NFL Week 11 game picks: Seahawks over Cardinals; Colts prime Packers

Gregg Rosenthal went 9-5 on his predictions for Week 10 of the 2020 NFL season, bringing his entire chronicle to 92-53-1. How will he fare in Week 11? His picks are below.

Cincinnati Bengals 24, Washington Football Group 21

After a sizzling launch, Race Young has one sack and one other QB hit in his remaining six video games. Montez Sweat has been better, but the Washington circulation flee has slowed down in most up-to-date weeks. If that trend continues, Joe Burrow will must indulge in enough time to outscore Alex Smith, who’s playing the true vet version of Burrow’s trend of play, and playing it well.

Contemporary Orleans Saints 28, Atlanta Falcons 27

This matchup is wretchedness yearly for the Saints even after they are rolling, and the two-quarter pattern dimension of Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill splitting work didn’t inspire self belief. I could take hang of in opposition to my hunch about this streaking Falcons workers, despite the reality that. I will believe that Sean Payton will indulge in a notion for his quarterbacks with a week to put collectively, and scrutinize the Saints’ protection to shut this one out. There are a ton of lingering injury questions on all sides, nonetheless, so I am more confident that the Falcons will preserve this nearer than anticipated than I am that the Saints in point of fact pick.

Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Jacksonville Jaguars 13

The Jaguars’ protection is undeniably better since the workers’s Week 8 bye, getting gross contributions from Sidney Jones and DaVon Hamilton. The Jaguars’ offense is undeniably worse with Jake Luton at quarterback, which offers them small hope in opposition to the T.J. Watt for DPOY Explain.

Contemporary England Patriots 31, Houston Texans 27

The Texans base needless remaining in bustle protection and turnovers compelled, which is a defective recipe in opposition to a diverse, peaking Contemporary England speeding assault led by Damien Harris. The Patriots didn’t flip the ball over and didn’t must throw powerful at some level of their two-game a success trot. They’ve so that you would possibly per chance replicate that in this reunion with former buddy Romeo Crennel.

Cleveland Browns 24, Philadelphia Eagles 20

Carson Wentz unbiased correct performed one in every of his better video games of the season, with doubtlessly the most healthy teammates around him since Week 1, in a 10-level loss to the Giants. If that would not convince you these Eagles are nearer to defective than unfortunate, then nothing will.

Detroit Lions 27, Carolina Panthers 24

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero document that Teddy Bridgewater is no longer more doubtless to play Sunday, which flips my usual prediction. Panthers backup P.J. Walker used to be a sensation within the XFL, and I worship Matt Rhule as an offensive coach, but I manufacture no longer treasure him that powerful. Matthew Stafford returned to watch Thursday despite his thumb injury, but there are injury questions on Kenny Golladay and D’Andre Swift. Give the Lions the tiny edge if they indulge in got their initiating quarterback in a matchup between two defenses that fight to rating off the field.

Baltimore Ravens 28, Tennessee Titans 24

The Ravens cannot bustle up the center or space the brink on protection, two bedrock traits to their 2019 identity. The Titans are well-constructed to make doubtlessly the most of both weaknesses, but I worship the Ravens to narrowly exorcise their playoff demons because Ryan Tannehill‘s circulation protection is a really finest bigger snarl.

Los Angeles Chargers 24, Contemporary York Jets 17

The Chargers should not the identical without Joey Bosa, Austin Ekeler and Chris Harris Jr. The Jets shall be better without Sam Darnold, which is a snarl. The easiest opponent remaining on the Jets’ schedule that within the meanwhile has a shedding chronicle is Contemporary England, that will host them in Week 17, so Sunday shall be Gang Green’s easiest probability at a pick for some time. On the other hand, Bosa returned to paunchy participation in Wednesday’s notice …

Miami Dolphins 24, Denver Broncos 16

The big weekly edge the Dolphins indulge in in particular teams, turnover margin and third-down protection is rarely about unbiased correct fortune and would possibly per chance explain up enormous this week. The more Drew Lock plays, the more evident it is that the Broncos’ offense appears no better with him at the helm than it did with Jeff Driskel.

Minnesota Vikings 26, Dallas Cowboys 20

The Cowboys’ protection performed its easiest two video games of the season earlier than the Week 10 bye, with Height DeMarcus Lawrence joined by 2018 Randy Gregory, 2018 Leighton Vander Esch and surging rookie Neville Gallimore. All that and the return of Andy Dalton will indulge in to restful attend the Cowboys lose shut video games in opposition to quality teams, in preference to being blown out. The Vikings are a quality workers!

Indianapolis Colts 29, Green Bay Packers 26

I believe this Colts workers if it will probably per chance protect Philip Rivers. I manufacture no longer but believe the Packers’ protection to flee the passer, as Za’Darius Smith, Kenny Clark and Preston Smith indulge in been lesser variations of their 2019 selves up to now. The health dwelling of Green Bay’s initiating cornerbacks nearer to game time would possibly per chance lead me to flip this take hang of, but here’s without worry the toughest protection Aaron Rodgers has confronted since falling to the Bucs.

Kansas City Chiefs 34, Las Vegas Raiders 23

An improved Raiders protection over the rest three video games mirrors a sluggish Raiders passing assault over the identical stretch, which is rarely any longer a promising alternate-off this week. COVID-19 protocols for both teams complicate this take hang of, but the Chiefs look worship the roughly defending champions who play their easiest after they indulge in to. Kansas City desires to reside a ways from getting swept by Las Vegas.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26, Los Angeles Rams 21

Here’s a large Monday evening game, but it will probably per chance even be more of a defensive showcase than it is possible you’ll per chance well ask, with the Rams’ noteworthy cornerbacks (hello, Darious Williams!) and Aaron Donald making life complex on Tom Brady. The Bucs’ blitzkrieg trend furthermore would not bode well for Jared Goff, so the superior running game would possibly per chance preserve the day. Whereas I worship me some Darrell Henderson, or no longer it is Ronald Jones who has the upper matchup.

Seattle Seahawks 30, Arizona Cardinals 26

Russell Wilson‘s ride within the MVP campaign polls started in Arizona, where Cardinals defensive coordinator Vance Joseph despatched waves of stress that the Seahawks have not stumbled on answers for since. With attend from a running game that is getting fitter for this rematch, Wilson is too correct and the Seahawks indulge in too powerful enormous-game ride to crater in opposition to a inaccurate, banged-up Arizona protection.