NFL Pick Em' Week 15

Washington Football Team (6-7) @ Philadelphia Eagles (6-7)

Lines: PHI -6.0 // O/U 42.0

James: WFT

Ryan: Eagles -6

Zach: Eagles

Maher: Eagles -6

Nick: Eagles

Vince: Eagles

Patrick: Eagles

One of the more controversial games of the week is set to kickoff at 7 eastern time this Tuesday as Washington heads into Philly to fight for a playoff spot. The NFC East has been more competitive than most expected as they have a good shot at bringing two teams to the playoffs this year. It’s tough to write about who will actually be on the field this week for the Football Team as we haven’t gotten clear reports on who has tested negative following the switch to Tuesday. Philly has been steadily competing all year showing flashes of brilliance when their offense gets working. They’ll need to win the trenches to finalize this potential playoff push, something they have historically been able to do with ease.

Tennessee Titans (9-4) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6-1)

Lines: TEN -1.0 // O/U 42.5

James: Titans

Ryan: Steelers

Zach: Titans

Maher: Titans

Nick: Titans

Vince: Titans

Patrick: Titans

The Titans have been floating around the fraudulent rumor wheel this past week as their offense has struggled ever since the King Henry injury. They’ve been averaging 18.8 points per game since week 9. Ryan Tannehill has struggled with his efficiency this season throwing 14 TD’s and 13 INT’s thus far. The Steelers last few weeks have been very hard to watch, and if you’re a fan the heartbreakers have been relentless. Last week's time management fiasco with Chase Claypool is one the young receiver will never forget. Pittsburgh needs to establish Najee early and get Ben in rhythm if they want to sneak a win this week.

Cincinnati Bengals (7-6) @ Denver Broncos (7-6)

Lines: DEN -3.0 // O/U 44.5

James: Bengals

Ryan: Bengals

Zach: Bengals

Maher: Bengals

Nick: Bengals

Vince: Bengals

Patrick: Bengals

All of us 49er fans know how dangerous this Bengals offense can be after last week's thrilling OT matchup. This line was a bit of a shocker to me but with the way Denver has been running the ball with Javonte and Melvin I can get behind it. As you can see above we all like the dawg this week, Cincy has been playing hungry all year, outperforming their initial expectations with great play from Joe Burrow and a stellar run defense. Their defense has led the way thus far and it makes you ask the question, can Teddy Bridgewater lift this team up in a crucial playoff hunt matchup?

Las Vegas Raiders (6-7) @ Cleveland Browns (7-6)

Lines: CLE -3.0 // O/U 40.5

Ryan: Raiders

Zach: Browns -3

Maher: Raiders

Nick: Browns -3

Vince: Raiders

Patrick: Browns -3

James: Browns-3

I told myself I would do my best to not mention the covid struck teams and stick to what's on the field but if Vegas takes an L to a 3rd string QB and a team missing half its defense the locker room is gone. This is an absolute must win for the Raiders. Derek Carr is going to have to make it work without Waller. His connection with Hunter Renfrow over the past couple weeks has been one of the league's best, to catch a road W this weekend they’ll need to keep it rolling. Nick Mullens looks like he’ll be under center this week for the Browns and they’re expected to be missing 3 starters on the line as well. The good news is they still have Nick Chubb and can lean on him if Mullens has to knock some rust off.

Houston Texans (2-11) @ Jacksonville Jaguars (2-11)

Lines: JAX -5 // O/U 39.5

Ryan: Texans

Zach: Jaguars

Maher: Texans

Nick: Jaguars

Vince: Jaguars

Patrick: Jaguars

James Jaguars

The cellar dwellers made it to the pick em stage. After a week of Jaguars filled headlines following Urban Meyer being fired it only felt appropriate to give the Jags some more spotlight. Houston is favored on the road this week for the first time in what feels like a very long time. We get couple rookie QB’s going head to head this week, Davis Mills and #1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence are ready to get after it. Mills has been averaging north of 30 passes a game over the past few weeks as the Houston RB room has been depleted. Speaking of RB’s James Robinson is expected to get a workload that he deserves this week, just in time for the fantasy playoffs. The over under for this game is hard to look at, but with the way these two teams have been playing it's hard to say it's inaccurate.