NFL Week 16 2021: Picks and predictions for each game

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 19: Gabriel Davis #13 of the Buffalo Bills carries the ball for fourteen-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter over the Carolina Panthers the game at Highmark Stadium on December 19, 2021 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 19: Gabriel Davis #13 of the Buffalo Bills carries the ball for fourteen-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter over the Carolina Panthers the game at Highmark Stadium on December 19, 2021 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)
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Russell Wilson, Austin Davis, Seattle Seahawks
Russell Wilson, Austin Davis, Seattle Seahawks. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

Two teams playing out the string. Take the better coach and quarterback, both of whom might be elsewhere next season.

Pick: Seattle 23, Chicago 17

Pittsburgh is desperate to win, but this is a tall order. Kansas City has won seven straight and the defense has been lights out. Hard seeing the Steelers being able to score enough at Arrowhead.

Pick: Kansas City 23, Pittsburgh 13

If Drew Lock is playing, it’s impossible to pick the Broncos against any team with a modicum of talent. The Raiders are such a team.

Pick: Las Vegas 24, Denver 20

Dallas’ defense is playing really well, and the offense does enough. At some point, though, the Cowboys need Dak Prescott and Co. to get rolling.

Pick: Dallas 27, Washington 18

This is going to be a quarterback battle for the ages, and not in a good way. “HE THROWS A BOMB, AND IT’S A GAIN OF 6!”

Pick: New Orleans 17, Miami 13

Last Week: 11-3
Season: 142-78