The Post’s Erich Richter makes his picks and predictions for Week 15 of the NFL season.The advanced stats hate Kansas City and dislike this matchup for it.Jameis Winston and the Browns have a solid offense coming together that could see some success, as the Chiefs defense is bottom five in the NFL against the deep pass.
K.C.allows a 53.3 percent completion rate against deep passes, the fourth-worst mark in the NFL — ahead of just the Giants (60 percent), Panthers (54.8), and Packers (53.8).
Winston is a deep-ball aficionado, so expect plenty of tests against a soft secondary.Moreover, Cleveland’s defense still has the third-best pass rush, according to PFF.
The Chiefs are getting away with so much right now that it’s too difficult to back them.Cleveland wins outright. At 16 points, this is the biggest spread in the NFL this year, but maybe it’s another Tommy Cutlets showcase.
Now, no one is expecting an upset win, and the Giants probably don’t even want one.But Malik Nabers and Tyrone Tracy Jr.
have enough talent to keep this within two scores.Their defense — sans Dexter Lawrence — is playing hard and well.
The unit is rated No.12 according to Pro Football focus. This is where I draw the line on disrespect of the Jets.
Much like every week, Gang Green should’ve won last week against a playoff-level team.The same cannot be said about the Jaguars, who are starting Mac Jones at quarterback and have the league’s worst defense according to defense-adjusted value over average (DVOA).
The Jets finally snag a win and cover this one easily.The Aaron Rodgers disrespect is getting out of whack, and you can now finally buy a dip on the Jets. At some point, the books have to figure out the Titans, right? Tennessee is the league’s worst team with a painfully bad 2-11 mark against the spread, somehow worse than their overall 3-10 record.
In theory, this matchup stacks up pretty well against the Bengals: The Titans have the 15th-best defense acco...