The 3-team parlay in Week 14 blew up on the very first game last weekend, as the Atlanta Falcons (6-7) couldn’t hold a late lead against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7) and lost 29-25. The Falcons, who closed as 1-point favorites, led 25-22 after a TD and 2-point conversion with 3:23 to go, but Bucs QB Baker Mayfield hit TE Cade Otton for' an 11-yard TD with :31 left to sink our 3-teamer.
The Los Angeles Rams (6-7) held up their end of the bargain, covering as 7.5-point underdogs in a 37-31 overtime loss at the Baltimore Ravens (10-3). L.A. played well enough to win this game outright.
The Cleveland Browns (8-5) narrowly escaped against the Jacksonville Jaguars (8-5), winning 31-27. I gave out the pick with the Browns as 3-point favorites, while the line closed at Cleveland -2. The thinking was to pick against the Jaguars with QB Trevor Lawrence nursing a high-ankle sprain. He actually gutted it out and played, but Cleveland still won and covered.
In my bonus game, the pick of the Kansas City Chiefs (8-5) seemed to grab the miracle win and finish against the visiting Buffalo Bills (7-6) on a TE Travis Kelce lateral back to a WR Kadarius Toney for a potential game-winning TD. However, Toney was flagged for lining up in the neutral zone and the play was washed away. The Bills ended up hanging on for a 20-17 win as 1-point underdogs.