NFL Week 14 picks

Loren and I split our games last week. He got Jacksonville over Tennessee and I got New England's thrashing the Jets. Heck I even said it'd be lopsided win. But that doesn't matter, I remain 5 games back.

Tampa Bay at Washington
Derek - Washington. The Bucs have a lot of starters out for this one and suffered a bummer of a loss last week, I think they'll drop this one on the road.
Loren - Tampa Bay. The Bucs have a below average rush defense and a great pass defense. Who better for them to play than the Redskins who have no rushing attack? And with the Redskins ranking near the bottom in both run and pass defense, this one probably won't even be close.

Oakland at Jacksonville
Derek - Jacksonville. Oakland has to travel all the way across the country in an effort to stop MJD from his getting his 6th 100 yard game in a row.
Loren - Jacksonville. The Raiders want to pound away with the ground game but the Jags have been great lately at plugging holes. The Jags are second in the league in yards on the ground and the the Raiders front line D has been suspect. This will be a war of attrition and I expect the Jags to win at home and stay in 1st place.

Denver at Arizona
Derek - Arizona. This could be one of those games where a team loses their coach and goes on to play better. Unfortuantly the Broncos are just no good.
Loren - Denver. Okay, with the likelihood that Arizona will be starting a rookie QB, I feel fairly confident picking the Broncos. With Josh McDouchebag gone, I think the team will feel that a weight has been lifted from their shoulders and play to have some fun.

Kansas City at San Diego
Derek - San Diego. The Charges will get back on track with their late season surge. KC has a chance to control the ball but without Cassell it's going to be difficult to score TDs.
Loren - San Diego. If the Chiefs had trouble with the Broncos passing attack, they're gonna get floored by what the Chargers bring. I just don't think the Chiefs have the talent to carry themselves to a division title.

New England at Chicago
Derek - New England. This could be a let down game for the Pats. But they are playing too well to lose this one.
Loren - New England. Is there really any reason to pick against them at this point? Well, if you're several games down in a contest with a friend and are desperate to reverse the trend...come on Derek, take the Bears!

Baltimore at Houston
Derek - Baltimore. This could be a good game, high power offense up against a strong D. The Ravens are going to have to score more than 20 but they'll get there.
Loren - Baltimore. The Ravens D shuts down the ground game of the Texans and the Texans don't have enough firepower on defense to keep the Ravens out of the end zone.