2025 NFL Week 14 Preview and Predictions: Part 1

Teams on their Bye Week:

New England Patriots (11-2)

San Francisco 49ers (9-4)

Carolina Panthers (7-6)

New York Giants (2-11)

(6-5-1) Dallas Cowboys @ Detroit Lions (7-5)

The Detroit Lions host the Dallas Cowboys in a key Thursday Night Football game for both teams! The Detroit Lions suffered a disappointing loss at home to the Green Bay Packers last week on Thanksgiving Thursday, and they currently sit third in the NFC North! As it stands, The Lions are outside of the Playoff places! As for Dallas, they picked up a brilliant win over the Kansas City Chiefs last time out, and they currently find themselves second in the NFC East! If the season ended today, The Cowboys wouldn’t make the Playoffs! In the end, I’m going to predict Dallas to win this game! The Cowboys are coming off back-to-back wins against the top two teams of last season, and based on that logic, they’ll beat last season’s third-best team too!

(9-3) Seattle Seahawks @ Atlanta Falcons (4-8)

The Atlanta Falcons suffered a horrendous loss away at the New York Jets last weekend, and they currently sit third in the NFC South! As it stands, The Falcons have less than a 1% chance of making the Playoffs! As for Seattle, they smashed the Minnesota Vikings 26-0 last time out, and they currently find themselves second in the NFC West! If the season ended today, The Seahawks would enter the Playoffs as the NFC’s Number 5 seed! In the end, I firmly expect Seattle to win again here! Whilst this could be a typical NFL trap game, The Seahawks are too good to mess around in things like that!

(1-11) Tennessee Titans @ Cleveland Browns (3-9)

This week’s contender for worst game of the season once again includes the Cleveland Browns, as this time, they welcome the Tennessee Titans to the “Dawg Pound”! The Cleveland Browns were easily second best against the San Francisco 49ers last weekend, and they currently sit bottom of the AFC North! As it stands, The Browns have less than a 1% chance of making the Playoffs! As for Tennessee, they got smashed by the Jacksonville Jaguars last time out, and they currently find themselves last in the AFC South! If the season ended today, The Titans would get the Number 1 Pick in the 2026 NFL Draft! In the end, I expect Cleveland to win this game! The Browns don’t win often, but they do tend to at least win more games than The Browns!

(3-9) Washington Commanders @ Minnesota Vikings (4-8)

The Minnesota Vikings were humiliated 26-0 by the Seattle Seahawks last time out, and they currently find themselves bottom of the NFC North! As it stands, The Vikings’ chance of making the Playoffs is all but over! As for Washington, they suffered a tough 26-27 loss in overtime against the Denver Broncos last Sunday Night, and they currently sit third in the NFC East! If the season ended today, The Commanders would go from the NFC Championship game to being the 4th-worst team in the NFC! In the end, I’ll say that The Commanders will come out on top in this one! Given how both teams performed last week, Washington should be able to earn their first win since Week 5!

(5-7) Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets (3-9)

The New York Jets managed to stun the Atlanta Falcons last weekend, but they still currently find themselves last in the AFC East! As it stands, The Jets are somehow in “Playoff contention”! As for Miami, they got over the line against the New Orleans Saints last time out, and they currently sit third in the AFC East! If the season ended today, The Dolphins wouldn’t come close to making the Playoffs! In the end, I expect Miami to win their 4th-straight game! The Dolphins are climbing up the rankings right now, and they shouldn’t lose in New York!

(2-10) New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked up a much-needed win over the Arizona Cardinals last weekend, and they currently lead the NFC South! As it stands, The Buccaneers own the NFC’s Number 4 seed! As for New Orleans, they lost by 4 in Miami last time out, and they currently sit bottom of the NFC South! If the season ended today, The Saints would be the second-worst team in the NFC! In the end, Tampa Bay will walk this! This should be incredibly straightforward for The Bucs!

(8-4) Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4)

Another massive all-AFC South clash takes place in Week 14 as an in-form Jacksonville Jaguars host a reeling Indianapolis Colts! The Jacksonville Jaguars smashed the Tennessee Titans 25-3 last weekend, and they currently lead the AFC South! As it stands, The Jaguars occupy the AFC’s Number 3 seed! As for Indianapolis, they suffered a tough loss at home against the Houston Texans last time out, and they currently sit second in the AFC South! If the season ended today, The Colts would still make the Playoffs, but only as the AFC’s Number 6 seed! In the end, Jacksonville should be heavy favourites to win this game! The Colts are really struggling right now; they’re wounded, and The Jags are firmly in position to pounce!