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The Week 16 NFL schedule features 16 more games, including several with potential playoff ramifications. One such game is a Saturday NFC North battle between the Green Bay Packers (9-4-1) and the Chicago Bears (10-4). Chicago is favored by 1 point as Jordan Love and the Packers face Caleb Williams and the Bears. Green Bay has won nine of the past 10 meetings, including a 28-21 victory at Lambeau Field two weeks ago. Another key matchup between two contenders is the NFC South matchup between the division co-leading Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The teams are tied with 7-7 records and play each other two times in the final three weeks. 

The Buccaneers enter as 3-point road favorites. Sunday’s largest spreads include Raiders vs. Texans (-14.5), Bills (-10.5) vs. Browns and Steelers vs. Lions (-7). Among the worst injuries suffered in Week 15 include Patrick Mahomes (knee) of the Chiefs and Micah Parson (knee) of the Packers, which have affected the NFL spreads in their respective games. Before making any Week 16 NFL picks or NFL score predictions on those games or others, you need to see the NFL against the spread, over/under and money line predictions powered by the self-learning SportsLine AI.

Built using cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques by SportsLine’s Data Science team, AI Predictions and AI Ratings are generated for each game. The AI predictions are determined by statistically learning from each team’s historical data and then quantitatively evaluating the strength of the opponent’s defense by assigning a numeric value out of 100 called a matchup score. It continuously refreshes on the most recent available data and can help you spot the biggest discrepancies in the lines. SportsLine’s AI PickBot has hit more than 2,000 4.5- and 5-star prop picks since the start of the 2023 season. 

For Week 16 NFL betting, SportsLine AI has evaluated the NFL odds and…

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During the second half of Sunday’s win over the Raiders, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts seemed to suffer a leg injury when he was twisted awkwardly during a tackle. He doesn’t appear on the first injury report for Week 16, in advance of Saturday’s game against the Commanders.

The Eagles held a walk-through, not a full practice. The report for Tuesday is an estimate as to the participation, or lack thereof, if the team had conducted a normal practice.

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Another key offensive player showed up on the report, with an injury that would have kept him from practice. Running back Saquon Barkley has a stinger.

Also not practicing (if there would have been practice) were defensive tackle Jalen Carter (shoulders), guard Landon Dickerson (calf), tackle Fred Johnson (ankle), tackle Lane Johnson (foot), and tight end Cameron Latu (stinger).

Running back Tank Bigsby (illness) was limited. Fully participating were linebacker Zack Baun (hand), linebacker Jaelan Phillips (knee), and tackle Cameron Williams (shoulder).

The 9-5 Eagles are one win (or a Cowboys loss) away from clinching the NFC East.

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Week 15 in the NFL was certainly a consequential week. The Buffalo Bills made up ground in the AFC East by defeating the New England Patriots, while the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals were eliminated from playoff contention. It was also an unfortunate week for injuries, as Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Green Bay Packers pass rusher Micah Parsons suffered torn ACLs.

The playoff picture is becoming clearer. The Los Angeles Rams look to be the team to beat in the NFL, Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars may be hitting their stride at the right time and Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans breathed a huge sigh of relief when their NFC South rivals, the Carolina Panthers, were upset by the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. 

There is still plenty of football left to be played, but which teams are the favorites to win it all in what has been a wonky season? Below, we will break down the latest Super Bowl LX odds, courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.

Super Bowl LX odds

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The Rams should top everyone’s power rankings entering Week 16, as they defeated the Lions on Sunday, 41-34. Matthew Stafford and company have put up back-to-back games with 500 total yards and 40 points and have officially clinched a playoff spot. Speaking of Stafford, this man is a monster. He leads the NFL in passing touchdowns (37) and passer rating (112.2). However, it is worth noting…

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Steelers running back Jaylen Warren is active for Monday Night Football.

Warren was a late addition to the injury report with an illness.

He was questionable to play.

Warren has 159 carries for a team-best 652 yards and four touchdowns.

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The Steelers, though, won’t have defensive tackle Derrick Harmon, who is inactive with a knee injury. He was questionable to play.

The first-round rookie has 22 tackles, two sacks and four quarterback hits this season.

The team’s other inactives are wide receiver Roman Wilson, quarterback Will Howard, offensive lineman Andrus Peat (concussion), defensive tackle Brodric Martin-Rhodes and outside linebacker T.J. Watt (lung). Howard will serve as the emergency third quarterback.

The Dolphins’ inactives are quarterback Quinn Ewers, defensive back Elijah Campbell (ankle/knee), cornerback A.J. Green, offensive lineman Larry Borom (illness), wide receiver Tahj Washington and defensive tackle Matthew Butler.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting the Miami Dolphins in the Week 15 edition of “Monday Night Football.” Pittsburgh is coming off its biggest win of the season, a 27-22 thriller over the Baltimore Ravens that gave the Steelers control of the AFC North race. The Steelers had lost three of their previous four games and five of their previous seven after starting the season with a 4-1 record, so it was massive for them to get back in the win column ahead of the stretch run.

Miami has won four in a row since losing to Baltimore back in Week 9, and is now on the fringes of the playoff race in a season that started off in disastrous fashion. The Dolphins have been running the ball like crazy during their winning streak, while also turning over the opposing team multiple times in each of those games. 

Will the Steelers make it two in a row, or will the Dolphins pull off the upset? We’ll find out soon enough. But before we detail some key storylines, here’s a look at how you can watch the game.

Where to watch Steelers vs. Dolphins

Date: Monday, Dec. 15 | Time: 8:15 p.m. ETLocation: Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh)TV: ESPN | Stream: Fubo (Try for free) Follow: CBS Sports AppOdds: Steelers -3, O/U 42.5 via DraftKings Sportsbook

Key storylines

AFC North race. Pittsburgh currently holds a half-game lead in the division over the Ravens. The Steelers will maintain their AFC North lead no matter the result of this game by virtue of having defeated Baltimore last week, but it would obviously be beneficial to hold onto the one-game cushion heading into the stretch run. After this game against Miami, the Steelers close out the season with games in Detroit, in Cleveland and then at home against the Ravens. Baltimore closes by…..

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