PFW publisher/editor Hub Arkush led the way in Week 16 among the panelists on the "Pro Football Weekly on TV" show with an 8-7 record, moving him back into the lead in the season-to-date standings. Arkush has a 119-103 record picking against the pointspread for the season, which puts him four games ahead of former Bears WR Tom Waddle. Waddle and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Hampton hit on their lock of the week, and Hampton holds the season-to-date lead in locks with a 10-4-2 record.
These picks will be posted each Friday. No Thursday games will be included. Pushes are dropped from each panelist's record, except for locks.
| Thursday Las Vegas line | Tom Waddle | Dan Hampton | Hub Arkush |
| Sunday PHILADELPHIA -8 vs. Washington |
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
| ATLANTA -11½ vs. Tampa Bay |
Atlanta | Atlanta |
Atlanta |
| San Francisco -10½ vs. ST. LOUIS |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
| MINNESOTA -1 vs. Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
Minnesota |
| Detroit -3½ vs. GREEN BAY |
Green Bay |
Detroit | Green Bay |
| NEW ORLEANS -7½ vs. Carolina |
Carolina |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
| Tennessee -3 vs. HOUSTON |
Houston |
Tennessee | Houston |
| Baltimore -2 vs. CINCINNATI |
Baltimore |
Cincinnati |
Baltimore |
| Pittsburgh -7 vs. CLEVELAND |
Cleveland | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| JACKSONVILLE -3½ vs. Indianapolis |
Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Jacksonville |
| MIAMI -2½ vs. N.Y. Jets |
Miami |
Miami |
Miami |
| NEW ENGLAND -11 vs. Buffalo |
New England |
New England |
New England |
| OAKLAND -3 vs. San Diego |
San Diego |
Oakland |
Oakland |
| DENVER -3½ vs. Kansas City |
Kansas City |
Kansas City |
Kansas City |
| ARIZONA -2½ vs. Seattle |
Seattle |
Seattle |
Arizona |
| N.Y. GIANTS -2½ vs. Dallas |
N.Y. Giants |
N.Y. Giants |
N.Y. Giants |
| Tom Waddle | Dan Hampton | Hub Arkush | |
| Lock of the week | Philadelphia | Atlanta |
N.Y. Giants |
| Last week vs. spread | 4-11 |
7-8 |
8-7 |
| Season to date vs. spread | 115-107 |
102-120 |
119-103 |
| Last week's locks | 1-0 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
| Season-to-date locks | 9-7 |
10-4-2 |
9-6-1 |