Miami Miracle Leads Week 14 NFL Upsets

A season-high eight road favorites were popular bets on the Week 14 NFL card, but five of those favorites lost outright. That includes New England (-9), who struggled in South Beach again, losing to the Dolphins on the final play now known as the “Miami Miracle“. 

Here is my article for TheLines on the Week 14 upsets, notable performances and the Miami Miracle. 

Road favorites went 3-5 SU/ATS and all five ATS losses were beaten outright. That included big favorites New England (-9) and Pittsburgh (-10) along with Denver (-3), Carolina (-1) and the Rams (-3), who were beaten by the Bears as part of our weekly underdog picks – now 29-19 ATS this season selecting only NFL underdogs. We also cashed in on the Colts as underdog and the Titans as favorite in our AFC South playoff race preview.  

The Vikings offensive struggles at Seattle cost Minnesota’s offensive coordinator his job. A lack of running game has been problematic for the Vikings, and I review rushing guidelines and the importance of establishing a running game each week in my Inside the Numbers article.