Geoff Schwartz
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
After twelve weeks of NFL action, the playoff picture is getting firm at the top of each conference. The Chiefs, Dolphins, Jaguars and Ravens will likely win their divisions with the Eagles, Lions and 49ers firmly in the lead atop the NFC. After those teams, there are 13 squads sitting between 6-5 and 5-7, which is setting up a wild ride for the final wild card spots in each conference.
Here is my stock up and down report for Week 12.
STOCK UP
Sean Payton
Maybe this guy knows how to coach… Sean Payton’s Broncos are the hottest team in the NFL after winning their fifth straight game in thumping the Browns at home. The Broncos looked like a disaster after starting 1-5, including a 70-20 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Russell Wilson looked slightly improved but nothing like the player the Broncos believed they traded for. The Broncos defense was poor, not forcing turnovers and allowing too many points. However, since a Week 6 loss to the Chiefs, the Broncos have been a different team. They’ve beaten the Packers, Chiefs, Vikings, Bills and Browns in the last five weeks with Wilson playing like his old self and a defense that looks energized.
Wilson is back to making plays with his legs. While he’s not able to rush the ball as well as he has in the past, he’s still got plenty of legs to keep a play alive and find someone down the field. Against Cleveland on Sunday, he was able to move the ball against an excellent Browns defense by finding wide receivers late in the down, and those plays are soul-crushing for an opposing defense. You think you’ve done your job and nope, it’s a completion.
The Broncos defense has not allowed more than 22 points in this five-game winning streak and they have become a turnover-forcing machine. The defense has 16 turnovers gained over this streak, including three against a Browns offense that has tended to give the ball away.
The Broncos have…
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Publish date : 2023-11-27 03:43:29
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