Straight-up NFL picks, Week 14: Navigating the NFC West's sea of broken quarterbacks
Week 13 brought the 2022 NFL season’s second tie when Graham Gano’s game-winning field goal attempt from 58 yards out bounced out the back of the end zone. While none of us here at FTW were able to predict a stalemate between the Washington Commanders and New York Giants, that was only a blip on the radar in a solid week of straight up picks.
While last week’s picks were filled with plenty of home underdogs who eventually came through (or, in the Giants’ case, didn’t lose), this week’s choices are much more chalk-y. A somewhat underwhelming slate has our experts leaning heavily toward betting favorites. That’s bad news for the New York teams who play in New Jersey, but great news for the Empire State’s actual home team.
Here’s who we’ve got for Week 14, with explanations on some of primetime’s toughest picks below.
| Game | Christian | Robert | Charles |
| Raiders at Rams | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders |
| Browns at Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals |
| Jets at Bills | Bills | Bills | Bills |
| Eagles at Giants | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles |
| Texans at Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys |
| Vikings at Lions | Lions | Lions | Vikings |
| Jaguars at Titans | Titans | Titans | Titans |
| Ravens at Steelers | Steelers* | Ravens | Ravens |
| Dolphins at Chargers | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins |
| Panthers at Seahawks | Seahawks | Panthers | Seahawks |
| Buccaneers at 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers |
| Chiefs at Broncos | Chiefs | Chiefs | Chiefs |
| Patriots at Cardinals | Patriots | Cardinals | Cardinals |
| Last week: | 12-2-1 | 10-4-1 | 11-3-1 |
| Year to date: | 122-71-2 | 120-73-2 | 108-85-2 |
And here are those selections in a better-formatted screenshot of our actual picks sheet, which unfortunately struggles to translate to our editing software.