Erik Siegrist

The Browns used the weather as a 12th man last week to upset the Steelers, a win that nearly sent them tumbling all the way out of the top 10 in next year's draft. Their closing schedule is tough though, and that win might end up being their last one of the campaign. Jameis Winston

It's the rare Thursday game in which neither team is on short rest, as they both played on Thanksgiving. The Packers would be cruising to a division title in the NFC South or West, but in the North they're stuck in third place despite a 9-3 record, including three consecutive wins and victories in seven of their last eight. The one loss? It came against the Lions, of course, a 24-14 defeat at Lambeau in Week 9 when the weather couldn't slow the Detroit running game. Green Bay's lost five of the last six meetings in this rivalry, though the one win did come at Ford Field last year.

Losers of three straight, the 3-9 Jets are on the brink of being eliminated from the playoffs, and deservedly so. I personally find all the leaks coming out of the front office hilarious — owner Woody Johnson wants Aaron Rodgers

There was a big kerfuffle a few weeks ago about the NFL not being able to flex this game out of prime time because they're doing some Simpsons tie-in, and the team-specific animation was already in the can. I think the lesson is that it's time to let the Simpsons die. The Bengals have lost three straight, and even winning out at this point probably isn't going to get them a playoff spot.

L.A. Rams (+2.5) at San Francisco, o/u 48.5 Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EST

While the Cowboys haven't been eliminated from the postseason picture quite yet, it's just a matter of time. Even if they win out – a tall task considering they end their schedule with games against three playoff teams in the Bucs, Eagles and Commanders – a 9-8 record probably isn't enough in a conference where there are already three non-division leaders with at least eight wins. I will give Mike McCarthy credit for rallying his team, though. Dallas was 3-5 when

The Broncos are oh-so-close to clinching a playoff spot, needing only not to lose Thursday. Even if they blow it against the Bolts, a combination of losses by the Dolphins, Bengals and Colts the next three weeks will do it. Denver's won four straight, and has completely screwed up my score-generating algorithm, winning by an average score of about 35-18 but getting three defensive touchdowns along the way.

It's a battle of division winners with nothing to play for but seeding! The Texans could conceivably climb out of the four spot in the AFC playoffs, and avoid a wild-card matchup with what will probably be the AFC North runner-up, so they might be the more motivated squad here. Houston has won three of its last four, but it's hardly been a dominant run, as they lost to the Titans and barely squeaked by the Jaguars.

With nine straight losses, the Giants have settled into the second overall pick in the 2025 draft, with only the Raiders' inferior strength of schedule keeping them in the No. 1 slot. There are still five teams with three wins just behind the 2-12 squads though, so Big Blue might not be able to afford getting complacent and accidentally winning one. Last week's split of QB snaps between

Kansas City at Pittsburgh (+2.5), o/u 44.0 Wednesday, 1 p.m. EST