Hello readers! It was just only yesterday that Week 15 wrapped up with two games. Week 16 is hopefully a better week for the NFL as it tries to combat the menace of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The week's games that I'm keeping an eye on are the 49ers-Titans, Bills-Patriots, and the Ravens-Bengals games. In this post I'll do the latest playoff picture, a preview for the week, my picks for the games, and the Early & Late Game TV Pairings. Let's get to work!
Playoff Picture: Week 16
NFC
Seedings
1st seed: Green Bay Packers (11-3) Clinched NFC North
2nd seed: Dallas Cowboys (10-4)
3rd seed: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-4)
4th seed: Arizona Cardinals (10-4)
5th seed: Los Angeles Rams (9-4)
6th seed: San Francisco 49ers (8-6)
7th seed: Minnesota Vikings (6-7)
Super Wild Card Weekend Matchups
Minnesota @ Dallas
San Francisco @ Tampa Bay
LA Rams @ Arizona
In the hunt
Philadelphia (7-7), New Orleans (7-7), Washington (6-8), Atlanta (6-8), Carolina (5-9), Seattle (5-9), NY Giants (4-10)
Better luck next year
Chicago (4-10), Detroit (2-11-1)
No current NFC clinching scenarios this week. Dallas is ahead of Tampa and Arizona based on conference record. Arizona is ahead of the LA Rams based on division record. Philadelphia is ahead of New Orleans because of Philadelphia based on head-to-head.
AFC
Seedings
1st seed: Kansas City Chiefs (10-4)
2nd seed: New England Patriots (9-5)
3rd seed: Tennessee Titans (9-5)
4th seed: Cincinnati Bengals (8-6)
5th seed: Indianapolis Colts (8-6)
6th seed: Los Angeles Chargers (8-6)
7th seed: Buffalo Bills (8-6)
Super Wild Card Weekend Matchups
Buffalo @ New England
LA Chargers @ Tennessee
Indianapolis @ Cincinnati
In the hunt
Baltimore (8-6), Pittsburgh (7-6-1), Las Vegas (7-7), Miami (7-7), Cleveland (7-7), Denver (7-7)
Better luck next year
NY Jets (3-11), Houston (3-11), Jacksonville (2-12)
Week 16 Preview
The Sixteenth week of the NFL's regular season will start in Nashville, Tennessee and finishes up in New Orleans, Louisiana. The week offers a 16-game slate that all 32 teams will play in. Week 16 will feature a Thursday night game, two Saturday games, eight early games, three late games, a Sunday night game and a Monday night game. FOX will carry the single, regional game and CBS will have the doubleheader this week. Let's get to the picks!
Week 16 Picks
Note: TW is me and CV is Cardinal Viking, my former roommate. Game times are in US Eastern. It'll also be a short picks section because of the lengthened Week 15 and because of the holiday.
San Francisco (8-6) @ Tennessee (9-5) (NFL Network; 8:20 pm): TW: 49ers; CV: Titans
Cleveland (7-7) @ Green Bay (11-3) (FOX/Amazon/NFL Network; 4:30 pm): TW: Packers; CV: Packers
Indianapolis (8-6) @ Arizona (10-4) (NFL Network; 8:15 pm): TW: Colts; CV: Cardinals
Buffalo (8-6) @ New England (9-5) (CBS; 1:00 pm): TW: Bills; CV: Bills
Baltimore (8-6) @ Cincinnati (8-6) (CBS; 1:00 pm): TW: Bengals; CV: Bengals
Detroit (2-11-1) @ Atlanta (6-8) (FOX; 1:00 pm): TW: Falcons; CV: Falcons
Jacksonville (2-12) @ NY Jets (3-11) (CBS; 1:00 pm): TW: Jaguars; CV: Jaguars
LA Chargers (8-6) @ Houston (3-11) (CBS; 1:00 pm): TW: Chargers; CV: Chargers
LA Rams (10-4) @ Minnesota (7-7) (FOX; 1:00 pm): TW: Rams; CV: Vikings
NY Giants (4-10) @ Philadelphia (7-7) (FOX; 1:00 pm): TW: Eagles; CV: Eagles
Tampa Bay (10-4) @ Carolina (5-9) (FOX; 1:00 pm): TW: Buccaneers; CV: Buccaneers
Chicago (4-10) @ Seattle (5-9) (FOX; 4:05 pm): TW: Seahawks; CV: Bears
Denver (7-7) @ Las Vegas (7-7) (CBS; 4:25 pm): TW: Raiders; CV: Raiders
Pittsburgh (7-6-1) @ Kansas City (10-4) (CBS; 4:25 pm): TW: Chiefs; CV: Chiefs
Washington (6-8) @ Dallas (10-4) (NBC; 8:20 pm): TW: Cowboys; CV: Cowboys
Miami (7-7) @ New Orleans (7-7) (ESPN; 8:15 pm): TW: Dolphins; CV: Saints
Early & Late Game TV Pairings (courtesy of 506sports.com):
Note: games in bold are being shown in my area.
FOX Single
LA Rams @ Minnesota
Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth
NY Giants @ Philadelphia
Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma
Tampa Bay @ Carolina
Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez
Detroit @ Atlanta
Chris Myers, Robert Smith
Chicago @ Seattle (LATE)
Gus Johnson, Aqib Talib
CBS Early
Buffalo @ New England
Ian Eagle, Charles Davis
Baltimore @ Cincinnati
Kevin Harlan, Trent Green
Jacksonville @ NY Jets
Spero Dedes, Jay Feely
LA Chargers @ Houston
Andrew Catalon, James Lofton
CBS Late
Pittsburgh @ Kansas City
Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
Denver @ Las Vegas
Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta
For more information on which game is being shown in your area check out: NFL 2021: Week 16 Maps
2021 Pick'em Records:
My record:
Week 1: 7-9
Week 2: 10-6
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 9-7
Week 5: 12-4
Week 6: 11-3
Week 7: 10-3
Week 8: 7-8
Week 9: 7-7
Week 10: 5-8-1
Week 11: 8-7
Week 12: 8-7
Week 13: 10-4
Week 14: 10-4
Week 15: 13-3
Total: 137-86-1
Cardinal Viking's record:
Week 1: 6-10
Week 2: 12-4
Week 3: 13-3
Week 4: 10-6
Week 5: 10-6
Week 6: 12-2
Week 7: 10-3
Week 8: 7-8
Week 9: 8-6
Week 10: 5-8-1
Week 11: 10-5
Week 12: 9-6
Week 13: 7-7
Week 14: 9-5
Week 15: 10-6
Total: 138-85-1
Previous Picking Records:
2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
2020: 163-92-1
See you all after the Monday night game for the Week 16 Recap post! Enjoy the games!
-Tom
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