Quick question: What’s better than skipping church, sitting on the couch in a dark room watching the Red Zone channel for 12 hours avoiding all real world responsibilities, and gambling on grown men who probably have CTE? Doing it for the 15th straight week, Welcome to NFL Sunday.
We’ve all heard the phrase, “any given Sunday, anything can happen” but does everyone remember when Oliver Stone decided to make a movie about football and stole his title from one of the greatest NFL sayings ever? Well I don’t really remember the movie but I remember it enough to know this, Dak Prescot it Willie Beamen.
The Dallas Cowboys are 11-2 entering week 15 an improbable record considering their starting QB Tony Romo went out in the preseason. Anyone with an opinion on football has talked about how great the rookie combo of Dak and Zeke have been, praising the two rooks for being able to single handily lead the cowboys to an 11 game win streak. Except that isnt the case at all, Dallas come into the season with by far the best offensive line in the NFL. An offensive line that allowed a 55 year old Darren Mcfadden to rush for over 1,000 yards a season ago. Just one time when Zeke takes off for a 25 yard gain without being touched I wish he would turn around and point to his offensive line instead of acting like he is eatin soup. 
But, just when everyone thinks the season is lost before it’s over for Dallas, in steps Willie Beamen Dak Prescott. After losing his first start (just like Beamen in the movie) Dak led the Cowboys on an improbable 11 game winning streak to be in first place in the NFC with only 3 weeks left to go. Now i don’t really remember how the movie goes after that but I know the selfish diva owner Cameron Diaz Jerry Jones steps in handle the QB controversy and sad old man Tony Romo ends up finishing the season. Then there was a bunch of other stuff about a diva running back getting in trouble and a trainer that gives dudes pills but that stuff is all Hollywood and totally unrealistic in the NFL. Maybe I should rewatch the movie to see how the Cowboys season will play out but here is my prediction. Cameron Diaz Al Pachino and James Woods Jerry Jones and Jason Garrett will find a way to screw this up, either putting in Romo or not the Cowboys will not end up representing the NFC in the Super Bowl just like Any Given Sunday did not represent at the Oscars.
NFL WEEK 15 PICKS
All lines used from Las Vegas Westgate Supercontest
Lions +4 over Giants
Ravens -6 over Eagles
Bucs +7 over Cowboys
Lions +4 over Giants
Both teams come into this game coming off wins and needing a win to stay ahead in the playoff race. The Lions love to keep games close, with the only game all season that was decided by more than one score coming at New Orleans. Matt Stafford has quietly been consistent, clutch, and very stylish with his ability to wear multiple gloves in a game. On the other side of the ball Eli Manning has been inconsistent, not clutch and had many multiple Eli face games. The Lions are winning because of their QB, The Giants are winning in spite of theirs. I expect Detroit to win this one.
Ravens -6 over Eagles
Baltimore is coming off a tough loss to New England and needing a win to keep pace with Pittsburgh in the AFC North. This week the Ravens go back to Baltimore where they have averaged 27 points in their last 4 home games. The Eagles on the other side look like they have quit on new head coach/future offensive coordinator Doug Peterson. The Eagles are also without their only consistent offensive weapon, Darren Sproles. Steve Smith Sr. will end his career telling someone to S his D in the playoffs and Baltimore needs a win here for that to happen. Ravens big in this one.
Bucs +7 over Cowboys
As mentioned above the clock is getting closer to striking midnight for Dak ‘Willie Beaman’ Prescott (at least in terms of covering every spread). Dallas has been so good ATS this season that now every game of theirs is 3 points too high. If you have followed this blog at all you know I’ve been all over Tampa for weeks now and its more of the same, Defense, Defense, Mike Evans, Defense. Sunday night game of the week Tampa will play Dallas close and I like ‘crab legs’ Winston to cover over Willie Beaman.
Teaser of the Week:
Ravens +1 over Eagles
Chiefs +2 over Titans
Falcons -6.5 over 49ers
All three of these games have the same thing in common, a home team that needs to win to make the playoffs or hold their seed; and a road team who is all but out of the playoffs. This makes for an easy teaser weekend. The Chiefs are in the highly competitive AFC West playoff race and can’t afford to drop a home game to the Titans. MY Atlanta Falcons are coming off a 42-14 dominating win over the Rams and need a win again this week to keep ahead of Tampa in the NFC South. I am also flying to Atlanta this weekend with my little brother to watch my first and last ever Falcons game inside the Georgia Dome (RIP). With that being said, there is no way the Falcons don’t win Sunday by a million. Look for me in the stands Sunday afternoon, I’ll be the guy behind the Falcons bench in the Julio Jones jersey cursing at Julio Jones for not suiting up.
Double COVERage 