Free NFL Picks Today for Week Fourteen, 2023

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Atlanta Falcons – 1PM ET

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Tampa Bay finds themselves in a must win situation coming into this game as they look to get a second consecutive victory against an NFC South team. They had a fantastic start to the regular season, but once they started to play some legitimate contenders that fast start to the season quickly went away. They now find themselves two games under the .500 mark through their first 12 games of the regular season and they will look to grab a crucial victory here on Sunday afternoon on the road in Atlanta. This feels like a must win game for Tampa Bay because if they lose this one they will likely eliminate themselves from division title contention heading into the last four regular season games. Baker Mayfield will have to step up and play a pivotal role in the outcome of this game here on Sunday and we have yet to see if he has that in him this season. 

The Atlanta Falcons also find themselves in a must win situation here on Sunday afternoon at home if they want to remain in the hunt for the NFC South division title. Atlanta comes into this game sitting at the .500 mark through their first 12 games of the regular season and they will be looking for their seventh win of the year here on Sunday at home. It has been a roller coaster of a season for the Atlanta Falcons as they have been unable to string any type of consistency together from week to week and it has cost them in some pretty key moments throughout the first 13 weeks of the year. They come into this game with some momentum after picking up two consecutive victories on the season, and they will be looking for a third consecutive win here on Sunday. That is exactly what I expect because I look for the Atlanta Falcons to pick up the victory at home over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Indianapolis Colts @ Cincinnati Bengals – 1PM ET

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The Indianapolis Colts had high expectations coming into the season after drafting their rookie quarterback early on in the first round. However, Anthony Richardson was injured early on in the season, after showing signs of being a solid QB well into the future for Indianapolis. Gardner Minshew then stepped in and he has led the team throughout the last several weeks. He has them on the brink of potentially making a playoff appearance, and they will be looking to finish the season strong so they can accomplish that goal. That includes picking up a victory in this game on Sunday afternoon on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals as Indianapolis looks to establish themselves as a potential wildcard team in the AFC. Indianapolis comes into this game with seven victories through their first 12 games of the regular season and they are farther ahead than most people thought they would be this season with or without Anthony Richardson. They will look to pick up their eighth victory of the season here on Sunday afternoon on the road against this Bengals team.

The Cincinnati Bengals are coming off of a massive victory on Monday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road in Jacksonville. Now they will look for a second consecutive victory here on Sunday afternoon as they look to save their fading playoff hopes in a very crowded AFC. Cincinnati had high expectations coming into the season and after a slow start to the year they were finally starting to heat up when Joe Burrow went down with a season ending injury. Jake Browning stepped up in a big way and now he will look to lead this team to a second consecutive victory here on Sunday afternoon as they look too remain in the race for an AFC wildcard spot heading into the last four weeks of the regular season. The Cincinnati Bengals come into this game with six victories through their first 12 games of the regular season and I look for them to get their seventh victory of the season here at home on Sunday afternoon.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Cleveland Browns – 1PM ET

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The Jacksonville Jaguars will be looking to bounce back after losing last Monday night to the Cincinnati Bengals. Now they will play their second consecutive Ohio team, but this time they will head north to Cleveland as they look to grab a victory and get back into the win column heading into the final four weeks of the regular season. They come into this game with eight victories through their first 12 games of the regular season and they will be looking for their ninth win of the year as they look to get one step closer to clinching the AFC South division as well. The big question for Jacksonville coming into this game on Sunday afternoon will be the health of quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who injured his ankle at the end of the Cincinnati game last Monday night. He is expected to give it a go here in this one, and it’ll be interesting to see how he performs while injured and see if he can lead this team to victory over Cleveland. 

The Cleveland Browns are having an incredible season so far but they do come into this game on a two game losing streak. Despite all the injuries and controversy throughout the season, Cleveland still finds themselves in a prime position to make the playoffs as long as they take care of business throughout the last five games of the year. That means they will need to get out of the loss column and snap their two game losing streak and pick up a victory here on Sunday afternoon at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars. after a couple of rough weeks out on the West Coast against the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland will be happy to be back at home for this game against Jacksonville on Sunday. Joe Flacco is expected to get to start this one and he will be looking to lead them to a much-needed victory here on Sunday afternoon. That is exactly what I expect as I look for Cleveland to bounce back and pick up the win here in this one.

Houston Texans @ New York Jets – 1PM ET

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Number two overall draft pick CJ Stroud has been leading the Houston Texans to some huge wins throughout the first 13 weeks of the regular season. He will be looking to lead them to another massive victory here on Sunday afternoon on the road in New Jersey against the New York Jets, as Houston looks to keep their playoff hopes alive. They come into this game hanging around the bottom half of the AFC standings at a victory in this game would put them right in the running for one of the three wildcard spots within the conference. Houston comes into this game with seven victories through their first 12 games of the regular season and they will look for their eighth victory of the year here on Sunday afternoon against the New York Jets. This is a must win game for the Houston Texans if they want to remain in the running for a wildcard spot in the AFC heading into the final four weeks of the regular season. Houston comes into this game with some momentum after picking up a victory over the Denver Broncos in their previous game.

The New York Jets had very high expectations coming into the regular season, but that all changed in the fourth play of their season opening game against Buffalo. As expected starting quarterback, Aaron Rodgers went down with a torn Achilles and he has been out the entire season. They have shifted back-and-forth between Zach Wilson and Tim Boyle throughout the regular season and neither of them are getting the job done for the New York Jets. They come into this game here on week 14 at home looking for a massive momentum boost heading into the final four weeks of the regular season as they look to upset the Houston Texans here in this one on Sunday afternoon. New York will also be looking to avoid a losing season with a victory here in this one as they have lost eight out of their first 12 on the year. New York currently finds themselves on a massive losing streak and I don’t look for it to get better here in this one as I look for Houston to come to MetLife Stadium and pick up the victory here on Sunday afternoon. 

Minnesota Vikings @ Las Vegas Raiders – 4:05PM ET

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Despite not having Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson, throughout the majority of the year, the Minnesota Vikings still find themselves in a position to make the postseason. Quarterback Josh Dobbs has stepped up since being traded to Minnesota at the trade deadline, and he has them in a position to make a playoff appearance this season, but they need to grab a victory in this game on Sunday afternoon against Las Vegas to make it more of a reality. Minnesota comes into this game with six victories through their first 12 games of the season, and a victory here in this one would put them in a great position to make a playoff appearance this season. They should also have Justin Jefferson back in the lineup for this game, which will give them a massive boost against the Las Vegas Raiders here on Sunday afternoon on the road. They will be looking to snap a two game losing streak with a victory here on Sunday afternoon as well.

The Las Vegas Raiders made a shocking move when they fired their head coach Josh McDaniels, and their general manager in the middle of the regular season. However, so far it has paid off for the team as an interim head coach Antonio Pierce has led this Raiders team to some much needed victories throughout the last several weeks. Las Vegas comes into this game with seven losses through their first 12 games of the season and they will look for their sixth victory of the year here on Sunday afternoon at home against the Minnesota Vikings. A victory in this game on Sunday afternoon. Would keep them in the hunt for a wildcard spot in the AFC. Heading into the final four weeks of the regular season they have a chance to make the playoffs, however at this point they have to be pretty much perfect throughout the rest of the way if they want to grab a playoff spot. Unfortunately for Las Vegas I don’t see them picking up the victory in this game as I look for Minnesota to go on the road and grab the win.

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*Odds and spreads correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.