Will 8-2 Philly have its way in primetime with 5-5 LA?
We’re almost through the first weekend without Buffalo Bills football since the end of August. As luck would have it, Bills did well for themselves in Week 12 without even playing a down. That’s thanks to losses for both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans. But before we can begin to discuss the coming week, there are primetime games to play.
The first half of that task happens tonight, with the Philadelphia Eagles in Inglewood, CA to take on the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium for NBC Sunday Night Football. Though this is an NFC matchup, there are rooting interests at hand for Bills Mafia.
A Rams win will increase Buffalo’s Strength of Schedule (Bills at Rams is Week 14). While the Bills are in great shape for the playoffs right now, it’s always a good idea when a team gains every ounce of leverage over conference foes around them in the event of tied records at the end of the regular season.
FanDuel Sportsbook has the Eagles as three-point (-3) road favorites over the Rams, with an O/U set at 48.5. Is 8-2 Philadelphia for real, or will tonight allow 5-5 LA to get back above .500?
An interesting thing has developed within these open threads since I took over making predictions. Without looking back to verify, I believe that all but one game has gone the opposite of my prediction. If you believe in the sort of luck it would take for that to influence these outcomes, then you’ll root on my miserable pick rate.
Tonight I see the Eagles running away (do eagles ever run?) with a victory. The Rams can run (actually true) with anyone when they’re on, but the Eagles are poised (also a true statement of eagles) for playoff push with a very healthy lead in the NFC East that would increase further through victory.
Philadelphia Eagles 28, Los Angeles Rams 24 — exceeding that O/U of 48.5 total points.
Here’s your open thread for Week 12 of Sunday Night Football. As always, be kind to one another, and in all things… Go Bills!