Turf Show Times
Two weeks remain for the NFL regular season. The Los Angeles Rams have already clinched a playoff berth but saw their chances of landing the NFC’s #1 seed drop dramatically following their loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football. Now in order to regain their top spot in the conference, they must win out and see the Seahawks, 49ers, and Bears all collect one loss a each. The Bears & 49ers play each other in Week 17 and the Seahawks & 49ers play each other in Week 18, so it’s still possible. But will it happen? Here are my Week 17 picks.
Week 16 picks: 11-5, Cumulative picks: 150-88-1 (.632)
Week 17 Matchups & Predictions
(Thursday) Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Commanders, 1:00 PM EST
Christmas Day will bring a rivalry but it won’t mean much as both teams have been eliminated from the playoff race. My guess is that we will get an offensive shootout.
Pick: Cowboys win 45-38
(Thursday) Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings, 4:30 PM EST
The Vikings have been eliminated from the NFC playoff race but the Lions are still fighting to get in. I believe the Vikings will want to play spoiler against their NFC North foe but the Lions offense has been hot as of late.
Pick: Lions win 34-24
(Thursday) Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 PM EST
This Christmas Day evening game was supposed to have a lot of hype around it but now it’s one of the worst spreads for the week. Denver should annihilate Kansas City at Arrowhead.
Pick: Broncos win 30-3
(Saturday) Houston Texans @ Los Angeles Chargers, 4:30 PM EST
This will be the AFC game of the week as the Texans have won 7 straight and the Chargers have won 4 straight. We saw what Philadelphia’s defensive line was able to do against the Chargers injury-riddled offensive line. We can only imagine what Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter will do.
Pick: Texans win 19-16
(Saturday) Baltimore Ravens @ Green Bay Packers, 8:00 PM EST
Green Bay desperately needs a win after consecutive losses to the Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears. This game will be determined by the health of Jordan Love and Lamar Jackson who were both forced out in Week 16 because of a concussion and back injuries respectively.
Pick: Packers win 24-20
Arizona Cardinals @ Cincinnati Bengals, 1:00 PM EST
The Bengals offense should tear up the Cardinals defense with Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Chase Brown.
Pick: Bengals win 37-27
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns, 1:00 PM EST
I just have this eerie feeling that the Browns will upset the Steelers, setting up a huge Week 18 matchup between the Ravens and Steelers.
Pick: Browns win 20-17
New Orleans Saints @ Tennessee Titans, 1:00 PM EST
Believe it or not, the Saints have won three straight games. Do they have something with Tyler Shough?
Pick: Saints win 27-20
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 PM EST
Trevor Lawrence has been playing really...
