NFL Week 16 predictions, best bets: Picks against the spread for every game
With the NFL season getting down to the nitty-gritty, we start our tour of Week 16 in South Philly, home of the Flyers’ sensational mascot “Gritty.”Interesting scheduling, as these NFC East teams meet twice in the final three weeks of the season.The Commanders snapped an eight-game losing streak last week in a game Post colleague Paul Schwartz rightfully labeled a pillow fight.The Eagles have some injury concerns for top offensive linemen Landon Dickerson and Lane Johnson, so this could turn into a bit of a slog.
Still, the Eagles would clinch the NFC East with a win, so I’m figuring that will keep them interested enough to win by at least a touchdown. The Bears enter with a half-game lead over the Packers atop the NFC North.The challenge for Green Bay’s staff is how to replace Micah Parsons, who tore his ACL last week.
Parsons had 12.5 of the Packers’ 33 sacks and was also their leader in tackles for loss and forced fumbles.The Bears rank seventh in fewest sacks allowed.They’ll give extra attention to Rashan Gary, who has 7.5 sacks.
Behind him, no Packer who will be in uniform has more than two.Though the Bears have some aches and pains at wide receiver, the intact and strong offensive line should allow Caleb Williams time to operate. The Saints have won their way out of contention for the first pick in the draft, and that’s fine for first-year coach Kellen Moore and rookie QB Tyler Shough. The Jets travel south as they head north on the draft list.
Brady Cook hasn’t been terrible and AD Mitchell and John Metchie have given the offense some life.Yet, the defense has fallen off a cliff, giving up 82 combined points to the Dolphins and Jaguars. The Giants are the current owners of the No.
1 pick in the 2026 draft.Yes, the players play to win and Mike Kafka is running out of chances to get that zero off the left side of the hyphen in his record.
Still, it’s hard to believe they give up their perch in this one. The Vikings have multiple i...