </i></b></span></span><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>loser, </i></b><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>loser, </i></b><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>loser, </i></b><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>loser, </i></b><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>loser, </i></b><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>loser, </i></b><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>loser, </i></b><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>loser...I'm a winner" speech or I would not have had the Jaguars covering anything. </i></b><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><i> </i></b></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Oakland Raiders 6-</b><b>6 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+10</b></i></span><b>) @ Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>8</b><b>-4 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>48</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chiefs 3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">20 </span><span style="color: red;">Chiefs 48-9</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i><i> </i>These two teams played week 13 last year and the records were nearly the same, the spread was identical and the O/U was three points higher because the Chiefs were averaging over 30 ppg. What’s my point? Not much has changed in a calendar year and the Raiders will be missing their best offensive player. The Chiefs should continue to gain defensive confidence against a weakened Raiders offense and Patrick Mahomes might finally get back to form against a banged up Raiders secondary.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Raiders got foolish and the Chiefs took notice and tore them apart in every facet of the game, including getting diced by Patrick Mahomes (258 yards & 2 TDs on 20-24 passing).</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New Orleans Saints </b><b>5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ New York Jets </b><b>3-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>43</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Saints 24-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Saints 30-9</span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"> </span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: Sunny; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>These teams are a combined 1-9 in their last ten games and the Jets are actually the team with the one win. The Saints are once again missing key guys on both sides of the ball, but the Jets are just awful. Imagine being on your third QB, and having some of your two best players on each side of the ball missing and still being 5.5-point favorites on the road? Well, call it the Alvin Kamara effect. Also, things are not well in New Jersey.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Saints rushed for 203 yards and 3 TDs on 44 carries, including 120 yard and 1 TD on 27 Alvin Kamara carries in his triumphant return </b><b>against</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> the woeful Jets in a </b><b>likely</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> too little too late scenario. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20341128"></a><a name="_Hlk533181366"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dallas Cowboys 8-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Washington </b><b>Football Team</b><b> </b><b>6-6 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cowboys 2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>8</b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Cowboys 27-20</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, FedEx Field, Landover, MD <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Football Team has been hit by covid so the match-up no one cared about a few weeks ago went from an interesting game back down to a predictable one assuming the Cowboys don’t completely implode as the stakes get higher.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Cowboys went up 24-0 at the half </b><b>before</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> letting the WFT climb back into it. At the end of the day Dak Prescott threw 2 INTs, Ezekiel Elliot (12 carries for 45 rushing yards) had a subpar day again and the difference in the game was a Cowboys defensive TD (returned fumble).</b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Atlanta Falcons 5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Carolina Panthers </b><b>5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Falcons 23-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Falcons 29-21</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Panthers have a new play-caller, Cam Newton at the helm and three offensive linemen out so the Falcons giving 2.5 points on the road makes some sense, especially with the Panthers defense playing shaky the past few weeks.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>This game went according to prediction. In other news, the Atlanta Falcons remain in the playoff hunt, although you could technically say the same thing about the Carolina Panthers. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Seattle Seahawks 4-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Houston Texans </b><b>2-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Seahawks </b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">24-14 </span><span style="color: red;">Seahawks 33-13</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>This game is barely worth analyzing, but I wouldn’t count out the Russell Wilson-Tyler Lockett connection against a terrible Texans defense, which is the only thing the Seahawks have going for them other than Wilson, Lockett and DK Metcalk, for whatever that’s worth.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Seahawks finally put a great game together in all three phases of the game against the lowly Texans, and ruined the under for PFM. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Detroit Lions 1-10-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>11</b></i></span><b>) @ Denver Broncos </b><b>6-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Broncos 24-14 </span><span style="color: red;">Broncos 38-10</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05 PM, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO (<i>Weather: </i><i>Mostly</i><i> </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; </i><i>low</i><i> 60s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Other than a hiccup here or there the Broncos defense has been solid most of the year, while the Lions have been laughable. Their win last week against the Minnesota Vikings, their first of the season, was their second-highest point total, <i>by far</i>, since Week 1 and six of the points came on the last play of the game. It doesn’t seem like the Broncos score enough points to cover an 11-point spread against anyone, and the Lions point differential has dipped below 10 ppg, so 11 points seems high, especially considering the Denver defense could be missing some key guys.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Why did I believe in the Lions?</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New York Giants 4-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9</b></i></span><b>) @ Los Angeles Chargers </b><b>7-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chargers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>27-</b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">17 </span><span style="color: red;">Chargers 37-21</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Chargers are at a point in the season where they could turn a corner and end up hosting a Wild Card game, but they are among the most inconsistent teams in the NFL since their bye Week 7, especially given the talent level, so part of me expects the depleted Giants to upset Los Angeles. There’s too much at stake against a vastly inferior Giants team for the Chargers to not take care of business at home.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Chargers were up 37-7 midway through the 4th quarter lest you think the Giants were in the game at any point. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>San Francisco 49ers 6-6</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-1.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>) v. Cincinnati Bengals </b><b>7-5</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Bengals 27-24 </span><span style="color: red;">49ers 26-23 OT</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 4:25 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The NFL seems to be getting harder and harder to call by the week and it’s because of games and teams like these. Injuries, no name back ups that spring to action, and rising stars that are as unpredictable as the weather are all factors in most of us having no clue. Both of these teams are clinging to playoff spots, but the difference here could be the home field advantage and the pass rush advantage the Bengals have (<i>t-4<sup>th </sup>in sacks</i>).</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Hand it to the Bengals, who came back from down 20-6 to take the lead in OT before Jimmy G threw the walk-off TD pass to Brandon Aiyuk. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206480"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Buffalo Bills 7-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>9-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Buccaneers 27-24 </span><span style="color: red;">Buccaneers 33-27 OT</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 4:25 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Mostly Sunny</i><i>; low 80s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><i style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Keys: </b></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Bills are in a tough predicament here. The weather and the fewest pass attempts in decades masked the fact Tre’Davious White is gone, which seriously effects the defense as a whole, but especially against a dynamic offense like the Buccaneers. Now the Bills go from a winter storm in Buffalo against their bitter division rivals to balmy South Florida to face MVP front-runner Tom Brady, who just happened to create that bitter rivalry with the New England Patriots the past 20 years. The Buccaneers are trying to keep pace with the Arizona Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers for the top seed in the NFC, but the Bills are just trying to tread water in the AFC playoff race after the last few games of </span>mediocrity<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. Story lines aside, the Buccaneers (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">top run defense</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) will try to force the Bills one-dimensional and into the air and try to get after Josh Allen (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">t-4<sup>th</sup> sacks</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">), but the Bills give up the 4</span><sup style="font-size: 12pt;">th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> fewest sacks. Buffalo is about to find out just how bad the White injury is.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Buccaneers held a commanding 27-10 lead midway through the 4th quarter before the Bills snapped and mounted a furious comeback in nine minutes to send the game to OT, where Tom Brady worked his magic and ultimately won the game. The bigger issue in Buffalo is the health of Josh Allen's lower leg, which was wrapped in a boot leaving the game. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Chicago Bears 4-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>11.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Green Bay Packers </b><b>9-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Packers 30-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Packers 45-30</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 8:20 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (<i>Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>; low </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Aaron Rodgers owns the Bears, right? Enough said. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>He's not lying. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los Angeles Rams 8-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+2.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Arizona Cardinals </b><b>1</b><b>0-2 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>51</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Rams 28-27 </span><span style="color: red;">Rams 30-23</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Monday</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">8:1</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">5 PM, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">State Farm</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Stadium, Glendale, AZ </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We got quite a treat on prime time Week 14, first the BUF@TB </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">game </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">on SNF and now this gem on MNF. The Rams ha</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">d been</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">tumbling</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> off the cliff </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">lately until they got right against the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">last week</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">while the Cardinals have been soaring to new heights, but that could be over Monday night. The Rams literally can’t afford to lose to Arizona afford </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">after losing to the Cardinals Week 4, and can ill afford to lose any more ground in the NFC. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This game will be about who gets to the QB more (</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Sacks – LAR: 5</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i> & ARZ: 7</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">), and I have a feeling the Rams step up, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">on both sides of the ball, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">especially after Sony Michel’s outing last week in the wake of Darrell Henderson’s absence </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>out again</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">). </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Arizona is home and the better team </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">all three phases of the game</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, but call it a hunch. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I could even see the infamous OBJ being the difference in the game. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It’s now or never for the Rams and they’ve put far too much in</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> the now </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">for it to be never</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Two Kyler Murray INTs killed the Cardinals and the Rams shortened the gap between the two NFC West teams to one game.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><i><span><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for </span></span><span style="color: red;"><b>Week 15: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis) TNF EDITION </b></span><span style="color: #333333;">coming Thursday! </span></i></span></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 14: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SUNDAY EDITION</span></i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 13</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">9-5 .642 (WINS); </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">7-7 .500</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 8-6</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .571 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">125-68-1 .648 (WINS); 109-84-1 .565 (ATS); 95-98-1 .492 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi482cExPbOjxMiZrDEyd-_UJ7GWhP4JX8rpsK4qN9dSzLRRJhlNegFtfCm5DidN5HbxrItapSEhObsSmD5oFg71C-L_MlEoYk6T5cd0X-Mze8gAN5tUeLDCpC11qwI5O1O6UCpOt8S7x/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="219" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi482cExPbOjxMiZrDEyd-_UJ7GWhP4JX8rpsK4qN9dSzLRRJhlNegFtfCm5DidN5HbxrItapSEhObsSmD5oFg71C-L_MlEoYk6T5cd0X-Mze8gAN5tUeLDCpC11qwI5O1O6UCpOt8S7x/w382-h400/image.png" width="382" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">Dalvin Cook is a game-time decision for the Minnesota Vikings, who are hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football.</span></i></div><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /></span></i></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206553"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pittsburgh
Steelers 6-5-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Minnesota Vikings </b><b>5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Vikings 24-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thursday</span>,
8:15 PM, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN<i> (Weather: Indoors)</i> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Vikings were embarrassed last week, becoming the only team to lose to
the Detroit Lions in a season’s worth of games for Detroit (<i>Last
win: Week 13, 2020</i>). Fun fact: The Lions took the Vikings to the
brink Week 17 last season, losing 37-35. A lot hinges on Dalvin
Cook’s status (<i>game time decision</i>),
especially with Adam Thielen out, but Kirk Cousins is quietly having
his own MVP season (<i>279 pypg; </i><i>68%; </i><i>25 TDs; 3
INT</i><i>s</i>) if not for the
Vikings inconsistent, and at times horrific, play. The
Steelers actually tied the aforementioned Lions this season, and
things aren’t much better in the Steel City. The only
thing the Steelers do well is sack the QB (<i>1</i><sup><i>st</i></sup>),
apparently
enough to win six games, and
teams like the Vikings paint a clear picture of why
(<i>MIN 31</i><sup><i>st</i></sup><i> sacks allowed</i>).
The Steelers defense is
banged up and will be facing
one of the better offenses in the league, especially if Cook is a go,
but if he’s not, and they
can’t protect Cousins, don’t be surprised if the Steelers not
only cover, but win. That’s a lot of ifs, but you can’t spell
“NFL” without “f”,
which is as hard to make sense of as this game.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Baltimore
Ravens 8-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@</b><b> Cleveland Browns </b><b>6-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Ravens 24-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
1:00 PM, First Energy Stadium, Cleveland, OH <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
</i><i>mid-4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> Maybe
I’m missing something but unless Lamar Jackson is out the Browns
giving three at home is a little odd, especially considering the
Ravens have the NFL’s top run defense, which is where the Browns
excel offensively (<i>1</i><sup><i>st</i></sup><i>
ypr; 3</i><sup><i>rd</i></sup><i> ypg</i>).
Maybe it’s the rate at
which the Ravens turn the ball over (<i>30</i><sup><i>th</i></sup><i>
</i><i>TO differential: -</i><i>8</i>).
I wouldn’t think too hard
about the Browns last meeting in Baltimore a few weeks ago, or
the fact the Browns are well rested after the bye and just played the
Ravens, but I would take the
points and Baltimore. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jacksonville
Jaguars 2-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+8.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Tennessee Titans </b><b>8-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Titans 27-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (<i>Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> I
could certainty see the Jaguars scoring points against a banged up
Titans defense, and maybe even covering the 8.5 points, but
the Jaguars aren’t
winning. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Oakland
Raiders 6-</b><b>6 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+10</b></i></span><b>)
@ Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>8</b><b>-4 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>48</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chiefs 3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i><i> </i>These
two teams played week 13 last year and the records
were nearly the same, the spread
was identical and the O/U was three points higher because the Chiefs
were averaging over 30 ppg. What’s my point? Not much has changed
in a calendar year and the
Raiders will be missing their best offensive player. The
Chiefs should continue to gain defensive confidence against a
weakened Raiders offense and Patrick Mahomes might finally get back
to form against a banged up Raiders secondary.
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
Orleans Saints </b><b>5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ New York Jets </b><b>3-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>43</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Saints 24-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: Sunny; low
</i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>These
teams are a combined 1-9 in their last ten games and the Jets are
actually the team with the one win. The Saints are once again missing
key guys on both sides of the ball, but the Jets are just awful.
Imagine being on your third QB, and having some
of your
two best players on each side of the ball missing and still being
5.5-point favorites on the road? Well,
call it the Alvin Kamara effect. Also, things
are not well in New Jersey. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20341128"></a><a name="_Hlk533181366"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dallas
Cowboys 8-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Washington </b><b>Football Team</b><b> </b><b>6-6 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cowboys 2</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>8</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, FedEx Field, Landover, MD <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Football Team has been hit by covid so the match-up
no one cared about a few weeks ago went
from an interesting game back down to a predictable one assuming the
Cowboys don’t completely implode as
the stakes get higher. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Atlanta
Falcons 5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Carolina Panthers </b><b>5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Falcons 23-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Panthers have a new play-caller, Cam Newton at the helm and three
offensive linemen out so the Falcons giving 2.5 points on the road
makes some
sense,
especially
with the Panthers defense playing shaky the past few weeks.
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Seattle
Seahawks 4-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Houston Texans </b><b>2-10</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Seahawks </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>24-14</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>This
game is barely worth analyzing, but I wouldn’t count out the
Russell Wilson-Tyler Lockett connection against a terrible Texans
defense, which
is the only thing the Seahawks have going for them other than Wilson,
Lockett and DK Metcalk, for whatever that’s worth.
