Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccnaeers, Denver Broncos @ Minnesota Vikings

Denver Broncos (+2) @ Minnesota Vikings
Don’t look now, haters, but Tim Tebow has won 5 of his 6 starts to pull the Broncos within a game of the Raiders in the AFC West. They are 6-5 after a 1-4 start and it’s beginning to look like the Broncos (the players at least) are buying into the awkward throwing lefty. Time sure can run though. The Vikings have one of the worst pass defenses in the league, a rookie quarterback, and no Adrian Peterson to lean on. Plus, they’ve been becoming accustom to losing, tough to take them giving points even if they are playing at home. Listen, my buddy calls people who believe in Tebow, “Tebowners” – while I don’t think I quite fit into the Tebowner category, I do think the guy finds a way, despite below average play for much of each game he plays. I’ll take him again, tebowner be damned! Call it what you want, but the Broncos finish with the Vikings, Bears, Patriots, Bills, and Chiefs – as far as I can tell, it’s very possible they finish with 10 wins.

Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccnaeers (-3)
The Panthers are consistently overrated as I’ve discussed many times. Cam Newton gets a lot of publicity for being a very good player early, but he hasn’t found ways to win football games yet. He struggles late, and despite being explosive at times offensively, the Panthers just aren’t consistent enough. Add in the fact that their defensive front is horrible at stopping the run and you have a scenario where LeGarrett Blount gets the ball 28 times and the Bucs win at home.