2020 NFL picks, score predictions for Week 13

Las Vegas Raiders (6-5) at New York Jets (0-11)

Sunday, December 6, 1PM ET

The Las Vegas Raiders need a bounce-back win in the worst of ways. After their humiliating defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons in Week 12, the Raiders simply can’t afford to drop another game against a beatable opponent and remain in the playoff hunt.

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Luckily for them, they pulled a Week 13 showdown with the winless New York Jets, a team that seems determined to become only the third team to ever finish a season at 0-16. Their play on both sides of the ball is shamefull, and the offense continues to suffer from awful quarterback play.

Expect more of the same from the Jets on Sunday, with Gang Green struggling to get much going on the scoreboard. Especially with something to prove, the Raiders come out firing on all cylinders, pounding the Jets into submission with a barrage of touchdowns that temporarily convinces the rest of the league they’re for real.

Then again, beating on an 0-11 team isn’t all that impressive. More importantly, it’s a moral victory for Las Vegas as they look to keep their slimming playoff hopes alive as we near the final stretch of the 2020 campaign.

Prediction: Raiders win 34-10