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Detroit
Lions 1-10-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>11</b></i></span><b>)
@ Denver Broncos </b><b>6-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Broncos 24-14</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05 PM, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO (<i>Weather: </i><i>Mostly</i><i>
</i><i>Sunny</i><i>; </i><i>low</i><i> 60s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Other
than a hiccup here or there the Broncos defense has been solid most
of the year, while
the Lions have been laughable. Their win last week against the
Minnesota Vikings, their first of the season, was their
second-highest point total, <i>by
far</i>,
since Week 1 and six of the points came on the last play of the game.
It doesn’t seem like the Broncos score enough points to cover an
11-point spread against anyone, and
the Lions point differential has dipped below 10 ppg, so 11 points
seems high,
especially
considering the Denver defense could be missing some key guys. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
York Giants 4-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9</b></i></span><b>)
@ Los Angeles Chargers </b><b>7-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chargers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>27-</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>The
Chargers are at a point in the season where they could turn a corner
and end
up hosting a Wild Card game, but they are among the most inconsistent
teams in the NFL since
their bye Week 7,
especially given the talent level, so
part of me expects the depleted Giants to upset Los Angeles. There’s
too much at stake against a vastly inferior Giants team for the
Chargers to not take care of business at home. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>San
Francisco 49ers 6-6</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-1.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>)
v. Cincinnati Bengals </b><b>7-5</b><i><b>
</b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bengals 27-24</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
4:25 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
low </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
NFL seems to be getting harder and harder to call by the week and
it’s because of games and teams like these. Injuries, no name back
ups that spring to action, and rising stars that are as unpredictable
as the weather
are all factors in
most of us having no clue. Both
of
these teams are clinging to playoff spots, but
the difference here could be the home field advantage and the pass
rush advantage the Bengals have (<i>t-4<sup>th
</sup>in sacks</i>).
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206480"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Buffalo
Bills 7-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>9-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Buccaneers 27-24</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
4:25 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Mostly
Sunny</i><i>; low 80s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span><i style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Keys: </b></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
Bills are in a tough predicament here. The weather and the
fewest
pass attempts in decades masked the fact Tre’Davious White is gone,
which seriously effects the defense as a whole, but
especially against a dynamic offense like the Buccaneers. Now
the Bills go from a
winter storm in
Buffalo against their bitter division rivals to
balmy South Florida to
face MVP front-runner Tom
Brady, who just happened to create that bitter rivalry with
the New England Patriots the
past 20 years. The
Buccaneers are trying
to keep pace with the Arizona
Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers for
the top seed in the NFC,
but
the Bills are just trying to tread water in the AFC playoff race
after the last few games of </span>mediocrity<span style="font-size: 12pt;">.
Story
lines aside, the Buccaneers (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">top
run defense</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">)
will try to force the Bills one-dimensional and into the air and try
to get after
Josh
Allen (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">t-4<sup>th</sup>
sacks</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">),
but
the Bills give up the 4</span><sup style="font-size: 12pt;">th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
fewest sacks.
Buffalo
is about to find out just how bad the White injury is. </span></span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Chicago
Bears 4-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>11.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Green Bay Packers </b><b>9-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Packers 30-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
8:20 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (<i>Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>;
low </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Aaron
Rodgers owns the Bears, right? Enough said. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los
Angeles Rams 8-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+2.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Arizona Cardinals </b><b>1</b><b>0-2 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>51</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Rams 28-27</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Monday</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">8:1</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">5
PM, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">State
Farm</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
Stadium, Glendale, AZ </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>(Weather:
Indoors)</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We
got quite a treat on prime time Week 14, first the BUF@TB </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">game
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">on
SNF and now this gem on MNF. The Rams ha</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">d
been</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">tumbling</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
off the cliff </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">lately
until they got right against the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">last
week</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">while
the Cardinals have been soaring to new heights, but that could be
over Monday night. The Rams literally can’t afford to lose to
Arizona afford </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">after
losing to the Cardinals Week 4, and can ill afford to lose any more
ground in the NFC. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This
game will be about who gets to the QB more (</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>Sacks
– LAR: 5</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>
& ARZ: 7</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">),
and I have a feeling the Rams step up, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">on
both sides of the ball, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">especially
after Sony Michel’s outing last week in the wake of Darrell
Henderson’s absence </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>out
again</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">).
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Arizona
is home and the better team </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">in</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">all
three phases of the game</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,
but call it a hunch. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I
could even see the infamous OBJ being the difference in the game.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It’s
now or never for the Rams and they’ve put far too much in</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">to</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
the now </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">for
it to be never</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. </span></span>
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font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 13 #NFL Game Reviews</span></i></b></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 13</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">9-5 .642 (WINS); </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">7-7 .500</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 8-6</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .571 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">125-68-1 .648 (WINS); 109-84-1 .565 (ATS); 95-98-1 .492 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBLFytwXmJ2tArPbRe_TGbvVG86bkFRnYj77slNLm9Va7KGLDtUbOy4eXuYfWwB7vaJhQsie8MGX8DA8jb1uB0FSfmNR9ZrpDjAGExvYV1bl1w1Fu9A3Tlp8vrxeEKYO_55PxkvXDymQ2zlCPKzmbv54laQBmIAuUqE8LhR4NGRBu-1faNc2WENNZXjQ=s236" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="214" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBLFytwXmJ2tArPbRe_TGbvVG86bkFRnYj77slNLm9Va7KGLDtUbOy4eXuYfWwB7vaJhQsie8MGX8DA8jb1uB0FSfmNR9ZrpDjAGExvYV1bl1w1Fu9A3Tlp8vrxeEKYO_55PxkvXDymQ2zlCPKzmbv54laQBmIAuUqE8LhR4NGRBu-1faNc2WENNZXjQ=w363-h400" width="363" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">A regression to the mean should be the Dallas Cowboys motto because after a fast start they find themselves struggling yet again with success. </span></i></div><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dallas Cowboys 7-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>) @ New Orleans Saints </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><b>): <span><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cowboys 24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Cowboys 27-17</span></i></span></b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thursday</span>, 8:15 PM, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys:</b> The Saints are in a freefall, losers of four straight games, and by increasingly wider margins, but aren't the Cowboys, too? Right on cue Dallas started falling apart the second they were in control of their own destiny, but they face a wounded Saints team that hasn't found its footing since Devon White and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended Jameis Winston's quasi-MVP campaign Week 8, and apparently, the Saints season. Both can blame part of their problems on attrition, which applies to every team, but not equally. It is interesting that the Cowboys, from one of the worst states in the country, have had the most players to land on the covid-19 list in the entire league. What a shock. Maybe they'd be next-to-last if there were a team in the NFL called the Mississippi Misogynists or the Alabama Racists, but alas, they don't exist. So although the Cowboys have been hit by attrition in more key areas than other teams, no one feels bad outside of Dallas. The Saints could be without Alvin Kamara again, but the Cowboys have given up over 27 ppg in their last four games (<i>1-3</i>) if we take out the one outlier against the hapless Atlanta Falcons, so does it matter? Let's get real, both of these teams are vulnerable, and anything can happen on the short week, so let's say the Saints being home on the short week, despite their poor play the last month and their recently middling opponent, is enough to at least cover the six points. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The whole Taysom Hill thing worked OK if you were putting up prop bets, but not so much if you are the Saints, because he threw 4 INTs and literally handed the game to the Cowboys. </i></b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206637"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>8-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Atlanta Falcons </b><b>5-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Falcons 33-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Buccaneers 30-17</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA <i>(Weather: Indoors) </i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Buccaneers have the top run defense in the league and the 8<sup>th</sup> overall defense, and are one sack from being in the top-10 in only 11 games. The Falcons, on the other hand, are simply awful, and in the bottom quarter of the league in most metrics. Somehow they’ve won five games, but they won’t even cover tomorrow.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Tom Brady threw 4 TD passes and strengthened his case for MVP at 44 years old, which, love or hate the guy, is pretty ridiculous. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206768"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arizona Cardinals 9-2</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Chicago Bears </b><b>4-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Cardinals 27-13 </span><span style="color: red;">Cardinals 33-22</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (<i>Weather: </i><i>60% rain</i><i>; low </i><i>6</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys</b></i>: The Cardinals, coming off the bye,<sup> </sup>expect Kyler Murray and Deandre Hopkins back tomorrow, which means it’s over before it begins for the Bears, who haven’t played since Thanksgiving.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Kyler Murray returned with a bang, strengthening his own case for MVP, by throwing 2 TDs and running for two more as the Cardinals defense took advantage of four Andy Dalton INTs.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los Angeles Chargers 6-5</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3</b></i></span><b>) v. Cincinnati Bengals </b><b>7-4</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>50.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bengals </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">31-24 </span><span style="color: red;">Chargers 41-22</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 1:00 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: </i><i>Rain developing</i><i>; low </i><i>6</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> We’re looking into the future of the AFC here, but as far as the present is concerned, we have a Bengals team that will take advantage of the Chargers porous run defense and a Chargers team that will try to take the pass away from Joe Burrow. Sounds to me like the Bengals will control the clock with the run game while their 4<sup>th</sup> ranked run defense will force the Chargers into the air, which would normally favor Justin Herbert, but the Bengals rank 10<sup>th</sup> in sacks, too.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Chargers book-ended the game with explosions of 16 and 17 points in the 1st and 4th quarters, respectively, and got contributions from all three phases of the game, including 3 passing TDs from Justin Herbert. If the Chargers played like this every week they'd be the team everyone expected them to be this year, but alas, the Bengals and Chargers will take turns the rest of this season </b><b>disappointing</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> their fans when they most expect it.</b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Minnesota Vikings 5-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-7</b></i></span><b>) @ Detroit Lions </b><b>0</b><b>-1</b><b>0</b><b>-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Vikings 30-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Lions 29-27</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Ford Field, Detroit, MI <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> It seems with the short trip and the familiar indoor setting and the infinitely better team the Vikings should make short work of a Lions team ranked 27<sup>th</sup> in total and scoring defense and only scores fewer than 16 ppg.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">This is a website where we discuss betting, so suffice it to say, I lost a 7-team parlay </b><b>because</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> the Lions upset the Vikings on a walk-off TD. A 7-team parlay.</b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New York Giants 4-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>) @ Miami Dolphins </b><b>5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Dolphins 23-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Dolphins 20-9</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; low 80s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Giants defense came to life last week against their rival Philadelphia Eagles, but the Dolphins have won four straight and seemed hellbent on finishing third in the AFC East. Part of the reason the Dolphins have been rolling lately is their defense and the Giants didn’t have a great offense when Daniel Jones <i>was</i> playing, which he won’t be Sunday.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Dolphins beat a Daniel Jones-less Giants team that handed the ball to Saquon Barkley a whopping 11 times. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Philadelphia Eagles 5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ New York Jets </b><b>3-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>45</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Eagles 27-</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">20 </span><span style="color: red;">Eagles 33-18</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: Sunny; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Woof. The Eagles seemed poised to make a playoff push until their offense fell flat on their faces against the New York Giants, but the Jets are absolutely terrible (<i>worst overall & scoring defense; worst TO differential; worst point differential</i>), and the Eagles didn’t have to leave MetLife Stadium if they didn’t want to so they should be plenty rested and familiar with their surroundings. I can’t imagine the defensive-minded Robert Saleh is long for East Rutherford at this rate.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>MINSHEW MANIA!!!</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Indianapolis Colts 6-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><b>) @ Houston Texans </b><b>2-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Colts </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">30-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Colts 31-0</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>This one is pretty obvious: Run Jonathan Taylor and watch the Texans lose the game.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><i><b>Jonathan Taylor ran for 143 yards and 2 TDs on 32 carries and and had the Texans beat four-and-a-half-minutes into the game. </b></i></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Washington Football Team 5-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@ </b><b>Las Vegas</b><b> Raiders </b><b>6-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Raiders 27-24 </span><span style="color: red;">Football Team 17-15</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05 PM, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV (<i>Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>I’m not really sure what to make of this Football Team, pun intended. Tyler Heinicke is like Gardner Minshew from two years ago when you didn’t believe in him until he proved you wrong on Sunday. Washington has won three straight games since shocking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the world Week 10, while the Raiders were in danger of losing four straight before they pulled off an OT win against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. The WFT will use their 3<sup>rd</sup> ranked run defense to force Derek Carr and the Darren Waller-less Raiders team into the air, which doesn’t exactly play into their hands, but unless DeSean Jackson balls out again it won’t make much a difference without Waller. Washington is banged up themselves, so it’s anyone’s game, and the more I think about it, I like DeSean’s chances with Carr’s heart.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Football Team is on another level with Tyler Heinicke at the wheel and making a serious run at a wild card spot, assuming they don't pass the Cowboys at some point outright. This was another parlay buster. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206911"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jacksonville Jaguars 2-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>13</b></i></span><b>) @ Los Angeles Rams </b><b>7-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>49</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Rams 3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">17 </span><span style="color: red;">Rams 37-7</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> This is just what the doctor ordered for the Rams. If they lose this game it’s on to 2022 and the future-less Rams don’t have many “It’s on to next year” left.