I’m going to do something a little different for the next two weeks — partly because I’ll be away with family for Thanksgiving, and partly because I want to mix things up. Instead of the usual two to three paragraphs, all of this week’s picks will be delivered as haikus. After all, nothing says football and Thanksgiving quite like traditional Japanese poetry.

 

Thursday Night Football: Bills @ Texans (Prime, 7:15 PM)

Slow start shakes away.
Allen seeks his old fire back.
Texans stand and wait.

Prediction: 20-17 Bills

 

Sunday Noon Window

Colts @ Chiefs (CBS)

Once-bright kingdom shakes.
Colts circle the wounded throne.
Winter nears the Chiefs.

Prediction: 24-21 Colts

 

Steelers @ Bears (CBS)

Cold winds shift in Chicago.
New strength grows where doubt once lived.
Steel fades in the light.

Prediction: 26-21 Bears

 

Patriots @ Bengals (CBS)

Chase sits. Tempers burn.
Cincinnati stumbles on.
Patriots march clean.

Prediction: 27-17 Patriots 

 

Giants @ Lions (FOX)

Broken Giants drift.
Detroit wakes from quiet sleep.
Second winds return.

Prediction: 27-20 Lions

 

Vikings @ Packers (FOX)

Rookie feet unsteady.
Green Bay walks its steady line.
Winter claims the North.

Prediction: 24-17 Packers 

 

Seahawks @ Titans (FOX)

Seattle regroups.
Titans bend beneath the tide.
Wings rise in the storm.

Prediction: 30-13 Seahawks

 

Jets @ Ravens (CBS)

Jets collapse again.
Ravens chase a steadier path.
Purple flight restores.

Prediction: 27-14 Ravens

 

Sunday Afternoon Window

Jaguars @ Cardinals (CBS)

Shocked Jags crush the Bolts,
Lawrence drifts toward Bortles’ ghost—
Cards sink, built to lose.

Prediction: 24-13 Jaguars 

 

Falcons @ Saints (FOX)

Saints still sinking fast,
But Atlanta falls harder—
Faith beats failing skill.

Prediction: 20-17 Saints

 

Browns @ Raiders (CBS)

Shedeur overwhelmed,
Truth louder than fanboy hopes—
Raiders dodge that trap.

Prediction: 17-13 Raiders

 

Eagles @ Cowboys (FOX)

Gauntlet for Dallas,
Hurts’ legs haunt them once again—
Champions stand firm.

Prediction: 24-23 Eagles

 

Sunday Night Football: Buccaneers @ Rams (NBC, 7:20 PM)

Bucs start slipping now,
Stafford carves his MVP path—
Rams guard homefield tight.

Prediction: 27-23 Rams

 

Monday Night Football: Panthers @ 49ers (ABC/ESPN, 7:15 PM)

Carolina fights,
Coaching keeps their season warm—
Niners still too strong.

Prediction: 24-21 49ers

 

Overall Record: 100-63-1 (Last Week 12-3)