NFL Picks Week 16: Bengals Will Dominate Cardinals in Must-Win Game

Week 16 in the NFL brings about a plethora of lopsided matchups that have teams cruising to victory in must-win games to close out the season.

The matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals will be no different.

The Bengals, currently 8-6 and fighting for a playoff spot, will be in desperate need of a win this week. Only two games remain in the regular season and the Bengals are hoping to steal the final wild-card spot from the New York Jets. The Jets are also 8-6, but own the tiebreaker at the moment.

What makes the Bengals the favorites in this matchup is the fact that this game will mean nothing to the Cardinals. At just 7-7 on the season, the wild-card spot would seem too difficult to attain for this young, inexperienced football team.

Despite coming in as winners of four-straight games, the streak will come to a halt against the Bengals as these Cardinals will go up against one of the league's more solid defenses.

This is a team that ranks No. 11 against the pass and ninth against the run. Make no mistake, the Cardinals offense will face a tough task getting the offense going against this team.

In the last five games, the Cardinals have failed to score more than 23 points, which plays heavily into the Bengals' favor.

Cincinnati are an up and coming talented offensive group, with rookie QB Andy Dalton and WR A.J. Green putting together an impressive run this season. With just one game standing in the team's way, the Bengals should come up with the easy win.

Expect the Bengals to come through and make a mockery of the Cardinals in this Week 16 matchup, with the season on the line.