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Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!
I have some big news: There are no more Monday night doubleheaders this season. There were a total of four of them this year as the final one went down last night, and it ended with a thud. First, the Vikings blew out the Bears 30-12, and then that was followed by the Falcons beating the Raiders 15-9.
The win by Atlanta actually provided some late drama with the Raiders throwing a Hail Mary on the final play (You can see it here), but that was about the only dramatic thing about the game.
We’ll be handing out grades for both of those games today, plus we’ll take a look at Prisco’s latest Power Rankings and I’ll be handing out my early picks for Week 16.
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1. Monday night grades: Vikings earn highest mark of Week 15
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We hand out grades for every game each week and that includes the two games that went down on Monday night. Let’s check out the grades from the doubleheader:
Bears-Vikings (Click here for our full recap)
Bears takeaway: For the third week in a row, the Bears got shut out in the first half. The offense got off to a disastrous start with a failed fourth down at their own 39 and a lost fumble on their first two possessions, which led to a quick 10-0 lead for Minnesota. This offense isn’t good enough to dig its way out of a hole like that. The Bears went 1 for 10 on third down and 0 for 2 on fourth down, and if those numbers had been different, this game might have been closer, but the bottom line is that the Bears didn’t play well enough to win. This team has now lost eight straight games and it’s hard to see…
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Author : John Breech
Publish date : 2024-12-17 17:59:00
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