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)

Microsoft Copilot picks all of the NFL Week 17 games after going 12-4 predicting the results of the previous week's contests.

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.

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,

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.

Our records carry over to the postseason, which means it's not really a new season like they say in the NFL locker rooms right now.  Week 18 is always a challenge, but I went 9-7 last week both against the spread and straight up.