<i><b></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Jaguars were who we thought they were. Matthew Stafford also got 3 TD passes to three different WRs, including OBJ so we don't have to hear about all week (Or will we?) and Sony Michel rushed for 121 yards and a TD on 24 carries. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Baltimore Ravens 8-3</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Pittsburgh Steelers </b><b>5-5-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Ravens 24-</b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">17 </span><span style="color: red;">Steelers 20-19</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA (<i>Weather: </i><i>Chance rain</i><i>; mid-</i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Ravens are in line to put Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers out of their misery, because the Steelers defense is banged up and that’s all they have left. The Ravens would have the NFL MVP again if Lamar Jackson didn’t have 12 INTs and 2 FUM already, but alas, he does.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The balls on John Harbaugh. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>San Francisco 49ers 6-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Seattle Seahawks </b><b>3-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">49ers 24-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Seahawks 30-23</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Chance rain</i><i>; mid-</i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The 49ers defense is banged up, but so is every RB that plays for Seattle, so the attrition is a wash. The 49ers are only 3.5-point favorites here because America can’t believe that Russell Wilson is still not 100% and can’t win games without any weapons besides Tyler Lockett, no run game and the worst total defense in the NFL, although strangely Seattle has the 7<sup>th</sup> ranked scoring defense. Imagine only giving up 20.5 ppg and still having a -1.5 ppg point differential <i>with</i> Russell Wilson as your QB? Yikes.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Both teams committed 3 TOs in this sloppy NFC West former showdown, but let's just say Jimmy Garoppolo's 2 INTs were the difference and let's just leave it at that. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Denver Broncos</b><b> 6-5 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Kansas City Chiefs 7-4 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>47</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chiefs </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">24-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Chiefs 22-9</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 8:20 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: Breezy; high </i><i>6</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>There have been whispers about an upset, which is not only funny, but just regression-to-the-mean talk. The Chiefs have won 12 straight games against the Broncos and suddenly have a stifling defense to match their potentially-explosive offense. With he way the Chiefs defense has been playing, and no Melvin Gordon III for the Broncos on the road in Kansas City, it’s safe to say the Chiefs will score enough points to extend their lead in a clogged AFC West even against one of the best defenses in the NFL (<i>3<sup>rd</sup> scoring; 9<sup>th</sup> total</i>). Covering might be a different story.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Broncos held the ball longer and gained more yards and first downs, but Teddy Bridgewater threw 2 INTs and one of them was returned by Daniel Sorenson for a TD. If you take that TD away we're left with a Chiefs offense that has to be scaring the shit out of their fans at this point. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New England Patriots 8-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+2.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Buffalo Bills </b><b>7-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Patriots 24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Patriots 14-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>, 8:15 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: </i><i>40% winter storm</i><i>; low </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The game of the week might be the game of the year so far and it couldn’t come with more story lines, most important of which being the weather. A mess is forecast in Buffalo Monday night, but before you start looking up where Mac Jones is from (<i>Florida</i>) or where he played college ball (<i>Alabama</i>) to see if he can handle the snow relative to Josh Allen, who was apparently born in the North Pole, lest we forget these types of games are won on the ground and on the defensive side of the ball (<i>NE: 15.8 ppg; BUF: 16.5 ppg</i>), and most notably, the TO battle (<i>NE: 2<sup>nd</sup>; BUF: 3<sup>rd</sup></i>), in which the Patriots excel at two of three and only trail the Bills by 3 rypg. I’m being half facetious because the Bills are actually the better total defense (<i>BUF: 1<sup>st</sup>; NE: 4<sup>th</sup></i>) and have the more dynamic offense by far, but the truth of the matter is the Bills haven’t beaten many good teams. We’ll find out a lot about these two teams in the next month as they play each other twice in the next 2-3 games depending on who you are (<i>Patriots have a Week 14 bye</i>). The Bills are back on track after their win on Thanksgiving and will be home in quintessential Buffalo near-winter weather, but the Patriots were forged in this weather and have the most electric defense we’ve seen in some time. I’m taking the red hot Patriots, barely, to keep their streak alive in a rare epic AFC East showdown.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Patriots defense (2 sacks; 2 FUM REC) outlasted the Bills defense (1 FUM REC) in some of the toughest </b><b>conditions</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> to play football in and took full control of the AFC East again after a brief </b><b>hiatus</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">. 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 13: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SUNDAY EDITION</span></i></b></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 12</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">8-7 .533 (WINS); </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">8-7 .533</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 9-6</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .600 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">116-63-1 .648 (WINS); 102-77-1 .570 (ATS); 87-92-1 .486 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBLFytwXmJ2tArPbRe_TGbvVG86bkFRnYj77slNLm9Va7KGLDtUbOy4eXuYfWwB7vaJhQsie8MGX8DA8jb1uB0FSfmNR9ZrpDjAGExvYV1bl1w1Fu9A3Tlp8vrxeEKYO_55PxkvXDymQ2zlCPKzmbv54laQBmIAuUqE8LhR4NGRBu-1faNc2WENNZXjQ=s236" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="214" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBLFytwXmJ2tArPbRe_TGbvVG86bkFRnYj77slNLm9Va7KGLDtUbOy4eXuYfWwB7vaJhQsie8MGX8DA8jb1uB0FSfmNR9ZrpDjAGExvYV1bl1w1Fu9A3Tlp8vrxeEKYO_55PxkvXDymQ2zlCPKzmbv54laQBmIAuUqE8LhR4NGRBu-1faNc2WENNZXjQ=w363-h400" width="363" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">A regression to the mean should be the Dallas Cowboys motto because after a fast start they find themselves struggling yet again with success. </span></i></div><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></span></i></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dallas Cowboys 7-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>) @ New Orleans Saints </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><b>): <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Cowboys 24-23</i></span></b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thursday</span>, 8:15 PM, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Keys:</b> The Saints are in a freefall, losers of four straight games, and by increasingly wider margins, but aren't the Cowboys, too? Right on cue Dallas started falling apart the second they were in control of their own destiny, but they face a wounded Saints team that hasn't found its footing since Devon White and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended Jameis Winston's quasi-MVP campaign Week 8, and apparently, the Saints season. Both can blame part of their problems on attrition, which applies to every team, but not equally. It is interesting that the Cowboys, from one of the worst states in the country, have had the most players to land on the covid-19 list in the entire league. What a shock. Maybe they'd be next-to-last if there were a team in the NFL called the Mississippi Misogynists or the Alabama Racists, but alas, they don't exist. So although the Cowboys have been hit by attrition in more key areas than other teams, no one feels bad outside of Dallas. The Saints could be without Alvin Kamara again, but the Cowboys have given up over 27 ppg in their last four games (<i>1-3</i>) if we take out the one outlier against the hapless Atlanta Falcons, so does it matter? Let's get real, both of these teams are vulnerable, and anything can happen on the short week, so let's say the Saints being home on the short week, despite their poor play the last month and their recently middling opponent, is enough to at least cover the six points. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206637"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tampa
Bay Buccaneers </b><b>8-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Atlanta Falcons </b><b>5-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Falcons 33-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA <i>(Weather: Indoors) </i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Buccaneers have the top run defense in the league and the 8<sup>th</sup>
overall defense, and are one sack from being in the top-10 in only 11
games. The Falcons, on the other hand, are simply awful, and in the
bottom quarter of the league in most metrics. Somehow they’ve won
five games, but they won’t even cover tomorrow. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arizona
Cardinals 9-2</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Chicago Bears </b><b>4-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cardinals 27-13</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (<i>Weather: </i><i>60% rain</i><i>;
low </i><i>6</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys</b></i>:
The Cardinals, coming off the bye,<sup> </sup>expect Kyler Murray and
Deandre Hopkins back tomorrow, which means it’s over before it
begins for the Bears, who haven’t played since Thanksgiving. </span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los
Angeles Chargers 6-5</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3</b></i></span><b>)
v. Cincinnati Bengals </b><b>7-4</b><i><b>
</b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>50.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bengals </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>31-24</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
1:00 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: </i><i>Rain
developing</i><i>; low </i><i>6</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> We’re
looking into the future of the AFC here, but as far as the present is
concerned, we have a Bengals team that will take advantage of the
Chargers porous run defense and a Chargers team that will try to take
the pass away from Joe Burrow. Sounds to me like the Bengals will
control the clock with the run game while their 4<sup>th</sup> ranked
run defense will force the Chargers into the air, which would
normally favor Justin Herbert, but the Bengals rank 10<sup>th</sup>
in sacks, too. </span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Minnesota
Vikings 5-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-7</b></i></span><b>)
@ Detroit Lions </b><b>0</b><b>-1</b><b>0</b><b>-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Vikings 30-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Ford Field, Detroit, MI <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> It
seems with the short trip and the familiar indoor setting and the
infinitely better team the Vikings should make short work of a Lions
team ranked 27<sup>th</sup> in total and scoring defense and only
scores fewer than 16 ppg. </span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
York Giants 4-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><b>)
@ Miami Dolphins </b><b>5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>0.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Dolphins 23-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
low 80s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Giants defense came to life last week against their rival
Philadelphia Eagles, but the Dolphins have won four straight and
seemed hellbent on finishing third in the AFC East. Part
of the reason the Dolphins have been rolling lately is their defense
and the Giants didn’t have a great offense when Daniel Jones <i>was</i>
playing, which he won’t be Sunday.
</span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Philadelphia
Eagles 5-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ New York Jets </b><b>3-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>45</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Eagles 27-</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: Sunny; low
</i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>Woof.
The Eagles seemed poised to make a playoff push until
their
offense fell flat on their faces against the New York Giants, but
the Jets are absolutely terrible (<i>worst
overall & scoring defense; worst TO differential; worst point
differential</i>),
and the Eagles didn’t have to leave MetLife Stadium if they didn’t
want to so they
should
be plenty rested and familiar with their surroundings. I
can’t imagine the defensive-minded Robert Saleh is long for East
Rutherford at this rate.
</span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Indianapolis
Colts 6-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>10</b></i></span><b>)
@ Houston Texans </b><b>2-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Colts </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>30-17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>This
one is pretty obvious: Run Jonathan Taylor and watch the Texans lose
the game. </span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Washington
Football Team 5-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@ </b><b>Las Vegas</b><b> Raiders </b><b>6-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Raiders 27-24</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05 PM, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV (<i>Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>I’m
not really sure what to make of this Football Team, pun intended.
Tyler Heinicke is like Gardner Minshew from two years ago when you
didn’t believe in him until he proved you wrong on
Sunday. Washington has won three straight games since shocking the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the world Week 10, while the Raiders were in
danger of losing four straight before they pulled off an OT win
against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving.
The
WFT will use their 3<sup>rd</sup>
ranked run defense to force Derek Carr and the Darren Waller-less
Raiders team into the air, which doesn’t
exactly play into
their hands,
but unless DeSean Jackson balls out again it
won’t
make much a difference without Waller.
Washington
is banged up themselves, so it’s anyone’s game, and the more I
think about it, I like DeSean’s
chances with Carr’s heart. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jacksonville
Jaguars 2-9</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>13</b></i></span><b>)
@ Los Angeles Rams </b><b>7-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>49</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Rams 3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> This
is just what the doctor ordered for the Rams. If they lose this game
it’s on to 2022 and the future-less Rams don’t have many “It’s
on to next year” left.<i><b> </b></i></span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Baltimore
Ravens 8-3</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Pittsburgh Steelers </b><b>5-5-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Ravens 24-</b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>17</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA (<i>Weather: </i><i>Chance rain</i><i>;
mid-</i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Ravens are in line to put Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers out of
their misery, because the Steelers defense is banged up and that’s
all they have left. The Ravens would have the NFL MVP again if Lamar
Jackson didn’t have 12 INTs and
2 FUM already,
but alas, he does. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>San
Francisco 49ers 6-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Seattle Seahawks </b><b>3-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>49ers 24-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Chance
rain</i><i>; mid-</i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
49ers defense is banged up, but so is every RB that plays for
Seattle, so the attrition is a wash. The 49ers are only 3.5-point
favorites here because America can’t believe that Russell Wilson is
still not 100% and can’t win games without any weapons besides
Tyler Lockett, no
run game
and
the worst total defense in the NFL, although
strangely Seattle has the 7<sup>th</sup>
ranked scoring defense.
Imagine
only giving up 20.5 ppg and still having a -1.5 ppg point
differential <i>with</i>
Russell Wilson as your QB?
Yikes. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Denver
Broncos</b><b> 6-5 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>9.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Kansas City Chiefs 7-4 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>47</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chiefs </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>24-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
8:20 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: Breezy; high
</i><i>6</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>There
have been whispers about an upset, which is not only funny, but just
regression-to-the-mean talk. The Chiefs have won 12 straight games
against the Broncos and suddenly have a stifling defense to match
their potentially-explosive offense. With
he way the Chiefs defense has been playing, and no Melvin Gordon III
for the Broncos on the road in Kansas City, it’s safe to say the
Chiefs will score
enough points to extend
their lead
in a clogged
AFC West even
against one of the best defenses in the NFL (<i>3<sup>rd</sup>
scoring; 9<sup>th</sup>
total</i>).
Covering
might be a different story.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
England Patriots 8-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+2.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Buffalo Bills </b><b>7-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Patriots 24-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>,
8:15 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: </i><i>40% winter
storm</i><i>; low </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
game of the week might be the game of the year so far and it couldn’t
come with more story lines, most important of which being the
weather. A mess is forecast in
Buffalo Monday night, but before you start looking up where Mac Jones
is from (<i>Florida</i>)
or
where he played college ball (<i>Alabama</i>)
to see if he can handle the snow relative to Josh
Allen, who was apparently born in the North Pole,
lest
we forget these types of games are won on the ground and on the
defensive side of the ball (<i>NE:
15.8 ppg; BUF: 16.5 ppg</i>),
and most notably, the TO battle (<i>NE:
2<sup>nd</sup>;
BUF: 3<sup>rd</sup></i>),
in which the Patriots excel at two
of three and only trail the Bills by 3
rypg.
I’m
being half facetious
because the Bills are actually the better total defense (<i>BUF:
1<sup>st</sup>;
NE: 4<sup>th</sup></i>)
and
have the more dynamic offense by far, but the truth of the matter is
the Bills haven’t beaten many
good teams. We’ll find out a lot about these two teams in
the next month as
they play each other twice
in the next 2-3 games depending on who you are (<i>Patriots
have a Week
14 bye</i>).
