NFL Week 11 Picks: Which Teams Will Emerge Victorious in Divisional Clashes?

Another week of NFL football is giving us another fleet of divisional games. We can expect to see those for the rest of the year. 

Winning a divisional game is important. You get nice bragging rights and great position for a potential tie breaker.

Not all of that matters for these teams. Whether it does or not, they will all emerge victorious against divisional foes.

San Francisco 49ers

As a 49ers fan, this game screams "trap game" to me. The Cardinals have Larry Fitzgerald, and I never want to count a team with him out. 

But the 49ers have beaten the Cardinals four straight times. All four of those wins came well before the 49ers were any good at all. 

Outside of Fitzgerald, the Cardinals simply don't have the team to hang with the 49ers. Look for a smothering effort. The 49ers will clinch their first above .500 season since 2002.

Buffalo Bills

Somebody, break up the Dolphins. The team that looked hopeless for much of the season now has two consecutive wins. Go figure. 

The Bills are headed in the other direction. They looked really good to start the season, but are now really fighting to survive in the playoff race. Ultimately, I would be lying if I said that I saw that happening. But I like the Bills' offense this week to prevail. 

Look for both teams to have a reversal of their recent fortunes.

Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys are now riding a hot streak, winning their last two games. When these two teams met earlier in the season in Dallas, the Cowboys prevailed, but the Redskins were the better team for most of that game.

But while this game is in Washington, the Redskins have little else in their favor. Now, they are the team that's beaten up, while the Cowboys are healthy. Now, the Redskins are struggling, while the Cowboys have built some momentum for themselves.

Rivalry games can be tough to predict, but the Cowboys are just the better team. It will show on Sunday.

Baltimore Ravens 

This is probably the best divisional game of the week. The Bengals lost to the Steelers, but were hardly blown out last week.

Now, they go on the road to take on the other half of the AFC North's traditional powers. I like the Bengals, but they are a year away.

The Ravens have lacked focus this year, but that's been against weaker opponents. Their game has been stellar against the top teams they have faced. Look for that to continue this week.

St. Louis Rams

This is not exactly the most riveting showdown of the week. The Seahawks and Rams are playing for nothing more than pride. The 49ers already have more wins than either team had last year when the Seahawks won the NFC West and both teams were 7-9.

Away from Seattle, I just don't trust the Seahawks. They do have a great home-field advantage that maybe buys them a win or two over a more talented team, but this game is in St. Louis. 

While I am certainly not expecting a blowout, I look for the Rams to win this one. The second half of their season will be much kinder than the first.

New York Giants

The Eagles are desperate, they just aren't that good. The talent is all there and they can certainly explode at any time, but I don't see it here. 

The Giants are a very good team, and they have already beaten the Eagles in Philadelphia this year. With injuries and instability hitting Philadelphia, I don't like their chances in this one.