Vikings at Raiders (+2½)

Minnesota quarterback Joshua Dobbs is keeping his starting job, barely, after throwing four interceptions in the Vikings’ Monday Night Football loss to Chicago. He’s on pace to see his name in the record books for most holiday season giveaways, just behind a fellow listed as “S. Claus.”

Pick: Vikings by 3

Bills at Chiefs (-2½)

Buffalo coach Sean McDermott told his players a few years ago they needed to come together as a team, just like the September 11 hijackers did. This triggered a huge firestorm from critics who said any comparison to the Bills would be an outrageous affront to the September 11 terrorists.

Pick: Chiefs by 3

Packers at Giants (+6½)

Green Bay moved into playoff position in the NFC with its upset victory over Kansas City last Sunday night. NFL data analysts estimate that the Packers, who started the season 2-5, are now just about a dozen Josh Dobbs turnovers from clinching a wild card berth.

Pick: Packers by 7

Jaguars at Browns (-2½)

A former Jaguars employee has been accused of stealing $22 million from the Jacksonville club. That astronomical total makes this the second-worst thing that has happened to the Jags franchise this week.

Pick: Browns by 3

Panthers at Saints (-5½)

Carolina reported that tight end Hayden Hurst won’t play Sunday because he is suffering from post-traumatic amnesia. That diagnosis actually sounds appealing to those of us going through comparable trauma who would like to forget everything that has happened since 2016.

Pick: Saints by 7

Lions at Bears (+3½)

Fans and TV viewers were sick to their stomach last Sunday during the Lions-Saints game when they saw that a member of the sideline chain gang suffered a grotesquely dislocated knee. New Orleans felt even more nauseous later when Jameis Winston came into the game.

Pick: Lions by 7

Texans at Jets (+6½)

New York is putting embattled Zach Wilson back in at No. 1 quarterback. The former No. 2 draft pick denied reports he’s reluctant to see himself back in the starting lineup, differentiating himself from every other person in the New York metropolitan area.

Pick: Texans by 7

Eagles at Cowboys (-3½)

Philadelphia center Jason Kelce said the Eagles are simply not good enough right now after their loss to NFC rival San Francisco. To prove his commitment to improvement, Kelce is taking a 24-hour break from filming soup commercials.

Pick: Eagles by 3

Seahawks at 49ers (-10½)

San Francisco linebacker Dre Greenlaw was ejected last Sunday for a confrontation on the sideline with the Eagles’ head of security, Dom DiSandro. The incident was quite a surprise to most NFL observers as they had no idea there was ever any security in Philadelphia’s stadium.

Pick: 49ers by 14

Colts at Bengals (pick ‘em)

Cincinnati backup QB Jake Browning led the Bengals to a surprising win in Jacksonville on Monday night that kept their faint playoff hopes alive. So they’re going to stick with their new game plan and hope to keep winning by crippling the opposing quarterback.

Pick: Colts by 3

Titans at Dolphins (-13½)

It’s going to be a busy Monday night on the ESPN family of networks. The Dolphins face the Titans and the Packers meet the Giants on Monday Night Football, and the Manning brothers continue to steal ESPN’s money.

Pick: Dolphins by 17

Other games

Buccaneers at Falcons (-2½):

Pick: Falcons by 3

Rams at Ravens (-7½):

Pick: Ravens by 3

Broncos at Chargers (-2½):

Pick: Chargers by 3

Byes

Cardinals, Commanders

Record

Week 13

10-3 straight up

6-7 vs. spread

Season

120-73 straight up (.622)

102-91 vs. spread (.528)

You can hear Kevin Cusick on Wednesdays on Bob Sansevere’s “BS Show” podcast on iTunes. You can follow Kevin on Twitter — @theloopnow. He can be reached at kcusick@pioneerpress.com.