PiRate Ratings NFL Football–Week 16, Dec. 23-27, 2021

This Week’s PiRate Ratings Spreads

Home	Visitor	PiRate	Mean	Bias
Tennessee	San Francisco	0.2	-0.2	-0.2
Green Bay	Cleveland	10.3	10.7	11.7
Arizona	Indianapolis	-0.2	0.4	0.0
Carolina	Tampa Bay	-10.7	-10.7	-10.5
Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	7.5	7.7	9.0
Houston	LA Chargers	-10.5	-11.3	-10.6
Atlanta	Detroit	5.2	4.7	5.3
Cincinnati	Baltimore	2.0	2.7	2.5
Minnesota	LA Rams	-2.7	-2.9	-3.2
N.Y. Jets	Jacksonville	3.7	3.5	4.8
New England	Buffalo	5.3	5.5	5.7
Seattle	Chicago	10.3	10.2	10.5
Kansas City	Pittsburgh	12.1	12.9	13.0
Las Vegas	Denver	-4.2	-4.3	-4.3
Dallas	Washington	10.6	11.3	11.0
New Orleans	Miami	8.1	6.9	7.4

This Week’s PiRate Ratings Totals

Home	Visitor	Total
Tennessee	San Francisco	51
Green Bay	Cleveland	50.5
Arizona	Indianapolis	51.5
Carolina	Tampa Bay	51
Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	39.5
Houston	LA Chargers	48.5
Atlanta	Detroit	50
Cincinnati	Baltimore	48.5
Minnesota	LA Rams	51
N.Y. Jets	Jacksonville	44
New England	Buffalo	42.5
Seattle	Chicago	38.5
Kansas City	Pittsburgh	47
Las Vegas	Denver	41.5
Dallas	Washington	47
New Orleans	Miami	40.5

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

A F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
New England	109.7	109.6	110.1	109.8	18.5	9-5
Buffalo	107.4	107.2	107.4	107.3	24	8-6
Miami	98.7	99.0	99.5	99.1	19.5	7-7
N. Y. Jets	87.5	87.7	87.8	87.7	24.5	3-11
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Baltimore	102.8	102.4	102.0	102.4	23	8-6
Cincinnati	101.8	102.2	101.5	101.8	25.5	8-6
Cleveland	99.1	98.8	98.1	98.7	22.5	7-7
Pittsburgh	98.1	97.6	97.6	97.8	19.5	7-6-1
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Indianapolis	107.5	107.3	107.6	107.5	25.5	8-6
Tennessee	101.0	100.9	101.1	101.0	26	9-5
Houston	88.6	88.0	88.6	88.4	21.5	3-11
Jacksonville	86.8	87.2	86.0	86.7	19.5	2-12
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Kansas City	107.2	107.5	107.6	107.4	27.5	10-4
LA Chargers	101.7	101.8	101.8	101.7	27	8-6
Denver	100.3	100.4	100.3	100.3	16	7-7
Las Vegas	93.0	93.2	93.0	93.1	25.5	7-7
N F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Dallas	104.3	105.0	104.4	104.6	28.5	10-4
Philadelphia	101.2	101.4	102.3	101.6	22	7-7
Washington	96.7	96.7	96.4	96.6	18.5	6-8
N.Y. Giants	95.8	95.6	95.3	95.6	17.5	4-10
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Green Bay	106.4	106.5	106.8	106.6	28	11-3
Minnesota	101.1	101.4	101.1	101.2	24	7-7
Chicago	95.1	95.0	94.7	94.9	17	4-10
Detroit	92.3	92.6	92.7	92.5	25	2-11-1
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tampa Bay	106.6	106.3	106.2	106.4	29.5	10-4
New Orleans	103.8	102.9	103.9	103.5	21	7-7
Atlanta	94.5	94.3	94.9	94.6	25	6-8
Carolina	93.4	93.1	93.2	93.3	21.5	5-9
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
LA Rams	106.9	107.3	107.2	107.1	27	10-4
Arizona	104.3	104.7	104.6	104.5	26	10-4
San Francisco	103.8	104.2	104.2	104.1	25	8-6
Seattle	102.4	102.2	102.1	102.2	21.5	5-9

Playoff Projections

If Season Ended Today
AFC
1	Kansas City
2	New England
3	Tennessee
4	Cincinnati
5	Indianapolis
6	LA Chargers
7	Buffalo
NFC
1	Green Bay
2	Dallas
3	Tampa Bay
4	Arizona
5	LA Rams
6	San Francisco
7	Minnesota

Playoff Projection Seeds
AFC Seeding
1	Kansas City
2	New England
3	Indianapolis
4	Pittsburgh
5	LA Chargers
6	Buffalo
7	Tennessee
NFC Seeding
1	Green Bay
2	Tampa Bay
3	Dallas
4	LA Rams
5	Arizona
6	San Francisco
7	Philadelphia

Wildcard Round
New England over Tennessee
Indianapolis over Buffalo
LA Chargers over Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay over Philadelphia
San Francisco over Dallas
LA Rams over Arizona
Divisional Round
Kansas City over LA Chargers
New England over Indianapolis
Green Bay over San Francisco
LA Rams over Tampa Bay
Conference Championship
Kansas City over New England
Green Bay over LA Rams
Super Bowl 56 (LA)
Kansas City over Green Bay