There are games with bigger playoff implications — the Falcons-Saints matchup chief among them — but nothing in Week 16 of the N.F.L. season can match the drama of the Seattle Seahawks and the Dallas Cowboys battling to remain relevant in the N.F.C. Some divisions will be decided, and the playoff picture will come more into focus in what should be an entertaining holiday weekend of football. Here are our picks against the spread.
Last week’s record against the spread: 9-4-2
Overall record: 116-99-8
Seahawks at Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., Fox
Line: Cowboys by 5
Running back Ezekiel Elliott did not want to talk about the time he spent away from the Cowboys (8-6) thanks to a six-game suspension after a yearlong investigation into domestic violence accusations.