Chris Nelson's Week 15 NFL Game Predictions

I'm coming off my best week of the season picking games (13 of 16 correct) and I'm already 1-for-1 this week. I'm feelin' good!

Last week's record: 13-3
Season record: 134-74 (64.4%)

Falcons over Buccaneers - If Tampa Bay's run defense doesn't improve over last week's awful performance, and especially if Jeff Garcia doesn't play, I don't see this team winning in Atlanta.

Redskins over Bengals - Washington has been playing pretty disappointing football in the second half of the season, but there's no justification for ever picking Cincinnati at this point.

Colts over Detroit - This just isn't even fair. Peyton Manning's going to have a field day.

Chargers over Chiefs - The Chiefs have played better than their record indicates and could easily bring a tough game to their division rivals, but I still have to go with the much more talented San Diego squad.

Seahawks over Rams - Seattle stomped them 37-13 earlier in the season, albeit with Matt Hasselbeck instead of Seneca Wallace at quarterback, but I have a feeling (though by no means a confident one) that St. Louis pulls out a win here.

Dolphins over 49ers - San Francisco was impressive in their upset over the Jets last week, but I still like the hot Dolphins at home against a Frank Gore-less Niners teams.

Jets over Bills - As much as I'd love for the Bills to pull out an upset here, I expect the Jets to rebound from their loss last week and I just don't see any way J.P. Losman keeps up with Brett Favre.

Packers over Jaguars - The Packers have lost three straight tough games and have fallen flat on their face in the playoff hunt, but I'm going to predict they get a W here over the even more disappointing Jaguars.

Titans over Texans - Tennessee may be 12-1 while Houston has a losing record, but this game is closer than it appears. Tennessee's offensive rank is below average while their defensive rank is stellar, and it's just the opposite for Houston's offense and defense. I expect a close game, but I'm going with the better defense.

Cardinals over Vikings - I probably would have picked the Cardinals regardless, but Frerotte being out pretty much seals it for me.

Patriots over Raiders - The Raiders are 0-1 when their opponent's quarterback's father has died during the week (that's right, I went there), but that's not why I'm picking New England here. It's because Oakland's terrible.

Panthers over Broncos - Carolina's running game is just unstoppable right now, and most running backs are unstoppable against Denver's defense anyway. It could get ugly.

Steelers over Ravens - An absolute toss-up. With the top two defenses in the league and mediocre offenses, I expect a baseball score in this one.

Giants over Cowboys - Some of the Cowboys' players just seem hellbent on distracting the team and ruining the season, and I expect New York to take advantage.

Eagles over Browns - I've said it before and I'll say it again - I cannot pick a team to win that starts Ken Dorsey at quarterback. I can't even envision a scenario in which I would do it. I wouldn't pick the '85 Bears with Dorsey leading them.

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Chris Nelson is a journalism major at Georgia State University. He operates his own Miami Dolphins blog which can be found here.