NFL Week 17 expert picks for every game heads up, against the spread, plus over/unders.
Happy holidays—and a Merry Christmas—to all who celebrate. The NFL invites you to start your celebration with some NFL action today.
As we have done in past seasons, our staff will be making weekly predictions for every game on the NFL schedule. Each of the Pride of Detroit staff will pick the moneyline (winner of the game, no spread), but some of the members will also pick against the spread and even the over/under lines—there’s an easy-to-use toggle button in the widget below to cycle through the settings and in the week’s ahead, check out our records when it comes to making picks. You can also check out all of the odds for this week’s games courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.
Netflix is the host of Christmas Day NFL action starting at 1 p.m. ET with the Washington Commanders (4-11) hosting the Dallas Cowboys (6-8-1) in the first of three divisional matchups. Next up is an NFC North showdown between two teams who find themselves in much different positions from this time a year ago: the Detroit Lions (8-7) head across Lake Michigan to face the Minnesota Vikings (7-8). If you’re a local viewer, remember that the game is also available on CBS. Last up for the holiday trilogy is a move to Amazon Prime Video for “Thursday Night Football.” The Denver Broncos (12-3) are fresh off their first loss in months, and they’ll face a Kansas City Chiefs (6-9) team that’s fresh off their first elimination from postseason contention in over a decade.
All teams have had their bye week at this point in the season, but we’re getting some more football on Saturday this weekend, so the NFL has 10 games scheduled for Sunday.
On Saturday, the action kicks off when the Houston Texans (10-5) travel on the road to meet another AFC contender: the Los Angeles Chargers (11-4) at 4:30 p.m. ET start time on NFL Network. The late game will be of interest to Lions fans hoping for the team to keep their playoff hopes alive: the Green Bay Packers (9-5-1) host the Baltimore Ravens (7-8) at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock.
Your weekend of football continues on Sunday. The local Detroit audience will have a couple of options to choose from in the 1 p.m. slot. On CBS, residents from the great state of Michigan are split between two games: Metro Detroit will see the Seattle Seahawks (12-3) travel to take on the Carolina Panthers (8-7), and the other parts of Michigan will get the Pittsburgh Steelers (8-7) against the Cleveland Browns (3-12). Over on FOX in the same time slot, the Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) are hoping to win the AFC South with a victory over the reeling Indianapolis Colts (8-7). In the late window, FOX has the only offering across the country: the Buffalo Bills (11-4) hosting the Philadelphia Eagles (10-5), and their game kicks off at 4:25 p.m. ET.
“Sunday Night Football” closes out the day of football with a matchup between two NFC teams jockeying for playoff position when the Chicago Bears (11-4) travel west to face the San Francisco 49ers (11-4) at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock.
“Monday Night Football” is a matchup between the Los Angeles Rams (11-4) and the Atlanta Falcons (6-9); kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Here is who our staff is picking on the moneyline, spread, and over/under for all 16 games on the NFL Week 17 schedule:
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