The
Bills are back on track after their win on Thanksgiving and will be
home in quintessential Buffalo near-winter weather, but the Patriots
were forged in this weather and have the most electric defense we’ve
seen in some time. I’m
taking the red hot Patriots, barely,
to keep their streak alive in
a rare epic AFC East showdown.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for </span><span style="color: red;"><b>PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA Tuesday's Gone: Week 13:#NFL Game Reviews </b></span><span style="color: #333333;">coming Wednesday! </span></i></span></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 12</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">8-7 .533 (WINS); </span></i><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">8-7 .533</span></i></b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> (ATS); 9-6</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .600 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">116-63-1 .648 (WINS); 102-77-1 .570 (ATS); 87-92-1 .486 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; 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font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZqpwfeUVIkAFtG7MaMrKxuUxnPce2mrQ-Rg5xAQS6a9CkVhrkEyNkESFCP1zsmrtxZ0RIjqKUmwp9N2ui6eBtje6jxC1nnNzgnseU8Hq-PuH7GmqtXCPO4DEovZvB1DkYPy6_BlP1pF3/s259/turkey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZqpwfeUVIkAFtG7MaMrKxuUxnPce2mrQ-Rg5xAQS6a9CkVhrkEyNkESFCP1zsmrtxZ0RIjqKUmwp9N2ui6eBtje6jxC1nnNzgnseU8Hq-PuH7GmqtXCPO4DEovZvB1DkYPy6_BlP1pF3/w400-h300/turkey.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">Ugh.</span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /></span></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Chicago Bears 3-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>) @ Detroit Lions </b><b>0-9</b><b>-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bears </b></i></span><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">17-13 </span><span style="color: red;">Bears 16-14</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thanksgiving Day</span>, 12:30 PM, Ford Field, Detroit, MI <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Does it get much worse than CHI@DET </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">to start the awkward holiday </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">when </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">we celebrate squatting in someone’s house after killing their whole family and pretending it’s about </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>our</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> family? Tigers, oh my, it does get worse, because Bears QB Justin Fields is doubtful and Lions QB Jared Goff is questionable, which means we’re likely looking at two back-up QBs </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">playing in an already terrible game. There’s a reason this game </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">occurs</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> while you’re carving the turkey or answering the doorbell. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Take the under because all these teams are going to do is run the ball </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>CHI: 3</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>rd</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>; DET: 16</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and neither of them score any points (</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>CHI: 29</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>; DET: 30</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">).</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Bears kicked a FG as times expired and won the worst game of the day.</i></b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Las Vegas Raiders 5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8</b></i></span><i><b>) @ </b></i><b>Dallas Cowboys</b><i><b> </b></i><b>7-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>50</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><i><b>): </b></i><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Cowboys 27-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Raiders 36-33</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thanksgiving Day</span>, 4:30 PM, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Cowboys could be in some trouble. Not Thursday, per se, but the Dallas defense, which has played well at times and has taken a lot of pressure off of their dynamic offense, is hobbled and has seen their pass rush hampered by injuries along the defensive front. The offense is struggling, too, with injuries to their two top WRs (<i>Amari Cooper & CeeDee Lamb</i>) in addition to the nagging injuries the offensive line and MVP candidate Dak Prescott have been dealing with all season. Such is life in the NFL one could argue, and we certainly shouldn’t expect any sympathy from the saddest case in the NFL in the Las Vegas Raiders, who once stood at 3-1 before controversy ensued and their season started falling apart. History and circumstance is on the Cowboys side here, but eight points is a lot to cover for a team that’s going to have trouble scoring.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Cowboys are in trouble, but luckily for them there's no competition in the NFC East for them to worry about. You could argue the worst</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> call of the game was the roughing the passer call on Micah Parsons, but Antonio Brown stole the pass interference show, getting four calls, and helping hand the game to the Raiders. </b></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Buffalo Bills 6-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>) @ New Orleans Saints </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Bills 27-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Bills 31-0</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thanksgiving Day</span>, 8:20 PM, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA (<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> A few weeks ago many people had these two teams penciled in for Super Bowl LVI, and the reason people weren’t using pen was because of Jameis Winston. Isn’t it interesting the Saints started falling off a cliff from the second Winston was injured so cheaply by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who obviously feared the man. The Saints still have the defense (<i>3</i><sup><i>rd</i></sup><i> v. run; 10</i><sup><i>th</i></sup><i> overall/scoring</i>), for what it’s worth, but the offense is no longer capable of consistently scoring points with a back-up QB and an injured Alvin Kamara, which is obviously a problem against the Bills. As far as Buffalo is concerned, what’s there to talk about? They just lost control of the AFC East after holding a commanding early lead, the defense has played terrible during stretches of their current slide (<i>2-3 in their last five games</i>) and the offense has played even worse at times. Buffalo is well-coached, despite the recent screams from #BillsMafia, and loaded with talent. This five game stretch is likely just what a team with Super Bowl aspirations needs, and a Saints team that has lost three straight games is just the team Buffalo needs to face.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Josh Allen threw 2 INTs, but he also threw 4 TDs, as the defense held the Saints to 3.3 ypp.</i></b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pittsburgh Steelers 5-4-1</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+4.5</b></i></span><b>) v. Cincinnati Bengals </b><b>6-4</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Bengals 26-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Bengals 41-10</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 1:00 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: Partly cloudy; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Steelers are kind of frauds at 5-4-1, that glaring tie coming at the hands of the still winless Detroit Lions in OT, and the four straight wins before their latest hiccup came at the hands of the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks (<i>OT</i>), Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears. Injuries at key places are part of the problem as with most NFL teams, and to be honest, no one expected much from Pittsburgh anyway. The trouble with the Bengals is you never who, if anyone, is going to show up. The Steelers don’t have the firepower to hang with the Bengals offensively, but QB Joe Burrows is capable of gifting the opposition the ball, which is a recipe for disaster against any opponent. Cincinnati ranks 6<sup>th</sup> in INTs, 6<sup>th</sup> v. the run, 7<sup>th</sup> in sacks and 8<sup>th</sup> scoring defense so as long as they keep the TOs (<i>-3 TO differential</i>) at bay relative the Steelers (<i>-2 TO differential</i>) Pittsburgh can’t score enough points to keep pace with the Bengals at home.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Bengals held a 31-3 at half on Joe Mixon's (165 rushing yards) career day. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><b>-</b></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>) @ Indianapolis Colts </b><b>6-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>51.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Colts </b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">28-27 </span><span style="color: red;">Buccaneers 38-31</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00PM, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN (<i>Weather Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>I would not want to play the Colts right now, especially if I were Tampa Bay and sporting a 1-2 record in my last three games while the Colts have rattled off a 6-2 record in their last eight games with those two losses coming in OT to division leaders Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans. Jonathan Taylor has dominated the ground for the Colts to the point where he’s entered the MVP conversation, a feat for any RB in the 21<sup>st</sup> century, and opened up the game for Carson Wentz, who has been lights out. The problem is the Buccaneers are the top run defense, although they’ll be tested Sunday. The Buccaneers aren’t floundering because Tom Brady just found out he’s 44 – quite the opposite for the likely leading MVP candidate. No, it attrition like it is for so many other talented teams in the league, but the Colts are relatively healthy. I like the Colts to not only cover here, but win. The Buccaneers are simply too banged up and on the road against a team who would be the hottest in the NFL if not for Brady’s old team, the New England Patriots.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Colts abandoned the run game (Jonathan Taylor: 16 carries) while Bucs RB Leonard Fournette dominated it, scoring 4 TDs, </b><b>including</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> the game-winning TD with 20 seconds left.</b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Carolina Panthers 5-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Miami Dolphins </b><b>4-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Panthers </b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">24-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Dolphins 33-10</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>7</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Dolphins are going for four straight wins Sunday and will face a pesky Panthers team looking to get back on track and keep their playoff hopes alive (<i>9<sup>th</sup> in the NFC</i>). The Dolphins (<i>13<sup>th</sup> v. run</i>) will<i> </i>stuff the box and try to stop Carolina’s sometimes-potent run attack and also blitz the living hell out of Cam Newton when he does attempt to pass it, but the Dolphins could have trouble scoring on the Panthers at all, because even in their three-game winning streak against poor-to-mediocre defenses they only averaged 21 ppg, but this once strong Panthers defense has been inconsistent of late and has all sorts of problems in the secondary, not that Tua Tagovailoa has anyone to throw it to to exploit that (<i>William Fuller V & DeVante Parker IR</i>).</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Cam Newton probably should've waited to rip his helmet off and run around screaming "I'm baaaaaaaaack" last week because he most certainly is, but not in a good way. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tennessee Titans 8-3 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@ New England Patriots </b><b>7-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Patriots 27-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Patriots 36-13</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA (<i>Weather: </i><i>Partly Sunny; high 30s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><i style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Keys: </b></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This spread tells you everything you need to know about where these two teams are trending. The Titans just released Adrian Peterson after an attempt to stop the bleeding caused by Derrick Henry’s absence and may have signed Golden Tate to get someone Ryan Tannehill can throw to after losing AJ Brown and Julio Jones for most of the season so far. Tennessee still controls the AFC, but the wheels are falling off after a loss to the then 1-8 Houston Texans. The Patriots seem be spinning straw into gold week-to-week with their offense, getting contributions from everyone and scoring points at a league-leading pace, all the while being led by the rookie-going-on-20-year-veteran in Mac Jones, but the defense is the bread and butter of this team and without any weapons the Titans are sitting ducks. Look for the Patriots to take advantage of a </span>depleted<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Titans team, securing the tie-breaker and helping make their case for the AFC when the time comes.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><i><b>The nation furls its brow as it desperately tries to come up with another cheating scandal to explain how these Patriots are suddenly the best team in the NFL led by DPoY candidate Matthew Judon and RoY runaway Mac Jones. </b></i></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533182997"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Philadelphia Eagles 5-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ New York Giants </b><b>3-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Eagles 30-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Giants 13-7</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: </i><i>20% wintry mix; low 40s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The surging Eagles can ill afford to lose all their momentum by losing to the Giants, which isn’t much of an analysis, but it’s true. The Giants are again decimated on offense and have fallen off defensively, while the Eagles, in a similar boat on defense, are the 2<sup>nd</sup> ranked rushing team and the 8<sup>th</sup> scoring offense. Look for the Eagles to control the game on the ground and wilt the clock away on their way tom making the Dallas Cowboys more nervous by the week.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>What is it with these NFC East teams that the second things go right they puff their chests out and immediately flounder? The Giants forced 4 TOs, including 3 Jalen Hurts INTs, and therein lies the key to the Eagles leaving the conversation as quickly as they entered it.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340755"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Atlanta Falcons 4-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>) @ Jacksonville Jaguars </b><b>2-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Jaguars 23-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Falcons 21-14</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, TIAA Bank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Partly Sunny</i><i>; high </i><i>6</i><i>0s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Both of these teams possess point differentials of 10+ ppg (<i>ATL: 11 ppg; JAX: 10.3 ppg</i>), neither averages over 18 ppg and both teams rank at the bottom of the league in TO differential (<i>ATL: 30<sup>th</sup>;JAX 31<sup>st</sup></i>), which all point to one thing: This is the worst game of Week 12. The Falcons are the better and more experienced team and have the right kicker to kick that game-winning 4th-quarter FG, but the Falcons have been outscored 68-3 in their two straight losses. The Jaguars have only been outscored 57-23 in their two-game losing streak and will be at home looking to take advantage and pounce on the wounded Falcons.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>This game certainly lived up to its terrible name and the Jaguars extra TO was essentially the difference in the game.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New York </b><b>Jets 2-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Houston Texans </b><b>2-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Texans </b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Jets 24-14</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Wait, did I say the ATL@JAX was the worst </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">game </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">of the week? I forgot about this monstrosity. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">These two teams have </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">fewer combined wins and even worse point differentials (</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>HOU: 12.1 ppg; NYJ: 14.2 ppg</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">), and, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">like ATL@JAX, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">neither team </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">even </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">averages 18 ppg. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Texans caught the Tennessee Titans sleeping last week and will look to ride that momentum at home against one of the few teams in the NFL worse than they are.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>These teams combined for 468 total yards and the Jets held the ball for nearly eight more minutes than the Texans and so went the worst game of the week. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los Angeles Chargers 6-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Denver Broncos </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Chargers 27-24 </span><span style="color: red;">Broncos 28-13</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05 PM, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO (<i>Weather: Partly </i><i>Sunny</i><i>; high 60s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Chargers could struggle to stop the Broncos run game, while the Broncos have the 10<sup>th</sup> ranked passing defense and allow the 3<sup>rd</sup>-lowest passer rating (<i>83.1</i>), which is good because the Chargers have the 3<sup>rd</sup> ranked passing game and the 10<sup>th</sup> overall total offense, which is largely a product of their passing game. Justin Herbert is having another stellar season (<i>23 tTDs; 8 INTs</i>), but the Chargers offensive line gives up the 5<sup>th</sup> most sacks in the league, not that the Broncos sack the QB much (<i>15<sup>th</sup></i>).</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>You can't do much when you're throwing it to the wrong team and with Justin Herbert and the Chargers still swimming in mediocrity it's clear Herbert and the Chargers have yet to arrive. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los Angeles Rams 7-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>) @ Green Bay Packers </b><b>8-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>47.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Packers 27-24 </span><span style="color: red;">Packers 36-28</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (<i>Weather: Mostly sunny; low </i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Rams can’t lose their <i>third</i> game in a row, can they? They can’t afford to, but they will because the beach boys will be playing in 30-degree temps and no one on this team is equipped for that. The Packers are looking to get back on track after last week’s close divisional loss and the Rams have entered OBJ territory and it doesn’t matter what the new team or teammate(s) say, eventually bad chemistry precipitates and it may have already between the Matthew Stafford and OBJ. The Packers defense remains strong, while the Rams defense has regressed some, but both teams get after the QB and neither team protects the QB well, so it’ll depend on which QB makes better decisions and throws on the run and I think we all know the answer to that. The Green Bay Packers can’t afford to lose the tie-breaker to the Rams in the NFC in a packed conference and the Rams aren’t the same team since their star-studded additions, so look for the home team to take care of business, which as far as this spread is concerned just means the Packers have to win.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">I warned you about these Rams and the curse of OBJ as Karen "Toevid-19" Rodgers (funniest nickname ever) threw 2 TDs and helped keep the Packers at the top of the NFC where they'll </b><b>inevitably</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> shit the bed, Rodgers will blame his teammates and the head coach and we'll continue to make fun of him for taking dewormer. