NFL Week 16 Predictions

Week 15 is in the books as teams begin to distance themselves from their division rivals as we head into NFL Week 16 with the playoffs just around the corner. In Week 15, the Eagles pull off 21 point comeback with seven minutes left to beat the NY Giants and take over the NFC East, Packers QB Matt Flynn throws three TD passes in his debut but falters in last second drive, the Jets pull off win in Steel Town, Falcons celebrate playoff berth with win over Seahawks, Raiders spoil Browns QB Tim Tebow's first start, the Ravens hand the Saints a loss, the Colts stay in playoff hunt with win over Jaguars and KC retained a one-game lead over the Chargers in the AFC West. Let’s take a look at the Top 2 early NFL Week 16 Predictions and compare NFL Point Spreads .

Top Two NFL Week 16 Predictions Matchups: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons (-2.5) (O/U-48.5)

The Saints (10-4) (5-2 V) lost in Week 15, 24-30 in Baltimore, and now sit two games back from first place Atlanta. They hadn't lost since Oct. 24 and had scored at least 30 points in five consecutive games. Their defense allowed the Ravens to run for 208 yards as Saints QB Drew Brees made 29 of 46 passes for 267 yards with three TD’s and an interception. The Saints are ranked sixth on offense (377ypg) with a third ranked pass game (281ypg) and a 26th ranked ground game (95ypg). The Saints score the eighth most points per-game (25.3ppg). Lance Moore leads the Saints offense with eight TD’s. The Saints go up against the Falcons 15th ranked defense (332ypg), their 20th ranked pass rush (226ypg) and their 12th ranked rush defense (106ypg). The Falcons defense allows the seventh least amount of points per-game (18.6ppg). Brent Grimes has five interceptions for the Falcons.

The Falcons (12-2) (6-0 H) became the first team in the NFC to clinch a playoff spot. They won in Seattle 34-18, for their eighth straight win, putting them two games ahead of the second place Saints. They out ran and out passed the Seahawks as QB Matt Ryan made 20 of 35 passes for 174 yards with three TD’s and one interception. The Falcons are ranked 12th on offense (349ypg) with a 14th ranked pass game (226ypg) and the seventh best ranked running game (122ypg). RB Michael Turner leads their offense with 11 TD’s. The Falcons score the fifth most points per-game (26.4ppg). The Falcons face the Saints sixth ranked defense (312ypg), their fourth ranked pass rush (195ypg) and their 20th ranked rush defense (117ypg). The Saints defense gives up the ninth least amount of points per-game (19.3ppg).

Recent Trends to Consider:

• New Orleans is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
• New Orleans is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
• Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
• Atlanta is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Orleans
• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing New Orleans

NFL Week 16 Predictions on the Saints vs Falcons Game: Falcons -2.5

New York Giants at Green Bay Packers (OFF)
The Giants (9-5) (4-2 V) lost at home to Philadelphia 31-38 and now sit second in the NFC East fighting for a playoff spot. The Giants had a 24-10 lead going into the second half, but gave up 28 points in the fourth quarter to hand the Eagles the win. QB Eli Manning made 23 of 39 passes for 289 yards with four TD’s and an interception. The Giants offense is ranked third best overall (383ypg) with a 12th ranked pass game (239ypg) and a fifth ranked running game (144ypg). They score the sixth most amount of points per-game (25.7ppg). Hakeem Nicks leads their offense with 10 TD’s. The Giants face the Packers seventh ranked defense (309ypg), their third ranked pass rush (192ypg) and their 19th ranked rush defense (117ypg). The Packers give up the least amount of points per-game (15.7ppg). Tramon Williams has five interceptions for the Packers.

The Packers (8-6) (5-1 H) lost in New England 27-31 despite rookie QB Matt Flynns’ outstanding debut. Flynn made 24 of 37 passes for 251 yards with three TD’s and an interception. It was predicted to be a blowout, but the Packers had a chance to win. The game went down to the final play when Flynn, with the ball at the Patriots 15-yard line, lost it and Vince Wilfork recovered for New England. The Packers offense is ranked 11th overall (352ypg) with an eighth ranked pass game (250ypg) and a 24th ranked running game (101ypg). They score the 10th most amount of points per-game (23.8ppg). Greg Jennings leads the Packers offense with 12 TD’s. The Packers battle the Giants second ranked defense (290ypg), the NFL’s second best ranked pass rush (188ypg) and their 10th ranked rush defense (102ypg). The Giants give up the 13th least amount of points per-game (20.6ppg). Terrell Thomas has five interceptions for the Giants.

Recent Trends to Consider:

• NY Giants are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games
• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Green Bay's last 5 games at home
• Green Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Green Bay's last 5 games when playing NY Giants
• Green Bay is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Giants
• NY Giants are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games when playing Green Bay

NFL Week 16 Predictions on the Giants vs Packers Game: Giants

Thursday, December 23, 2010
Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers (-13) (O/U-37)

Saturday, December 25, 2010
Dallas Cowboys (-6) at Arizona Cardinals (O/U-45)

Sunday, December 26, 2010
Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins (-3.5) (O/U-41)
Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars (-6.5) (O/U-45.5)
San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams (-2.5) (O/U-39.5)
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
New York Jets at Chicago Bears
Baltimore Ravens (-3) at Cleveland Browns (O/U-39.5)
Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs (-5) (O/U-41.5)
Indianapolis Colts (-3) at Oakland Raiders (O/U-47)
Houston Texans at Denver Broncos
San Diego Chargers (-7) at Cincinnati Bengals (O/U-44.5)
Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-6) (O/U-42.5)
New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles

Monday, December 27, 2010
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons (-2.5) (O/U-48.5)

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