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NFL Week 14 Predictions: Projections for the Early Lines, Spreads and Odds
- Updated: December 5, 2016
Week 13 of the 2016 NFL season is almost over, and we’re heading into the final month with plenty of playoff questions unanswered.
So far, the 11-1 Dallas Cowboys are the only team to have secured a playoff spot. They did so by beating the Minnesota Vikings this past Thursday and watching the Washington Redskins lose on Sunday. Teams like the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs did take another step toward the postseason, though, with Week 13 victories.
Which teams are going to continue their playoff marches in Week 14? We’re going to try determining that right here. We’ll be running down the Week 14 schedule and the latest Vegas odds—courtesy of OddsShark.com—and making our picks against them.
We will also examine some of the top matchups of the week. There will be 16 games in all, as bye-week season is over.
Week 14 NFL Schedule
Matchups to Watch
Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 14 kicks off on Thursday night with the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Oakland Raiders. Not only does this game have the potential to be the best non-Thanksgiving Thursday game of the year, but it has major playoff consequences.
The 10-2 Raiders are thriving, especially on offense—that unit is rated third overall by Pro Football Focus. Oakland has thus far managed to keep pace with the vaunted New England Patriots atop the conference standings.
If the season ended today, the Raiders would hold the AFC’s No. 1 seed.
The Chiefs can put a huge damper on Oakland’s efforts with a win on Thursday, however, and Kansas City isn’t just playing the role of spoiler. The 9-3 Chiefs are sitting right behind the Raiders in the AFC West and would actually move into first place in the division with a win.
Kansas City already owns one head-to-head win over Oakland and a perfect 3-0 divisional mark.
While it’s worth noting that the Raiders have begun to take strides on the defensive side of the ball, Oakland is first and foremost an offensive team. The Chiefs, who average 23.4 points per game and allow 20.2 points per game, are a more balanced team.
Consider the fact that the Chiefs just went into Atlanta and managed to steal a win …
