NFL 2025: Week 14 Picks

There’s some huge games in Week 14 with playoff implications on the line for the 2025-26 NFL postseason.

It starts on Thursday Night Football, as Dak Prescott and the surging 6-5-1 Dallas Cowboys take on a 7-5 Detroit Lions team in need of a bounce back win following a Thanksgiving Day loss. The game could be a turning point in the postseason hopes of both teams.

On Sunday afternoon, two huge divisional battles are happening where the opponents hold the exact same record: the 8-4 Indianapolis Colts and 8-4 Jacksonville Jaguars will clash for the AFC South lead, while the 6-6 Pittsburgh Steelers and 6-6 Baltimore Ravens will jostle for the AFC North lead. Oh, and the NFC North lead is on the line too as the 8-3-1 Green Bay Packers host the 9-3 Chicago Bears.

On Sunday Night Football, for the third week in a row, Patrick Mahomes and the 6-6 Kansas City Chiefs are in panic mode. The Chiefs can’t afford to lose head-to-head to the 7-5 Houston Texans, as both teams could be vying for a wildcard spot in the AFC. Can Houston’s defense keep the Texans’ hot streak alive, or will Mahomes and the Chiefs find a way to stay alive in the playoff race?

Finally, on Monday Night Football, two 8-4 teams meet in an interconference matchup: Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles travel West to play Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers.

Read on for my 2025-26 NFL Week 14 Picks, and if you’d like to debate or discuss any picks, join the conversation with @SakSports on Twitter/X, on Facebook, or by commenting directly on this post!

Picks Record

Week 1: 10-6

Week 2: 13-3

Week 3: 11-5

Week 4: 10-5-1

Week 5: 5-9

Week 6: 9-6

Week 7: 11-5

Week 8: 10-3

Week 9: 8-6

Week 10: 11-3

Week 11: 11-4

Week 12: 8-6

Week 13: 11-5

Overall Record: 128-66-1 (66%)

Nailed a couple of correct point totals, and some very close game scores in Week 13:

Packers at Lions: Predicted Packers 27 – Lions 24, In Reality Packers 31 – Lions 24

Texans at Colts: Predicted Texans 20 – Colts 17, In Reality Texans 20 – Colts 16

Browns at 49ers: Predicted 49ers 27 – Browns 13, In Reality 49ers 26 – Browns 8

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Thursday Night Football

Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) at Detroit Lions (7-5): Cowboys win 30-27

Sunday Games

Seattle Seahawks (9-3) at Atlanta Falcons (4-8): Seahawks win 27-20

Cincinnati Bengals (4-8) at Buffalo Bills (8-4): Bills win 26-23

Tennessee Titans (1-11) at Cleveland Browns (3-9): Browns win 17-10

Washington Commanders (3-9) at Minnesota Vikings (4-8): Commanders win 26-17

Miami Dolphins (5-7) at New York Jets (3-9): Dolphins win 28-18

New Orleans Saints (2-10) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5): Buccaneers win 24-16

Sakmann Sports Game of the Week Indianapolis Colts (8-4) at Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4): While there are games out there with flashier names, I chose this game as the Sakmann Sports Game of the Week for it’s potential ripple ramifications in the AFC playoff race. Daniel Jones and the Indianapolis Colts were in the driver’s seat for the conference’s #1 seed for most of the early season, but will need a win here just to get back on top of the AFC South. For Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars, the fork in the path is basically the same: win, and control the AFC South, or lose and be part of a crowded wildcard field. This game means a lot for the postseason security of both teams. Colts win 22-20

Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6) at Baltimore Ravens (6-6): Ravens win 27-17

Denver Broncos (10-2) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-10): Broncos win 24-18

Chicago Bears (9-3) at Green Bay Packers (8-3-1): Packers win 28-17

Los Angeles Rams (9-3) at Arizona Cardinals (3-9): Rams win 33-20