NFL winners and losers from wild Week 16, plus ranking all 32 teams and breaking down playoff picture

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!

Santa wasn’t the only one who delivered on Christmas; so did the Ravens. Baltimore made a statement on Monday night by destroying the 49ers, and the crazy thing is, it wasn’t even the biggest upset of the day. That honor belongs to the Raiders, who beat the Chiefs 20-14 even though they didn’t complete A SINGLE pass after the first quarter. If you’re wondering how rare that is, it marks the first time in 23 years that a team has won with zero completions after the opening quarter. 

We’ll be talking about both of those games today, plus we’ll also have some winners and losers from Week 16. Oh, and we’ll also be breaking down the playoff picture. And I’ve also just been informed that Pete Prisco has just turned in his latest Power Rankings, so we’ll also have those. 

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend and that you’re now having an even better Boxing Day. As always, here’s your daily reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the newsletter. To get them signed up, all you have to do is click here. All right, let’s get to the rundown. 

1. Today’s show: Biggest questions after Week 16

Getty Images

If I fall asleep while writing the newsletter today, it’s because I stayed up until 2:07 a.m. last night recording a podcast with Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson. That’s right, I spent Christmas night recording a podcast, and yes, I drank an unhealthy amount of egg nog. 

Anyway, the three of us touched on our 10 biggest takeaways from Week 16. Here are a few of the biggest questions that we tried to answer: 

Did Brock Purdy just cost himself the MVP? Brock Purdy had a chance to make an MVP statement on Monday against the Ravens, but instead, he fell flat on his face. The 49ers QB threw four…


Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-winners-and-losers-from-wild-week-16-plus-ranking-all-32-teams-and-breaking-down-playoff-picture/

Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2023-12-26 17:57:57

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.