NFL Week 14 picks: Our predictions for every game on the slate
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chase and WhatIfSports tied at 11-4 to pace the group in Week 13. Overall leader Andrew went 10-5 to maintain his seven-game lead over Smiley, who also went 10-5. Dieter and Schrager were both 9-6.
We turn the page to Week 14, and all bye weeks are over. A full 16 games in action as teams make their final pushes for the playoffs.
Locks of the Week: For perhaps the first time in human history, a 1-11 team is a unanimous pick to win. That's because the 49ers are hosting the similarly woeful Jets, who are 3-9 and also eliminated from playoff contention. The Chiefs and Lions at home and the Falcons on the road against the Rams were also picked across the board.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bold Choice of the Week: With Rob Gronkowski out and their kryptonite (the Ravens) coming to town, the Patriots are a trendy upset pick, despite still being 7-point favorites. And three people jumped on it this week, thinking New England will disappoint in the Monday night spotlight.
Surprise of the Week: Not a single panelist picked the 10-2 Raiders -- currently the AFC's No. 1 overall seed -- on the road in Kansas City in the Thursday nighter.
Let's get to the picks. (Mobile users flip to landscape mode to view.)
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Records will be updated each night after games. Check back every Thursday morning during the season for the new week's picks. (Note: Ties will not be counted in the weekly or overall records.)
Participating this year:
-- Chris Chase, Dieter Kurtenbach, Andrew Lynch and Brett Smiley, FOX Sports writers;
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}-- Peter Schrager, FOX Sports NFL insider;
-- And WhatIfSports, FOX Sports' simulation engine for computer-generated picks.
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