NFL, in Week 1
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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)
Picking the entire NFL slate in the final two weeks of the season is really challenging. Who is playing? Where's the motivation? Which players have their minds on Cancun and Aruba? Those are my excuses for having a terrible Week 17.
Fifteen of the top 18 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft order changed hands in Week 17, including the No. 1 overall selection. Dan Parr runs through Round 1 and highlights each squad's five biggest needs.