Pro Football Network’s NFL Week 16 Predictions: Tua Tagovailoa vs. Micah Parsons, Brock Purdy and Lamar Jackson In Potential Super Bowl Preview

After posting their first winning record of the season (8-7) in Week 14, the underdogs tanked last week and went 4-12.

Both home teams in the standalone Saturday games are underdogs, as are four of the six in Sunday’s 1 p.m. window. How many upsets are we in store for in Week 16?

Pro Football Network’s Week 16 NFL Predictions

How did the selection committee fair in Week 15, and can anyone challenge our leader?

• Dallas Robinson: 150-75
• Dalton Miller: 139-86
• David Bearman: 137-88
• Adam Beasley: 135-90
• Jay Morrison: 132-93

Last Week

• Robinson: 12-4
• Beasley: 12-4
• Morrison: 11-5
• Bearman: 11-5
• Miller: 10-6

Remember, these predictions are simply deciding between winners and losers. There are no point spreads here.

New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams

• Beasley: Rams
• Bearman: Rams
• Miller: Rams
• Morrison: Rams
• Robinson: Rams

A loss would all but end the Saints’ hopes for a Wild Card berth, but it feels as though the division is going to be in play until Week 18.

The Rams have won four of five and are an overtime punt return on the road against the AFC’s top team from being on a five-game winning streak. They have put up at least 399 yards and 28 points in four straight, while the Saints defense has allowed just six points in back-to-back games.

 Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers

• Beasley: Bengals
• Bearman: Bengals
• Miller: Bengals
• Morrison: Bengals
• Robinson: Bengals

Forget Festivus, it’s Jake Browning season, and the hype train stuffed with historic stats rolls into Pittsburgh for a classic December AFC North slugfest. The Bengals are likely to be without Ja’Marr Chase, just as they were last year when they went to Pittsburgh and put up 37 points and 408 yards behind a big day from Tee Higgins.

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The Steelers are teetering on the precipice of oblivion and looking for Mason Rudolph to save them if Kenny Pickett can’t return from the ankle injury that has sidelined him for the last games of a three-game losing streak. Things are bleak in Pittsburgh, but that’s usually when Mike Tomlin does his finest work.

Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Chargers

• Beasley: Bills
• Bearman: Bills
• Miller: Bills
• Morrison: Bills
• Robinson: Bills

It’s amazing how one little yellow flag has saved Buffalo’s season. The Bills were *this* close to another late-game meltdown and a 6-7 record, but thanks to Kadarius Toney’s spatial unawareness they are riding a two-game winning streak and suddenly a sneaky Super Bowl pick. This looks like a cakewalk, but Buffalo has not been good on the road this season.

The post-Brandon Staley era begins with a tall task as the Chargers face a revitalized Buffalo team on the heels of Easton Stick’s uninspiring debut and the worst loss in franchise history. Could the dead-cat bounce be in effect for the Chargers? That might be all they have going for them.

Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons

• Beasley: Colts
• Bearman: Colts
• Miller: Colts
• Morrison: Falcons
• Robinson: Colts

The Colts have won five of six to move into a first-place tie in the AFC South, and yet Shane Steichen isn’t even the leading Coach of the Year candidate in his own division. Indianapolis has forced a turnover in every game this season, and it will need that to continue to get some short fields against an Atlanta defense that currently is carrying that team.

Arthur Smith is on the hot seat, and a home loss Sunday on the heels of last week’s embarrassment at Carolina could turn it into an ejector seat. Can Taylor Heinicke save the Falcons’ season and Smith’s job? Atlanta ranks in the bottom 10 in points and yards per game and points per game since their bye.

Green Bay Packers at Carolina Panthers

• Beasley: Packers
• Bearman: Packers
• Miller: Packers
• Morrison: Packers
• Robinson: Packers

How will the Packers bounce back from last week’s brutal home loss that all but ended their playoff hopes? Fortunately for them, they get to play the worst team in the league, but that’s not exactly the ideal recipe for a sharp, intense, focused week of practice as the holidays and offseason vacations approach.

The Panthers snapped a six-game losing streak last week, which almost feels like a “mission accomplished” moment despite three games remaining on the schedule. It’s obvious that interim head coach Chris Tabor isn’t going to be in that role next year, and it’s even more obvious the offense is toothless, having topped 300 yards just once in the last nine games.

Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans

• Beasley: Texans
• Bearman: Texans
• Miller: Browns
• Morrison: Texans
• Robinson: Texans

The Browns have lost three of their last four road games and four of six away from home overall, although both of their wins came against teams with winning records. Cleveland still has a chance to win its first-ever AFC North championship, but it’s going to take a 3-0 finish to get it done.

Offensive Rookie of the Year lock C.J. Stroud may miss a second consecutive game due to a concussion, which would give Case Keenum another start after he rallied the team to an overtime win at Tennessee and did so with some top weapons on the bench. Keenum is 3-0 in his last three NFL starts, two of which were for the Browns in 2021.

Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings

• Beasley: Vikings
• Bearman: Lions
• Miller: Lions
• Morrison: Vikings
• Robinson: Lions

The Lions can clinch the NFC North title with a win or tie, but Detroit has lost five in a row at Minnesota. The Lions are 8-1 when committing fewer than two turnovers, but their 10 turnovers since Week 11 are the fourth most in the league.

