My Week 11 NFL Picks

Houston Texans @ Cleveland Browns (-3.5) 

Cleveland is coming off its third straight win.  The Texans have only one road win this season.

Minnesota Vikings  @ Chicago Bears (-2.5)

The Chicago Bears are a mess right now with a 3 game losing streak and the Vikings have won 2 in a row.  The Bears should get it together at home against a rookie quarterback... right?

Philadelphia Eagles @ Green Bay Packers (-5.5)

Mark Sanchez celebrated his first win with a cheesesteak

and this week he will playing against the cheeseheads 

via SBNation

Green Bay has been playing lights out football and the Eagles are coming off a big win against Carolina.  Both teams are evenly matched but I think it will be a high scoring affair in which the Packers will come on top.

Seattle Seahawks @ Kansas City Chiefs (-1.5)

Kansas City is undefeated at home while Seattle has not been the same team away from home this season. 

Atlanta Falcons @ Carolina Panthers (+1)

Both teams have been mediocre this season.  I will take Carolina at home.

Cincinnati Bengals @ New Orleans Saints (-7) 

Andy Dalton has been struggling

but at least he has a nice jacket

The Saints should be playing with a sense of urgency and they are at home.  Two of the Bengals key starters; linebacker Vontaze Burfict and running back Giovani Bernard are out this week.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Washington Redskins (7.5)

Robert Griffin has been inconsistent but Tampa Bay has been pretty bad and Washington is coming off a bye.  Josh McNown had a good game last time against the Washington in a Chicago Bears uniform but things haven't gone so well for him Tampa Bay.

Here's McNown getting emotional 

after last weeks loss

St Louis Rams (+9.5) @ Denver Broncos

St Louis is inconsistent from week to week but they have put together solid wins against the Seahawks and the 49ers.  Denver should win but the margin could be relatively close.  Of course there's always the chance of Manning piling up the points.

San Francisco 49ers (-4) @ New York Giants

It wasn't too long ago that the Giants had turned around their season after an 0 and 2 start with three straight wins.  Now the Giants have lost 4 straight and their offense appears to be a mess without top wideout Victor Cruz and Peyton Hillis is out this week with a concussion.  The 49ers are coming off a good win and still need to play with a sense of urgency in order to keep up with teams in their division including the Cardinals and the Seahawks.

Oakland Raiders  @ San Diego Chargers (-10)

The Chargers are coming off a bye while the Raiders are one of the worst teams in the NFL.  

Detroit Lions @ Arizona Cardinals (-1)

The Cardinals will have their hands full with Calvin Johnson but all they seem to do is win.  

New England Patriots @ Indianapolis Colts (-3)

A great game that features Andrew Luck vs Tom Brady.  

Pittsburgh Steelers (-6) at Tennessee Titans

Big Ben and company are coming off a tough loss to the Jets.  Still, the Titans are struggling and the Steelers should come up on top.