ESPN senior writer Mike Sando asks NFL insiders to pick winners in select games each week. Three evaluators joined the panel for Week 12. This week's games: Falcons-Saints, Seahawks-Panthers, Browns-Bengals, Steelers-Broncos and Packers-Vikings.
Thursday: 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC | Point spread: NO by 13 | Insiders pick: NO (3/3)
All three insiders were going to pick the Saints, but I wondered how much they loved New Orleans and whether they thought the point spread was realistic.
"Divisional games are closer, especially with the Saints," one insider said.