NFL 2022 Week 14 picks

Thursday night

Las Vegas Raiders at Lo Angeles Rams : The Raiders have slowly been improving, and are knocking on the door of the Power Rankings.  A strong win here could boost them.  Certainly the Rams have been doing a terrible job of defending their Super Bowl crown.  RAIDERS, 17-13

Sunday early games

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers : The Ravens offense is slipping, but their defense is still strong enough to stuff a Steelers team still finding a new rhythm with a new quarterback.  RAVENS, 20-16

Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals : What, I'd pick against the team that beat the Chiefs last week?  What, you think I'm nuts?  BENGALS, 20-13

Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys : the worst team in the league against one of the best.  Easy pick.  COWBOYS, 31-10

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans : Jacksonville can be a tough opponent, but they fold with too muhc pressure.  Pressure like that exerted by the Titans defense.  TITANS, 17-14

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions : The Lions just had an awesome win.  Can  they make it two in a row, or will the rough Vikings continue their roll?  VIKINGS, 27-20

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills : The Bengals gave the Bills the advantage in the conference.  Now they have to keep it.  The Jets have a strong offense when it works, they just can't get it working all of the time.  With some disruption from the Bills defense, that'll be even worse.  BILLS, 31-20

Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants : The Giants finish a three-game stretch against division opponents.  They are 0-2 on this streak, and it will likely end up 0-3.  EAGLES, 28-17

Sunday late games

Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks : In past seasons, Seattle has been a powerhouse at home.  That hasn't quite been the case this year, but they are still a tough team.  Carolina had an extra week to prepare for this game, but I think Seattle will have a few surprises.  SEAHAWKS, 23-20

Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos : The Chiefs came up just a bit short against Cincy, so they want a strong victory to wash away that disappointment.  They have that chance against the Broncos.  CHIEFS, 34-16

Tampa Bay Bucs at San Francisco 49ers : Tom Brady come in to face his former backup, provided Jimmy G can play.  The 49ers are hot.  The Bucs are starting to find some rhythm among their receivers, but they still need some work.  49ERS, 27-17

Sunday night

Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers : The Chargers defense will try to hand the Dolphins a consecutive loss, but I think Miami is ready to rock.  DOLPHINS, 23-16

Monday Night Football

New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals : The Cardinlas can surprise, but the Patriots have enough offensive firepower to counter a late surge.  PATS, 24-20