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NFL Week 15 has arrived, meaning there are just four weeks left in the regular season. With no more bye weeks, all 32 teams will be on the NFL schedule this week with a majority of the games on Sunday for the first time since Week 4. With playoff spots at stake, these should be some of the most intense games of the season.
Let’s dive into our NFL Week 15 predictions, projecting every matchup on the NFL schedule this week.
In the last meeting between the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coming back in Week 1, Atlanta put up nearly 100 more yards than Tampa Bay and dominated time of possession but still lost. Now, it’s Kirk Cousins under center for the road trip to Tampa Bay. If this matchup happened a few weeks ago, the Falcons might pull off the win. However, the Buccaneers offense is much healthier than it used to be and should pull out a close one on Thursday Night Football.
There should be quite a few high-scoring games in Week 15; this won’t be one of them. Caleb Williams holds onto the football longer than any other quarterback in the league, and that’s great news for Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns pass rush. The Chicago Bears do have the best rushing offense in the NFL over the last two months, but this is also one of the league’s best run defenses. In a low-scoring game, the better quarterback and head coach will decide it, and that means Ben Johnson and Co. pull out the win.
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The Cincinnati Bengals are rolling right now with their playoff hopes still very much alive entering Week 15. Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens offense just isn’t looking the same with Lamar Jackson playing through an injury and the offensive line a shell of the unit it used to be. This sets up for Cincinnati to win it at home, with Joe Burrow and Co. doing just enough to replicate their success in Baltimore on Thanksgiving Day and make it a season sweep over the Ravens.
Beating the Kansas City Chiefs twice in a season is extremely difficult and it feels even more unlikely for the Los Angeles Chargers given the state of the offensive line. Kansas City doesn’t have a good pass rush by any means, but Steve Spagnuolo can exploit the Chargers’ backup tackles. Plus, the Chiefs offense will have Rashee Rice in this one and he was sorely missed in Week 1. Those two differences will be enough for Kansas City to win it at home.
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