Tampa Bay at Denver
Time: 4:05 PM (ET) | Sunday
Network: FOX
This season, Peyton Manning’s been the MVP of the NFL with no other player meaning more to his team than him as Denver’s currently tied for third place in the AFC. Last week, I picked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to upset the Atlanta Falcons but came up short after a few missed conversions which led to the dirty birds sneaking by with the dub. Josh Freeman has been the leader of the Buccs this entire season and has done all he can with the pieces around him to make them a viable playoff contender this year.
Sadly, today they run into the red hot Denver Broncos who’ve won their last 6 games. Along with the Baltimore Ravens in a week 16 showdown, today’s game against the Buccs is likely their only other competition this season until the playoffs. Many feel the Broncos haven’t been tested but the Buccaneers are a legit team to defeat them today. Whether that happens or not remains to be seen but I’m not betting against Peyton.