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Minnesota Vikings 5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>) @ San Francisco 49ers </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>49ers </b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">28-23 </span><span style="color: red;">49ers 34-26</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (<i>Weather: Sunny; mid-70s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Both teams are 3-2 in their last five games and both team’s two losses have come to division leading teams or the Indianapolis Colts. Something has clicked in San Francisco, but there may be no team in the NFL with more talent that plays as inconsistently as the Vikings. The key match-up here is Minnesota’s 8<sup>th</sup> ranked passing game v. the 49ers 3<sup>rd</sup> ranked passing defense, which will inevitably be set up by the Vikings 11<sup>th</sup> ranked rushing offense, because the 49ers struggle with that, although not in their last two wins (<i>53 rypg allowed</i>); like I said, something has clicked. The way the pattern of wins and losses has panned out this year for Minnesota the pattern points to the Vikings losing and I’m not kidding.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Vikings lost Dalvin Cook to injury again and the 49ers RB Elijah Mitchell ran all over the Vikings to the tune of </i></b></span></span><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>133 yards and 1 TD on 33 carries. </i></b></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181660"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cleveland Browns 6-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Baltimore Ravens </b><b>7-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>): </b><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Ravens 26-24 </span><span style="color: red;">Ravens 16-10</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 8:20 PM, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD <i>(Weather: </i><i>Clearing</i><i>; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><i style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Keys: </b></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday begins the first of two games in a row against the Ravens for the Browns (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">with a bye week in between</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) and if they can somehow win both they would control the AFC North three weeks from now. Seems simple enough, beating the Ravens twice in a row with a bye in between, especially with the Ravens banged up secondary, but </span>these<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> games will be won on the ground. The Browns are the top rushing team in the league and the Ravens are right behind them at 3</span><sup style="font-size: 12pt;">rd</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, although the Ravens leading rusher is also their starting QB, which is the least sustainable thing imaginable in the NFL no matter how talented Lamar Jackson is. The Ravens (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">2<sup>nd</sup></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) and the Browns (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">8<sup>th</sup></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) are actually two of the best run defenses in the league, too, so it’s more about which team cracks and succumbs to the play action first. Cleveland is also 4</span><sup style="font-size: 12pt;">th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> in the league in sacks and have two of the best edge rushers in the league in Jadeveon Clowney and Myles Garrett, so containing Jackson and forcing him to the middle might be easier for the Browns than most teams. Since losing in historic fashion to the Cincinnati Bengals Week 8 the Ravens needed OT to beat the Minnesota Vikings, lost to the Washington Football Team and barely beat the Chicago Bears, but they’re 4-1 at home this year. I’m not sure who wins here, but I like Cleveland covering the 3.5 points.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Lamar Jackson threw 4 INTs and the Ravens still won. That tells you everything you need to know about the Browns team in a free fall since they shed the poison known as OBJ, while it tells us the Ravens </b><b>are</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> nowhere near the dominant team some people still think they are. </b></i></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181366"></a><a name="_Hlk20341128"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Seattle Seahawks 3-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+1</b></i></span><b>) @ Washington </b><b>Football Team</b><b> </b><b>4-6 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Football Team </b></i></span><i><b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">24-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Football Team 17-15</span></b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>, 8:15 PM, FedEx Field, Landover, MD <i>(Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>; high </i><i>3</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>These are the kind of games that remind one of flex scheduling. Why are we being subjected to this game on MNF? The Football Team has gone from laughing stocks to formidable foes under Tyler Heinicke, while the Seahawks have been on the steady decline since Seattle decided to throw the ball in stead of handing it off to Marshawn Lynch. Since then the playoff appearances have dwindled, the defense has been dismantled and the Seahawks have never found a running game to replace Lynch while consistently catered to Russell Wilson to with no real success to show for it. Think about: When’s the last time you saw the Seahawks as one-point <i>underdogs</i> at home, especially against a team with a <i>losing </i>record? Exactly. </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Good lord. The Seahawks have turned into the Football Team and the Football Team would make the playoffs if the season ended today. Guess what? The </b><b>season</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> doesn't end today. </b></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for </span><span style="color: red;"><b>PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA Week 13: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis) </b></span><span style="color: #333333;">coming Thursday! </span></i></span></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 12: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SUNDAY EDITION</span></i></b></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 11</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">11-4 .733 (WINS); 9-6 .600 (ATS); 10-5</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .667 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">108-56-1 .659 (WINS); 94-70-1 .573 (ATS); 78-86-1 .476 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZqpwfeUVIkAFtG7MaMrKxuUxnPce2mrQ-Rg5xAQS6a9CkVhrkEyNkESFCP1zsmrtxZ0RIjqKUmwp9N2ui6eBtje6jxC1nnNzgnseU8Hq-PuH7GmqtXCPO4DEovZvB1DkYPy6_BlP1pF3/s259/turkey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZqpwfeUVIkAFtG7MaMrKxuUxnPce2mrQ-Rg5xAQS6a9CkVhrkEyNkESFCP1zsmrtxZ0RIjqKUmwp9N2ui6eBtje6jxC1nnNzgnseU8Hq-PuH7GmqtXCPO4DEovZvB1DkYPy6_BlP1pF3/w400-h300/turkey.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">Ugh.</span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><br /></span></i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Chicago
Bears 3-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>)
@ Detroit Lions </b><b>0-9</b><b>-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>41</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bears </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>17-13</b></i></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thanksgiving
Day</span>, 12:30 PM, Ford Field, Detroit, MI <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Does
it get much worse than CHI@DET </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">to
start the awkward holiday </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">when
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">we
celebrate squatting in someone’s house after killing their whole
family and pretending it’s about </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>our</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
family? Tigers, oh my, it does get worse, because Bears QB Justin Fields is
doubtful and Lions QB Jared Goff is questionable, which means we’re likely
looking at two back-up QBs </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">playing
in an already terrible game. There’s a reason this game </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">occurs</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
while you’re carving the turkey or answering the doorbell. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Take
the under because all these teams are going to do is run the ball
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>CHI:
3</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>rd</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>;
DET: 16</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">)
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and
neither of them score any points (</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>CHI:
29</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>;
DET: 30</i></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">).</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Las
Vegas Raiders 5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8</b></i></span><i><b>)
@ </b></i><b>Dallas Cowboys</b><i><b> </b></i><b>7-3</b><b>
(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>50</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><i><b>):
</b></i><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Cowboys 27-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thanksgiving
Day</span>, 4:30 PM, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (<i>Weather:
Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Cowboys could be in some trouble. Not Thursday, per se, but the
Dallas defense, which has played well at times and has taken a lot of
pressure off of their dynamic offense, is hobbled and has seen their
pass rush hampered by injuries along the defensive front. The offense
is struggling, too, with injuries to their two top WRs (<i>Amari
Cooper & CeeDee Lamb</i>) in addition to the nagging injuries the
offensive line and MVP candidate Dak Prescott have been dealing with
all season. Such is life in the NFL one could argue, and we certainly
shouldn’t expect any sympathy from the saddest case in the NFL in
the Las Vegas Raiders, who once stood at 3-1 before controversy
ensued and their season started falling apart. History and
circumstance is on the Cowboys side here, but eight points is a lot
to cover for a team that’s going to have trouble scoring. </span></span>
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Buffalo
Bills 6-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>)
@ New Orleans Saints </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bills 27-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Thanksgiving
Day</span>, 8:20 PM, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
(<i>Weather: Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> A
few weeks ago many people had these two teams penciled in for Super
Bowl LVI, and the reason people weren’t using pen was because of
Jameis Winston. Isn’t it interesting the Saints started falling off
a cliff from the second Winston was injured so cheaply by the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers, who obviously feared the man. The Saints still have
the defense (<i>3</i><sup><i>rd</i></sup><i> v. run; 10</i><sup><i>th</i></sup><i>
overall/scoring</i>), for
what it’s worth, but the offense is no longer capable of
consistently scoring points with a back-up QB and an injured Alvin
Kamara, which is obviously a problem against the Bills. As far as
Buffalo is concerned, what’s there to talk about? They just lost
control of the AFC East after holding a commanding early lead, the
defense has played terrible during stretches of their current slide
(<i>2-3 in their last five games</i>) and the offense has played even
worse at times. Buffalo is well-coached, despite the recent screams
from #BillsMafia, and loaded with talent. This five game stretch is
likely just what a team with Super Bowl aspirations needs, and a
Saints team that has lost three straight games is just the team
Buffalo needs to face.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pittsburgh
Steelers 5-4-1</b><i><b> </b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+4.5</b></i></span><b>)
v. Cincinnati Bengals </b><b>6-4</b><i><b>
</b></i><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Bengals 26-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
1:00 PM, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (<i>Weather: Partly
cloudy; low </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Steelers are kind of frauds at 5-4-1, that glaring tie coming at the
hands of the still winless Detroit Lions in OT, and the four straight
wins before their latest hiccup came at the hands of the Denver
Broncos, Seattle Seahawks (<i>OT</i>),
Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears. Injuries
at key places are part of the
problem as with most NFL
teams, and to be honest, no one expected much from Pittsburgh anyway.
The trouble with the
Bengals is you never who, if anyone, is going to show up. The
Steelers don’t have the firepower to hang with the Bengals
offensively, but QB Joe Burrows is capable of gifting the opposition
the ball, which is a recipe for disaster against any opponent.
Cincinnati ranks 6<sup>th</sup> in INTs, 6<sup>th</sup> v. the run,
7<sup>th</sup> in sacks and 8<sup>th</sup> scoring defense so as long
as they keep the TOs (<i>-3 TO differential</i>) at bay relative the
Steelers (<i>-2 TO differential</i>) Pittsburgh can’t score enough
points to keep pace with the Bengals at home. </span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tampa
Bay Buccaneers 7-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><b>-</b></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>)
@ Indianapolis Colts </b><b>6-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>51.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Colts </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>28-27</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00PM, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN (<i>Weather Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:
</b></i>I
would not want to play the Colts right now, especially if I were
Tampa Bay and sporting a 1-2 record in my last three games while the
Colts have
rattled
off a
6-2 record in their last eight games with those two losses coming in
OT to division leaders Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans.
Jonathan Taylor has dominated the ground for the Colts to the point
where he’s entered the MVP conversation, a feat for any RB in the
21<sup>st</sup>
century, and opened up the game for Carson Wentz, who has been lights
out. The problem is the Buccaneers are the top run defense, although
they’ll be tested Sunday. The
Buccaneers aren’t floundering because Tom Brady just found out he’s
44 – quite the opposite for the likely leading MVP candidate. No,
it attrition like it is for so many other talented teams in the
league, but the Colts are relatively healthy. I
like the Colts to not only cover here, but win. The Buccaneers are
simply too banged up and on the road against a team who would be the
hottest in the NFL if not for Brady’s old team, the New England
Patriots. </span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Carolina
Panthers 5-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Miami Dolphins </b><b>4-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Panthers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>24-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
</i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>7</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Dolphins are going for four straight wins Sunday and will face a
pesky Panthers team looking to get back on track and keep their
playoff hopes alive (<i>9<sup>th</sup>
in the NFC</i>).
The
Dolphins (<i>13<sup>th</sup>
v. run</i>)
will<i> </i>stuff
the box and try to stop Carolina’s sometimes-potent
run attack and also blitz the living hell out of Cam Newton when
he does attempt to pass it, but the Dolphins could have trouble
scoring on the Panthers at all, because even in their three-game
winning streak against poor-to-mediocre defenses they only averaged
21
ppg, but this once strong Panthers defense has been inconsistent of
late and has all sorts of problems in the secondary, not that Tua
Tagovailoa has anyone to throw it to to exploit that (<i>William
Fuller V & DeVante Parker IR</i>).
</span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tennessee
Titans 8-3 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@ New England Patriots </b><b>7-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Patriots 27-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA (<i>Weather: </i><i>Partly
Sunny; high 30s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span><i style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Keys:
</b></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This
spread tells you everything you need to know about where these two
teams are trending. The Titans just released Adrian Peterson after an
attempt to stop the bleeding caused by Derrick Henry’s absence and
may have signed Golden Tate to get someone Ryan Tannehill can throw
to after losing AJ Brown and Julio Jones for most of the season so
far. Tennessee still controls the AFC, but the wheels are falling off
after
a loss to the then 1-8 Houston Texans. The
Patriots seem be
spinning straw into gold week-to-week with their offense, getting
contributions from everyone and scoring points at a league-leading
pace, all
the while being led by the rookie-going-on-20-year-veteran in Mac
Jones, but
the defense is the bread and butter of
this team
and without any weapons the Titans are sitting ducks. Look for the
Patriots to take advantage of a </span>depleted<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Titans team, securing
the tie-breaker
and helping
make their case for the AFC
when the time comes. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Philadelphia
Eagles 5-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ New York Giants </b><b>3-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Eagles 30-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: </i><i>20%
wintry mix; low 40s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
surging Eagles can ill afford to lose all their momentum by losing to
the Giants, which isn’t much of an analysis, but it’s true. The
Giants are again decimated on offense and have fallen off
defensively, while the Eagles, in a similar boat on defense, are the
2<sup>nd</sup>
ranked rushing team and the 8<sup>th</sup>
scoring offense. Look for the Eagles to control the game on the
ground and wilt the clock away on their way tom making the Dallas
Cowboys more nervous by the week. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Atlanta
Falcons 4-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>)
@ Jacksonville Jaguars </b><b>2-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>46</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Jaguars 23-20</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, TIAA Bank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Partly
Sunny</i><i>; high </i><i>6</i><i>0s)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Both
of these teams possess point differentials of 10+ ppg (<i>ATL:
11 ppg; JAX: 10.3 ppg</i>),
neither averages over 18 ppg and
both teams rank at the bottom of the league in TO differential (<i>ATL:
30<sup>th</sup>;JAX
31<sup>st</sup></i>),
which all point to one thing: This is the worst game of Week 12.
The
Falcons are the better and more experienced team and
have the right kicker to kick that game-winning 4th-quarter FG, but
the Falcons have been outscored 68-3 in their two straight losses.
The
Jaguars have only
been
outscored 57-23 in their two-game losing streak and
will be at home looking to take advantage and pounce on the wounded
Falcons. </span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
York </b><b>Jets 2-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Houston Texans </b><b>2-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Texans </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>24-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX <i>(Weather: Indoors)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Wait,
did I say the ATL@JAX was the worst </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">game
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">of
the week? I forgot about this monstrosity. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">These two teams have </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">fewer
combined wins and even worse point differentials (</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>HOU:
12.1 ppg; NYJ: 14.2 ppg</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">),
and, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">like
ATL@JAX, </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">neither
team </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">even
</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">averages
18 ppg. </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
Texans caught the Tennessee Titans sleeping last week and will look
to ride that momentum at home against one of the few teams in the NFL
worse than they are. </span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los
Angeles Chargers 6-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Denver Broncos </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Chargers 27-24</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05 PM, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO (<i>Weather: Partly </i><i>Sunny</i><i>;
high 60s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Chargers could struggle to stop the Broncos run game, while
the Broncos have the 10<sup>th</sup>
ranked passing defense and allow the 3<sup>rd</sup>-lowest
passer rating (<i>83.1</i>),
which
is good because the Chargers have the 3<sup>rd</sup>
ranked passing game
and the 10<sup>th</sup>
overall total offense, which is largely a product of their passing
game. Justin Herbert is having another stellar season (<i>23
tTDs; 8 INTs</i>),
but
the Chargers offensive line gives up the 5<sup>th</sup>
most sacks in the league, not
that the Broncos sack the QB much (<i>15<sup>th</sup></i>).
