NFL regular season is coming to a close! This week, Josh Allen will look to match fellow MVP candidate Lamar Jackson's Christmas Day production when his Buffalo Bills play host to the New York Jets, Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers will look to hand the rival Minnesota Vikings just their third loss of the season and Michael Penix Jr.

NFL Week 17 continues and we asked USA TODAY Sports' staff for their top bets for the entire NFL slate. Here are their picks and predictions.

Talking Points’ go-to sport hasn’t cooperated as the column has been in the red since the calendar flipped to football season in September and the return of Sunday Sweats. But the cushion was so big from bets placed in the first eight months of the year that the second-highest profit in the five-year history of Weekend Wagers and Sunday Sweats is guaranteed regardless of what happens this weekend.

I’m targeting a pair of sides on Sunday of NFL Week 17 and have picks on Panthers vs. Buccaneers and Packers vs. Vikings, which is probably the best matchup of the week.

Last week was another profitable one on the Anytime Touchdown (ATD) and First Touchdown (FTD) fronts. It was my third straight winning week and sixth in the last seven. Let’s keep the good vibes going with this week’s picks.