It's been a wacky NFL season -- in a good way. This is actually the first time in NFL history there are five divisions with a lead of less than one game this late in a season! The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers lead the way at 6-6 in the AFC North with the Cincinnati Bengals lurking,

We did not see a ton of huge upsets, but underdogs had a strong weekend. On Thanksgiving, all three underdogs won their matchups, with the Packers, Cowboys, and Bengals all winning. The Bears secured a huge road win over the Eagles, and that coupled with the Rams loss to the Panthers means we head into Week 14 with Chicago sitting atop the NFC.

Thanksgiving is behind us, which means we are officially in the final stretch of the NFL season. Week 14 will be the final week of BYEs, so we have 14 games to

Entering the final stretch of the 2025 season, we can see a clear gap between contenders and pretenders, though underdogs are still covering at a fairly high rate.

Our Big Blue View staff picks for Week 14 are below. if you look at the overall records at the bottom of the chart below, you will see that Nick Falato has been the most accurate forecaster thus far. We only give Nick partial credit, though, because he has skipped at least a couple of weeks.

The pick: Commanders +1.5 The Rams were probably the one team I trusted in the NFL. Then, they went and lost to the Carolina Panthers as double-digit favorites. That was a weird game, as Matthew Stafford came out too aggressive, the Rams lost the turnover battle, 3-0, and the defense couldn't stop the Panthers on third and fourth downs.