Week twelve of the 2025 NFL season could go down in history as one of the better weeks of football in a 2025 season that seemingly has delivered a high level of excitement and minimized the weeks with dud match-up after dud match-up. This past week had a bit of everything to whet the appetite of the NFL fan.
The Texans kicked things off on Thursday Night Football harassing and pressuring Josh Allen and the stumbling Bills. Davis Mills did just enough for a Houston offense that is rounding into form as we barrel towards December.
The Steelers fell to the magical first-place Chicago Bears as Aaron Rodgers was out injured. The first place New England Patriots had fans searching online for "pyrrhic victory” as injuries mounted as they held off what could have been the last game of the illustrious and sometimes elite career of Joe Flacco.
The NFC North favorite Lions and Packers added wins trying to keep up with the Bears (“I’ll take ‘Sentences I did not plan to write in 2025’ for $1000, Alex.”) with the Lions mounting an “Alcoa presents: Fantastic Finishes” come from behind win over the pesky Giants and Jameis Winston.
In a game nowhere as close as the score, Seattle beat Cam Ward and the Titans 30-24. The Ravens did not look cohesive on offense, but fortunately for them they were playing the Jets and won handily. In the Heavyweight Bout, the Colts abandoned the aggressiveness that got them to first place in the AFC South and meekly punted away multiple times including overtime as they fell to the Chiefs 23-20.
In the late window the highlighted game featured the World Champion Eagles beating up their division rival Cowboys 21-0 before the wheels fell off in the Big D and Dallas and Dak stormed back for a 24-21 win. The Raiders inched closer to a top draft pick losing to Shadeur Sanders and the Browns. The Saints improved their draft position losing to NFC South compatriots and potential top-ten pickers the Falcons.
On Sunday night, the reeling Tampa Bay Buccaneers ran into a brick wall called the Rams’ impressive front seven but the secondary was the star of the show in prime time. Finally, on Monday Night Football, the Panthers may not have lost their heart in San Francisco, but they forgot to pack their offense as Brock Purdy threw three first half interceptions and San Francisco still won handily 20-9.
What a week that was! Now onto this week to see if we can top the entertainment level in week thirteen.
Thanksgiving is upon us and what a day for watching football. The Lions have become relevant in the Dan Campbell era and a must-watch in the early window while still elbowing family members away from my blueberry pie. It’s a full-on century old grudge match as the Packers face-off in a game with huge divisional impact
Sunday Night Football features the . The week wraps up on Monday Night Football with the
Each week during the season, I make my picks with my buddy David on his SportsKrunch with DKrom podcast as we’ve done regularly for the past five years (and pre-pandemic as well).
Check out this week’s episode as we recapped week twelve, pulled out the panic meter to look at the suddenly contentious AFC South, sorted through all the big news with “Truth or Exaggeration”, and of course all the game predictions and prognostications with our bold predictions--it is available here.
Please give a listen each week on your preferred podcast provider. All back episodes are available here at Apple podcasts.
Last Week: Straight up:12-2; Against the Spread: 9-5
Season Totals: Straight up: 113-64-1; Against the Spread: 83-95
Lock of the Week: 8-4
Upset Special: 4-8
I was on fire with my picks last week! I need to keep that momentum going and Now, on to the week thirteen picks!
2025 NFL Week 13 Picks
THURSDAY THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL
PACKERS 25 @ LIONS 32
Spread: Lions -2.5: Lions
Moneyline: Lions -142, Packers +120: Lions
O/U: 48.5: Over
CHIEFS 35 @ COWBOYS 36
Spread: Chiefs -3.5: Cowboys
Moneyline: Chiefs -170, Cowboys +142: Cowboys
O/U: 52.5: Over
BENGALS 18 @ RAVENS 19
Spread: Ravens -7: Bengals
Moneyline: Ravens -340, Bengals +270: Ravens
O/U: 51.5: Under
BLACK FRIDAY
BEARS 21 @ EAGLES 20
Spread: Eagles -7: Bears
Moneyline: Eagles -325, Bears +260: Bears
O/U: 44.5: Under
SUNDAY 1:00PM
TEXANS 20 @ COLTS 24
Spread: Colts -4.5: Texans
Moneyline: Colts -225, Texans +185: Colts
O/U: 44.5: Under
49ERS 24 @ BROWNS 20
Spread: 49ers -6: Browns
Moneyline: 49ers -298, Browns +240: 49ers
O/U: 39.5: Over
SAINTS 24 @ DOLPHINS 27
Spread: Dolphins -6: Saints
Moneyline: Dolphins -250, Saints +205: Dolphins
O/U: 41.5: Over
JAGUARS 20 @ TITANS 22
Spread: Jaguars -6.5: Titans
Moneyline: Jaguars -325, Titans +260: Titans
O/U: 42.5: Under (by a whisker!)
FALCONS 18 @ JETS 15
Spread: Falcons -2.5: Falcons
Moneyline: Falcons -142, Jets +120: Falcons
O/U: 39.5: Under
RAMS 30 @ PANTHERS 13
Spread: Rams -10.5: Rams
Moneyline: Rams -600, Panthers +440: Rams
O/U: 45.5: Under
CARDINALS 29 @ BUCCANEERS 33
Spread: Buccaneers -3: Bucs
Moneyline: Buccaneers -155, Cardinals +130: Bucs
O/U: 44.5: Over
4:05/4:25PM:
VIKINGS 13 @ SEAHAWKS 34 (LOCK OF THE WEEK)
Spread: Seahawks -10.5: Seahawks
Moneyline: Seahawks -500, Vikings +380: Seahawks
O/U: 41.5: Over
RAIDERS 17 @ CHARGERS 34
Spread: Chargers -10: Chargers
Moneyline: Chargers -625, Raiders +455: Chargers
O/U: 41.5: Over
BILLS 22 @ STEELERS 23 (UPSET SPECIAL)
Spread: Bills -3.5: Steelers
Moneyline: Bills -198, Steelers +164: Steelers
O/U: 47.5: Under
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:
BRONCOS 16 @ COMMANDERS 13 (In Overtime)
Spread: Broncos -6.5: Commanders
Moneyline: Broncos -310, Commanders +250: Broncos
O/U: 43.5: Under
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:
GIANTS 20 @ PATRIOTS 24
Spread: Patriots -7.5: Giants
Moneyline: Patriots -425, Giants +330: Patriots
O/U: 46.5: Under
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