</span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Los
Angeles Rams 7-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>)
@ Green Bay Packers </b><b>8-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>47.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Packers 27-24</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (<i>Weather: Mostly sunny; low
</i><i>3</i><i>0s</i>)<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Rams can’t lose their <i>third</i>
game in a row, can they? They
can’t afford to,
but
they will
because the beach boys will be playing in 30-degree temps and no one
on this team is equipped for that. The
Packers are looking to get
back on track after
last week’s close
divisional
loss and
the Rams have entered OBJ territory and it doesn’t matter what the
new team or teammate(s) say, eventually bad chemistry precipitates
and it may have already between
the Matthew Stafford and OBJ. The
Packers defense remains strong, while the Rams defense has regressed
some, but both teams get after the QB and neither team protects the
QB well, so it’ll depend on which QB makes better decisions and
throws on the run and I think we all know the answer to that. The
Green Bay Packers
can’t afford to lose the tie-breaker to the Rams in the NFC in a
packed conference and
the Rams aren’t the same team since their star-studded additions,
so
look for the home team to
take care of business, which as far as this spread is concerned just
means the Packers have to win. </span></span>
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</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Minnesota
Vikings 5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>)
@ San Francisco 49ers </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>49ers </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>28-23</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (<i>Weather: Sunny;
mid-70s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Both
teams are 3-2 in their last five games and both team’s two losses
have come to division leading teams or
the
Indianapolis Colts. Something
has clicked in San Francisco, but
there may be no team in the NFL with more talent that plays as
inconsistently as the Vikings. The
key match-up here is Minnesota’s 8<sup>th</sup>
ranked passing game v. the 49ers 3<sup>rd</sup>
ranked passing defense, which will inevitably be set up by the
Vikings 11<sup>th</sup>
ranked rushing offense, because the 49ers struggle with that,
although
not in their last two wins (<i>53 rypg allowed</i>);
like I said, something has clicked. The
way the pattern of wins and losses has panned out this year for
Minnesota the pattern points to the Vikings losing
and
I’m not kidding. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cleveland
Browns 6-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Baltimore Ravens </b><b>7-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Ravens 26-24</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
8:20 PM, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD <i>(Weather: </i><i>Clearing</i><i>;
low </i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span><i style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Keys: </b></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday
begins the first
of two games in a row against the Ravens for the Browns (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">with
a bye week in between</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">)
and if they can somehow win both they would control the AFC North
three weeks from now. Seems simple enough, beating the Ravens twice
in a row with a bye in between, especially
with the Ravens banged up secondary, but </span>these<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> games will be
won on the ground. The
Browns are the top rushing team in the league and the Ravens are
right behind them at 3</span><sup style="font-size: 12pt;">rd</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,
although the Ravens leading rusher is also their starting QB, which
is the least sustainable thing imaginable in the NFL no matter how
talented Lamar Jackson is. The
Ravens (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">2<sup>nd</sup></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">)
and the Browns (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">8<sup>th</sup></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">)
are actually two of the best run defenses in the league, too, so it’s
more about which team cracks and succumbs to the play action first.
Cleveland is also 4</span><sup style="font-size: 12pt;">th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
in the league in sacks and have two of the best edge rushers in the
league in Jadeveon Clowney and Myles Garrett, so
containing Jackson and forcing him to the middle might be easier for
the Browns than most teams. Since
losing in historic fashion to the Cincinnati Bengals Week
8 the
Ravens needed
OT to
beat
the Minnesota Vikings, lost to the Washington Football Team and
barely beat the Chicago Bears, but
they’re 4-1 at home this year. I’m not sure who wins here, but I
like Cleveland covering
the 3.5 points. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Seattle
Seahawks 3-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+1</b></i></span><b>)
@ Washington </b><b>Football Team</b><b> </b><b>4-6 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>Football Team </b></i></span><span style="color: #0c0bfb;"><i><b>24-21</b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0c0bfb;">Monday</span>,
8:15 PM, FedEx Field, Landover, MD <i>(Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>;
high </i><i>3</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>These
are the kind of games that remind one of flex scheduling. Why are we
being subjected to this game on MNF? The Football Team has gone from
laughing stocks to formidable foes under Tyler Heinicke, while the
Seahawks have been on the steady decline since Seattle decided to
throw the ball in stead of handing it off to Marshawn Lynch. Since
then the playoff
appearances have dwindled, the defense
has been dismantled and the Seahawks have never
found a running game to replace Lynch while consistently
catered to Russell Wilson to with no real success to show for it.
Think
about: When’s the last time you saw the Seahawks as one-point
<i>underdogs</i>
at home, especially against a team with a <i>losing </i>record? Exactly. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #333333;">Stay tuned for </span><span style="color: red;"><b>PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA TUESDAY'S GONE: Week 12 #NFL Game Reviews<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #333333;">coming Wednesday! </span></i></span></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday's Gone: Week 11 #NFL Game Reviews</span></i></b></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 11</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">11-4 .733 (WINS); 9-6 .600 (ATS); 10-5</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .667 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">108-56-1 .659 (WINS); 94-70-1 .573 (ATS); 78-86-1 .476 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSgRMcFTh2ZPHeZmrcOSi7_GxZnr3JJ6UsKvb4K30AD9tciFMFOx5Mn8U7TPGzYuAtDOZ-TzTZPyWKqW95uBz6g80RSpS59wMRxCTHqrInaZvydZsNh__vBNSceR7ujfwVyO7IlfYvn3v/s275/BB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSgRMcFTh2ZPHeZmrcOSi7_GxZnr3JJ6UsKvb4K30AD9tciFMFOx5Mn8U7TPGzYuAtDOZ-TzTZPyWKqW95uBz6g80RSpS59wMRxCTHqrInaZvydZsNh__vBNSceR7ujfwVyO7IlfYvn3v/w400-h266/BB.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">Bill Belichick has had a lot of success in the past against the Atlanta Falcons and we should expect more from the league's best coach Thursday night.</span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New England Patriots 6-4 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-6.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Atlanta Falcons </b><b>4-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>47</b></i></span><b>): <span><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Patriots 28-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Patriots 25-0</span></i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Thursday</span>, 8:15 PM, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA <i>(Weather: Indoors) </i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span><b style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Keys: </b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The opening spread and money line were NE -4 at +105, respectively, which doesn't make much sense to me, either analytically or mathematically, but I'm just a guy who makes picks. I guess it makes sense from the standpoint that at -4 the handicappers are saying the Patriots are one-point underdogs after considering the setting at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but wouldn't that mean the Patriots would be -105? I digress, because the spread (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">NE -6.5</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) and ML (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">NE -290</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) are both nowhere near their opening numbers and finally accurate, at least for the ML . 6.5-points seems high for a rookie QB on the road on a short week, but is it though? The Patriots have been running all over opponents and the Falcons rank 21st v. the run. One could argue that has nothing to do with rookie QB Mac Jones, but what does is the Falcons 2nd highest QB rating allowed to opposing QBs (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">106.5</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) or the fact they rank last in sacks. It also doesn't hurt Jones or the Patriots that Atlanta ranks 26th in TO ratio (</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">NE </span>ranks<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> 7th</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) primarily because they don't force TOs. It's all about intangibles Thursday night says my good friend, let's call him Mike, and he's right - there may be no hotter team than the New England Patriots right now while the Falcons are still licking the wounds from their 43-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys Sunday. These are two teams trending in the opposite direction so take the Patriots with confidence, but don't come screaming to me if they only win by six.</span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Just like that the Patriots are back atop the AFC East and suddenly the most feared team in the AFC. Sound </b><b>familiar</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">? </b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Indianapolis Colts 5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+7</b></i></span><b>) @ Buffalo Bills </b><b>6</b><b>-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>50</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Bills 27-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Colts 41-15</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: </i><i>60% rain</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> Carson Wentz is quietly having a good season, despite the early struggles, Jonathan Taylor is breaking away as one of the league’s best RBs and the Colts have climbed back into the conversation after the Tennessee Titans lost Derrick Henry for the season. The Bills have been slipping of late and now find themselves mere percentage points ahead of the New England Patriots in the AFC East, actually a fraction of one percentage point (<i>0.30</i>), after holding a several game lead just a few weeks ago. So what? So there’s no margin for error against a team trending in the right direction, and the weather shouldn’t be a problem for a ground team led by an outdoor QB. One might turn to TOs in a game like this, except these teams rank 1<sup>st</sup> (<i>BUF</i>) and 2<sup>nd </sup>(<i>IND</i>), respectively, in TO differential. The Bills can’t afford to lose, and are home, which should be enough to motivate the Bills to win against a Colts team no longer considered a doormat.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">I could just as easily refer to the New England Patriots review for this game because the once dominant Bills are suddenly second place in the AFC East again and losers of three of their last five games after destroying a Kansas City Chiefs team Week 5 right as KC hit rock bottom. Perhaps worse is other than their win </b><b>against</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> the Chiefs, who were only 2-2 at the time, their other five wins have come against Miami twice, Washington, Houston and the Jets, all of which have a combined </b><b>record </b><b style="font-size: 12pt;">of 12-29 (.293). That's not exactly championship-caliber opposition for this supposedly championship-level team. The Bills still have some </b><b>control</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> over their destiny, playing New England twice in the next month, but it doesn't look promising. As for the Colts...</b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206768"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Baltimore Ravens 6-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>) @ Chicago Bears </b><b>3-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Ravens 27-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Ravens 16-13</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (<i>Weather: </i><i>3</i><i>0% rain</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys</b></i>: The Ravens travel to Chicago following an embarrassing loss to the Miami Dolphins to face the team that thinks they drafted their own Lamar Jackson in Justin Fields, but there’s no sign of that so far. The Bears are one of the worst offenses in the NFL, and the defense, which has shown flashes, isn’t much better statistically than the Ravens, who are having a down year on the defensive side of the ball.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Nothing like a pregame Lamar Jackson illness to throw this game into the fire and see a dude no one has ever heard of take over QB for the Ravens, which ended on a good note, but just as likely because the Bears also lost their starting QB during the game. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Detroit Lions 0-8-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>11.5</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@</b><b> Cleveland Browns </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Browns 24-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Browns 13-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>, 1;00 PM, First Energy Stadium, Cleveland, OH <i>(Weather: </i><i>9</i><i>0% rain</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> All this talk of the Lions improving is hilarious because they just tied a terrible Pittsburgh Steelers team without Ben Roethlisberger, two of their three top WRs or TJ Watt. The Browns got destroyed by the New England Patriots, but who hasn’t lately? The Browns defense suddenly comes to life against inferior offenses, so look for more of the same Sunday in the pouring rain as Baker Mayfield tries to get right and keep the Browns competitive in a crowded AFC North.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>Yet another Browns game was ruined by rain. Just kidding, it was ruined by the competition, but a win is a win no matter how ugly it was (Baker Mayfield 2 INTs; Tim Boyle 2 INTs). The exception here was the play of Nick Chubb, who rushed for 130 yards on only 22 carries to keep his league-leading 6.0 ypc going and helped keep the Lions mighty offense off the field. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Houston Texans 1-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+10</b></i></span><b>) @ Tennessee Titans </b><b>8-2</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Titans 28-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Texans 22-13</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (<i>Weather: </i><i>60% rain</i><i>; </i><i>low 6</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span><i style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Keys:</b></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> The Titans keep winning despite having no weapons (</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Derrick </span>Henry<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> & Julio Jones – IR; AJ Brown – Q</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">), which is a testament to Ryan Tannehill and a stellar pass rush (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">5</i><sup style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></sup><i style="font-size: 12pt;"> sacks</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) and run defense (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">7</i><sup style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">), which sets up takeaways (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">9</i><sup style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">), which come mostly in the form of INTs (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">9</i><sup style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>th</i></sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) at the hands of one of the better secondaries in the league.</span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">The Titans took a page out of the Buffalo Bills playbook and seem to be trying to give the AFC away after dropping the game to the lowly Texans. Of course the week I put the Titans future on the shoulders of Ryan Tannehill he has his worst game of the </b><b>season</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> throwing 4 INTs. Add that to a Chester Rodgers fumble and we have the recipe for the Titans first loss in seven weeks. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206553"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Green Bay Packers 8-2</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Minnesota Vikings </b><b>4-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Packers 27-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Vikings 34-31 </span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN<i> (Weather: Indoors)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Vikings might be the hardest team to analyze in the NFL mostly due to their high level of talent in concert with some of the worst inconsistency in the league. The Packers are the opposite, with a sound defense and running game to compliment two of the best at their respective positions in Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, although the former has been embroiled in covid vaccine controversy, but it seems he may have just passed the baton to Antonio Brown, so he might be back out of the woke forest and seeing the game again for the trees.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><i><b>Eight different people including both kickers scored in this game, won by the Vikings on a FG as time expired, but don't blame the QBs. Aaron Rodgers (4) and Kirk Cousins combined for seven TD passes and zero INTs as their offenses battled it out and scored with ease against two supposedly good defenses. Well, at least the Packers do. Then again we can't really blame a Packers defense that was only allowing 18 ppg so far in 2021 before Sunday and was largely responsible for the Packers 8-2 record until Sunday. </b></i></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Miami Dolphins 3-7 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>) @ New York Jets </b><b>2-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Dolphins 23-17 </span><span style="color: red;">Dolphins 24-17</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: </i><i>4</i><i>0% rain</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Dolphins have won two straight games, including a win v. the Baltimore Ravens, by simply blitzing the living hell out of their opponents, which begs the question: Will they even need this scheme against the Jets? The answer is no.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Dolphins pulled away in the 4th quarter for their third-straight win and my 817th close call. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New Orleans Saints 5-4</b><b> </b><span style="color: black;"><b>(</b></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>) @ Philadelphia Eagles </b><b>4-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Eagles 24-23 </span><span style="color: red;">Saints 40-29</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, PA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>; high </i><i>5</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The Saints are slipping away without Jameis Winston and a healthy Alvin Kamara, despite the play of their suffocating defense, while the Eagles just won’t go away. The Saints will try to shut down the Eagles run game and force the game into Jalen Hurts hands, who has 13 passing TDs to only 5 INTs while leading the team in rushing yards and rushing TDs (<i>5</i>). When you consider the Eagles defense it’s actually hard to figure why they don’t have more wins.