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Fearless Rick & Coin Flip NFL Week 15 Late Games
All times Eastern
New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals (-6, 45.5), 4:25 pm (CBS) - The Cardinals, who were leading the NFC West a month ago, have dropped three straight and are in danger of missing the playoffs. Their defense has been solid, but inability to score in the red zone has hurt them.
They may get a break with visiting New England. Under Drake Maye, the Patriots are just 1-6 and overall are 2-5 on the road this season. Maye looks like the future for the Patriots, but he's got a lot to learn and the AZ defense may force some mistakes.
Coin Flip: New England
Fearless Rick's Pick: Cardinals 34 Patriots 16
The is running out on the 6-7 Colts who have a -31 scoring differential whereas Denver is +71.
Coin Flip: Indianapolis
Fearless Rick's Pick: Broncos 24 Colts 14
Thus, a win here is not a must for them as they're tied with Pittsburgh at 10-3 and the Steelers face a rough road the final four games. That said, the Bills still want to win this game, and since they're getting points, they get the nod.
Coin Flip: Detroit
Fearless Rick's Pick: Bills 34 Lions 31
Both teams appear playoff-bound, the Bucs as winners of the NFC South, the Chargers as an AFC wild card. Tampa Bay has the edge offensively. The Chargers are robust on defense. Hard to see this game not going right down to the wire.
Coin Flip: Los Angeles Chargers
Fearless Rick's Pick: Buccaneers 24 Chargers 23
It should be fun to watch Russell Wilson and Jalen Hurts ply their trades at QB, but the Eagles, in addition to home field, have more deadly weapons and should win going away.
Incidentally, Pittsburgh has Baltimore, KC, and Cincinnati remaining after this game. It's conceivable that they could lose all four games and still make the playoffs.
Coin Flip: Philadelphia
Fearless Rick's Pick: Eagles 27 Steelers 17
Giving Seattle points at home may be a big mistake even though they're just 3-4 in home contests this season. They've won four straight and are at the top of their game. The Packers lost, 34-31, at Detroit last Thursday, so they've had ample time to recover. Should be a tight one.
Coin Flip: Green Bay
Fearless Rick's Pick: Seahawks 29 Packers 28
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings (-7, 43.5), 8 pm (ABC) - Minnesota's shown considerable grit trying to keep pace with the Lions in the NFC North, a game behind heading into week 15. Sam Darnold has brought his A game this season, not surprising with the talented duo of Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison on the receiving end.
Chicago has no such offensive might and has lost seven straight, the latest a 38-13 beatdown at San Francisco. Minnesota won the first meeting, 30-27, at Chicago in overtime, three weeks ago. Expecting the same result, a Vikings win, but by a larger margin.
Coin Flip: Minnesota
Fearless Rick's Pick: Vikings 31 Bears 13
Atlanta completely fell apart last week in the second half at Minnesota. Vegas, baby.
Coin Flip: Las Vegas
Fearless Rick's Pick: Raiders 23 Falcons 20
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