NFL Week 12 Predictions: Pittsburgh Steelers and More Teams with Dominating Wins

The NFL is a league that is built on having a lot of parody within its games. However, in a game like the Pittsburgh Steelers heading into Kansas City to play the Chiefs, it’s such a one-sided matchup that the Steelers may win this game by 28 points or more.  

Last week, the Chiefs started a new quarterback in Tyler Palko. It was the quarterback’s first start in his NFL career and it went horribly. 

Palko didn’t have a horrible day in completing passes, as he went a respectable 24-of-37. But he was picked off three times and only was able to throw for 230 yards. And this was against the NFL’s worst passing defense in the New England Patriots.  

This week Palko faces the NFL’s best pass defense in the Pittsburgh Steelers.  

Facing the NFL’s best pass defense is one thing, however the Chiefs are coming into this game with one of the worst rushing defenses going against a team that has built their identity as a team that loves to run the ball. 

This game for the Steelers this week, isn’t the only game where one team is well overmatched. The Houston Texans have an easy week this week as they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

The Jags have been very good on defense this year as they rank fourth and 15th in defending the pass and run. Being ranked fourth would benefit this Jacksonville team, if Houston didn’t have the second best running game in the NFL.  

The Texans are coming into this week's game with their back-up quarterback starting this week. However, they still have a great running game in Arian Foster and Ben Tate, plus they are getting back one of the best receivers in the NFL in Andre Johnson.  

The Jags are awful on offense this year as they come into this week’s game with one of the worst passing attacks in the NFL. You can expect the Texans to eliminate Jacksonville’s running game this week, which will stop their defense all together.  

One last team that will have a dominating win, will be the Atlanta Falcons over the Minnesota Vikings. 

Atlanta comes into this game on a very hot streak, winning five of their last seven games. In that stretch, they have gotten a balanced attack from their quarterback Matt Ryan and running back Michael Turner.  

This week, against a bad Vikings pass defense, it will be Ryan who leads this Falcons offense to a huge win at home. Plus, the Vikings as a whole are coming into this game as a banged-up team.  

They will more than likely be without star running back Adrian Peterson. Plus, during this week they were without wide receiver Percy Harvin and quarterback Christian Ponder in practice due to injuries.  

The injuries, plus the Falcons' very good passing attack, will lead to a double-digit win for Atlanta this week.  

Take these three teams this week in any eliminator or survivor pools you may be in. They will win easily and their defenses have a great chance at pitching a shut out. 

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