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| Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 | ||
| Denver Broncos 26, Oakland Raiders 13 | ||
 | 31 | The Broncos have already clinched the division, so they are playing for seeding. The Raiders are playing for next year. They are horrible on the defensive side of the ball, which has to make Peyton Manning happy. Look for him to light up the Raiders' secondary and the Broncos to cruise. Result: Denver Broncos 26, Oakland Raiders 13 |
 | 17 | |
| Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 | ||
| St. Louis Rams 15, Buffalo Bills 12 | ||
 | 24 | Both these teams are alive -- barely. The loser here is in trouble. The Rams are coming off a big high of beating the 49ers, but this is a tough trip to play outside in the elements. Look for the Bills to win a tight one. Result: Buffalo Bills 12, St. Louis Rams 15 |
 | 20 | |
| Atlanta Falcons 20, Carolina Panthers 30 | ||
 | 35 | The Falcons have clinched the division, but they have a chance to lock up the No. 1 seed in the next couple of weeks. The Falcons are rested after playing 10 days ago. Look for them to amp up a passing game that was off against the Saints. The Panthers are the perfect team to do that against. Result: Atlanta Falcons 20, Carolina Panthers 30 |
 | 27 | |
| Dallas Cowboys 20, Cincinnati Bengals 19 | ||
 | 27 | The Cowboys are still alive and the Bengals are surging. This is a huge game for both teams. Cincinnati's pass rush has come alive and the Cowboys don't protect Tony Romo. That's the difference here. Look for a few big turnovers for the Bengals defense to be the difference. Result: Cincinnati Bengals 19, Dallas Cowboys 20 |
 | 21 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs 7, Cleveland Browns 30 | ||
 | 21 | The Browns are on a two-game winning streak, while the Chiefs won their second game last week. That was a game filled with emotion after teammate Jovan Belcher's murder-suicide. That won't be in play here, so look for Cleveland to win it at home. Their young players are improving.
Result: Cleveland Browns 30, Kansas City Chiefs 7 |
 | 14 | |
| Tennessee Titans 23, Indianapolis Colts 27 | ||
 | 27 | The Colts are smelling the playoffs and the Titans are playing for next year. The Colts have something special going here and Andrew Luck is having a heck of a season. The Colts beat the Titans in overtime in October. They won't need that here. Result: Indianapolis Colts 27, Tennessee Titans 23 |
 | 20 | |
| NY Jets 17, Jacksonville Jaguars 10 | ||
 | 20 | The Jets made the decision to go with Mark Sanchez at quarterback. That will put a lot of pressure on him early. Can he handle it? He isn't playing well. The Jaguars were blown out last week in Buffalo, but look for a bounce-back here against a bad Jets offense. Result: Jacksonville Jaguars 10, NY Jets 17 |
 | 13 | |
| Chicago Bears 14, Minnesota Vikings 21 | ||
 | 23 | The Bears are coming off a tough loss, while the Vikings lost a tough one at Green Bay. Christian Ponder had a rough go of it against the Packers, and now must try and bounce back against a good Bears defense. That defense is banged up. So look for the Vikings to do better on offense. Upset special.
Result: Minnesota Vikings 21, Chicago Bears 14 |
 | 20 | |
| San Diego Chargers 34, Pittsburgh Steelers 24 | ||
 | 20 | The Chargers have to make a long trip with their season basically over. That's tough to do. The Steelers might have Ben Roethlisberger back. But if they don't, they have enough to beat the Chargers at home. This could be a low-scoring affair. Result: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, San Diego Chargers 34 |
 | 13 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 | ||
 | 33 | The Eagles are playing consecutive road games, which is tough. And they're doing so with Nick Foles the permanent starter for the first time. Tampa Bay is still alive in the playoff chase, but they have to win here. They will. It should be a high-scoring game. Result: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21, Philadelphia Eagles 23 |
 | 25 | |
| Baltimore Ravens 28, Washington Redskins 31 | ||
 | 26 | The Ravens are struggling to score and now must go play a hot team in the Redskins. Washington has done some good things on offense in the past month and the Ravens defense isn't what we've come to expect. Look for the Redskins to inch closer to a potential playoff spot. Result: Washington Redskins 31, Baltimore Ravens 28 |
 | 20 | |
| Miami Dolphins 13, San Francisco 49ers 27 | ||
 | 23 | The Dolphins have a long trip to face a team at home for the first time in three weeks. And it will be an angry team. The 49ers need to get the offense cranked up with Colin Kaepernick. That's tough to do against a solid Miami defense. Even so, this is a long trip for the Dolphins and that will show up. Result: San Francisco 49ers 27, Miami Dolphins 13 |
 | 17 | |
| New Orleans Saints 27, NY Giants 52 | ||
 | 37 | The Giants need to crank it up in the final four weeks. It's nice to be able to start that run against a defense that struggles in a big way. Look for Eli Manning to get it cranked up. The Saints are basically out of things and they are playing a second consecutive road game. That's brutal. Result: NY Giants 52, New Orleans Saints 27 |
 | 28 | |
| Arizona Cardinals 0, Seattle Seahawks 58 | ||
 | 24 | The Cardinals will consider benching Ryan Lindley, but it doesn't matter. The Seahawks are tough at home and Arizona can't score no matter who plays quarterback. The Seahawks roll. Result: Seattle Seahawks 58, Arizona Cardinals 0 |
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| Detroit Lions 20, Green Bay Packers 27 | ||
 | 38 | This should be an explosion of points. Both teams have issues on defense. The key will be which offensive line can play better. I think Green Bay's line will start to get it together, which will give Aaron Rodgers a chance to make a lot of plays down the field. Result: Green Bay Packers 27, Detroit Lions 20 |
 | 31 | |
| Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 | ||
| Houston Texans 14, New England Patriots 42 | ||
 | 31 | This is a game to show the elite team in the AFC. The Texans have had all kinds of problems against good passing teams. I think they do again against Tom Brady. Look for the Patriots to stake their claim as the AFC's best as Brady has a huge game. Result: New England Patriots 42, Houston Texans 14 |
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| PRISCO'S WEEKLY WINNING PERCENTAGE | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | total |
| 62% | 81% | 43% | 66% | 71% | 42% | 76% | 71% | 57% | 71% | 71% | 68% | 68% | 62% | 56% | 68% | 62% | 64% |
