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The Week 12 NFL schedule for the 2025 season brings some exciting matchups. The Chiefs hope to get their season back on track against the Colts, historical nemesisAaron Rodgerscould make his return to Chicago, and two of the league's most exciting offenses ...
Overall picks to win: 8-8 in Week 17 (173-82-1 for the season) Picks to win with 1-5 confidence: 4-7 (103-64-1) Picks to win with 6-10 confidence: 4-1 (70-18) Overall to cover the spread: 9-6-1 (130-117-9) Cover-the-spread picks with 1-5 confidence: 8-4-1 (107-93-8) Cover-the-spread picks with 6-10 confidence: 1-2 (23-23-1)
The Bills had the best rushing attack in the NFL this year with an average of 159.6 yards per game. Only one other team in the NFL even topped145 yards per game during the regular season. The Bills went 9-0 in games where they rushed for at least 150 yards thanks in large part to their not-so-secret weapon, James Cook.
Microsoft Copilot picks all of the NFL Week 17 games after going 12-4 predicting the results of the previous week's contests.
Each pick has a confidence level of 1-10, with 10 being the most confident. For more information on the pick methodology, check out the Week 1 edition of this series. Keep in mind that since the idea here is to make high-percentage plays,
Weeks 17 and 18 in NFL are all about scenarios. To name a few, there are teams that are win-and-in for a division title or playoff berth. Others will find motivation or discouragement in the result of an earlier game or some flickering numbers on the scoreboard.
The Las Vegas Raiders are sitting pretty in the 2026 NFL Draft order. Before they even took the field, they were locked into the No. 1 overall pick with the New
The Carolina Panthers ' Week 17 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks certainly looks tough on paper. Seattle enters at a strong 12-3 record and as the No. 1 seed in the NFC. But the Panthers have beaten the class of the conference twice before here in 2025, and they can certainly do it again.
Cleveland entered Week 18 at 4-12 after last week’s 13-6 upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, a result that dropped the Browns from No. 3 to No. 6 in the current draft order and eliminated any remaining chance at the No. 1 overall pick.
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