TURKEY NIGHT PREVIEW

BILLS AT LIONS – 9:30AM PT/12:30PM ET [CBS]

The Bills return to Ford Field for the second straight week. This time for a Thanksgiving game after defeating Cleveland there as a neutral site game. Detroit is on their first 3-game winning streak since 2017. Whatever they did during the bye week, they have a different tone on the field as far as competition goes. However, this is a different animal in the Bills. It comes down to exposing Buffalo’s depth that’s hampered with injuries. If Josh Allen is closer to 100% by this matchup, this close game could turn into a one-sided beating.

GIANTS AT COWBOYS – 1:30PM PT/4:30PM ET [FOX]

The NFC East rivals meet for a Thanksgiving special, and this matchup could also be called The Odell Beckham Bowl because OBJ’s potential decision between the two teams he wants to play for. Would the winner claim him or is it more of OBJ feeling of which team needs him more? The Giants are coming off a bad loss to Detroit and look to bounce back and equalize against Dallas. The Cowboys are coming off a big win against the Vikings and look to sweep the Giants to hold firm in second of the NFC East. While the Cowboys seem good, an injured Micah Parsons could put their defense in perspective. Unless the Giants expose that to their advantage, Dallas should still come away with the win.

PATRIOTS AT VIKINGS – 5:20PM PT/8:20PM ET [NBC]

The Patriots feel relieved after winning the defensive battle thanks to their special teams capping off a victory with a touchdown. The Vikings, however, looked so bad at home that CBS couldn’t bear much more and switched over to a… better game, Broncos vs. Raiders… Anyway, Minnesota looks to bounce back but face yet another defensive-minded team. They must protect Kirk Cousins a lot better but must do without Christian Darrisaw since he’s on concussion protocol in a short week. New England proved they have a legit defense and special teams, but can their offense be more consistent, especially in the redzone? This is where Minnesota capitalizes on New England, but it won’t be an easy victory and hopefully their backup left tackle gives Cousins the protection needed this time.

MY PICKS: BILLS, COWBOYS, VIKINGS

SUNDAY NIGHT PREVIEW

PACKERS AT EAGLES – 5:20PM PT/8:20PM ET

In comes two teams that Minnesota faced in the first two weeks of the season. While one team continues their ascent, the other continues their descent. Green Bay isn’t great consistently and their inching closer to their demise of the season. Philadelphia is looking good, but they are showing some wear and vulnerability, hence injuries and giveaways. Plenty assume that Philly should crush Green Bay and it’s possible. However, it’s not up to the Eagles pulling it off, it’s more on Green Bay’s offensive play-calling and execution. If they can pull it off consistently, this boosts their defense’s overall confidence and makes the score much closer. I will chance with Green Bay only because the Eagles’ turnovers have increased in the past three games. Not a nice trend to be on this late in the season.

MY PICK: PACKERS

MONDAY NIGHT PREVIEW

STEELERS AT COLTS – 5:15PM PT/8:15PM ET

This is guaranteed a low-scoring game and could’ve been flexed by the weekend. But maybe we could have an interesting matchup showcasing guys like TJ Watt, Jonathan Taylor, and even Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday on the sidelines and not “manning” the center with the offensive line. Pittsburgh, more or less, showed some progress on offense but came up short against the Bengals, while the Colts showed some defensive prowess against the Eagles despite coming up short too. Pittsburgh’s defense shouldn’t have much issue against the Colts offense but expect their own offense to struggle too. This game comes down to who scores 20 points first to win the game. I will look to Indianapolis to be there or in striking distance of it.

MY PICK: COLTS

MY TOTAL: 41

THE REST OF WEEK 12 NFL PICK’EMS

BUCCANEERS AT BROWNS

BENGALS AT TITANS

TEXANS AT DOLPHINS

BEARS AT JETS

FALCONS AT COMMANDERS (THE KYLE SHANAHAN BOWL)

BRONCOS AT PANTHERS (SUPER BOWL LV REMATCH)

RAVENS AT JAGUARS

CHARGERS AT CARDINALS

RAIDERS AT SEAHAWKS

RAMS AT CHIEFS

SAINTS AT 49ERS