If week 14 in the NFL taught fans anything, it is that there is no such thing as a sure thing.
The Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers all lost games that could have firmly established their place in the playoff race.
Throw in Kansas City narrowly escaping defeat at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens and you had a nailbiter of a week for teams eyeing a Lombardi Trophy. How will those teams fair in week 15, with pressure mounting and teams looking to play the role of spoiler?
Predictions
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs (Thursday, 8:20 pm, FOX)
Pick: Chiefs 33, Chargers 28
Houston Texans at New York Jets (Saturday, 4:30 pm, NFLN)
Pick: Texans 28, Jets 10
Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos (Saturday, 8:20 pm, NFLN)
Pick: Broncos 24, Browns 21
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (Sunday, 1:00 pm, FOX)
Pick: Packers 24, Bears 23
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills (Sunday, 1:00 pm, FOX)
Pick: Bills 17, Lions 13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore Ravens (Sunday, 1:00 pm, FOX)
Pick: Ravens 20, Buccaneers 6
Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons (Sunday, 1:00 pm, FOX) Pick: Falcons 34, Cardinals 21 Oakland Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals (Sunday, 1:00 pm, CBS) Pick: Raiders 23, Bengals 17 Tennessee Titans at New York Giants (Sunday, 1:00 pm, CBS) Pick: Titans 27, Giants 21 Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings (Sunday, 1:00 pm, CBS) Pick: Dolphins 23, Vikings 17 Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars (Sunday, 1:00 pm, CBS) Pick: Jaguars 20, Redskins 10 Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts (Sunday, 1:00 pm, FOX) Pick: Colts 28, Cowboys 20 Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers (Sunday, 4:05 pm, FOX) Pick: Seahawks 27, 49ers 9 New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday, 4:25 pm, CBS) Pick: Patriots 38, Steelers 31 Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams (Sunday, 8:20 pm, NBC) Pick: Rams 38, Eagles 24 New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers (Sunday, 8:15 pm, ESPN) Pick: Panthers 33, Saints 30 Steelers in Desperation Mode The Steelers need to beat the Patriots Sunday night in Pittsburgh.