PIGSKIN 2020: Week Twelve

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Week Twelve

RESULTS

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Week Eight

Week Nine

Week Ten

Week Eleven

Thanksgiving Day

SCOREBOARD

Week Eleven Record:  6-6

Thanksgiving:  2-0

Overall Record ATS:  76-61-4 (+11)

Schmear of the Week:  2-8-1 (-21)

Bagels in the Basket:  -10

• A belated Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
• America's Team serves up a big turkey on Thanksgiving Day.  Mike McCarthy comes up short with the stuffing.  Jerry Jones looked like he wanted to puke.
• All team NFL facilities will close on Monday and Tuesday as a precautionary measure aimed to counteract Thanksgiving Day get-togethers. 
• COVID forces the return of Tuesday Night Football: Steelers vs. Ravens
• Everyone knew Matt Patricia was on the hot seat.  Well, after a 41-25 thrashing at the hands of the hands of the Texans, his coaching tenure with Detroit just went up in flames.  Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn have both been fired.
• Sitting atop the NFC Least with four victories, the Washington No Names Twitter account deletes a tweet saying STOP THE COUNT!

WEEK TWELVE

Saturday Line ~ NYP/MGM

Giants -6 BENGALS

Tough luck for the Bengals, losing QB Joe Burrow.  Giants are coming off a bye week.  They have a new offensive line coach.  The team seems ready to go through walls for Joe Judge.

Loss  19-17 Giants

Dolphins -7 JETS

I don't like this spread one bit.  The Fish crashed their party wagon last week in Denver.  Jets can keep things close now that they have receivers at the QB's disposal.  Sam Darnold may play, or not.  Either way, I think the Dolphins do enough with FitzMagic at the ready just in case Tua's game goes awry. 

WIN  20-3 Dolphins 

Raiders -3 FALCONS

The Raiders very nearly upset the Chiefs and play very well on the road.  Good game for them to get back on track.

Loss  43-6 Falcons

  

Cardinals -1 1/2 PATRIOTS

Cardinals are in crunch time.  They need wins.  Patriots couldn't stop Kyler Murray.

Loss  20-17 Patriots

Browns -6 1/2 JAGUARS

No frills football; running game and defense should get the Brownies through.

Loss  27-25 Browns

VIKINGS -3 1/2 Panthers

In a nod to parity, I dub this game Toilet Bowl XII.  Christian McCaffery is still out and the Vikings still run the ball very well.  It might keep Teddy Bridgewater off the field just enough.  Truth is I flipped a coin ..

Loss  28-27 Vikings

Titans +3 COLTS

Great division clash.  Colts took the first match-up; the Titans will take the second.  Smash Mouth!

WIN  45-26 Titans

BILLS -5 Chargers

Chargers must learn how to finish.  They should have more wins than their record reflects.  Bills lost a tough game against the Cardinals.  Buffalo has all the motivation, Bolts not so much.

WIN  27-17 Bills

Saints -6 BRONCOS

Still not sure what the Saints pulled off last week.  Look for them to do it again.

WIN  31-3 Saints

Niners +6 1/2 RAMS

Niners are coming off a long break and the Rams are coming off a short week.  I still say the Rams are a paper tiger.

WIN  23-20 Niners

Chiefs -3 BUCS

The Bucs ship appears to have sprung a leak.  Everyone overlooks the Chiefs defense.

PUSH  27-24 Chiefs

PACKERS -8 1/2 Bears

Only the Jets and Giants have scored less than the Bears.  A ten-point win is not unrealistic.

WIN  41-25 Packers

Schmear of the Week x2

Raiders -3

LOSS!! *&@$#%!

Browns -6 1/2

LOSS!!! %@$#!

Good luck, and have a great Football Sunday, everyone!

POSTGAME

Week Twelve Record:  8-5-1

Overall Record ATS:  84-66-5 (+13)

Schmear of the Week:  2-10-1 (-27) %^$@*!

Bagels in the Basket:  -14