Super Bowl odds<\/a>, at +350 and +700, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\nWill the Seahawks take care of business at home and take control of the NFC?\u00a0<\/p>\n
See my predictions for that matchup and the rest of the games below.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams<\/p>\n
Since Week 11, Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold has completed 62.3 per cent of his passes for 1,171 yards, five touchdowns, and five interceptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He also had four interceptions in Week 11 against the Rams.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Rams -1 (-105)<\/p>\n
Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n
This Eagles offence has been incredibly inconsistent lately, averaging 18.6 points per game since Week 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Over that span, QB Jalen Hurts has completed 59.3 per cent of his passes for seven touchdowns, five interceptions, and has recorded three rushing scores.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With this being a divisional game and considering the Eagles’ recent struggles, I\u2019ll pick them to win, but the Commanders will cover the spread.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Commanders +6.5 (-110)<\/p>\n
Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers<\/p>\n
The Packers left Week 15 with two notable injuries: Micah Parsons tore his ACL and is out for the season, and wide receiver Christian Watson suffered a chest injury but is expected to practise.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These teams played in Week 14, and Watson caught two touchdown passes, helping the Packers win 28-21.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, with the spread only a point, I trust the Packers more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Watson somehow doesn\u2019t play, though, not all hope is lost. In situations where Packers QB Jordan Love doesn\u2019t have Watson on the field, he\u2019s completed 160 of 239 passes (66.9 per cent) for 12 touchdowns and four interceptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The offence will change, but the Packers will succeed on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Packers -1 (-110)<\/p>\n
Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills<\/p>\n
The Bills are holding teams to 169.5 passing yards per game, and next up is a rookie QB, Shedeur Sanders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the Bills\u2019 run defence is suspect and the Browns have an excellent rookie running back in Quinshon Judkins, I don\u2019t trust the Browns\u2019 passing attack whatsoever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Bills -10 (-110)<\/p>\n
Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n
While the Chargers\u2019 passing game has been down a bit lately with QB Justin Herbert coming off surgery on his left wrist, he\u2019s in for a fantastic matchup on the road and in a dome against the Cowboys.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Cowboys are allowing a league-high 254.8 passing yards per game.<\/p>\n
On the other side, the Chargers\u2019 defence has been playing exceedingly well this season, holding teams to 279.1 total yards of offence per game (second).\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Chargers +2.5 (-110)<\/p>\n
Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n
With Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes out for the season, the Chiefs are now turning to a veteran, Gardner Minshew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Titans primarily play Cover-3 and Cover-4, and over his career against those coverages, Minshew has completed 68.9 per cent of his passes for 3,693 yards, five touchdowns, and nine interceptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yes, the nine interceptions are concerning, but that\u2019s across 619 dropbacks (one per every 68.7 dropbacks).\u00a0<\/p>\n
As for Titans QB Cam Ward, he\u2019s completed 65 per cent of his passes for 1,011 yards, 6.4 yards per attempt, two touchdowns, and three interceptions against the coverage the Chiefs play most often (Cover-3).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Chiefs get the win and cover.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Chiefs -3.5 (-105)<\/p>\n
Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0<\/p>\n
Quinn Ewers, a seventh-round pick from the 2025 Draft, will make his first NFL start at home against the Bengals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Bengals are allowing a league-high 403.8 total yards per game, which includes 245.9 passing yards (28th) and 157.9 rushing yards (32nd).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ewers is getting an excellent debut matchup, and so long as he can keep the ball out of harm\u2019s way and get the ball in RB De\u2019Von Achane\u2019s hands, this could be a closer game than expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Dolphins +4.5 (-110)<\/p>\n
New Orleans Saints vs. New York Jets<\/p>\n
For your own sake, don\u2019t overthink this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Saints -4.5 (-110)<\/p>\n
New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings<\/p>\n
Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy has had a rough season, but over the last two weeks, he\u2019s played well, completing 66 per cent of his passes for 413 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception, and rushing 10 times for 34 yards and another score.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Giants play mostly Cover-1 and Cover-3, and over his last two games, McCarthy has completed 68.8 per cent of his passes (18 dropbacks) against those.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vikings win, and McCarthy puts up another solid performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Vikings -3 (-110)<\/p>\n
Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/p>\n
At this point in the season, a lot of players are beat up, but Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield may be more injured than others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since getting hurt against the Rams in Week 11, he\u2019s completed 55.4 per cent of his passes for 593 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Furthermore, as a home underdog, the Panthers are 4-1 against the spread.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll take the points.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Panthers +3 (-115)<\/p>\n
Denver Broncos vs. Jacksonville Jaguars<\/p>\n
The Broncos lead the NFL in pressures with 239. Under duress,\u00a0Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence has completed 49.6 per cent of his passes for 922 yards, four touchdowns, four interceptions, and 10 turnover-worthy plays.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This defence is next-level, and the Broncos have won 11 straight games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Broncos -3 (-110)<\/p>\n
Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a tough go for the Cardinals and QB Jacoby Brissett, going 1-8 in games he starts, but this is a good spot for them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brissett has played well recently, throwing multiple touchdown passes in three straight games and throwing for 249 yards or more in all three.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Cardinals do have RB Bijan Robinson to worry about,\u00a0and WR Drake London may play, but I\u2019ll ride with the home team given Brissett\u2019s recent play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Cardinals +2.5 (-110)<\/p>\n
Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers<\/p>\n
The Steelers’ offence has played well recently, scoring 27 and 28 points in back-to-back games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, they\u2019re on the road against a Lions defence that\u2019s surrendered 306.7 passing yards per game over their last three.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Lions play Cover-1 and Cover-3 more than any other coverage, and against those, Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers has eight touchdowns and three interceptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When it\u2019s all said and done, the Lions’ offence will likely pull through and get the win, but the Steelers will keep this close enough to cover.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Steelers +7 (-110)<\/p>\n
Houston Texans vs. Las Vegas Raiders<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no chance I\u2019m taking the Raiders in this spot, regardless of the 14.5-point spread.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They will get completely demolished by a Texans team that\u2019s fourth in the NFL in pressure (216) while the Raiders have given up 203 pressures and a league-high 54 sacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Texans -14.5 (-110)<\/p>\n
Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots<\/p>\n
Whenever a point spread initially confuses me, that\u2019s usually a bad sign that perhaps I\u2019m missing something, but I\u2019m not sure how the Patriots are three-point underdogs in this game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Ravens are coming off a shutout win over the Bengals, sure, but they also recently lost at home to them and the Steelers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Over their last three games, the Ravens are 20th in pressures with 36, but even if Patriots QB Drake Maye is pressured, he\u2019s tossed five touchdowns under duress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Additionally, against the coverages the Ravens most often play (Cover-1 and Cover-3), Maye has completed 71.4 per cent of his passes for 2,149 yards, 10 touchdowns, and five interceptions while averaging 10.1 yards per attempt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Patriots +3 (-115)<\/p>\n
Indianapolis Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n
I went back and watched every single throw by Colts QB Philip Rivers in their loss to the Seahawks, and considering he just came off the couch after five years and had to play\u00a0in\u00a0Seattle, he looked pretty decent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, he\u2019ll get a much easier defence at home.<\/p>\n
The 49ers are 28th in pressures (154) and have allowed 114.3 rushing yards per game over their last three.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The game plan for the Colts will be the same: Keep the game in third-and-manageable, run the ball plenty, and play hard on defence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PREDICTION: Colts +6 (-105)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re in the final weeks of the NFL regular season, and with the playoffs closing in, there are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-352544","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}