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NFL tips 2021: Week 20
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NFL Tips – Week 20
Cincinatti Bengals @ Tennessee Titans, Saturday, 9:30pm
The best weekend on the NFL calendar kicks off with the first of four great match ups as Joe Burrow heads to Tennessee to take on the number one seeds, the Titans. The big story for Tennessee is that Derrick Henry returns which not only boosts things in the running game, but should make things easier for Ryan Tannehill and the passing game.
The Bengals and Joe Burrow have passed almost every test this season and I think they can do so again here. With Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Joe Mixon – and plenty of others – this offence is electric. Chase already looks to be one of the elite receivers in his rookie season. Burrow has experience of big games in college and while this is the NFL, the pressures will be familiar. In those games he always played well and he can do so here. He just looks so comfortable in this position which is amazing for somebody so young.
The Titans are a good team, but have felt a little like pretenders all season. Their run comes to an end here as the Bengals head to the AFC Championship.
Selections: Bengals 7-12,13-18
San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers, Sunday, 01:15am
The 49ers are the underdog, but this is a game they match up very well in. Their offence looks made to beat the Green Bay defence and while Aaron Rodgers and co are always going to score points, the incredible, and now healthier, defensive front can put maximum pressure on. There have been debates all season about Jimmy Garoppolo vs Trey Lance and while it could well be the former’s final game for the 49ers, he gives them the best chance of winning here.
The Packers once again cruised through the regular season. The bye last week gave them time to get fresh but we have seen all season long that teams have not performed too well off of the bye. It looks like it is going to be a cold one in Wisconsin but if there is one team built for that weather, it is this 49ers team. Kyle Shanahan can go in against his old friend Matt LaFleur and come away with another upset.
Selections: 49ers 1-6,7-12
Los Angeles Rams @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, 20:30pm
The Buccaneers got the job done last week and while they may not have impressed as much as others, they never had to get out of first gear. Even without some key players, the Bucs offence looks excellent and Tom Brady looks more than capable of adding yet another ring to his collection. With Mike Evans and Rob Gronkowski he has two absolutely elite weapons he can turn to when the heat is on.
The Rams demolished Kyler Murray and the Cardinals last week but it is a very different test here. The Buccaneers defence will cause Matt Stafford problems, and the Rams quarterback has had some turnover issues down the stretch this year. The Rams can’t afford to give Brady and the Bucs any extra possessions or good field position. The Rams are capable of going all the way, but the Bucs just feel a more complete team with that winning experience that could be the big difference on Sunday.
Selections: Buccaneers 7-12,13-18
Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, 23:30pm
This game is so hard to call. The Chiefs are probably the most talented team in the league, but the Bills are just firing on all cylinders right now. Not only do Buffalo have Josh Allen and the offence playing at an incredible level right now, they also have the defence to win a game on their own. Devin Singletary has emerged over the second half of the season as a genuine threat in the run game as he showed as he ran through the New England defence with ease last week.
But on the other side you have Patrick Mahomes, fresh off of a demolition of one of the better defences in the league and so many incredible weapons such as Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill. Like Buffalo, Kansas City has the sort of defence that can turn a game. While they may give up some yards, they can get turnovers or big game changing plays.
This game, and the entire weekend, has the potential to be one of the greats. If these offences can get going then expect fireworks. I am playing it safe and sitting on the fence here in a game I just think is too tight to call.
Selections: Bills 1-6,7-12, Chiefs 1-6,7-12
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