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‘Thursday Night Football’ Week 16 expert picks, playoff implications: Saints at Rams

The NFL will once again provide fans with a litany of football viewing options over the next five days, and everything kicks off in Week 16 on “Thursday Night Football” with a matchup between two 7-7 teams with playoff aspirations: New Orleans Saints (+4)

and Los Angeles Rams (-4).

These two teams have faced off 78 times in their teams' histories, with Los Angeles holding a 42-34 regular season advantage. Each team has also tallied a win over the other in the postseason. Fun fact, the home team has won this matchup in each of the last eight contests, with New Orleans winning their most recent game, in 2022.