Football & Friends: The Picks (NFL Week 16)
By: Chris Durham
Tags: Nfl Week 16 Picks, NFL, Football, Blogging, Weekly Picks

NFL Week 16

Welcome once again to Football & Friends: The Picks. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all. I hope this holiday season finds you happy, healthy, and in great spirits. My gift to you all is some fun-filled picks for Week 16 of the NFL season. We are down to the last two weeks of the season. The playoff picture is starting to shape up as well as who will get the top pick in the draft. That’s a pretty big deal too for those that won’t make the postseason. At least you have something to look forward to.

No Thursday game this week. I believe Raiders vs Chargers was the last Thursday game of the year. We do have a game on Christmas Day and another set of Saturday games. Let’s get into those picks.

Christmas Day: Vikings vs Saints

Santa

Kirk Cousins and Drew Brees

We start the week off with a Christmas Day matchup between the Vikings and Saints. Both teams are coming off losses last week. Drew Brees returned. He did throw three touchdown passes but it wasn’t enough. I can see both teams winning here. Kirk did beat the Saints in a playoff game last year. Even coming off an injury, I gotta take Brees and company to pull out the win this week.

My Pick: Saints

Drew Brees

Now let’s get to the Saturday games. We have three this week.

Saturday games Week 16

Saturday Games: Tampa Bay vs Lions

Matthew Stafford vs Tom Brady. I like the sound of that. Tampa beat the Vikings last week. The lions are coming off a loss to the Titans. Tampa has more to play for obviously. Stafford will keep the Lions in the game but I gotta go Brady and the Bucs here.

My Pick: Tampa Bay

Mike Evans

Arizona vs 49ers

49ers vs Arizona

A battle of AFC West teams here. It’s been a tough year for the 49ers. From going to the Super Bowl last year to missing the playoffs altogether this year. You just never know in the NFL. One minute you are a contender and the next you are not. I gotta go Cardinals here. They are a team on the rise and have a lot going for them right now. Arizona wins.

My Pick: Arizona

Larry Fitzgerald

Miami vs Las Vegas

Raiders vs Miami

This should be a good match up. Derrek Carr went down last game and Marcus Mariota took over. He looked really good and almost beat the Chargers. I don’t know if Carr will be able to play or not but with Mariota the Raiders still have a shot. I’m liking what I see in Miami too. They are a team to keep an eye on in the coming years. This one may be closer than you think. I’m a take Miami to pull out a close win here.

My Pick: Miami

Tua

Now let’s get into the games for Sunday.

Carolina vs Washington

WFT vs Panthers

I’ll get into the Dwayne Haskins situation at another time. Ron Rivera faces his former team with a division title on the line. It doesn’t get much better than that. You already know who I’m going with here lol. Hail to the Football Team.

My Pick: Washington

Coach Ron Rivera

Colts vs Pittsburgh

Steelers vs Colts

The Steelers have not been the same since my team beat them. I’m taking the Colts here. The Steelers better get it together.

My Pick: Colts

Phillp Rivers

Atlanta vs Kansas City

KC vs ATL

This could be a high scoring game. You have two teams with good offenses. Atlanta is no KC tho. My money is always on Mahomes. Chiefs win.

My Pick: Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes

Bears vs Jacksonville

Jaguars vs Bears

With the Jets win last week, Jacksonville is now in the number one spot for next years draft. Tanking for Trevor Lawrence lol Bears win.

My Pick: Bears

Mitch Trubisky

Bengals vs Houston

Bengals vs Houston

The Bengals actually won last week against Pittsburgh. Like I always say, division games can go either way. Can the Bengals make it two in a row? Never say never but I doubt it. I’m going with Watson and the Texans.

My Pick: Houston

Dashaun Waton

Giants vs Baltimore

Ravens vs NYG

A rematch of Super Bowl XXXV. I need the Giants to lose so Washington can take the NFC East. Go Ravens.

My Pick: Ravens

Lamar Jackson

Browns vs Jets

Jets vs Browns.

Hell must of frozen over. Pigs must be flying. The Jets won a game lol. Against a good Rams team too. With that win they are out of the spot for the top draft pick. Things can change but that’s crazy. The Browns have been rolling. Baker Mayfield has stepped his game up in recent weeks. I gotta go Browns here. No way the Jets win two in a row and mess up their draft odds even more.

My Pick: Browns

Baker Mayfield

Broncos vs Chargers

Denver vs Chargers

Another division game here. This one’s a toss up. The Chargers have the better QB in Justin Hurbert. Plus he was on my fantasy team. I’m a go Chargers to get the win here.

Justin Hurbert vs Drew Lock

My Pick: Chargers

Justin Hurbert

Eagles vs Dallas

Eagles vs Cowboys

Jalen Hurts has brought some much needed energy to the Eagles team. Even though they lost both his starts, you can see how much better the offense looks without Carson Wentz. Dallas has won two in a row. They won their last game without Ezekiel Elliot. This is another game that could go either way. Hurts is due for his first win. What better way to get that win then by beating Dallas lol.

My Pick: Eagles

Jalen Hurts

Rams vs Seattle

NFC West battle here. Seattle is coming off a win against Washington. The Rams are coming off that embarrassing loss to the Jets. I can’t trust a team that losses to the Jets. Seattle wins here.

My Pick: Seattle

DK Metcalf

Sunday Night Football: Titans vs Green Bay

Waiting all day for Sunday Night

Green Bay vs Titans

We have an excellent match up for Sunday Night with the Packers vs Titans. Aaron Rodgers has some real competition this week. The Titas are no joke, Especially with King Henry leading the way. I was one touchdown off on my Henry predictions last week. I say he has another big game of over 100 yards and at least one score. In the end, I gotta go with that bad man in Green Bay to pull out the win for his team. Go Pack Go! If the Titans win it would’n’t shock me. I’m still sticking with the Pack.

My Pick: Packers

Aaron Rodgers

Monday Night Football: Bills vs Patriots

Are you ready for some football?

Bills vs Patriots

We end the week with a division game between the Patriots and Bills. How the mighty have fallen. For the first time since 2008, the Patriots will miss the postseason. On the other hand, the Bills are building on what they did last year and takings things to the next level. They are solid on both sides of the ball. The Bills will win here. Josh Allen continues to get better each game. He is a future league MVP for sure.

Cam Newton vs Josh Allen

My Pick: Bills

Josh Allen

That’s it for the picks. I can’t believe we are down to the last two games of the year. One more week of regular season picks and then the playoffs start. I plan to bring guest back soon to help pick games. Be on the look out for that as well. As always I’ll leave my patreon page at the end of this post if you’d like to subscribe to my exclusive content.

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