David Ortiz’s Monster Performance Reassures That Brief Slump Was Minor Hiccup in Long Season
Jaromir Jagr Has Been ‘Good Addition’ to Bruins Despite Lack of Postseason Scoring (Video)
Andy Pettitte’s Injury Will Truly Test Yankees’ Magic, As New York Can’t Afford to Lose Starting Pitching
Ryan Dempster Plagued by Inconsistency in Red Sox Win Over Twins (Video)
Red Sox-Twins Live: David Ortiz’s Two Home Runs, Six RBIs Propel Sox Past Twins 12-5
Yu Darvish’s High Pitch Count Against Tigers No Reason to Hold Ron Washington’s Feet to Fire
No, not for a certain NFL team, but for the NESN.com NFL picks podcasters — Mike Cole and Ricky Doyle — who turned in a fine week, going a combined 15-9-2 in Week 7.
They'll look to build on that this week in what is a crucial time not only for them, but for much of the NFL. The Patriots barely survived the Jets last week, and they'll look to get something going on Sunday, across the pond in London.
Meanwhile, the Giants and Cowboys will wrap up their season, with New York looking to avenge an opening night home loss to Dallas, travelling to Big D to take on their NFC East rivals.
Let's go this week's picks.
Home teams in caps, lines from Bovada.lv.
Cole
Tampa Bay (+7) over MINNESOTA
New England (-7) over ST. LOUIS (In London)
TENNESSEE (-3.5) over Indianapolis
GREEN BAY (-13) over Jacksonville
San Diego (-2.5) over CLEVELAND
Atlanta (+1) over PHILADELPHIA
Seattle (+1) over DETROIT
NY JETS (-1) over Miami
CHICAGO (-9) over Carolina
Washington (+5) over PITTSBURGH
KANSAS CITY (-2) over Oakland
NY Giants (-1.5) over DALLAS
DENVER (-6) over New Orleans
San Francisco (-7) over ARIZONA
Last week: 8-4-1
Season: 44-58-2
Doyle
Tampa Bay (+7) over MINNESOTA
New England (-7) over ST. LOUIS (In London)
Indianapolis (+3.5) over TENNESSEE
GREEN BAY (-13) over Jacksonville
San Diego (-2.5) over CLEVELAND
PHILADELPHIA (-1) over Atlanta
Seattle (+1) over DETROIT
NY JETS (-1) over Miami
CHICAGO (-9) over Carolina
Washington (+5) over PITTSBURGH
Oakland (+2) over KANSAS CITY
NY Giants (-1.5) over DALLAS
DENVER (-6) over New Orleans
San Francisco (-7) over ARIZONA
Last week: 7-5-1
Season: 39-46-3
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