As is the case this time of the year, the Week 14 slate has a plethora of divisional and conference matchups, just about all of them featuring some sort of playoff implications.
Let’s take a look at the lines for Week 14, shall we? As always, these are coming to you via Bovada.lv.
Denver (-10.5) at Oakland
The Broncos are already AFC West champions, but Peyton Manning will look to carve up the Raiders defense in this rivalry matchup.
Baltimore at Washington (-3)
What a difference a week makes, as the upstart Redskins are favorites at home against a Ravens team that a few weeks ago was considered one of the AFC’s best teams.
Chicago (-3) at Minnesota
These two teams met just two weeks ago, and this is a huge game, as both teams are looking to bounce back from losses last week.
Kansas City at Cleveland (-6.5)
It’s impressive that the Chiefs were even able to play last week, let alone win, after the Jovan Belcher horror, but they’re not expected to follow that up with a win this week in Cleveland.
San Diego at Pittsburgh (-7)
The Chargers are awful, and the Steelers might have Ben Roethlisberger back for this one; the line could definitely move even more in favor of the Steelers by kickoff.
Tennessee at Indianapolis (-6)
The Colts just keep winning, and it’s unlikely the Titans will slow them down this weekend.
New York Jets (-3) at Jacksonville
Points will be at a premium here; hammer the under at the very least.
Atlanta (-3.5) at Carolina
The Falcons continue to find ways to win, even if they aren’t sexy, and they’ll hope to kick the Panthers around some more in Carolina.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (-7.5)
The Eagles’ slide shows no end in sight, and the Bucs will be looking to bounce back after back-to-back losses against the Falcons and Broncos.
St. Louis at Buffalo (-3)
Um … this will be a football game between two football teams.
Dallas at Cincinnati (-3)
The Cowboys held on to beat the Eagles, but things will likely be much more difficult this week against a Bengals team that is probably underrated at this point.
Miami at San Francisco (-10)
The Dolphins have been competitive for a few weeks now, and the 49ers have struggled to cover the spread, so 10 points seems like a lot in this one.
New Orleans at New York Giants (-5)
The Giants are the epitome of a see-saw team — up and down — and coming off a loss last week at Washington on Monday night, they might be ready to bounce back and put the final dagger in the Saints’ playoff hopes.
Arizona at Seattle (-10)
The Cardinals don’t have a competent NFL quarterback, which will make winning this game in Seattle — where the Seahawks are undefeated this season — near impossible.
Detroit at Green Bay -(7)
The Packers aren’t winning pretty, but they’re winning, which may make this seven-point line seem a little bit bigger than that.
Houston at New England (-4)
The two best teams in the AFC on national TV on Monday night in December is as close to a playoff game as you’ll see in the regular season.