2019 NFL Week 21 Predictions

Week 21 Predictions

I am, honestly, not really sure what to make of this game. It’s not like we have a great comparison for this game based on the regular season, or history between the teams. It’s a classic “high flying offense vs. grind it out running team with strong defense”. So, I thought about two semi recent versions of this game.

The first was the Giants vs. Patriots Super Bowls. It was clear the path to slowing down the Pats was getting to Brady with only 4 rushers. SF has been able to do this all year. That front four is athletic enough to get through a KC line that has been thinned and nicked by injury this year.

The second was the Saints and SF game from this year. That was the game I was won over by the Niners. I thought honestly it was a class 11-5 team that would grind out victories but couldn’t win a shootout. I wasn’t sold on the WRs or Jimmy G. However, they managed to hang in a game against an elite QB/offense.

So, I am taking the Niners, because overall despite the deficiencies at QB and WR relative to the Chiefs, the roster in SF is much better. I trust Shanahan’s ability to scheme to Reid’s level, and don’t believe in the KC defense. The Niners will slow the game down, drain the clock, and not give the ball over.

49ers +1.5 over Chiefs, 27-21

Record last week:

Straight Up: 0-2

By Spread: 0-2

Record this year:

Straight Up: 152-92

By Spread: 128-113

Lifetime record:
Straight Up: 1553-853
By Spread: 1284-1132