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After taking a lead into the locker room at halftime, the third quarter did not go well for the Commanders.

Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota exited with a right hand injury, and backup Josh Johnson threw an interception after replacing him.

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Meanwhile, the Eagles got a big play on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts to Dallas Goedert, and Philadelphia leads 14-10 at the start of the fourth quarter.

The Commanders have played hard despite having nothing to play for, but the Eagles are playing to clinch the NFC East, and they look like they’re poised to wrap it up in the final 15 minutes.

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Control of the NFC North will be on the line when the Green Bay Packers battle the Chicago Bears on Saturday night. Chicago moved back into first place on Sunday when the Bears defeated the Cleveland Browns 31-3, while Green Bay dropped a 34-26 decision to the Denver Broncos. The Packers (9-4-1), who are 4-0 within the division, are 4-2-1 on the road this season. The Bears (10-4), who are 1-3 in the division, are 5-1 on their home field in 2025. Both teams are dealing with a substantial injury list. Green Bay lost Micah Parsons (knee) for the season last week. The Bears won’t have Rome Odunze (foot) or Luther Burden III (ankle), while D’Andrew Swift (groin) and Cole Kmet (ankle/knee) are among the players listed as questonable. 

Kickoff from Soldier Field in Chicago is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Chicago is a 1.5-point favorite in the latest Packers vs. Bears odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 46.5 via DraftKings Sportsbook. Before making any Bears vs. Packers picks, check out the NFL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model. 

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 16 on a 52-37 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Packers vs. Bears. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the FBS college football odds and trends for Bears vs. Packers:

Packers vs. Bears spread

Chicago -1.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook

Packers vs. Bears over/under

46.5 points

Packers vs. Bears …

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It’s one thing for us to say it. It carries much more weight when an NFL head coach says it.

Any time there’s a ball on the ground, go get it.

Broncos coach Sean Payton was asked by reporters on Friday about the crazy two-point conversion that morphed from incompletion to recovery in the end zone when running back Zach Charbonnet nonchalantly picked up the ball. The play, thanks to replay review, tied the Rams-Seahawks game at 30 in the fourth quarter.

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“I saw the replay of it, and I know the play they were running,” Payton said. “Holy cow, that was — I’d never seen anything like it. Of course, when you looked at it, the No. 1 rule, and I think [former NFL coach] Wade Phillips tweeted this. . . . Any ball on the ground, defensively scoop it. I don’t care if a fan threw it from the — any ball on the ground, scoop it. So there was a unique play though, and obviously had a huge impact in the game. Absolutely, ball on the ground. But I didn’t get to watch any of the game. I just saw that clip.”

Phillips, the first defensive coordinator of the Rams under head coach Sean McVay (and a former Broncos head coach), did indeed tweet it. “That’s why you ALWAYS make your defensive players pick up every ball on the ground no matter what it looks like,” Phillips said.

Charbonnet, by all appearances, was simply getting the ball in order to give it to the officials. All players, on offense or defense, need to know that, even after the whistle is blown, any ball on the field needs to be grabbed.

There’s no downside. As Charbonnet learned, there’s a potentially gigantic upside.

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Control of the NFC North will be on the line when the Green Bay Packers battle the Chicago Bears on Saturday night. Chicago moved back into first place on Sunday when the Bears defeated the Cleveland Browns 31-3, while Green Bay dropped a 34-26 decision to the Denver Broncos. The Packers (9-4-1), who are 4-0 within the division, are 4-2-1 on the road this season. The Bears (10-4), who are 1-3 in the division, are 5-1 on their home field in 2025. Green Bay will be without pass rusher Micah Parsons (knee), who is out for the year with an ACL tear. Chicago receiver Rome Odunze (foot) has been ruled out.

Kickoff from Soldier Field in Chicago is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. The Packers lead the all-time series 109-96-6, including wins in 12 of the past 13. Chicago is a 1.5-point favorite in the latest Packers vs. Bears odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 46.5 via DraftKings Sportsbook. Before making any Bears vs. Packers picks, check out the NFL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model. 

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 16 on a 52-37 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Packers vs. Bears. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the FBS college football odds and trends for Bears vs. Packers:

Packers vs. Bears spread

Chicago -1.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook

Packers vs. Bears over/under

46.5 points

Packers vs. Bears money line 

Chicago -125, Green Bay…

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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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