Welcome to the Christmas Eve Eve edition of the Pick Six newsletter!So I ran into Santa last night and I have some good news: It appears every one of you made the nice list this year, so as a present from me
Trevor Lewis Kids Jersey to you, you're getting a newsletter today! Actually, you were going to get one no matter what, but I feel a lot better about writing it knowing that everyone made the nice list.We were all so good this year that the is giving us three straight days full of (Saturday, Sunday, Monday). Remember, Saturday is the new Sunday this week with 11 games being played tomorrow on Christmas Eve. One day later, the NFL will be giving us three games on Christmas (You ).One of the games coming on Christmas will be Broncos at Rams on CBS and since both teams are struggling this year, we decided to spice things up. Not only will that game also air on Nickelodeon, but the two teams will be wearing special ugly Christmas sweater uniforms. OK, that last part won't actually be happening, but CBS did pull a prank on both Rams and Broncos players to make them THINK it would be happening and .Remember, if you're hanging out with family and/or friends this weekend, you should tell them all to sign up for the newsletter. To get them signed up, all you have to do . Signing someone up makes a great holiday gift and that's mainly because it's free. Everyone loves free. Alright, let's get to the rundown. Four weeks ago, it seemed like the Jaguars would need a Christmas miracle to win the AFC South, but now, it seems like a very realistic po sibility following their dominating 19-3 win over the Jets on Thursday night.Ryan Wilson, Will Brinson and I got together after the game to record a 40-minute podcast about the Jaguars' win and what ramifications it might have on the AFC playoff race. Here are a few key points from the game that we went over:The Jaguars suddenly look unbeatable."Jaguars" and "dangerous" are two words you don't usually see in the same sentence -- at least in a football context -- but this team is looking dangerous. During their win over the Jets, the Jags looked impre sive in all three phases of the game. Trevor Lawrence threw for 229 yards, despite the fact that most of the game was played in a torrential downpour (Lawrence also had a rushing touchdown). Not to be outdone, Travis Etienne totaled 112 yards, with 83 of those coming on the ground. Evan Engram continues to thrive in Doug Pederson's offense. After averaging
Jeff Carter Men Jersey 112 receiving yards over the past two weeks, Engram topped that total by going for 113 against the Jets. As good the offense was, the defense was even better, holding the Jets to just 227 total yards while recording three sacks and forcing a turnover. This is a team that's getting hot at the right time and as crazy as it sounds, they could be dangerous come playoff time if they can find their way into the postseason.Zach Wilson might be done in New York.When you get benched for a
Nate Thompson Jersey fourth-string quarterback, that generally means the coaching staff has lost all faith in you, and that's what happened to Zach Wilson on Thursday night. With the offense sputtering -- it produced just 66 yards in the first half -- the Jets decided to bench Wilson in the third quarter in favor of Chris Streveler. Wilson completed just 9-of-18 pa ses for 92 yards before getting yanked. It wasn't completely his fault that the offense struggled -- he didn't get much protection from the offensive line and he got zero help from New York's rushing attack -- but he also struggled with his accuracy while having zero pocket awarene s. Following the game, head coach Robert Saleh said , but that sounds like coach speak. After getting benched twice, it's hard to see a situation where Wilson returns to New York in 2023 as the starting QB.Slumping Jets will likely mi s postseason.When the month of December started, the Jets were 7-4 and they looked like a lock for the playoffs, but following Thursday's game, they've now lost four straight and look like a long shot to make the postseason. The Jets' playoff hopes aren't dead just yet, but it kind of feels that way. At 7-8, the Jets are now 1.5 games behind the sixth-seeded Chargers and the seventh-seeded Dolphins, who are both 8-6. If both those teams win this weekend -- the Chargers play the Colts while the Dolphins play the Packers -- then the Jets can probably go ahead and start thinking about next year, and honestly, I'd probably do that anyway.Jaguars could steal AFC South. The Jaguars only have two games left and things are pretty simple from here on out: If they beat the Texans in Week 17, then the AFC South division title will be on the line when the Jags host Tenne see in Week 18. The fact that this team could be playing for the division title in two weeks is pretty remarkable when you consider that they were 4-8 just three weeks ago. The Jags haven't made the playoffs since 2017 when they made
Nick Shore Kids Jersey it all the way to the AFC title game.Other playoff ramifications. Thanks to the Jaguars win, the Bengals officially clinched a playoff spot on Thursday night. There will be no hangover for the Bengals, who have now earned back-to-back playoff berths for the first time since 2011 thru 2015 when they went five straight times. The Bengals started the season 0-2, making them the first team since 2018 to make the playoffs after losing their first two games. Their berth means that three of the seven AFC spots have now been clinched (Bengals, Chiefs, Bills).If you want to hear our entire recap of the game, . You . The best part about Friday -- besides the fact that it's Friday -- is that you get two episodes of the podcast in your feed. After recording the Thursday night postgame podcast with Wilson and myself, Brinson kicked us to the curb so that he could record his weekly picks show with Pete Prisco and R.J. White.Those three guys spent nearly 60 minutes going over their best bets for every single game being played in Week 16, and we're going to cover three of those bets from each guy below.Pete Prisco(1-2 last week in picks covered here, 26-18-1 on the season)Packers (+4) to cover against the DolphinsGiants (+4) to cover against the VikingsRams (+2.5) to cover against the BroncosR.J. White(1-2 last week in picks covered here, 25-18-2 on the season)Titans (-3) to cover against the TexansBengals (-3) to cover against the PatriotsSaints at Browns UNDER 32.
Nic Dowd Women Jersey 5 total pointsWill Brinson(3-0 last week in picks covered here, 22-22-1 on the season)Eagles (+5) to cover against the CowboysSteelers (-2.5) to cover against the RaidersBengals (-3) to cover against the PatriotsTo hear what the rest of the best bets are for Week 16 -- and there are quite a few -- you . This is the final newsletter of the week, which means we will be cramming as many picks as humanly po sible into