NFL Picks Week 14: Playoff Contenders on Upset Alert

December 10, 2011   ·   Nicholas Goss   ·   Jump to comments

The Chicago Bears are just one playoff contender on upset alert in Week 14 of the NFL season. With four weeks left in the regular season, teams will be under playoff-like pressure down the stretch.
This portion of the season is where we separate the contenders from the pretenders, and to be successful, you have to play good defense and run the ball well as the weather gets worse.
Let's look at three playoff contenders who are on upset alert this week.
 
1. Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are about to hit the Tebow Mania train head-on, and they must be near-perfect to survive.
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is 6-1 as a starter this season, and even though his stats are not amazing, he does what is needed to win games. His teammates believe in him and so do his coaches.
The Bears defense has played well this season, but they do give up a lot of yards through the air. Chicago allows 259.5 passing yards per game. Even though Tebow is not a prol...

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