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Fearless Rick & Coin Flip NFL Week 13 Early Games
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Week 12 Results: Rick: 6-7-1; Flip: 6-7-1
Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving)
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions (-2.5, 49) 1:00 pm - The Lions will be looking for payback after losing badly at Green Bay in Week 1, 27-13. Detroit has not been as consistent as last season, and they come off a road win over the Giants, 34-27 in overtime. Defense has been lacking on many occasions and the offensive line is pretty banged up.
Concern for the Packers is the availability of running back Josh Jacobs, usually a powerhouse, listed as questionable. The defense appears solid after routing the Vikings last week, 23-6. Both teams are on Chicago’s tail in a tight NFC North race.
Coin Flip: Detroit
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Packers 24 Lions 18
5-5-1 Dallas stunned the Eagles, shutting them out in the second half and erasing a 21-point lead for a 24-21 win last week and are home again for this big test. If the Cowboys can beat the Eagles, they should be able to handle the Chiefs, who are 1-4 on the road this season. This one could get wild as both teams need the win.
Coin Flip: Dallas
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Cowboys 31 Chiefs 30
Baltimore, meanwhile, has won five straight and taken over first place in the AFC North, as expected. Could get ugly for the Bengals if they aren’t able to score early.
Coin Flip: Cincinnati
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Ravens 34 Bengals 10
Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles (-7, 44) 3:00 pm - The Eagles have re-ignited issues surrounding the offense, which failed to score in the second half in their 24-21 loss at Dallas last week.
Chicago has been on fire, winners of eight of their last nine. Caleb Williams has proven his #1 draft status from last year was no fluke. Fun afternoon contest which should be a very close game.
Coin Flip: Philadelphia
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Bears 24 Eagles 20
Los Angeles Rams (-10.5, 45) at Carolina Panthers 1:00 pm - Carolina has made some noise this season, but their 6-6 record shows how inconsistent they are. They’ve only beaten one team with a winning record (Green Bay) and may be headed toward a slump to end the season. This is a very tough spot for the young squad which could not take advantage of three picks in their 20-9 loss at San Francisco Monday night.
The Rams may be the best team in the league at this juncture. They roughed up the Buccaneers last week, 34-7, and lead Seattle by one game in the NFC West. Hard to see them losing here. The only question is by how many points they will win.
Coin Flip: Los Angeles Rams
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Rams 38 Panthers 13
Cleveland is very hungry with Shedeur Sanders exuding confidence after last week’s 24-10 win at Las Vegas. Getting points at home is a big plus and a Cleveland win may not be much of an upset. Look for Cleveland’s defense to rise to the occasion and help out their rookie QB.
Coin Flip: San Francisco
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Browns 27 49ers 20
Indy lost last week at Kansas City, in overtime, by a score of 23-20, and need to fend off the Houston challenge. The way the Texans have been going, the points look like a take in a huge game.
Coin Flip: Indianapolis
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Texans 27 Colts 23
Don’t count the Dolphins out just yet. At 4-7, they can still make the playoffs as their schedule is pretty light the rest of the way. They come off a bye, which usually helps and they’ve won their last two home games.
Coin Flip: Miami
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Dolphins 30 Saints 13
The Jets have literally nothing to lose other than fan support, but they’re back home after back-to-back road losses at New England and Baltimore. Wouldn’t be a surprise to see them win this one.
Coin Flip: New York Jets
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Jets 23 Falcons 13
Tampa Bay is dealing with injuries to Baker Mayfield, who will probably play and RB Bucky Irving, who has been out for almost two months. If he’s a go, so are the Bucs. Even if he’s not suited up, Tampa Bay should bounce back from last week’s 34-7 road loss to the Rams.
Coin Flip: Tampa Bay
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Buccaneers 31 Cardinals 21
Jacksonville took out Arizona in OT last week, 27-24, and they remain in striking distance of Indianapolis in the AFC South. They need to win here, but that’s by no means a given. They cannot take the Titans lightly.
Coin Flip: Jacksonville
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Jaguars 24 Titans 21
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