NFL Picks And Predictions For All Week 12 Games

Meet the Dallas Cowboys

Romo can be a wonderful quarterback at times, but he also makes some of the worst decisions in football. It’s maddening if you’re a Cowboys fan, wondering which guy is going to show up on a weekly basis.

Actually, not at all. NFL experts are nearly unanimous in their backing of the Saints in this game. Peter King doesn’t like the Giants to keep it within one score, picking a 30-17 Saints win. Mike Freeman is the only analyst at CBS who likes the Giants, while every single one of ESPN’s analysts picks the Saints. The Saints are 4-0 at home, but the unanimity of the selections is a bit surprising.

For more on the two teams, check out New York Giants blog Big Blue View and New Orleans Saints blog Canal Street Chronicles. Follow the rest of Week 12 of the NFL season at SB Nation NFL.

Pittsburgh is, unsurprisingly, a near-unanimous pick by NFL experts to win this game and further damage the Chiefs’ chances of making the playoffs. Peter King has the Steelers winning by 21 points, while every single one of the NFL analysts over at CBS and ESPN has picked the Steelers to win.

For more on the two teams, check out Kansas City Chiefs blog Arrowhead Pride and Pittsburgh Steelers blog Behind The Steel Curtain. Follow the rest of the Week 12 NFL action at SB Nation NFL.

For more on the two teams, check out Philadelphia Eagles blog Bleeding Green Nation and New England Patriots blog Pats Pulpit. Follow all of the Week 12 NFL action at SB Nation NFL.

It’s almost a clean sweep in favor of the Seahawks at ESPN, with only Mark Schlereth picking the Redskins. Every single CBS expert picks the Seahawks to win, while Peter King feels the same way. The Seattle Seahawks are 4-6 and as average as that record suggests. Yet, it’s nearly unanimous that they’ll take down the Redskins. It’s another awful year for Skins fans.

For more on the two teams, check out Washington Redskins blog Hogs Haven and Seattle Seahawks blog Field Gulls. Check out SB Nation NFL for more on Week 12 across the league.

You’d think this would make the Raiders a popular pick, and that’s generally the case. All four of Yahoo’s experts are picking the Raiders. Although ESPN and CBS are considerably more split, the Raiders seem to be the safer bet, especially considering they are at home. Sports Illustrated’s Peter King summed up the game this way:

This might not be a great game to pick in your suicide pool, it seems risky, to say the least to go with a team whose quarterback as all of 66 career passing yards.

ESPN’s panel of experts is almost evenly split, as 5 of 9 voting members are picking the Titans to win at home. Three of the five prognosticators at CBS Sports, meanwhile, think the Bucs can pull out the road victory. This really is a bit of a toss-up game.

For more analysis of this matchup, check out Buccaneers blog Bucs Nation and Titans blog Music City Miracles.

The folks over at Yahoo! have unanimously picked the Jets. All five of the prognosticators for CBS Sports like the Jets, too. Even at ESPN, where there are 10 picks, they are also throwing all their support behind the Jets.

Basically, if you’re in a suicide pool where all you need to do is pick a winner, there’s no other game out there in which the experts will be more supportive of your choice to pick the Jets. Don’t get clever, follow their lead.

The experts around the Internet seem just as confused as the general population. There are no lines for the game, SB Nation’s own Andrew Sharp is so baffled by the matchup, he wrote this:

Sounds about right. The Cardinals have the slight edge, but the Rams are capable of a big performance. The guys at CBS Sports are just as confused — three of them are picking the Cardinals and two picked the Rams. The same goes for the ESPN bros, five of whom chose the Cardinals to win, the other three chose the Rams, with AccuScore also choosing the Rams. Good luck with this one.

For more on this matchup, visit Texans blog Battle Red Blog and Jaguars blog Big Cat Country. Head over to SB Nation NFL to keep up with the latest news and notes from around the league.

While several experts predict the Colts to win this game, the Panthers still look like the better team in this game.

For more on this game, check out Panthers blog Cat Scratch Reader and Colts blog Stampede Blue. Head over to SB Nation NFL to stay informed on all that is happening around the league.

Over at CBSSports.com, the five experts pick the Bengals in a straight pick ‘em, but things change slightly when they pick against the spread. Two members of the panel don’t think the Bengals will cover the 7-1/2 point spread. With the decrepit state of Cleveland’s offense and the strong defense of the Bengals, Cincinnati could certainly cover that spread.

The experts look to have this one right with their selections of the Bengals.

Even if the Vikings had Adrian Peterson for this game it would still be hard for them to beat the Falcons. Atlanta hasn’t had the season it would have liked, but they won’t let this one get away from them.

For more on this game, visit Vikings blog The Daily Norseman and Falcons blog The Falcoholic. Head over to SB Nation NFL for more on Week 12’s games.