NFL WEEK 15 PREDICTIONS

Total Record: 132-75 (.638)

1. Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons

Thoughts: Kirk Cousins will get the start for Washington, but I think the road disadvantage will hurt them against the Dirty Birds.

Pick: Falcons

2. Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns

Thoughts: The Browns are an absolute mess on offense and their defense hasn't played well. Jay Cutler will start for the Bears and he'll probably be rusty, but I don't think Cleveland is talented enough to capitalize on that.

Pick: Bears

3. Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts

Thoughts: Indy's at home and the Texans are a tire fire. But teams that replace their head coach usually win the very next game as a way for the players to deflect blame from themselves for the crappy play. So even though the Texans have never won a game in Indianapolis, I'm calling for the unlikely upset.

Pick: Texans

4. Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars

Thoughts: This is such a pick 'em game. Home field advantage wins again.

Pick: Jaguars

5. New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins

Thoughts: The Patriots have lost so many pieces this year and will be shorthanded again in South Florida. I expect the Dolphins to take advantage of their hurting division rival.

Pick: Dolphins

6. Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings

Thoughts: The Eagles are hotter than they've been since about 2010 while the Vikings are just plain sad. I expect Adrian Peterson to play and for his team to look pretty awful.

Pick: Eagles

7. Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants

Thoughts: The Giants are such a pain to predict. Damn it, I'm going with the better team and I'm not turning back!

Pick: Seahawks

8. San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Thoughts: Tampa's won four of its last five games, but the 49ers aren't exactly like the Bills. They're more like the Panthers. And how did that go for the Bucs?

Pick: 49ers

9. New York Jets at Carolina Panthers

Thoughts: The Jets played well last week, but they're facing a Panthers team that's coming off of an emasculating loss to the Saints. This will not be a fun week for Gang Green.

Pick: Panthers

10. Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys

Thoughts: No Aaron Rodgers again this week (and unless the Bears AND the Lions both lose this week, I don't expect to see number 12 again this year). The Cowboys are just good enough to beat a hurting Packers team. And I mean every bit of that back-handed compliment.

Pick: Cowboys

11. Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders

Thoughts: The Chiefs are going to eat the Raiders' lunch.

Pick: Chiefs

12. New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams

Thoughts: The Saints are on the road, but in a dome. The last time the Saints were in St. Louis, they got embarrassed by a Rams team that won two games that whole year. I don't expect that to happen this time.

Pick: Saints

13. Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans

Thoughts: The Titans play hard, but the Cardinals are simply a better team (by the way, I've used a lot of "buts" in this article). That fact will eventually take the game over for the Cards.

Pick: Cardinals

14. Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers

Thoughts: I picked a lot of road teams this week and if there's one game where I expect the road team to lose, it's this one. But I still think the Bengals will win. Because the Steelers are not good.

Pick: Bengals

15. Baltimore Ravens at Detroit Lions

Thoughts: The Ravens are hot, the Lions are not. And neither team will be playing in a blizzard this week. Good for them, but that kind of makes me sad.

Pick: Ravens