The Microsoft Engine That Nailed The World Cup Is Predicting Every NFL Game - Here Are Its Picks For Week 7

Microsoft Cortana had its second-straight solid week of NFL predictions, correctly picking 11 of 15 Week 6 games.

It's now 58-33 (64%) on the year.

Week 6 was a good week for favorites across the board. Cortana went 11-4, Vegas favorites went 12-3, and Nate Silver's ELO model went 10-5.

The only game Cortana and Vegas differed on in Week 6 was Steelers-Browns. Cortana had the Steelers winning and Vegas had the Browns as slight favorites. The Browns won 31-10. Vegas favorites are now 59-32 on the season. Silver's ELO is 64-27.

Cortana, the Windows Phone virtual assistant that uses an algorithm from Bing Predicts to predict every game, caught fire and correctly picked 15 of 16 World Cup knockout stage games. After a so-so start to the NFL season, the algorithm is now 24-6 in its last two weeks.

Here are Cortana's Week 7 picks as of Tuesday evening. We'll update them if they change throughout the week (Vegas favorites in parentheses):

• New York Jets vs. New England Patriots - Patriots win, 81% chance (Patriots -9.5)
• Atlanta Falcons vs. Baltimore Ravens - Ravens win, 68.8% chance (Ravens -7)
• Tennessee Titans vs. Washington Redskins - Redskins win, 59.8% chance (Redskins -4.5)
• Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams - Seahawks win, 70.2% chance (Seahawks -6.5)
• Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars - Browns win, 65.9% chance (Browns -5.5)
• Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts - Colts win, 64.4% chance (Colts -3)
• Minnesota Vikings vs. Buffalo Bills - Bills win, 64.4% chance (Bills -4)
• Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears - Bears win, 58.2% chance (Bears -3.5)
• New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions - Lions win, 62.9% chance (Lions -3)
• Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers - Packers win, 68.8% chance (Packers -7)
• Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers - Chargers win, 58.2% chance (Chargers -4)
• Arizona Cardinals vs. Oakland Raiders - Cardinals win, 75.4% chance (Cardinals -3.5)
• New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys - Cowboys win, 67.4% chance (Cowboys -5.5)
• San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos - Broncos win, 64.4% chance (Broncos -6.5)
• Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - Steelers win, 64.4% chance (Steelers -3.5)

Cortana and Vegas don't disagree on anything this week.

Here are Cortana's results so far this year:

• Week 1 - 10-6
• Week 2 - 9-7
• Week 3 - 10-6
• Week 4 - 5-8
• Week 5 - 13-2
• Week 6 - 11-4
• Total - 58-33