The Bearded Talisman's Week 12 NFL Picks
Patriots -7.5 at Bengals – Chase is OUT on offense for Cincy.   Hendrickson is OUT on defense for Cincy.  Flacco looked like the early season version of Flacco in last week’s 34-12 loss in Pittsburgh – a game in which the Steelers scored two defensive touchdowns.  The Patriots so far may have played a very weak schedule, but they tend to beat up weak opponents.     Cowboys +3.0 vs Eagles – This is the best roster the Cowboys have put on the field all season.  They are
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The Bearded Talisman's Week 11 NFL Picks
Bengals +5.5 at Steelers – Pitt has 2 starting linebackers OUT, and it’s a dicey situation also with their banged up secondary, especially with Chase and Higgins coming to town.  The Bengals are coming off a bye week, and should have no trouble whatsoever scoring on the Steeler D.  Since Flacco took over 4 games ago, the Bengals are averaging nearly 33 points per game.  The Steelers offense registered only 1 touchdown in last week’s stink bomb in LA, and it was in mop up t
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The Bearded Talisman's Week 10 NFL Picks
Panthers -5.5 vs Saints:  Saints offense has scored 13 points combined in their last 2 games and they just traded away their top WR this week to Seattle.  On top of that, they have offensive line issues, and are playing a Panthers D that held the Packers to 13 points in Lambeau last week.  The Panthers are 3-0 at home this season in games started by Bryce Young, and he is under center this week.  Lions -8.5 at Commanders:  The Commanders have been outscored 110-43 over t
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