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>If the late second half of some games can be called the witching hour can we call the NFC East the witching division? A few weeks ago the Cowboys were going 16-1 and the rest of the NFC East looked lucky to get a win. Suddenly Dallas has lost two of their last three games and Jalen Hurts (3 RTDs) and the Eagles look like a team you might not want to play. Hell, even </i></b></span></span><b style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 16px;"><i>Washington is starting to beat people with Tyler Heinicke. The Eagles held the ball for over 37 minutes and rushed a whopping 50 times for 242 yards (4.8 ypc) and literally ran the league's 3rd best run defense out of the building. A few weeks ago the Saints were looking like Super Bowl contenders while the Eagles were floundering. What a difference a few weeks makes in the Not For Long league. </i></b></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Washington Football Team 3-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>) @ Carolina Panthers </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>43</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Panthers 24-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Football Team 27-21</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC <i>(Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>; high </i><i>5</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Cam Newton returns as the Panthers starter, against his old coach in Ron Rivera, to boot, which has to conjure mixed feelings among Panthers fans. On one hand the Panthers went to a Super Bowl with MVP Cam Newton, their franchise QB for almost a decade. On the other hand the Panthers had moved on from Cam and thought they had developed a new identity with CMC and a new shut down defense to go along with their new franchise leader in Sam Darnold. Welp. The Football Team shocked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the betting world last week, but even a stopped clock is right twice a day and there’s a reason Tyler Heinicke is a 3.5-point underdog to the floundering Panthers.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>If the Football Team played the NFC South every week they might be a team worth paying attention to, but alas, they play in a much worse division. Tyler Heinicke, who Washington might want to consider keeping at QB, threw 3 TD passes on his way to a 92.5 QBR performance against one of the best defenses in the league, at least on paper. Carolina allows the fewest passing yards, the 2nd fewest total yards and was a top-10 defense in QBR allowed until Sunday.</i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340755"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>San Francisco 49ers 4-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Jacksonville Jaguars 2-</b><b>7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">49ers 27-20 </span><span style="color: red;">49ers 30-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 1:00 PM, TIAA Bank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny; low 70s</i><i>)</i> </span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The 49ers, finally <i>relatively</i> healthy again, have entered the ring as spoilers and have already been delivering blows. The Jaguars have nothing to be spoiled, but they have been playing better week to week, winners of two of their last four games after starting the season 0-5. Both these teams turn the ball over a lot, which could be the key to the game, but until the Jaguars can show consistency on offense and score points there’s not much hope for these Jaguars.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Jaguars were who we thought they were. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cincinnati Bengals 5-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>) </b><b>@ </b><b>Las Vegas</b><b> Raiders </b><b>5-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>50</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Bengals 27-24 </span><span style="color: red;">Bengals 32-13</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:05PM, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV (<i>Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i>)</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> What an aggravating game for fans of these teams, which both had serious playoff aspirations only a few weeks ago. What a difference a few weeks makes. After hurdling the Jon Gruden debacle the Raiders then suffered the horrific tragedy involving rookie sensation Henry Ruggs III. The Bengals haven’t suffered any such fate, they just turned into the Bengals again after their once dominant defense started to give up points and their dynamic offense stopped scoring them. The weird thing is both of these team’s two-game slides started at MetLife Stadium (<i>CIN lost to NYJ; LV lost to NYG</i>) and both teams were last seen losing by nearly identical lopsided scores (<i>CIN: 41-16 loss to CLE; LV: 41-14 loss to KC</i>). One of the Bengals main issues is TOs (<i>22<sup>nd</sup></i>), specifically INTs (<i>28<sup>th</sup></i>), which could be the key to this close game, but lucky for the Bengals the Raiders rank 27<sup>th</sup> in INTs. There’s a reason this game has a one-point spread. This game is basically a PK and I’m giving the nod to the rested team.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The Bengals held the ball for over 37 minutes, had 70 plays on offense and the Raiders turned the ball over twice (1 INT; 1 FUM) on the way to a Bengals dominant win in which Joe Mixon ran for 123 yards and 2 TDs on 30 carries. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dallas Cowboys 7-2</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>6</b><b>-4 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>)</b>: <span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Chiefs 31-30 </span><span style="color: red;">Chiefs 19-9</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>; high </i><i>5</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Everyone knows about these electric, dynamic offenses that both average more than 400 total yards and over 300 ypg in the air, the Cowboys averaging over 31 ppg in the process, but what about the defenses? The Cowboys have a surprisingly good defense (<i>10<sup>th </sup>scoring</i>), led surprisingly by Rookie of the Year candidate (<i>and even DPoY</i>) LB in Micah Parsons, but they’ll be missing some key pass rushers (<i>DeMarcus Lawrence & Randy Gregory IR</i>). The Chiefs defense has been their Achilles Heal in a way, but all of a sudden Kansas City is only allowing only 15.6 ppg over their last five games (<i>4-1</i>) after allowing 32.6 ppg over their first five games (<i>2-3</i>). Something has clicked, perhaps getting rid of a certain unathletic someone, but it’s a welcome trend because Patrick Mahomes is just starting to get out of his funk. In fact, after last week’s big win the Chiefs Super Bowl win odds dropped from +1400 to +900 in a few days. The significant loss of pass rush on the Cowboys defensive front plays right into Kansas City’s hands, but they haven’t played an offense as skilled and dynamic or a team as good on both sides of the ball as Dallas since they played Buffalo Week 5 and we all know how that ended. Both teams are 4-1 in their last five games and Dallas comes into Kansas City the closest underdog since Mahomes became the starter in 2018, so it comes down to whether or not the Chiefs can contain the Cowboys offense on any level.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>I told you this defense found something, holding a short-handed Cowboys team to 276 totals yards (4.3 ypp) and forcing three Dak Prescott TOs (1 FUM; 2 INTs) and nearly a fourth (1 FUM REC) while hitting him eight times, sacking him five and defending nine of his passes. The Chiefs offense still didn't look great at home against a depleted Cowboys defense, but the Chiefs defense has stepped up of late, helping the Chiefs get back on track in an uncertain AFC. </i></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arizona Cardinals 8-2</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>) @ Seattle Seahawks </b><b>3-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Cardinals 24-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Cardinals 23-13</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 4:25 PM, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA <i>(Weather: Mostly cloudy; mid-</i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>I’ve been burned once and got lucky once the past two weeks assuming Kyler Murray and hoping DeAndre Hopkins would play after being designated “game time” decisions by head coach Cliff Kingsbury, only to see them sit, and he we are again, except this time Hopkins has already been axed. The Cardinals proved last week they’re not invincible without their two offensive stars, and Russell Wilson will have knocked off some more rust by Sunday, but the Seahawks look awful and so does Wilson if we’re being honest, who likely came back too soon from the surgery everyone was praising him for coming back so soon from. We haven't even mentioned the Cardinals dominant defense (<i>2<sup>nd</sup> FUM; 4<sup>th</sup> takeaways; 5<sup>th</sup> overall; 5<sup>th</sup> scoring; 5<sup>th</sup> 3<sup>rd</sup> down %; 9<sup>th</sup> sacks; 9<sup>th</sup> QBR</i>).</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Newcomer Zach Ertz caught both of Colt McCoy's TD passes, which was enough in itself to beat the lowly Seahawks, who might be looking at Russell Wilson's last year in Seattle. And Pete Carroll's for that matter. The Cardinals </b><b>have</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> done well without their stars, going 2-1 so far. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pittsburgh Steelers 5-3-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>) @ Los Angeles Chargers </b><b>5-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Chargers 24-21 </span><span style="color: red;">Chargers 41-37</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday, 8:20 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The Steelers will be without Ben Roethlisberger again Sunday night and we all saw how the Mason Rudolph show went against the Detroit Lions. Justin Herbert will be looking to bounce back after the roughest stretch of his young career, at least QBR-wise, and he might not have to worry about TJ Watt (<i>Q</i>). Either way the Steelers don’t have the offense to keep up with the Chargers on a bad day for Los Angeles, regardless of how well their defense is playing. Look for the Steelers to run heavy on the Chargers porous run defense (<i>32<sup>nd</sup></i>) and control the clock, which is basically their only chance.</span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b style="font-size: 12pt;">I had a five-team parlay with the Chargers in the four-slot and went to sleep in the 3rd quarter with a comfortable 27-10 lead. By the 3:30 mark of the 4th quarter the Steelers were leading 37-34 and my money was gone. Luckily I was fast asleep. We all know how it ended, on a 53-yard TD connection from </b><b>Justin</b><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> Herbert (3 TDs on 382 passing yards; 90 rushing yards; 1 INT) to Mike Williams (5 REC for 97 yards), ruining a storybook comeback for Ben Roethlisberger (3 TDs on 273 passing yards), whose such chances are getting fewer by the season. </b></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206480"></a><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New York Giants 3-6 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+11</b></i></span><b>) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>6-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>49.5</b></i></span><b>): </b><span><i><b><span style="color: #0a08ff;">Buccaneers 27-20 </span><span style="color: red;">Buccaneers 30-10</span></b></i></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #4472c4;">Monday</span>, 8:15 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>; low </i><i>5</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><b>Keys:</b></i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> The only thing the Giants do well is take the ball away (</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">10</i><sup style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; text-align: left;"><i>th</i></sup><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> INTs; 11</i><sup style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; text-align: left;"><i>th</i></sup><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> FUM</i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">)</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">, </i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">while the Buccaneers </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">(</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">18</i><sup style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; text-align: left;"><i>th</i></sup><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> giveaways</i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">) </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">are still considered Super Bowl favorites by many </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">despite their two-game slide to inferior teams </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">(</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">NO; WAS</i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">)</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">. Perhaps it’s karma from injuring Jameis Winston. The Giants have actually won two of their three wins just in the past three weeks after starting the season 1-5, and the last time the Giants faced an offensive juggernaut on the road getting at least ten points they covered with ease </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">(</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">KC</i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">)</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">. Add all of this to the Buccaneers latest Antonio Brown drama with the Giants being fresh off their bye week and I think we have a Giants cover here.</span> </span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>It wasn't the prettiest domination of an inferior team on MNF, and the game was tied 10-10 midway through the 2nd quarter, but the Buccaneers rattled off 20 unanswered points following the Giants tying score mostly because the Buccaneers were rattling Daniel Jones (9 QB hits; 6 PD; 2 sacks; 2 INTs).</i></b></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; 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font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 48pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2021 NFL SEASON</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 28pt;">P R O F O O T B A L L M E D I A</span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Week 11: #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis)</span></i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SUNDAY EDITION</span></i></b></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">WEEK 10</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">8-5-1 .615 (WINS); 7-7 .500 (ATS); 6-7-1</span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> .462 </span></i></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">(O/U)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><i><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">2021 SEASON TOTALS</span></u><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;">:</span></i></b></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 400; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">97-52-1 .647 (WINS); 85-64-1 .567 (ATS); 68-81-1 .453 (O/U)</span></i></b></div></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Key (when applicable)</u></span>: Statistical analysis based on the following metrics (abbreviations): EWL (Expected W-L record); SoS (Strength of Schedule); SRS (Simple Rating System from PFR); Points scored (PF); points against (PA); Point differential (PD) Yards gained (YG); Yards allowed (YA); Red Zone TD efficiency (RZ); 1st downs (1st); 3<sup>rd</sup>-down efficiency (3<sup>rd</sup>); Turnover ratio (TO); Time of possession (TOP); Yards per play (YPP); P/R NY/A (Pass/Rush Net yards/attempt); Sacks (S); Interceptions (INT); Penalty yards (PEN); Against the spread (ATS). <span style="color: black;">*<u>All images from Google using Creative Commons license unless otherwise stated (including source)</u>* </span></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="color: green; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>DISCLAIMER:</u> PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA IS FOR ANALYZING NFL FOOTBALL GAMES AND IS NOT A BETTING WEBSITE</span></span> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span></i></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b>Good luck at the window this season!</b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"></span></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSgRMcFTh2ZPHeZmrcOSi7_GxZnr3JJ6UsKvb4K30AD9tciFMFOx5Mn8U7TPGzYuAtDOZ-TzTZPyWKqW95uBz6g80RSpS59wMRxCTHqrInaZvydZsNh__vBNSceR7ujfwVyO7IlfYvn3v/s275/BB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSgRMcFTh2ZPHeZmrcOSi7_GxZnr3JJ6UsKvb4K30AD9tciFMFOx5Mn8U7TPGzYuAtDOZ-TzTZPyWKqW95uBz6g80RSpS59wMRxCTHqrInaZvydZsNh__vBNSceR7ujfwVyO7IlfYvn3v/w400-h266/BB.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="line-height: 19.26px;">Bill Belichick has had a lot of success in the past against the Atlanta Falcons and we should expect more from the league's best coach Thursday night.</span></i></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New England Patriots 6-4 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-6.5</b></i></span><b>) @ Atlanta Falcons </b><b>4-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>47</b></i></span><b>): <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Patriots 28-20</i></span></b></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Thursday</span>, 8:15 PM, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA <i>(Weather: Indoors) </i></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span><b style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Keys: </b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The opening spread and money line were NE -4 at +105, respectively, which doesn't make much sense to me, either analytically or mathematically, but I'm just a guy who makes picks. I guess it makes sense from the standpoint that at -4 the handicappers are saying the Patriots are one-point underdogs after considering the setting at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but wouldn't that mean the Patriots would be -105? I digress, because the spread (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">NE -6.5</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) and ML (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">NE -290</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) are both nowhere near their opening numbers and finally accurate, at least for the ML . 6.5-points seems high for a rookie QB on the road on a short week, but is it though? The Patriots have been running all over opponents and the Falcons rank 21st v. the run. One could argue that has nothing to do with rookie QB Mac Jones, but what does is the Falcons 2nd highest QB rating allowed to opposing QBs (</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">106.5</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) or the fact they rank last in sacks. It also doesn't hurt Jones or the Patriots that Atlanta ranks 26th in TO ratio (</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">NE </span>ranks<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> 7th</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">) primarily because they don't force TOs. It's all about intangibles Thursday night says my good friend, let's call him Mike, and he's right - there may be no hotter team than the New England Patriots right now while the Falcons are still licking the wounds from their 43-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys Sunday. These are two teams trending in the opposite direction so take the Patriots with confidence, but don't come screaming to me if they only win by six.</span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533181827"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Indianapolis
Colts 5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+7</b></i></span><b>)
@ Buffalo Bills </b><b>6</b><b>-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>50</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Bills 27-21</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, New Era Stadium, Buffalo, NY (<i>Weather: </i><i>60% rain</i><i>;
</i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> Carson
Wentz is quietly having a good season, despite the early struggles,
Jonathan Taylor is breaking away as one of the league’s best RBs
and the Colts have climbed back into the conversation after the
Tennessee Titans lost Derrick Henry for the season. The Bills have
been slipping of late and now find themselves mere percentage points
ahead of the New England Patriots in the AFC East, actually a
fraction of one percentage point (<i>0.30</i>),
after holding a several game
lead just a few weeks ago. So what? So there’s no margin for error
against a team trending in the right direction, and the weather
shouldn’t be a problem for a ground team led by an outdoor QB. One
might turn to TOs in a game like this, except these teams rank 1<sup>st</sup>
(<i>BUF</i>) and 2<sup>nd
</sup>(<i>IND</i>),
respectively, in TO differential. The Bills can’t afford to lose,
and are home, which should be enough to motivate the Bills to win
against a Colts team no longer considered a doormat. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
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</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206768"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Baltimore
Ravens 6-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Chicago Bears </b><b>3-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Ravens 27-20</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (<i>Weather: </i><i>3</i><i>0%
rain</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys</b></i>:
The Ravens travel to Chicago following an embarrassing loss to the
Miami Dolphins to face the team that thinks they drafted their own
Lamar Jackson in Justin Fields, but there’s no sign of that so far.