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The Vikings return home after a devastating overtime loss in Cincinnati where they blew a 14-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. Watching the Lions celebrate an NFC North title on their home field would be even more devastating, not to mention the damage it would do to their Wild Card hopes.

Washington Commanders at New York Jets

• Beasley: Jets
• Bearman: Jets
• Miller: Jets
• Morrison: Commanders
• Robinson: Commanders

After playing three explosive offenses in a row, Washington gets a break with a trip to MetLife to face the league’s worst. Will the Commanders be playing to save Ron Rivera’s job, or are they simply playing out the string?

With the Aaron Rodgers pipe dream finally laid to rest, the Jets can focus on the task at hand: saving Robert Saleh’s job. It seems unlikely the Jets would move on from Saleh, but this game can’t look anything like last week’s 30-0 sleepwalk or change could be imminent.

Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans

• Beasley: Titans
• Bearman: Seahawks
• Miller: Seahawks
• Morrison: Titans
• Robinson: Seahawks

Will the Seahawks pack all of the emotion from Monday night’s comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles for the long trip to Tennessee? Running the table to finish 10-7 and get into the playoffs certainly feels doable, starting with Sunday’s game against a freshly eliminated Titans team.

No one embraces and thrives in the spoiler role better than Mike Vrabel and the Titans, and that’s all they have left after blowing a lead to a backup quarterback at home to have their faint playoff hopes snuffed.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Beasley: Buccaneers
• Bearman: Buccaneers
• Miller: Jaguars
• Morrison: Buccaneers
• Robinson: Buccaneers

Trevor Lawrence began the week in concussion protocol, and the Jacksonville season could be spiraling out of control with three consecutive losses. The Jaguars still control their destiny to win the AFC South, and their remaining schedule is soft, with this week’s game against the 7-7 Buccaneers being as tough as it gets.

The Buccaneers return home after back-to-back road wins and look to stay tied for the NFC South lead ahead of next week’s showdown with the Saints. Tampa Bay has won three in a row overall after dropping six of seven.

Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears

• Beasley: Bears
• Bearman: Bears
• Miller: Bears
• Morrison: Bears
• Robinson: Bears

This is the most winnable game remaining on the Cardinals’ schedule as they try to avoid the first 14-loss season in franchise history. The Arizona defense has given up the second-most yards per game and third-most points since Week 11.

The Bears had won three of four and led the Browns by 14 before all of that momentum dissolved in a 20-17 loss. The offense is a mess, but the defense is on an incredible run of forcing 14 turnovers in the last four games, which is the most this season and tied for second-most since 2012.

Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins

• Beasley: Dolphins
• Bearman: Dolphins
• Miller: Dolphins
• Morrison: Dolphins
• Robinson: Dolphins

The Cowboys’ five-game winning streak imploded spectacularly last week at Buffalo as the Bills trampled them for 266 rushing yards. Dallas can’t afford another loss if it’s going to win the NFC East and host playoff games.

Miami authored a master class in bouncing back from disappointment with its 30-0 triumph last week. The league’s No. 1 offense is still looking for its first victory of the season against a team with a winning record, but it will need to do it with a banged-up offensive line.

New England Patriots at Denver Broncos

• Beasley: Broncos
• Bearman: Broncos
• Miller: Broncos
• Morrison: Broncos
• Robinson: Broncos

Bailey Zappe has infused some semblance of life into the New England offense, but consistency remains an issue. The Broncos are playing for a playoff spot, while the Patriots are playing for a parting gift for Bill Belichick.

Denver got blown out by 25 last week, and it was only the Broncos’ second-worst loss of the season. Still, they are 7-7 and have the easiest schedule remaining of all the Wild Card hopefuls, starting with this one against New England.

Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs

• Beasley: Chiefs
• Bearman: Chiefs
• Miller: Chiefs
• Morrison: Chiefs
• Robinson: Chiefs

If putting up 63 points on a division rival wasn’t enough, Antonio Pierce can cement himself as the front-runner to be the Raiders’ head coach next by going on a road as a 10-point underdog and beating a Chiefs team that has won 10 of the last 11 in the series.

The Chiefs got a much-needed win at New England last week to create some breathing room between themselves and the Broncos. Kansas City can all but sew up an eighth consecutive AFC West Division title with a win.

New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles

• Beasley: Eagles
• Bearman: Eagles
• Miller: Eagles
• Morrison: Eagles
• Robinson: Eagles

Last week’s loss didn’t eliminate the Giants from playoff contention, but their hopes are on life support. The Tommy DeVito craze took a hit as well, and here comes an angry Eagles team in desperate need of getting things right.

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The last team to suffer a three-game losing streak in December and go on to win the Super Bowl was the 2012 Baltimore Ravens. The Eagles are at three losses in a row and counting. The sting from Monday night’s collapse and playing at home should be enough to help them end their skid.

Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers

• Beasley: 49ers
• Bearman: 49ers
• Miller: Ravens
• Morrison: 49ers
• Robinson: 49ers

The Ravens play their second prime-time game in a row on the road against a first-place team. They handled Jacksonville with ease, but this will be a far tougher test and could be a Super Bowl LVIII preview.

The 49ers have won six in a row by an average of 18.8 points. San Francisco has looked unbeatable when fully healthy. Since their bye week when they got everybody back, the 49ers rank first in yards per game, in passing yards, in points, and fourth in rushing yards. And the defense is fourth in points allowed per game in that span.

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