Time to kickoff the NFL Week 16 with a list of picks and predictions leading up to these games. With the final three weeks of the NFL regular season among us, we look to quickly dive in and predict this week's matchups.
NFL Week 16 Early Window
Time: 1:00 pm Eastern Time
Atlanta Falcons 14 - Indianapolis Colts 28
Not much to this game. The Falcons are benching quarterback Desmond Ridder for Taylor Heinicke once again as Arthur Smith still can't get a pulse on his team. Colts have been playing great football, doubt they will let this game slip away from them.
Tennessee Titans 17 - Seattle Seahawks 31
The Seahawks just pulled off a big win against the Philadelphia Eagles last Monday night and look to stack back to back wins. Quarterback Geno Smith should be back in the lineup as the talented offense was serviceable even with Drew Lock at QB. The Titans took an overtime loss to the Houstan Texans last week but have proven to hang in games and be competitive.
Minnesota Vikings 21 - Detroit Lions 42
The Vikings have been efficient on offense even without Kirk Cousins in at quarterback but they might not be able to keep up the high octane offense Detroit brings to the table. The only thing Detroit really has to worry about is its defense, although it held the Denver Broncos to only 17 points last week.
New York Jets 24 - Washington Commanders 7
Both teams have been a mess all year. The only thing that potentially kept this game interesting was if Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers returned from the achilles tear injury. The Commanders benched quarterback Sam Howell in the loss to the Los Angeles Rams last week. Whichever quarterback that gets the start for Washington may not have the best day against the Jets defense.
Carolina Panthers 10 - Green Bay Packers 28
Panthers are not good by any stretch. Although the Panthers beat the division rival Falcons, the Packers will find a way to bounce back after last week's loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Houston Texan 9 - Cleveland Browns 24
The Texans are most likely without star rookie quarterback CJ Stroud and the Browns defense has continued to play at a high level. If Cleveland quarterback Joe Flacco can continue to produce, the Browns should win this one easily.
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NFL Week 16 Late Window
Time: 4:05 pm and 4:25 pm Eastern Time
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 - Jacksonville Jaguars 24
This should be a close game provided if Jags quarterback Trevor Lawrence is too shaken up as he remains in concussion protocol. Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield is coming off a career game against the Packers and looks to seal the NFC South division title.
Chicago Bears 20 - Arizona Cardinals 13
Actually have no idea how this game could go. Both teams' records state that they are not good, but they have stayed relatively competitive in their games. We have the Bears winning just because they are the slightly better team overall.
Miami Dolphins 24 - Dallas Cowboys 31
This has all the makings of a game of the week. But we said that about these two teams' matchups last week. Dallas got kicked in by the Bills and Miami shredded the Jets defense even without star wideout Tyreek Hill. We think the Cowboys come away with the win just because the defense is slightly better than the Dolphins.
NFL Week 16 Sunday Night Football
Time: 8:15 pm Eastern Time
Denver Broncos 27 - New England Patriots 10
The long winning dynasty of the Patriots is over and it's nice to see it. The Broncos are coming off a bad loss to Detroit and look to right the ship in a game against the low end Patriots. New England's defense is still serviceable so we do think they can give Denver quarterback Russell Wilson a little bit of PTSD from Super Bowl XLIX.
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