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The Raiders will try to win their sixth straight at Kansas City and six straight AFC West road game as they take on a Chiefs team that despite starting 0-3 and enduring a four-game losing streak later in the season, are still fighting for their playoff lives.
The Minnesota Vikings haven’t won a game since their bye week – 6 losses in a row.
Arizona and Cincinnati weren’t expected to contend for a playoff berth this year, but both of them are still in the chase with two weeks of the regular season remaining.
The Denver Broncos need to win their last two games of the season including Saturday against the host Buffalo Bills, if they won’t win the AFC West and advance to the playoffs for the first time since 2005.
The Pittsburgh Steelers blew an incredible opportunity to get a leg up in the AFC North last Monday but failed to show up in San Francisco.
An NFC West showdown comes our way on Saturday when the surprising San Francisco 49ers travel to Seattle to take on the equally surprising Seahawks.
Carolina (5-9) QB Cam Newton should break Peyton Manning’s rookie passing yards record and there is a good chance he will do it in this game facing a Tampa Bay (4-10) team that has lost 8 straight games, has only won 1 road game this season, and has one of the worst pass defenses in the league.
The Titans (7-7) suffered a HUGE loss last week to the, then, winless Colts and with the loss their playoff hopes took a big hit and they not only need to win out, but they may need some help.
The road teams got the best of it in Week 15 in the NFL with nine teams covering against the spread. There were six home teams that covered and one game ended in a ‘push’. The underdogs had a slight edge with eight teams winning ATS verse six favorites along with one ‘push’.
Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team.
There is probably not a team hotter in the league right now than the San Diego Chargers.
The Texans (10-4) have already wrapped up the AFC South, but they are coming off a shocking home loss to the 5-9 Carolina Panthers while the Colts (1-13) finally won their first game of the season last week.
There is no love lost between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens. As time passes, the rest of the NFL may forget that Art Modell took the Browns to Baltimore, but the city of Cleveland doesn’t forget.
Ever since Cleveland got another NFL team, this has been a hard fought rivalry game. Cleveland has had a season to forget, but they’d love to spoil the Ravens party. Baltimore is tied atop the AFC North with the Steelers.
Cleveland Browns (4-10) vs. Baltimore Ravens (10-4)
Time/Date: 1:00 PM EST, December 24, 2011
Venue: M&T Bank Stadium
Broadcast: CBS
Browns vs. Ravens Gambling Odds from 5Dimes
Spread: Ravens -13
Moneyline: Ravens (-650) Colts (+535)
Over/Under: 38.5
Colt McCoy has been diagnosed with a concussion, and he is not expected to play this weekend. In fact, McCoy’s season may be over at this point. Seneca Wallace is expected to get the start at quarterback in place of McCoy. Wallace played well in last week’s overtime loss to the Cardinals. Wallace threw for 223 yards and a touchdown. He also didn’t commit a turnover. Peyton Hillis has been injured much of this season, but he seems to be fully healthy at this point. Hillis is a tough runner who fights for every yard. Last week he picked up 99 yards on the ground. Overall, this offense is lacking play makers. The Browns are scoring just 13.9 points per game.
Cleveland’s defense has actually been pretty good this year. This unit has kept the team in the game when the offense has done virtually nothing. Joe Haden is the leader of a great young secondary. Cleveland ranks third in the NFL in pass defense. The Browns need to find a way to get more pressure on the opposing quarterback. This unit is allowing 19.6 points per contest. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
Baltimore’s offense has been mediocre this season. Joe Flacco is having the worst season of his career statistically. Flacco is completing just 57% of his passes, and he has already thrown 11 interceptions. Ray Rice is showing why he is one of the league’s top tailbacks. Rice already has 1,086 yards on the ground this year. He also leads the team with 71 receptions. Having a versatile player in the backfield is a major weapon for this Ravens offense. Anquan Boldin isn’t putting up huge numbers, but he is having a better year than he did last season. The Ravens offense is putting up 23.9 points per game.
The strength of this Baltimore team is their ultra-talented defense. Terrell Suggs is piling up the sacks at an amazing rate. He has 13 sacks through 14 games this year. He has also forced six fumbles already this season. Ray Lewis may not be the player he once was, but he still leads the team in tackles with 58. Haloti Ngata gives the team a dominating defensive tackle that attracts a double team almost all the time. The secondary has improved quite a bit this year. Ed Reed is still one of the best safeties in the league, and LaDarius Webb has really stepped up as a great cover corner. This is one of the best defenses in the NFL.
I don’t see the Browns putting up many points at all in this one. Cleveland’s defense will fight hard, and I think this game will stay under the posted total.
Free NFL Pick: Under 38.5
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The Miami Dolphins will try and play the role of spoiler when they face the New England Patriots this Saturday afternoon at Gillette Stadium in this AFC East clash. Kick-off is slated for 1 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on CBS.
