In the NFL’s Week 11 I was 8-7 against the CBS Sports Football Pick'em point spread and 11-4 straight-up. For the "season" (I only began picking games in week 6) I'm 46-39 (54.1%) against the spread and 54-31 (63.5%) straight-up.
I'm making my Week 12 picks at CBS Sports based on whether my victory margins predicted here are higher or lower than CBS's point spreads. I'll report my results next week
Bears vs Lions: Lions by 1
Raiders vs Cowboys by 1
Bills vs Saints: Bills by 1
Steelers vs Bengals, Bengals by 2
Texans vs Jets: Jets by 1
Colts vs Buccaneers: Colts by 1
Falcons vs Jaguars: Falcons by 1
Panthers vs Dolphins: Dolphins by 3
Patriots vs Titans; Patriots by 3
Eagles vs Giants: Eagles by 2
Chargers vs Broncos; Broncos by 2
Rams vs Packers: Rams by 1
Vikings vs 49ers: Vikings by 1
Browns vs Ravens: Ravens by 1
Seahawks vs Washington: Washington by 1
MVP CHASE
To earn an MVP Chase point, a player must have a 97.0 passer rating or 70 yards from scrimmage in a victory or tie. So far this season:
74 players have one MVP point
38 have two
30 have three
15 have four
18 have five
4 have six
3 have seven
The major changes from last week is that more players have five MVP points. With just 6-7 games to go, I expect the MVP to be among the names below.
Seven MVP Points
Aaron Jones, RB, Packers (8-3)
Cooper Kupp, WR, Rams (7-3)
Matthew Stafford, QB, Rams (7-3)
Six MVP Points
Davante Adams, WR, Packers (8-3)
Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Cowboys (7-3)
Leonard Fournette, RB, Buccaneers (7-3)
Kyler Murray, QB, Cardinals (9-2)
Five MVP Points
Tom Brady, QB, Buccaneers (7-3)
Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Broncos (5-5)
Nick Chubb, RB, Browns (6-5)
Chase Edmonds, RB Cardinals (9-2)
Austin Ekeler, RB, Chargers (6-4)
Mike Evans, WR, Buccaneers (7-3)
Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, 49ers (5-5)
Najee Harris, RB, Steelers (5-4-1)
Darrell Henderson, RB, Rams (7-3)
Justin Herbert, QB, Chargers (6-4)
Derrick Henry, RB, Titans (8-3)
Tyreek Hill, WR, Chiefs (7-4)
Alvin Kamara, RB, Saints (5-5)
CeeDee Lamb, WR, Cowboys (7-3)
Dak Prescott, QB, Cowboys (7-3)
Aaron Rodgers, QB, Packers (8-3)
Deebo Samuel, WR, 49ers (5-5)
Jonathan Taylor, RB, Colts (5-5)
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