NFL Picks Week 14: Denver Broncos and Division Leaders Ready to Roll

There's never a bad time to the king in the NFL, especially with just four games left in the 2011 season. For these three division leaders, things can and will only get better.

Denver Broncos

Is there anyone (or anything) that can halt Tim Tebow's inevitable march to sole possession of first place in the AFC West?

The Bears certainly won't, not after managing just three points against the lowly Kansas City Chiefs last week and coming into Week 14 with Caleb Hanie and Marion Barber filling in for Jay Cutler and Matt Forte, respectively.

Nothing will come easy for Tebow against Chicago's defense, but, once again, he won't likely need to do much so long as Denver's D handles Hanie and Barber as it should. 

Green Bay Packers

The Packers would be more than happy to oblige the Broncos in their climb up the NFL's hierarchy, albeit inadvertently.

Aaron Rodgers and company will look to move to 13-0 by beating a Raiders team whose defense got throttled by the Dolphins last week.

Think they'll have any chance of stopping Green Bay's potent attack? Or that Carson Palmer won't be so generous as to give the ball back a few more times?

New England Patriots

And then there are the Patriots, who need only top the ramshackle Redskins to move to 10-3 on the season.

So much for New England's efficacy as a team being undone by its own defense. Surely, Rex Grossman will do everything in his power to make Devin McCourty and his buddies look like a competent unit.

And, if nothing else, the Pats will win going away so long as Tom Brady can find Rob Gronkowski whenever and wherever he wants.

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