The Bears are one of the worst offenses in the NFL, and the defense,
which has shown flashes, isn’t much better statistically than the
Ravens, who are having a down year on the defensive side of the ball.
</span></span>
</p>
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</p>
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</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Detroit
Lions 0-8-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>11.5</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@</b><b> Cleveland Browns </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Browns 24-17</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">Sunday</span>,
1;00 PM, First Energy Stadium, Cleveland, OH <i>(Weather: </i><i>9</i><i>0%
rain</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>4</i><i>0s</i><i>)</i></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> All
this talk of the Lions improving is hilarious because they just tied
a terrible Pittsburgh Steelers team without Ben Roethlisberger, two
of their three top WRs or TJ Watt. The Browns got destroyed by the
New England Patriots, but who hasn’t lately? The Browns defense
suddenly comes to life against inferior offenses, so look for more of
the same Sunday in the pouring rain as Baker Mayfield tries to get
right and keep the Browns competitive in a crowded AFC North. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Houston
Texans 1-8</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+10</b></i></span><b>)
@ Tennessee Titans </b><b>8-2</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Titans 28-17</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (<i>Weather: </i><i>60% rain</i><i>;
</i><i>low 6</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Titans keep winning despite having no weapons (<i>Derrick Hnery &
Julio Jones – IR; AJ Brown – Q</i>),
which is a testament to Ryan Tannehill and a stellar pass rush (<i>5</i><sup><i>th</i></sup><i>
sacks</i>) and run defense (<i>7</i><sup><i>th</i></sup>),
which sets up takeaways (<i>9</i><sup><i>th</i></sup>),
which come mostly in the form of INTs (<i>9</i><sup><i>th</i></sup>)
at the hands of one of the better secondaries in the league. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
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</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206553"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Green
Bay Packers 8-2</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Minnesota Vikings </b><b>4-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Packers 27-23</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN<i> (Weather: Indoors)</i> </span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i> The
Vikings might be the hardest team to analyze in the NFL mostly due to
their high level of talent in concert with some of the worst
inconsistency in the league. The Packers are the opposite, with a
sound defense and running game to compliment two of the best at their
respective positions in Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, although the
former has been embroiled in covid vaccine controversy, but it seems
he may have just passed the baton to Antonio Brown, so he might be
back out of the woke forest and seeing the game again for the trees. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Miami
Dolphins 3-7 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><b>)
@ New York Jets </b><b>2-7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>44.5</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Dolphins 23-17</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (<i>Weather: </i><i>4</i><i>0%
rain</i><i>; </i><i>high</i><i> </i><i>5</i><i>0s</i>)</span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i>
The
Dolphins have won two straight games, including a win v. the
Baltimore Ravens, by simply blitzing the living hell out of their
opponents, which begs the question: Will they even need this scheme
against the Jets? The answer is no. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
Orleans Saints 5-4</b><b> </b><span style="color: black;"><b>(</b></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>)
@ Philadelphia Eagles </b><b>4-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>3</b></i></span><span style="color: #0033cc;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Eagles 24-23</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Lincoln Financial Stadium, Philadelphia, PA <i>(Weather:
</i><i>Cloudy</i><i>; high </i><i>5</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
Saints are slipping away without Jameis Winston and a healthy Alvin
Kamara, despite the play of their suffocating defense, while the
Eagles just won’t go away. The Saints will try to shut down
the
Eagles run game and force the game into Jalen Hurts hands, who has 13
passing TDs to only 5 INTs while leading the team in rushing yards
and rushing TDs (<i>5</i>).
When you consider the Eagles defense it’s actually hard to figure
why they don’t have more wins. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Washington
Football Team 3-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+3.</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Carolina Panthers </b><b>5-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>43</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Panthers 24-20</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC <i>(Weather: </i><i>Cloudy</i><i>;
high </i><i>5</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Cam
Newton returns as the Panthers starter, against his old coach in Ron
Rivera, to boot, which has to conjure mixed feelings among Panthers
fans. On one hand the Panthers went to a Super Bowl with MVP Cam
Newton, their franchise QB for almost a decade. On the other hand the
Panthers had moved on from Cam and thought they had developed a new
identity with CMC and a new shut down defense to go along with their
new franchise leader in Sam Darnold. Welp. The Football Team shocked
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the betting world last week, but even a
stopped clock is right twice a day and there’s a reason Tyler
Heinicke is a 3.5-point underdog to the floundering Panthers. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
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</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk20340755"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>San
Francisco 49ers 4-5</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Jacksonville Jaguars 2-</b><b>7</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>49ers 27-20</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
1:00 PM, TIAA Bank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Sunny;
low 70s</i><i>)</i> </span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>The
49ers, finally <i>relatively</i>
healthy again, have entered the ring as spoilers and have already
been delivering blows. The Jaguars have nothing to be spoiled, but
they have been playing better week to week, winners of two of their
last four games after starting the season 0-5. Both these teams turn
the ball over a lot, which could be the key to the game, but until
the Jaguars can show consistency on offense and score points there’s
not much hope for these Jaguars. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
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</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cincinnati
Bengals 5-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>1</b></i></span><b>)
</b><b>@ </b><b>Las Vegas</b><b> Raiders </b><b>5-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>50</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Bengals 27-24</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:05PM, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV (<i>Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i>)</span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i>
What
an aggravating game for fans of these teams, which both had serious
playoff aspirations only a few weeks ago. What a difference a few
weeks makes. After hurdling the Jon Gruden debacle the Raiders then
suffered the horrific tragedy involving rookie sensation Henry Ruggs
III. The Bengals haven’t suffered any such fate, they just turned
into the Bengals again after their once dominant defense started to
give up points and their dynamic offense stopped scoring them. The
weird thing is both of these team’s two-game slides started at
MetLife Stadium (<i>CIN
lost to NYJ; LV lost to NYG</i>)
and both teams were last seen losing by nearly identical lopsided
scores (<i>CIN: 41-16
loss to CLE; LV: 41-14 loss to KC</i>).
One of the Bengals main issues is TOs (<i>22<sup>nd</sup></i>),
specifically
INTs (<i>28<sup>th</sup></i>),
which could be the key to this close game, but lucky for the Bengals
the Raiders rank 27<sup>th</sup>
in INTs. There’s a reason this game has a one-point spread. This
game is basically a PK and I’m giving the nod to the rested team. </span></span>
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<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dallas
Cowboys 7-2</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2.5</b></i></span><b>)
@ Kansas City Chiefs </b><b>6</b><b>-4 (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>5</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>)</b>:
<span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Chiefs 31-30</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO <i>(Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>;
high </i><i>5</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>Everyone
knows about these electric, dynamic offenses that both average more
than 400 total yards and over 300 ypg in the air, the Cowboys
averaging over 31 ppg in
the process,
but what about the defenses? The Cowboys have a surprisingly good
defense (<i>10<sup>th
</sup>scoring</i>),
led surprisingly
by
Rookie
of
the Year candidate (<i>and
even DPoY</i>)
LB
in Micah Parsons, but they’ll be missing some key pass
rushers (<i>DeMarcus
Lawrence & Randy Gregory IR</i>).
The Chiefs defense has been their Achilles Heal in a way, but all of
a
sudden Kansas City is only allowing only
15.6
ppg over their last five games (<i>4-1</i>)
after allowing 32.6 ppg over their first five games (<i>2-3</i>).
Something
has clicked, perhaps getting rid of a certain unathletic someone, but
it’s a welcome trend because Patrick Mahomes is just starting to
get out of his funk. In fact, after last week’s big win the Chiefs
Super Bowl win odds dropped from +1400 to +900 in a few days. The
significant
loss
of pass rush on the Cowboys defensive
front
plays right into Kansas City’s hands, but they haven’t played an
offense as skilled and dynamic or
a team as good on both sides of the ball as
Dallas since they played Buffalo Week
5 and we all know how that ended. Both teams are 4-1 in their last
five games and Dallas comes into Kansas City the closest underdog
since Mahomes became the starter in 2018, so
it comes down to whether or not the Chiefs can contain the Cowboys
offense
on
any level.
</span></span>
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<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arizona
Cardinals 8-2</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>-</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>2</b></i></span><b>)
@ Seattle Seahawks </b><b>3-6</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>8</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Cardinals 24-20</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
4:25 PM, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA <i>(Weather: Mostly cloudy;
mid-</i><i>4</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys: </b></i>I’ve
been burned once and got lucky once the past two weeks assuming Kyler
Murray and hoping DeAndre Hopkins would play after being designated
“game time” decisions by head coach Cliff Kingsbury, only to see
them sit, and he we are again, except this time Hopkins has already
been axed. The Cardinals proved last week they’re not invincible
without their two offensive stars, and
Russell Wilson will have knocked off some more rust by Sunday, but
the Seahawks look awful and so does Wilson if we’re being honest,
who likely came back too soon from the surgery everyone was praising
him for coming back so soon from. We haven't even mentioned the
Cardinals dominant defense (<i>2<sup>nd</sup>
FUM; 4<sup>th</sup>
takeaways; 5<sup>th</sup>
overall; 5<sup>th</sup>
scoring; 5<sup>th</sup>
3<sup>rd</sup>
down %; 9<sup>th</sup>
sacks; 9<sup>th</sup>
QBR</i>).</span></span></p>
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</p>
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<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pittsburgh
Steelers 5-3-1</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>6</b></i></span><b>)
@ Los Angeles Chargers </b><b>5-4</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>4</b></i></span><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>7</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Chargers 24-21</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday,
8:20 PM, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA <i>(Weather: </i><i>Indoors</i><i>)</i></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Keys:</b></i>
The
Steelers will be without Ben Roethlisberger again Sunday night and we
all saw how the Mason Rudolph show went against the Detroit Lions.
Justin Herbert will be looking to bounce back after the roughest
stretch of his young career, at
least QBR-wise, and
he might not have to worry about TJ Watt (<i>Q</i>).
Either way the Steelers don’t have the offense to keep up with the
Chargers on a bad day for
Los Angeles,
regardless of how well their defense is playing. Look for the
Steelers to run heavy on the Chargers porous run defense (<i>32<sup>nd</sup></i>)
and control the clock, which is basically their only chance. </span></span>
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<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk533206480"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New
York Giants 3-6 </b><b>(</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>+11</b></i></span><b>)
@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers </b><b>6-3</b><b> (</b><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>49.5</b></i></span><b>):
</b><span style="color: #0a08ff;"><i><b>Buccaneers 27-20</b></i></span></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #4472c4;">Monday</span>,
8:15 PM, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL <i>(Weather: </i><i>Clear</i><i>;
low </i><i>5</i><i>0s)</i></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><b>Keys:</b></i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> The
only thing the Giants do well is take the ball away (</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">10</i><sup style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; text-align: left;"><i>th</i></sup><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">
INTs; 11</i><sup style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; text-align: left;"><i>th</i></sup><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> FUM</i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">)</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">, </i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">while
the Buccaneers </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">(</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">18</i><sup style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; text-align: left;"><i>th</i></sup><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">
giveaways</i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">) </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">are
still considered Super Bowl favorites by many </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">despite
their two-game slide to inferior teams </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">(</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">NO;
WAS</i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">)</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">.
Perhaps it’s karma from injuring Jameis Winston. The Giants have
actually won two of their three wins just in the past three weeks
after starting the season 1-5, and the last time the Giants faced an
offensive juggernaut on the road getting at least ten points they
covered with ease </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">(</span><i style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">KC</i><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">)</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">.
Add all of this to the Buccaneers latest Antonio Brown drama with the
Giants being fresh off their bye week and I think we have a Giants
cover here.</span> </span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 17.28px; margin-bottom: 0.11in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: blue; line-height: 19.26px;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><i>Stay tuned for <span style="color: red;"><b>PRO FOOTBALL MEDIA Tuesday's Gone: Week 11 #NFL Game Predictions (w/ spreads & analysis) </b></span>coming late Tuesday or early Wednesday! </i></span></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; 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