Here we go again. Week 13. Thirteen games. Home extension begins.
The competition between Sims and me is tight. By week 12, I went 11-5 straight up. But Sims went 13-3, cutting my edge to two games.
Sims went 11-5 against the spread, pushing his lead to five games.
Our Week 13 picks appear below. We disagreed two straight games, but seven against the spread.
Seahawks at Cowboys (-9)
The Cowboys are good at home and they’re still chasing the Eagles. The Seahawks are drowning in quicksand.
Florio: Cowboys, 35-17.
Sims: Cowboys, 24-21.
Broncos at Texans (-3.5)
The Texans will need to run the ball well for CJ Stroud to make the difference in the end.
Florio: Texans, 27-24.
Sims: Texans, 20-17.
Chargers (-5.5) at Patriots.
Who plays quarterback for the Patriots? Who cares? is over
Florio: Chargers, 20-17.
Sims: Chargers, 23-13.
Lions (-4) at Saints
Both these teams need to wake up before it’s too late.
Florio: Lions, 27-20.
Sims: Lions, 27-24.
Falcons (-2.5) at Jets.
Is there an Aaron-Rodgers-back-at-practice bump? Maybe there is.
Florio: Jets, 17-14.
Sims: Falcons, 20-10.
Cardinals at Steelers (-5.5)
They don’t need to play Renegade In its fourth quarter.
Florio: Steelers, 20-10.
Sims: Steelers, 24-14.
Colts (-1) at Titans.
Shane Steichen’s case for Coach of the Year continues to grow.
Florio: Colts, 21-17.
Sims: Colts, 23-20.
Dolphins at Commanders (-9.5).
Miami is beating teams they should.
Florio: Dolphins, 42-17.
Sims: Dolphins, 31-17.
Cheetahs at Buccaneers (-5)
Firing Frank Reich doesn’t stop David Tepper from shouting post-game âFâ bombs.
Florio: Buccaneers 21-10.
Sims: Buccaneers, 17-14.
Browns at Rams (-3.5)
Cleveland defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and LA quarterback Matthew Stafford are reuniting. I give Schwartz the edge.
Florio: Browns, 20-17.
Sims: Rams, 20-13.
49ers (-3) at Eagles.
The 49ers will outscore the Eagles. Can the 49ers outlast them?
Florio: 49ers, 25-24.
Sims: 49ers, 24-20.
Chiefs (-6) at Packers
Patrick Mahomes makes the most of his first game at Lambeau Field.
Florio: Chiefs, 31-24.
Sims: Chiefs, 23-20.
Bengals (-9) at Jaguars
In a loss to the 49ers, the Jaguars saw what they needed to do to get to the next level.
Florio: Jaguars, 24-10.
Sims: Jaguars, 28-17.
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