NFL Week 11 Picks: Winners and Loser of Sunday's Biggest Matchups

Week 11 of the 2011 NFL season is going to be a make-or-break week for many teams in the NFL, especially the ones vying for potential playoff positions.

The Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers may be the only teams that have a lock on their division right now, but other then that, there are tons of playoff implications in this weekends matchups.

Every division in the AFC is up for grabs, as is the NFC South and East.

Here are my predictions for the biggest winners and losers of the upcoming weekend.

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens

Believe it or not, at 6-3 the Bengals are tied with the Baltimore Ravens and are one game behind the Pittsburgh Steelers at the top of the AFC North.

Led by rookies Andy Dalton and wide receiver A.J. Green, the Bengals are putting up a very impressive fight. Their real bread and butter comes from the defense, though, where they are only giving up 86.8 yards on the ground and 217.4 through the air.

The Ravens have been up and down all season long, with their latest disappointment coming at the hands of the lowly Seattle Seahawks.

Defensively, there is no doubt that the Ravens are the better team, though, and I have a hard time believing Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and company will allow them to lose two in a row, especially at home.

Pick: Ravens

Carolina Panthers vs. Detroit Lions

I've been saying it all week, and I fully believe in this statement: Everything about this game reeks of the traditional trap game.

The Lions have the currently undefeated Packers coming into town on Thanksgiving, which will be a short week, and they are coming off a big-time loss on the road to the Bears.

Matthew Stafford is coming off arguably the worst game of his career, and he's dealing with a fractured finger in his throwing hand.

The Lions don't have any momentum, and I'm afraid the lure of the Packers game coming up may cause them to let off the gas a bit at home against a seemingly benign Panthers team.

Pick: Panthers

San Diego Chargers vs. Chicago Bears

This will arguably be one of the best games of this season, at least from a playoff implication standpoint. For all their flaws, the Chargers still find themselves at 4-5, and believe it or not, they still have a shot at the very weak AFC West.

The Bears, on the other hand, have to deal with the Packers and Lions in their division, but they just got a huge win over Detroit to even themselves up and at least get a sniff of the Wild Card hunt.

Both teams are relatively similar, but the Chargers have the edge offensively.

The one advantage the Bears have is their running game, which is averaging 119.6 yards per game, with Matt Forte and Marion Barber combining for seven touchdowns and 1,018 yards. In the end, that, plus their home-field advantage and a very opportunistic defense, will lead them to a big-time victory.

Julius Peppers is going to give Philip Rivers nightmares for weeks to come—just ask Stafford.

Pick: Bears