John Dudley's Week 16 NFL picks

Saturday's games

Steelers 21, Rams 6: The Steelers could do a lot worse than facing the Rams on a short week with a banged up quarterback.

Chiefs 23, Raiders 20: The Chiefs really seem to enjoy playing for Romeo Crennel. Meanwhile, Oakland's tribute season for Al Davis is fizzling out.

Patriots 27, Dolphins 17: One fateful weekend put the Patriots back in the driver's seat for the AFC's top seed. Will they capitalize?

Titans 20, Jaguars 10: Chris Johnson against the Jags' middling run defense (allowing 110.4 yards per game) isn't a good combination for Jacksonville.

Panthers 24, Bucs 13: Wonder if Cam Newton watched film of Tampa Bay's 30th-ranked defense this week and figured the Panthers can do even better than the 38 points they hung on the Bucs three weeks ago?

Cardinals 24, Bengals 21: This is a hunch pick based mainly on the fact that the Cardinals just seem to be finding ways to win, and the fact that the Bengals have lost four of six.

Ravens 27, Browns 14: At this point Baltimore has to be able to smell the AFC North title and ought to be able to avoid another letdown game.

Broncos 26, Bills 14: Apparently someone forgot to tell Bills fans that this Tebow guy is pretty good, because not many of them bought tickets to today's game.

Jets 27, Giants 20: The real question is which of these two front-running quarterbacks will come up with the bigger performance in a must-win game.

Vikings 26, Redskins 13: Remember the 381-yard, three-TD game Christian Ponder had against Denver three weeks ago? An encore is possible today.

Chargers 31, Lions 28: Potentially today's most entertaining game, probably decided by whichever team makes a big defensive stop. There might not be many.

49ers 17, Seahawks 13: This could go the other way. I really think it could. But I'm giving San Francisco's defense the edge against the improving Seahawks.

Eagles 33, Cowboys 27: Can the Eagles complete a regular-season sweep against the Ryan brothers? Can the Cowboys find a creative new way to lose?

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Sunday's game

Packers 27, Bears 14: The Packers still have something to play for, which is not encouraging news for the Bears, and especially not for Bears relief QB Luke McCown.

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Monday's game

Saints 28, Falcons 24: Two hot division rivals in the last Monday night game of the season. This could be fun to watch. Let's hope so.

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JOHN DUDLEY can be reached at 870-1677 or by e-mail.

Source: http://www.goerie.com/article/20111222/FOOTBALL04/312219885/John-Dudley's-Week-16-NFL-picks

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