Well, what a week it proved to be in the NFL. Week 14 saw some of the big guns show why they are rated as genuine Super Bowl winners in waiting, others were well-beaten, which raised question marks over their chances, while some of the teams with poorer records secured some big wins over teams with better records!

I think this underlines the fact that this season, there isn’t a true and clear best team in the NFL. There are teams that can lay claim to that so far this season, but there’s no clear-cut choice. And the gap between the best and the middling teams in the NFL is probably as small now as it has been for many years.

Of course, this is also the point of the season where we start to consider the playoffs, so this week I have added our playoffs tracker, which will let you know how we stand each week from now on in both the NFC and AFC, in terms of current seedings, who is in the hunt and who is out of the equation.

After this week’s games there are now just four games left to go of the regular season and the playoff race is incredibly tight.

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Let’s now take a quick look at how Week 14 turned out and how our tips from last week fared.

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NFL Week 14 Results

• New England Patriots (3-10) 21-18 Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7) 29-25 Atlanta Falcons (6-7)
• Los Angeles Rams (6-7) 31-37 Baltimore Ravens (10-3)
• Detroit Lions (9-4) 13-28 Chicago Bears (5-8)
• Indianapolis Colts (7-6) 14-34 Cincinnati Bengals (7-6)
• Jacksonville Jaguars (8-5) 27-31 Cleveland Browns (8-5)
• Carolina Panthers (1-12) 6-28 New Orleans Saints (6-7)
• Houston Texans (7-6) 6-30 New York Jets (5-8)
• Minnesota Vikings (7-6) 3-0 Las Vegas Raiders (5-8)
• Seattle Seahawks (6-7) 16-28 San Francisco 49ers (10-3)
• Buffalo Bills (7-6) 20-17 Kansas City Chiefs (8-5)
• Denver Broncos (7-6) 24-7 Los Angeles Chargers (5-8)
• Philadelphia Eagles (10-3) 13-33 Dallas Cowboys (10-3)
• Tennessee Titans (5-8) 28-27 Miami Dolphins (9-4)
• Green Bay Packers (6-7) 22-24 New York Giants (5-8)

NFL Week 14 Betting Performance From Last Week’s Tips –

• Winners (Season Total Winners) – 9 (125)
• Losers (Season Total Losers)– 6 (67)

Not the greatest start to the weekend with two opening games on the list not coming in as I’d hoped and then Detroit failing once again against the Lions. After that though, it was good news all the way bar the Texans. But then on Monday night, surprise wins for the Titans and Giants saw me lose out in the final two games of the week.

NFL Week 14 – Playoff Standings

Here’s the current Playoff Situation in both the AFC and NFC after Week 14 of the season (NFL has an 18 Week Season).

AFC

Clinched A Playoff Spot? – No team

1. Baltimore Ravens – 10-3 (Bye)
2. Miami Dolphins – 9-4
3. Kansas City Chiefs – 8-5
4. Jacksonville Jaguars – 8-5
5. Cleveland Browns – 8-5
6. Pittsburgh Steelers – 7-6
7. Indianapolis Colts – 7-6

In The Hunt

• Houston Texans – 7-6
• Denver Broncos – 7-6
• Cincinnati Bengals – 7-6
• Buffalo Bills – 7-6
• Los Angeles Chargers – 5-8
• Las Vegas Raiders – 5-8
• New York Jets – 5-8
• Tennessee Titans – 5-8

Eliminated

1. Carolina Panthers – 1-12

NFC

Clinched A Playoff Spot? – San Francisco 49ers

1. San Francisco 49ers (Bye) 10-3
2. Dallas Cowboys – 10-3
3. Detroit Lions – 9-4
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 6-7
5. Philadelphia Eagles – 10-3
6. Minnesota Vikings – 7-6
7. Green Bay Packers – 6-7

In The Hunt

• Los Angeles Rams – 6-7
• Seattle Seahawks – 6-7
• Atlanta Falcons – 6-7
• New Orleans Saints – 6-7
• New York Giants – 5-8
• Chicago Bears – 5-8
• Washington Commanders – 4-9
• Arizona Cardinals – 3-10

Eliminated

1. New England Patriots – 3-10

NFL Week 14 Three Notable Performances – Team

• Patriots Bite Back To Land Surprise Win At Struggling Steelers

I’ve been giving the New England Patriots some stick over the course of the season as they have been, by and large, dreadful. Well, it’s only fair to redress that balance a little after they earned an impressive win over the Steelers in Steel Town. Bailey Zappe had a solid game, connecting for 240 yards and 3 touchdowns with just one interception. Admittedly, they scored all the points in the first half and then hung on thanks to their defense, but after recent performances, this is a huge improvement.

• Bills Keep Playoff Hopes Alive As Chiefs Drop To 8-5

Are the Buffalo Bills playing themselves into good form at just the right point of the season? They may have left it too late to reel in the Dolphins at the top of the AFC East, but they put the current Super Bowl holders to the sword in Kansas City to claim a massive win and move to 7-6. The Chiefs are now 8-5 and realistically look like they won’t enjoy home advantage in the playoffs unless something majorly weird happens in the AFC over the remaining four weeks.

• Cowboys Slay The Eagles In Dominant Divisional Win

It wasn’t so much the Cowboys beat the Eagles, I had predicted that would happen after Philly were blown out by the 49ers last week, but it was the manner of the win for the Cowboys. Dak Prescott, by his own admission, didn’t have the best of games, but other players stepped up and they blew the Eagles away on offense and defense. Both teams are now 10-3 and it’s the Cowboys that have the momentum heading into the final four weeks of the season.

