Week 12 NFL Point Spreads

5) Philadelphia (+9) at Indianapolis

This game was handpicked to move to Sunday night as it was deemed better than the Chicago at New England contest. That seemed like a curious decision at best when it was made. Now that Eagles’ quarterback, Donovan McNabb is out for the season with a torn ACL, the move looks horrendous.

Philadelphia (5-5) will likely turn to backup, Jeff Garcia to save their playoff hopes. Indianapolis (9-1) is coming off their first loss of the season, but they are still in great shape to get home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Colts have only won two games all year by more than seven points, so this one should be interesting. Week 12 NFL Point Spread Eagles +9

4) New Orleans (+3) at Atlanta

It is hard to get too excited about any game involving two NFC teams because the whole conference is mired in mediocrity except for the Bears. This game has a lot of intrigue as the Michael Vick experiment is reaching its critical mass, and we are about to find out whether he should be leading this team into the future.

The Falcons (5-5) have lost three straight games, and two were against Detroit and Cleveland (5-15 combined record). The Saints (6-4) are not doing much better having lost three out of four games, and their critics have been waiting for them to collapse all season. Note that this is a revenge game for Atlanta, who got smoked 23-3 in the first game back in the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina. Week 12 NFL Point Spread Saints +3

3) Pittsburgh (+2.5) at Baltimore

Pittsburgh (4-6) is the Freddy Krueger of the NFL, you just can’t kill them. The Steelers have won two straight games to keep their playoff hopes alive, and every win gives them more and more confidence. This is a big contest on the road for them, and they can’t win if Ben Roethlisberger keeps turning the ball over.

Baltimore is 8-2 and has established themselves as an elite AFC team. The Ravens’ schedule gets tough after this game with road contests at Cincinnati, Kansas City and Pittsburgh. If the Ravens take care of business, they will head into the playoffs as AFC North champions and possibly with a first round bye. Week 12 NFL Point Spread Eagles +2.5

2) Denver (E) at Kansas City

This is one of three Thanksgiving Day games and the first game broadcast by the NFL Network. The other two Thanksgiving games are Miami (-2.5) at Detroit and Tampa (+11) at Dallas. The Denver and Kansas City contest is a night game, so hopefully you are not too tired out from the massive amount of turkey you are sure to inhale.

Looking at this game, Denver comes (7-3) in limping after losing to San Diego at home. Now, they must rebound physically and mentally on a very short week. Kansas City (6-4) survived Oakland last Sunday, and they expect quarterback Trent Green to be much sharper in his second game back from his concussion. Week 12 NFL Point Spread Denver vs KC (Even)

1) Chicago (+3) at New England

Chicago (9-1) once again showed they are the class of the NFC with a 10-0 win at the New York Jets. The Bears were able to win despite only getting 121 passing yards from quarterback Rex Grossman, and they must play better offensively this week in their third road game in a row.

New England (7-3) has a strange problem on their hands. On the road, they are lights-out at 5-0, but they have struggled at home at just 2-3. Two more caution notes for New England: The Patriots have had trouble this year with good opponents, and the Bears are the only other NFL team undefeated (5-0) on the road. Week 12 NFL Point Spread Bears +3

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