After the New England Patriots open a tripleheader on Saturday, two games remain with significant playoff implications in both the AFC and NFC.

Check out Pats Pulpit’s picks for tonight below and head to the comments section to further discuss tonight’s action on Thursday night.

Guide to Rooting the Patriots

Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals: Come on, Broncos! While the Bengals need to win to maintain their playoff chances, a Cincinnati loss would give the Patriots a better schedule. | 4:30 p.m. ET, NFL Network

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams: Have a good game! With the Rams needing a win to maintain their lead in the NFC WEST, New England doesn’t have much interest in establishing itself after losing to both teams. | 8:10 p.m. ET, NFL Network

Patriots picks

Oliver Thomas: The Bengals didn’t turn off the answering machine after starting 1-4. Or after falling to 4-8 when the calendar turned to December. Zac Taylor’s side are currently still sniffing around at 7-8 after picking up back-to-back wins against teams that will soon be heading off on vacation. It won’t be the Broncos. But Chase Brown has brought a new dimension to Cincinnati’s offense. Meanwhile, Joe Burrow is already on par with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, who had 62 catches, 537 yards and a handful of touchdowns during the winning streak. | Bengals 34, Broncos 24

Sean McVay’s Rams trailed the Bills by 44 points and haven’t had the ball since, winning by elementary school basketball scores of 12-6 and 19-9. Next up is a Cardinals team that can only play spoilsport. The problem for Kyler Murray, who runs in circles in good times and bad, is that he is followed by Kobie Turner, Byron Young, Braden Fiske and Jared Verse. | Rams 27, Cardinals 17

Brian Hines: Somehow the Bengals’ playoff odds are hanging by a thread, but things will get serious if they can beat Bo Nix and the Broncos this week. Speaking of Nix: We still don’t believe in the rookie quarterback that much – although the Bengals’ defense will give him plenty of opportunities to score points. Joe Burrow will have a more challenging task against the Broncos’ defense, but no one seems able to stop him and Ja’Marr Chase. | Bengals 30, Broncos 23

Aside from a win over New England, the Cardinals have been in a free fall lately. The opposite is true for Sean McVay’s Rams, who have won five of six games to move to the top of the NFC West. We want to see these trends continue in LA. | Rams 26, Cardinals 17

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