As ever, these are our crackerjack staff’s predictions for Week 14. Make yours down in the comments. Whoever comes closest gets to make a guest post on this here weblog.
Todd Davis: Redskins, 22-21
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I honestly think this team has gotten to the point where it’s underrated and definitely better than its record. They give us one more week at least.
Matt Terl: Bears, 28-16
They lose a close one this week and then pack it in to coast to the end of another miserable season.
JP Finlay: Redskins, 24-22
After last week it’s hard to imagine they win again this season. But this team rarely does what’s expected (like last week), and might actually respond. I think the offense looks different this week, and the Bears D wont know the Skins scheme as well as Dallas did. Alshon Jeffery will probably have a monster game, though. They haven’t won on the road, but they also haven’t lost two in a row since Week 6.
Andy Peden: Bears, 23-19
Season ends in failure. Finish up at 6-10 while the Eagles win the division at 8-8.
Chris Mottram: Bears, 24-16
This is it. This is the one. The Falcons are in a free fall, but are still in the Wild Card hunt with a ton to play for. It’s a rivalry game, the Panthers have already locked up the division, and Atlanta is capable of being a great team, as we saw earlier in the season. Carolina loses, but who cares, keep pounding.
Jack Kogod: Bears, 27-20
Daaaaa Bears! You know, like the old skit? Yeah, love me some Bears football.
Jamie Mottram: Bears, 24-16
Whatever. Let’s go back to a happier time in Skins-Bears lore.
Composite prediction: Bears, 24-19
SiPhi
December 11, 2015 at 11:11 AM
Skins 34 – Bears 28
They’ve won every “Must-Win” game this year, this game falls in that category.
The Sportz Assassin
December 11, 2015 at 12:42 PM
Bears 24-13.
I agree that the Redskins are a bit underrated (hate those chuckles how it is us “leading” the division). We haven’t won on the road this season and only one (Atlanta) were really in it at the end. Granted, all five games were against teams in postseason contention.
I’m going with the fact that the Bears pass defense has been damn good the last month or so and I have a hunch Bad Cousins shows up.
I can see the rest of the division losing as well and us being 5-8 on top the East.
BooRodGardner
December 11, 2015 at 1:45 PM
Bears 31. Skins 19.
Infinite sadness
filthylaugh
December 11, 2015 at 1:55 PM
Skins 27
Ditka 13
Deangelo Hall gets a pick and celebrates way too much.
burgertime
December 11, 2015 at 6:23 PM
bears 5,000,000
skins 3
this team sucks. so. bad.
Lbrog
December 13, 2015 at 10:15 AM
Does not matter, until Gruden and Cousins are gone.
Snyder's Bitch
December 13, 2015 at 11:48 PM
Wait- what happened? Most of us gave up hope again and they won? Keep the negativity up next week, comrades- it’s our only hope.
Sportz Assassin
December 13, 2015 at 11:58 PM
Funny how people can say it is WRONG that the Redskins could win the bad NFC East and steal a postseason spot from another, more deserving team. Who?
The Seahawks and Vikings are 8-5 and holding the two wildcard spots. After that? A bunch of 6-7 teams (Eagles, Bucs, Falcons) like our Redskins.