Colin Cowherd is enjoying the Christmas holiday on the slopes with his family.
Although he didn’t make any NFL Week 16 picks, he left some stocking stuffers as the season headed into the home stretch
- “The Colts are going to upset somebody in the playoffs.”
- “Philadelphia is the ugliest, most unconventional potential playoff team.
- Best players in the NFL this season: Micah Parsons, Cooper Kupp, Aaron Rodgers, T.J. Watt, Jonathan Taylor
Joy Taylor, Cowherd’s co-host on “The Herd” filled in for him on Friday and did her Favorite Five.
Every week, we track Colin Cowherd’s Blazin’ 5 picks so you can decide whether to follow or fade when making your wagers at PA sports betting apps.
Colin Cowherd Blazin’ 5 Week 16 NFL picks (Joy Taylor’s Favorite 5)
The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a sports talk radio show on Fox Sports Radio and Fox Sports 1. Cowherd’s Blazin’ 5 airs Fridays on The Herd at 1 p.m. EST.
Cleveland Browns (7-7) vs. Green Bay Packers (11-3)
“The Packers are great at home (6-0) and they are favored by 7.5 and I do think they will cover. The Browns are coming off a really bad COVID week and are getting a lot of people back. The Browns have been held to under 20 points in four of their last five games. This is a year where Baker has really struggled and Aaron Rodgers is leading the MVP race. This is a major mismatch.”
Indianapolis Colts (8-6) vs. Arizona Cardinals (10-4)
“The Colts lead NFL in +14 turnover differential and have the No. 1 scoring offense since Week 4 with 31.4. ppg. Jonathan Taylor has been the story of this team. The Cardinals who were tearing the league up are 3-4 in their last seven games and Kyler Murray has struggled since returning from injury.
Buffalo Bills (8-6) vs. New England Patriots (9-5)
“Belichick owns the Bills and the Patriots have the No. 2 scoring offense since Week 7. However, I do think this will a much more competitive game and look much more different than the one they played earlier in the season. I think the Bills need needs the game more than the Patriots. I think I’m going to go with Patriots -2 but I think it’s going to be a great matchup.”
Baltimore Ravens (8-6) vs. Bengals (8-6)
“The AFC North is wide open. The winner of this game will be first in the AFC North but the Ravens are coming off of three straight losses. I think this is the Bengals game and we don’t know what the situation is with Lamar Jackson so you are going to have to pay attention to that. I think this is the Bengals (-3) game.“
Miami Dolphins (7-7) vs. New Orlean Saints (7-7)
“I am excited for this. The Dolphins are on a six game winning streak. Tua is playing really well. The Saints are banged up and their top two quarterbacks are out. They are coming off a shutout of the Bucs. Their defense is incredible competitive.”
Cowherd’s Week 15 Blazin’ 5 record: 2-3
Colin Cowherd 2021 Blazin’ 5 overall record: 32-39-1
NFL Week 16 betting lines
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