NFL Week 16 Headlines

The NFL’s schedule-creators packed the Christmas Weekend with games. Friday to Monday. Here are the headlines from those games.

1. Alvin Kamara runs for six touchdowns against Vikings’ JV defense.

2. Tom Brady and the Buccaneers shred Pop Warner-level Lions.

-Seriously, the offensive explosions in both these games need asterisks. Talking heads and fans honked about COVID forcing the Broncos to start a practice squad receiver at quarterback earlier this season. These two games were similarly impacted. Injuries decimated the Vikings’ defense to the point where backups and street free agents overpopulated the front seven. Kamara rarely encountered a defender until he was in the secondary. A whole host of things took apart the Lions on both sides of the ball and the coaching staff. The coaching staff! The coaching staff was down to third-string playcallers.

The Lions host the Vikings in a 2020 finale for both teams.

3. 49ers throw a wrench into the playoff dreams of the Cardinals.

4. Raiders celebrate a win while the Dolphins pull out a win. 

-The Raiders played the closing moments of this game like they had already sewn up a win. Their chances for the playoffs were, at best, bleak. They needed a lot of help but they eliminated themselves. 

5. Jaguars want Trevor Lawrence. Roll over for Bears.

6. Jets don’t want Trevor Lawrence. Wrestle a victory from the depleted Browns.

7. Chiefs dodge an overtime shocker. Falcons miss game-tying field goal.

-The Chiefs appeared to play this game with few concerns. I suppose that you can do that when you’re the defending champs and have a single loss this season. 

8. Steelers finally win 12th game. Come back against the Colts.

9. Ravens barely break a sweat. Cruise past Giants.

10. Bengals outlast Texans. 

11. Haskins is no Smith. Or Heinicke. Carolina scores enough to hold off Washington.

12. Seahawks keep Rams out of the end zone. Clinch. 

13. Cowboys’ big plays pop Eagles. 

-DeSean Jackson is still an idiot. 

14. Chargers, Broncos play football. Chargers score more. 

15. Packers and officials plow through snow flurries and the Titans. 

16. Tonight, Bills look to take two decades of AFC East beat downs out on the Patriots.