Bruce Arthur’s Week 16 NFL picks

The Picks Jacksonville (+4) at Miami If you watch TV show The Good Place, and you should, you will know that “BLAKE BORTLES” is a consistent punchline for Jason, the Jacksonville-born character. Is the punchline funnier or less funny now that Bortles isn’t a starter? I can’t decide.

Pick: Jacksonville Atlanta (-3.5) at Carolina Panthers safety and prominent anti-racism advocate Eric Reid has now been randomly drugtested seven times in 11 weeks this year, or a 1-in-588 chance. If the NFL is doing a meta take on how African-Americans are unfairly targeted by law enforcement, good job.

Pick: Atlanta Denver (-3) at Oakland In fairness to the Raiders, Nathan Peterman and his worstever passer rating were signed to the practice squad, not the active roster. But Jon Gruden got a 10-year contract to run the Raiders, man. 10 years and $100 million (U.S.). What a riot.

Pick: Denver The Rest Washington (+10) at Tennessee Pick: Washington Baltimore (+4) at L.A. Chargers Pick: Chargers N.Y. Giants (+9) at Indianapolis Pick: Giants Cincinnati (+8.5) at Cleveland Pick: Cleveland Tampa Bay (+7) at Dallas Pick: Dallas Minnesota (-6) at Detroit Pick: Minnesota Buffalo (+13.5) at New England Pick: Buffalo Green Bay (-3) at N.Y. Jets Pick: Jets Houston (+1.5) at Philadelphia Pick: Houston L.A. Rams (-14) at Arizona Pick: Arizona Chicago (-4) at San Francisco Pick: Chicago Pittsburgh (+6) at New Orleans Pick: Pittsburgh Kansas City (-2.5) at Seattle Pick: Kansas City Byes: None. Last week: 8-8 Season: 111-105-8