NFL Week 14 Worst Three Performances – Team

• Chargers Have No Spark As Broncos Charge To East Win In L.A.

Considering this team was many people’s dark horses to be a Super Bowl contender this season, it has been nothing short of a dismal season in Los Angeles for the Chargers. Justin Herbert was knocked out of the game with a broken finger which didn’t help matters but the Chargers didn’t score when he was on the field and were well behind before Ekeler’s consolation TD. A season that promised so much is delivering so little.

• Raiders Sink To New Low In Losing To Vikings

The fact that the Las Vegas Raiders lost to a team that scored a princely total of three points in the entire game, at home, kind of sums up what a season it has been in Sin City. Aidan O’Connell was hardly to blame, though the QB did throw one interception, but key fumbles, including one from Hunter Renfrow on the only drive they looked like scoring on, proved to be their downfall, together with an inability to sustain any drives at all. They punted four times in each half, then lost the ball on two fumbles and an interception on their other three drives. The Vikings dodged a bullet here.  

• Texans Fans Have A Week To Forget As Jets Power To Win

The New York Jets have not had too much to smile about this season, but they dismantled a very below par Texans on Sunday. Another scoreless first half, the first time since 1988 that this has happened gave way to a dominant second half from the Jets who racked up 30 points against a Texans defense that crumbled. However,  after Tank Dell’s broken leg last weekend, CJ Stroud’s injury this will be a bitter blow for the Texans if he was to miss any of the remaining weeks of the season.

NFL Week 14 Three Notable Performances – Individual

• WR Deebo Samuel (49ers) – 7 receptions for 149 yards, 1 TD, 1 rush for 1 yard
• TE David Njoku (Browns) – 6 receptions for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• QB Zach Wilson (Jets) – 27/36 for 301 yards and 2 touchdowns

Performers of the Week – NFL Week 14

• Team – Dallas Cowboys
• Offensive Player – TE David Njoku (Browns) – 6 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD.
• Defensive Player – LB Alex Singleton (Broncos) – 6 tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed.
• Special Teams Player – K Greg Zeuerlein (Jets) 3 XP and 3 FG
• Rookie – LB – Ivan Pace Jr (Vikings) – 6 tackles, 6 assists, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 interception, 1 pass defensed

NFL Week 15 Preview & Betting Tips

• Los Angeles Chargers (5-8) @ Las Vegas Raiders (5-8)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Las Vegas Raiders – 5/8

• Minnesota Vikings (7-6) @ Cincinnati Bengals (7-6)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Cincinnati Bengals – 10/21

• Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) @ Indianapolis Colts (7-6)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Indianapolis Colts – 20/27

• Denver Broncos (7-6) @ Detroit Lions (9-4)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Detroit Lions – 1/2

• Atlanta Falcons (6-7) @ Carolina Panthers (1-12)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Atlanta Falcons – 5/8

• Chicago Bears (5-8) @ Cleveland Browns (8-5)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Cleveland Browns – 10/17

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7) @ Green Bay Packers (6-7)

 NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Green Bay Packers – 5/9

• New York Jets (5-8) @ Miami Dolphins (9-4)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Miami Dolphins – 2/13

• New York Giants (5-8) @ New Orleans Saints (6-7)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – New Orleans Saints – 10/27

• Houston Texans (7-6) @ Tennessee Titans (5-8)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Houston Texans – 21/20

• Kansas City Chiefs (8-5) @ New England Patriots (3-10)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Kansas City Chiefs – 2/9

• San Francisco 49ers (10-3) @ Arizona Cardinals (3-10)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – San Francisco 49ers – 1/8

• Washington Commanders (4-9) @ Los Angeles Rams (6-7)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Los Angeles Rams – 20/61

• Dallas Cowboys (10-3) @ Buffalo Bills (7-6)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Buffalo Bills – 4/5

• Baltimore Ravens (10-3) @ Jacksonville Jaguars (8-5)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Baltimore Ravens – 10/17

• Philadelphia Eagles (10-3) @ Seattle Seahawks (6-7)

NFL Week 15 Money Line Tip – Philadelphia Eagles – 1/2

Power Rankings – After NFL Week 14

1. San Francisco 49ers (1) – 10-3
2. Dallas Cowboys (2) – 10-3
3. Baltimore Ravens (4) – 10-3
4. Philadelphia Eagles (3) – 10-3
5. Miami Dolphins (5) – 9-4
6. Detroit Lions (6) – 9-4
7. Buffalo Bills (8) – 7-6
8. Kansas City Chiefs (7) – 8-5
9. Cleveland Browns (12) – 8-5
10. Denver Broncos (14) – 7-6
11. Cincinnati Bengals (15) – 7-6
12. Jacksonville Jaguars (9) – 8-5
13. Houston Texans (10) – 7-6
14. Seattle Seahawks (13) – 6-7
15. Indianapolis Colts (16) – 7-6
16. Los Angeles Rams (17) – 6-7
17. Pittsburgh Steelers (11) – 7-6
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (24) – 6-7
19. Green Bay Packers (18) – 6-7
20. Minnesota Vikings (19) – 7-6
21. Atlanta Falcons (20) – 6-7
22. New Orleans Saints (23) – 6-7
23. New York Jets (27) – 5-8
24. Tennessee Titans (26) – 5-8
25. Los Angeles Chargers (21) – 5-8
26. New York Giants (28) – 5-8
27. Chicago Bears (29) – 5-8
28. Las Vegas Raiders (22) – 5-8
29. Washington Commanders (25) – 4-9
30. Arizona Cardinals (30) – 3-10
31. New England Patriots (31) – 3-10
32. Carolina Panthers (32) – 1-12

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