NFL WEEK 16 STRAIGHT PICK-EM

LAST WEEK’S RECORD (13-3)

Last week we finally had a good week at the office.

SEASON STATS

OVERALL RECORD (139-85)

THURSDAY NIGHT RECORD (12-5)

SATURDAY RECORD (1-0)

MONDAY NIGHT RECORD (10-5)

TUESDAY RECORD (2-0)

We are hungry for a great week 16 as we bring you our special Christmas version of our predictions.

WEEK 16 (MERRY CHRISTMAS)

THE THURSDAY NIGHT GAME

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS

San Francisco is the hotter team coming in to Thursday night. The Titans played a very sloppy game last week versus a Steeler team they let hang around too long. Steelers made a comeback late in the second half and prevail over a stunned Titan team blaming the referees. The 49ers running game has a pep in their step with the running of Jeff Wilson Jr. I like the 49ers defense in this one. Titans have not played well in quite awhile.

OUR PICK: 49ERS

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS

Packers, sorry to say, look like the best team in the NFC. Browns are traveling to Green Bay, one of the hardest places to play and on Christmas day. Baker Mayfield returns from his stint on the Covid list. Browns just played on Monday night losing to a bad Raider team. Packers will be playing hard to clinch their division. It will be hard for Mayfield to adjust after being sick & then playing in Green Bay.

This could be a bad day at the office for Mayfield and the Browns. Like leaving the quarterback in Green Bay after a bad game.

OUR PICK: PACKERS

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS

What do you do when your team loses to the Detroit Lions?

Cardinals will want to get a machine gun for their next opponent to mow down Jonathan Taylor. Cardinals’ biggest weapon, DeAndre Hopkins, is done for the year. Colts may have some key pieces on their offensive line missing due to the outbreak of the current Covid virus that’s sweeping the nation. Colts defense has played well while Kyle Murray has not.

OUR PICK: COLTS

THE SUNDAY SLATE

NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Giants have found out the hard way that Santa gave them a hot flaming piece of coal as in their back-up quarterback, named Mike Glennon. Giants will start a young quarterback they claimed off the Bills practice squad, Jake Fromm, this week. It’s a better idea then Glennon. The inexperience will benefit the Eagles in this one. Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense will score points off a pretty good Giants defense. Giants will be finding it hard to score points in this one.

OUR PICK: EAGLES

LA RAMS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS

I was thinking this one could be a shoot-out between the Rams and Vikings. Vikings last Sunday only mustered up 17 points on the Bears defense who had many of their defenders out with Covid. Bears had to rent some Bad Santas to fill holes on their defense. Guys you’ve never heard of.

Rams defense has been playing much better and will be much more difficult than whatever the Bears had last Sunday. Vikings win a game & then usually follow that next game up with a loss.

OUR PICK:RAMS

BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Patriots showed their true colors last week in a very sloppy loss in Indianapolis. This game between the Bills and Patriots has the AFC East on the line. Can the Bills exercise their demons that have been haunting them for decades in Bill Belichick and company?

Can Josh Allen lead this team over the Evil Empire? In the first meeting, weather shut down the Bills passing attack. Bills will make a statement in this one. Mac Jones has played well as a rookie, but mistakes in the Colts game last week mean my feeling will linger into this one. Patriots are on the rise, but they are not quite there yet. Bills avoid the sweep and have played better on the road this season.

OUR PICK: BILLS

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS

Tampa Bay Buccaneers were gutted last week with injuries to many of their play makers versus the Saints. Carolina have lost 4 in a row and are riding the struggle bus.

Last time I checked, Cam Newton is the starting quarterback for the Panthers. The Fig Newton is getting softer with age. Watch Newton melt as the game goes on. Tampa Tom and whatever he has left to throw to, should be able to score some points off a Carolina team packing it in.

OUR PICK:BUCCANEERS

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT NEW YORK JETS

This game is like a bad Santa Claus slasher movie. Why even play the game? The dart throw landed on the Jets.

