No. 2 pick Jayden Daniels and the Commanders are favored by four points in the Week 17 NFL odds, over No. 8 pick Michael Penix and the Falcons. Before that, however, a pair of veteran quarterbacks in Jordan Love and Sam Darnold will face off in Packers vs.

Santa Claus decided NFL fans have been good this year, so he's giving football lovers a stacked schedule for Christmas with games on five days in the penultimate week of the regular season. The Week 17 slate kicks off on Christmas Day with the Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans playing the Baltimore Ravens in the Netflix-exclusive games.

Below are my nine favorite bets for the upcoming weekend of NFL action, with a same-game parlay to boot. All odds current as of publication time and courtesy of ESPN BET. Maybe I am falling for an unbelievable trap set by the books.