NFL Week 14 Picks From the MMQB Staff: Three First-Place Teams Face Key Division Games

Our writers and editors pick winners in all 13 games, including Lions-Packers, Cardinals-Seahawks and Chiefs-Chargers. Plus, Kirk Cousins returns to Minnesota.

Kyler Murray and Geno Smith will meet for the second time this season. / Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

It’s Week 14! Thanksgiving week was kind to a couple of our pickers, as Matt Verderame and Mitch Goldich both went 15–1 in their game picks. The week was not as kind to Justin Tucker or the Cleveland Browns’ future quarterback plans. This is the final week that some teams are on a bye. As the season winds down, some teams are surging into the playoffs, while others are looking ahead to the coaching market.

A couple of big games will be in prime time this week, starting with an NFC North showdown between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers on Thursday. Then, our staff is evenly split on whether the Los Angeles Chargers can take down the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. First place in the NFC West is on the line Sunday afternoon, with our staff also perfectly split between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals. And in one of the more intriguing games for an individual player, Kirk Cousins will make his return to Minnesota where the Atlanta Falcons will face the Vikings.

Here’s who we have making picks this season:

Albert Breer, senior NFL reporter (X/Twitter)
Conor Orr, senior writer (X/Twitter, BlueSky)
Gilberto Manzano, staff writer (X/Twitter)
Matt Verderame, staff writer (X/Twitter)
John Pluym, managing editor (X/Twitter)
Mitch Goldich, senior editor (X/Twitter, BlueSky)

All picks are straight up. Visit SI Betting for picks against the spread and much more gambling content. 

SI graphic

Green squares denote upsets.