{"id":7912,"date":"2019-12-06T23:20:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T23:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=7912"},"modified":"2019-12-06T23:20:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T23:20:50","slug":"friday-afternoon-quarterback-nfl-week-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/friday-afternoon-quarterback-nfl-week-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Afternoon Quarterback: NFL Week 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Any\nmystery surrounding the Dallas Cowboys offseason was solved for good\nwhen the Chicago Bears and Mitchell Trubisky effectively ended Jason\nGarrett\u2019s head coaching career for good Thursday night, 31-24. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday\nmorning, Jerry Jones had to be kicked off the air at 105.3 for\nusing the exact kind of language<\/a> his fanbase employs\nwhen talking about Garrett\u2019s head coaching abilities. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\ncould argue that Jones is the reason a good coach wouldn\u2019t take\nthis job, but Bill Parcells worked with him just fine. The fact that\nhe kept Garrett as long as he did shows that Jones\u2019 management\nisn\u2019t much of a problem. As I wrote\nWednesday<\/a>, Jerry needs to be in Ron Rivera\u2019s DMs\nright now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s\nmake some picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUNDAY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (-3, O\/U: 47)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This went from a marquee match-up to a \u201chuh, I guess that game\u2019s happening today\u201d when Scott Hanson cuts to it on NFL RedZone. FALCONS 20, PANTHERS 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BALTIMORE RAVENS AT BUFFALO BILLS (+6, O\/U: 43)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what\u2019s interesting about this game. I don\u2019t think the Bills will win, but Sean McDermott is a great coach who was on a team, the Carolina Panthers, with a Lamar Jackson-style talent before. He\u2019ll come up with something to flummox Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense. It\u2019ll be something the rest of the league will use against Baltimore come playoff time. RAVENS 17, BILLS 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (-7, O\/U: 42)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would be just like the Browns and Freddie Kitchens to lose this game after stumbling around against the Steelers last week. Cincy picked up its first win of the season and all it needed to stay out of the record books. I\u2019m kind of ashamed of myself that I\u2019m not pulling the trigger. BROWNS 23, BENGALS 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (-12.5, O\/U: 42)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Packers are in full control of the NFC North, but with just a game to spare and a match up with Minnesota in two weeks, this is no time to screw around with a joke of a Redskins squad. PACKERS 38, REDSKINS 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DETROIT LIONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (-13, O\/U: 43)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After losing to the Seahawks last week, the Vikings suddenly find their playoff position on the ropes. They can\u2019t look past the Lions, who are starting a former Fudrucker\u2019s Grillmaster at quarterback at this point. VIKINGS 26, LIONS 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (-2.5, O\/U: 44.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No other game on this week\u2019s docket is more important to the Los Angeles Rams\u2019 playoff chances than this one. A Saints win puts the Rams right back in it, with a win out and you\u2019re in scenario. The 49ers, who looked unstoppable three weeks ago, have to see this as a must win. SAINTS 27, 49ERS 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW YORK JETS (-5, O\/U: 46)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there was ever a game that could be used to market NFL Sunday Ticket, it\u2019s this one. I mean, how else could somebody living anywhere outside of New York City or Miami get to watch it without the service? Nevermind the fact that even fans of these two teams don\u2019t want to see it. There\u2019s somebody out there with a crazy parlay that\u2019s desperate to see how it turns out and that\u2019s why gambling makes everything better. JETS 31, DOLPHINS 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (-3, O\/U: 47)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember when people thought that Jacoby Brissett would be a solid and serviceable replacement for Andrew Luck? It was around the same time people thought Jameis Winston had saved his career in Tampa. BUCS 27, COLTS 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DENVER BRONCOS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (-9, O\/U: 42.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If anyone other than Dan O\u2019Brien coached the Texans, I\u2019d be looking at them as a real potential AFC Super Bowl team. TEXANS 24, BRONCOS 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (+3, O\/U: 43)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gardner \u201cFlash\u201d Minshew is back in charge of the barge and this is too long a trip for a Los Angeles team that\u2019s folded its beach umbrella weeks ago. JAGUARS 20, CHARGERS 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TENNESSEE TITANS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (+3, O\/U: 47.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accidentally falling into Ryan Tannehill is the only good head coaching move Mike Vrabel has made in two seasons. TITANS 30, RAIDERS 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (-3, O\/U: 49)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Patriots have been forced to hear how they\u2019re done, that Tom Brady\u2019s crashing, that this is the end all week. That\u2019s happened before and, when it does, they usually deliver a WoldStar curb stomp to the team they play the following Sunday. Not this time. CHIEFS 34, PATRIOTS 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (+1, O\/U: 43.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would have been difficult for the Cards to look any worse than they did last week against the Rams. I\u2019ve got a feeling they won\u2019t stack those up, but there are far too many holes in a team that\u2019s riding out the stretch now. STEELERS 20, CARDINALS 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUNDAY NIGHT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (-1, O\/U: 46.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is it. If the Rams want to make the playoffs, they must win this game and possibly knock the Seahawks out of the top spot in the NFC West. A missed Greg Zeurlien field goal is all that cost them the first time they played, a kick Legatron makes 95 percent of the time. He won\u2019t miss Sunday night, but it won\u2019t matter. RAMS 34, SEAHAWKS 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MONDAY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (-9.5, O\/U: 45.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all the league has done with the flex schedule, how can they keep their hands off Monday night games? Either way, an Eagles win puts them in command of the NFC East. So that\u2019s likely working against them. EAGLES 23, GIANTS 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STRAIGHT UP: 0-1
AGAINST THE SPREAD: 0-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAST WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STRAIGHT UP: 9-7
AGAINST THE SPREAD: 9-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OVERALL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STRAIGHT UP: 123-68-1
AGAINST THE SPREAD: 107-85<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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