There is only one quality football team playing in today's games if we're going by regular season record. The Vikings have endured a string of injuries and somehow managed to emerge battle-tested with an 8-2 record and currently enjoying a 6 game winning streak. All of the other teams have had enough ups and downs to make their respective fan bases fairly doubtful about the prospects of a serious playoff run. Despite that fact, there is still enough football left for a number of these teams to make a run at a wildcard spot, and every game is, thus, absolutely relevant today. With that, let's get into today's predictions!
VIKINGS AT LIONS- These are easily the best two teams playing today, and they happen to be divisional rivals. The Lions did have a three game losing streak that ended a month ago, but they're currently on a 3 game winning streak with their most recent win over another division rival in the Chicago Bears. The Lions already beat the Vikings earlier this season, but they did so as the Lions were right in the thick of a rash of injuries. It's difficult to imagine this game will be any sort of blowout, but the way the Vikings have played as of late, it's difficult to imagine the Lions repeating their performance from earlier this season. The Lions' most recent wins have come against some softball teams such as the currently crippled packers and the perpetually inept Browns. The Vikings, on the other hand, just crushed the Rams... VIKINGS 31-17
CHARGERS AT COWBOYS- The Cowboys have scored a total of 14 points in their last two games. It turns out Ezekiel Elliot's availability is the difference between soundly beating the Chiefs and getting crushed by the Eagles and Falcons. The Chargers haven't won all that many games, but they're rounding into decent form, and Philip Rivers has some nice weapons at his disposal. Let's also not forget that the Chargers put up 54 points on the Bills last week...54. CHARGERS 28-21
GIANTS AT REDSKINS- The Giants are a 2-win team. Kudos to them for beating the Chiefs in a defensive battle, but they're still a worse team than the Redskins. I'm still at a loss as to how the Skins lost to the Saints last week when they had a 15 point lead with 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter, but they're not going up against the Saints this week. This is a time for Washington to take its frustrations out on a Giants team whose number they typically have anyway. REDSKINS 24-14
As for our beloved Ravens, Monday presents a nice opportunity to both beat up on a backup quarterback and possibly record yet another shutout to gain defensive momentum heading into more competitive games against the Lions and eventually the Steelers. Nine games will likely clinch a playoff berth, so the Ravens simply need to beat the teams they're SUPPOSED to beat remaining on the schedule to get to nine. That means the Ravens need to beat the Texans, Colts, Browns, and Bengals. If, however, Baltimore finds a way to beat either the Lions or Steelers and have clinched a wildcard berth going into the final week of the regular season, it would behoove them to sit their starters against the Bengals the way they did last time they won a Super Bowl. This is truly getting interesting!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!
AND AS ALWAYS
GO RAVENS!!!
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