Simms has finally taken the lead.<\/p>\n
Down nine games after only two weeks, he has chipped and chipped and chipped away. <\/p>\n
Last week, he went 12-4. I was 11-5. For the year, he\u2019s now 131-62-1. I\u2019m 130-63-1.<\/p>\n
Against the spread, I went 10-5-1. He was 9-6-1. I lead by nine games, 105-86-3 to 96-95-3.<\/p>\n
This week, we disagree on five games. For all picks, you know what to do.<\/p>\n
Cowboys at Lions (-3)<\/b><\/p>\n
The Cowboys are surging. The Lions are struggling. The Lions may be tight. The Cowboys should be loose.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Cowboys 27, Lions 24.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Cowboys 37, Lions 28.<\/p>\n
Seahawks (-7) at Falcons<\/b><\/p>\n
The Seahawks have bigger fish to fry than the Falcons, and they can\u2019t afford to falter now.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Seahawks 31, Falcons 17.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Seahawks 27, Falcons 17.<\/p>\n
Steelers at Ravens (-6)<\/b><\/p>\n
If the Steelers load up to stop Derrick Henry, Lamar Jackson will have a chance to get back on track.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Ravens 18, Steelers 14.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Ravens 27, Steelers 14.<\/p>\n
Bengals at Bills (-5.5)<\/b><\/p>\n
The Bengals are a very different team with Joe Burrow back in action.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Bengals 30, Bills 27.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Bills 28, Bengals 24.<\/p>\n
Titans at Browns (-4.5)<\/b><\/p>\n
Shedeur Sanders wins round one against Cam Ward. Thanks in large part to Myles Garrett.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Browns 17, Titans 13.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Browns 16, Titans 9.<\/p>\n
Colts (-1.5) at Jaguars<\/b><\/p>\n
The Colts haven\u2019t won in Jacksonville since 2014. The Colts, after losing three of four, need to change recent history now.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Colts 23, Jaguars 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Jaguars 24, Colts 20.<\/p>\n
Commanders at Vikings (-2.5)<\/b><\/p>\n
The loser is done. The winner is done, eventually.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Vikings 24, Commanders 21.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Commanders 23, Vikings 20.<\/p>\n
Dolphins (-2.5) at Jets<\/b><\/p>\n
The Dolphins continue to do enough to give Mike McDaniel another year.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Dolphins 27, Jets 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Dolphins 20, Jets 17.<\/p>\n
Saints at Buccaneers (-8.5)<\/b><\/p>\n
The Bucs can\u2019t screw around with lesser foes.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Buccaneers 31, Saints 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Buccaneers 24, Saints 17.<\/p>\n
Broncos (-7.5) at Raiders<\/b><\/p>\n
The Broncos need to quit playing with their food.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Broncos 34, Raiders 17.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Broncos 20 Raiders 10.<\/p>\n
Rams (-7.5) at Cardinals<\/b><\/p>\n
With the Lions and Seahawks looming, the Rams can\u2019t afford to a letdown against a lost cause.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Rams 30, Cardinals 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Rams 31, Cardinals 21.<\/p>\n
Bears at Packers (-6.5)<\/b><\/p>\n
This is the most significant late-season game between these arch-rivals in years.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Packers 24, Bears 23.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Bears 27, Packers 24.<\/p>\n
Texans at Chiefs (-3.5)<\/b><\/p>\n
Defense wins championships. It also takes out champions.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Texans 17, Chiefs 14.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Texans 24, Chiefs 20.<\/p>\n
Eagles (-3) at Chargers.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Eagles can\u2019t afford to keep slipping, not with the Cowboys on their heels.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Eagles 21, Chargers 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Chargers 21, Eagles 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Simms has finally taken the lead. Down nine games after only two weeks, he has chipped and chipped…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":424712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[1232,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-424711","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-nfl","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}