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The Cowboys are off on their bye week, but the excitement is building as the playoff races tighten elsewhere across the NFL.
Even without the Cowboys playing, there are plenty of games to root for, including a unique trio of games whose outcome will be good for the Cowboys, regardless of who wins:
San Francisco @ New York Giants
Philadelphia @ Green Bay
Detroit @ Arizona
The Cardinals, Lions, Packers, and Eagles are all competitors for playoff spots and playoff seeds. Any one of them losing will be good for the Cowboys. The 49ers hold a head-to-head advantage over the Cowboys, so seeing them lose would be nice, while seeing the Giants lose would be nice on principle.
And without further ado, here are our picks for Week 11, 2014.
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| Dave | Dawn | Gary | Neithan | OCC | rabble | Tom | BTB Users | Con- sensus | |||
| 2014 Record |
96-51 |
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| 2014 Percentage | .653 | .626 | .626 | .633 | .667 | .633 | .667 | .673 | .687 | ||
| Record Week 10 |
8-5 |
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| BUF @ MIA (-5.5) |  |
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MIA: 80% | |
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| HOU @ CLE (-3) |  |
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CLE: 81% | |
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| MIN @ CHI (-3.5) |  |
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CHI 55% | |
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| SEA @ KC (-1.5) |  |
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SEA: 52% | |
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| ATL @ CAR (-2) |  |
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ATL: 61% | |
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| CIN @ NO (-6.5) |  |
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NO: 90% | |
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| TB @ WAS (-7) |  |
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WAS: 87% | |
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| DEN (-9.5) @ STL |  |
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DEN: 98% | |
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| SF (-4) @ NYG |  |
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SF: 90% | |
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| OAK @ SD (-10) |  |
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SD: 96% |
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| PHI @ GB (-5) |  |
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GB: 96% | |
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| DET @ARI (-1.5) |  |
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DET: 69% |
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| NE @ IND (-2.5) |  |
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IND: 50% | |
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| PIT (-5.5) @ TEN |  |
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PIT: 96% |
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Don't forget to submit your picks for the BTB Pick 256 Challenge
Pick 256 is a season-long contest in which BTB members and readers get to pick the straight-up winners for all games each week.
You have until kickoff tonight at 8:25 pm ET to submit your picks, but why wait until the last minute? If you haven't yet submitted your picks, now would be a good time. Here's the link to the entry form.
If the link above doesn't work for whatever reason, use the following alternative, which does not autopopulate your BTB user name into the entry form.
Alternative Pick 256 Entry Form
Good luck.