The Post’s Erich Richter makes his picks and predictions for Week 13 of the NFL season.Another physical AFC North affair, which doesn’t necessarily lend itself to success for Joe Burrow and the Bengals.Temperatures are expected to be in the teens in Ohio, and Burrow has already said he’s concerned about his surgically repaired wrist in the cold.
They’re just not equipped to win in these conditions — especially against T.J.Watt and the Steelers defense.Geno Smith gets his revenge, as the Jets are in the same spot as they were when he departed from the team in 2016.
Do you really envision the Jets being able to cover DK Metcalf, Jaxson Smith-Njigba, and Tyler Lockett?Add in that Pro Football Focus ranks the Jets as the sixth-worst run defense while the Seahawks have the fifth-best rushing offense, and you have a recipe for disaster.Jets lose again.New England’s defense is not the same unit Bill Belichick coached.
It has taken on a whole new form of a hapless unit that has no idea what they are doing against the pass, allowing the seventh-most yards per pass attempt.Anthony Richardson has played better since being reinserted into the starting spot and should be able to use his legs effectively.Minnesota ranks No.
1 in defense-adjusted value over average (DVOA), so it’s fair to expect Kyler Murray and the Cardinals to struggle a bit.But the Cardinals are a much more well-rounded unit.
Arizona has the 10th-best offense, according to DVOA, and PFF has their offensive line ranked the fourth-best.Arizona gives the Vikings everything they can handle and then some.Jayden Daniels is clearly banged up and not the player we saw take this league by storm in the early weeks of the season.
The Titans have been a team I’ve wagered on far too much this season, but will continue to do so in Week 13.Tennessee will stop the run like they always do — they have the fourth-best run defense.Bad matchup for my beloved Falcons.
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