NFL Week 14: How to survive and advance in your knockout pool

The options are narrowing. Time to be selective in a small pool of teams left for you in your knockout pool.

Let the bettor beware

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The Ravens have been unstoppable and surge into Buffalo to meet the Bills. Buffalo has extra rest and is coming off a big win at Dallas. Could it be a letdown for the AFC East team battling for a Wild-Card spot? Possible but it also could be a tense game against Lamar Jackson and Baltimore. As tempting as the Ravens look, don’t do it. The Giants have been awful, losing eight in a row. This would seem to be the perfect spot for the Eagles to get it together if they want to menace Dallas in the awful NFC East. The Bird should feast on the Giants. Then again, they should have mopped up Miami in Week 13. Be careful. The Steelers have been wonderful since the slow start and Mike Tomlin has been magnificent. How many times can he have a third-string QB start and win? Kyler Murray and the Cardinals are stuck on three wins. Can they take advantage of Devlin Hodges? The Texans look like a nice play against Denver. However, these struggling teams that find a way to win one week seem to discover ways to win two in a row. Look at Washington, for instance. Speaking of bad teams finding a way to win two in a row, would anyone be stunned if Andy Dalton and the Bengals upended the Browns?