OUR PICK: JETS

DETROIT LIONS AT ATLANTA FALCONS

Lions with the big upset of the Cardinals last Sunday.

It was a miracle win for the Lions. The Falcons are horrible at home with a 1-5 record. Lions will be without their starting quarterback, Jared Goff, who tested positive for Covid. Falcons have been able to beat the bottom of the league teams this season. I like the odds of Matt Ryan prevailing over a team’s back-up quarterback behind center for a bad Lions team.

OUR PICK:FALCONS

LA CHARGERS AT HOUSTON TEXANS

Chargers are in the thick of things and should have kicked some field goals last week versus the Chiefs to win the game. Instead they chose to go for it on 4th down instead of kicking and adding on three points. Eventually the Chargers fell in over time. Texans took advantage of the doormat of the league last Sunday and beat up the Jaguars. Chargers should rebound and the Texans can go back to their usual way of life in the NFL on Santa’s naughty list.

OUR PICK: CHARGERS

BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS

Ravens are down to their third wise man behind center.

Bengals took over first place in the AFC North last week. Ravens Lamar Jackson is out with an injury. Back up, Tyler Huntley, is on the Covid list and will miss this game. Josh Johnson, the veteran journeyman who gets around, will be the starter. Last time these two teams met, Bengals destroyed the Ravens in Baltimore. Ravens at the time had Jackson as the starter. Bengals win this one, so they can have a strangle hold on the division. Johnson should keep the Ravens in the game. In the end, Bengals get a huge win.

OUR PICK: BENGALS

CHICAGO BEARS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Bears fans sat on a drunken Santa as they asked him to fire head coach Matt Nagy. The big guy in the red suit did not deliver. Russell Wilson is probably glad that the Seahawks did not deliver and trade him to the Bears before the season started. Bears are rolling out Nick “the Dick” in this late afternoon affair at quarterback.

Nick Foles getting the start. This is my upset of the week. This is when Nick Foles shines. Late weeks of regular season. Foles will have one of his best games to earn a contract for next season with someone else. Seahawks defense is not that good. Look for the Bears to get that lucky ugly victory.

OUR PICK: BEARS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Chiefs keep finding ways to win. Steelers are somehow hanging on in the AFC playoff race. Chiefs are one of the hottest teams in the league winning seven straight. Chiefs defense continues to play well while the offense is showing on certain Sundays they are still one of the best in the league. Steelers had a surprising win versus the Titans. Big Ben Roethlisberger is like a broken Christmas sleigh hanging on by a few rusty stripped bolts.

Steelers are having problems scoring early in games as they were forced to come back the last few weeks. Chiefs, you can’t afford to go down by ten points early on. Chiefs like to score often and early which will screw the Steelers not getting off to fast start.

OUR PICK: CHIEFS

DENVER BRONCOS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

Even Santa Claus gets lucky in Vegas. Broncos lost Teddy Bridgewater to serious injury last week. Raiders went on the road and beat the Browns team that lost key players from the Covid virus. Drew Lock has experience in the NFL with the Broncos, but he is prone to make mistakes. Either team can win this game. I don’t like the Broncos on the road. Not sure which Raiders team we will see this Sunday. I feel Derek Carr is due for a big game.

OUR PICK: RAIDERS

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM AT DALLAS COWBOYS

These are two teams going in opposite directions. The Cowboys are rolling. The Team has fallen on hard times. Washington once again will be missing key players due to the Corona Virus.

The team will feel like they were run down by Santa’s sleigh and reindeer, led by Dak Prescott.

OUR PICK: COWBOYS

THE MONDAY NIGHT GAME

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Can the Saints defense play at another high level like they did last Sunday to the Buccaneers? Dolphins are red hot winning six straight. Who is playing quarterback for the Saints? Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian are out with the virus. That leaves rookie Ian Brook as the starting quarterback. Calls from the Saints to Phillip Rivers and Drew Brees turned up

NO-NO-NO instead of HO-HO-HO.

I think this will be good game between the Saints and Dolphins. I think the Fins swim away with a close victory on the road.

OUR PICK: DOLPHINS