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NFL Predictions Week 16: Picks Guide, Odds Advice and Schedule Info
- Updated: December 25, 2016
Nearly all of Week 16 is in the books thanks to the holiday scheduling, but there are still three games remaining that are loaded with postseason implications.
The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers will clash for control of the AFC North, the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos will look to keep their fledgling playoff hopes alive against a Kansas City Chiefs team attempting to cement theirs and the Detroit Lions will try to hang on to their narrow NFC North lead against a Dallas Cowboys squad that already clinched home-field advantage.
With that in mind, here is a look at the remaining Week 16 schedule, as well as the point spreads and predictions. Point spreads are according to OddsShark, as of Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Predictions
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
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One of the best rivalries in the league will take center stage on Christmas Day, when the Steelers and Ravens square off.
Baltimore snapped a four-game losing streak on Nov. 6 with a 21-14 win over Pittsburgh thanks largely to a defense that held Pittsburgh scoreless through three quarters and running back Le’Veon Bell to a mere 32 rushing yards.
It was business as usual considering the Ravens have beaten Pittsburgh in six of their last seven meetings, per Daniel Benjamin of CBS Baltimore.
Thanks to that head-to-head win, the Ravens control their own destiny in the division despite a one-game deficit. If they beat Pittsburgh and the Cincinnati Bengals to finish the year, they will reach the postseason. However, the Steelers will clinch the AFC North if they beat Baltimore on Sunday.
Pittsburgh offensive lineman David DeCastro set the tone, per Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “If you can’t get up for this one, you’re probably not alive.”
This game will be different because it is in Pittsburgh. The Ravens are just 2-4 on the road, with all four losses coming in succession. In fact, their only two road wins came against the hapless Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars early in the season.
If the Ravens plan on beating Pittsburgh again, they will need a defense that was second in the league in rushing yards allowed per game at the …
