The San Francisco 49ers are traveling in Week 16 for an interconference matchup with the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night at Lucas Oil Stadium.
San Francisco has won four in a row since starting quarterback Brock Purdy returned from the toe injury that cost him eight starts. Their offense will be without second-year wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, who caught six passes for 96 yards last week against the Tennessee Titans. They’ll need to find someone else to make an impact in the passing game alongside George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey and Jauan Jennings.
The Colts are going the opposite direction, losing their last four games after starting the year with an 8-2 record. With Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson on injured reserve, they’ll give 44-year-old Philip Rivers his second start of the year.
Before these two teams meet on the field on Sunday, we’ve gone through picks from roughly 40 experts from different sites/publications to see who they’re taking in this matchup. Let’s take a look at what they said.
Here are all the top expert picks for 49ers vs. Colts in Week 16:
Jarrett Bell: 49ersNick Brinkerhoff: 49ersChris Bumbaca: 49ersNate Davis: 49ersTyler Dragon: 49ersMike Middlehurst-Schwartz: 49ersStephania Bell: 49ersMatt Bowen: 49ersMike Clay: ColtsJeremy Fowler: ColtsDan Graziano: 49ersKalyn Kahler: 49ersPamela Maldonado: 49ersEric Moody: 49ersJason Reid: 49ersLindsey Thiry: 49ersSeth Wickersham: 49ersPete Prisco: 49ersCody Benjamin: 49ersJared Dubin: 49ersRyan Wilson: 49ersJohn Breech: 49ersTyler Sullivan: 49ersDave Richard: 49ersJamey Eisenberg: 49ersConor Orr: 49ersGilberto Manzano: 49ersMatt Verderame: 49ersJohn Pluym: 49ersMitch Goldich: 49ersClare Brennan: 49ersIain MacMillan: ColtsPeter Dewey: 49ersGary Davenport: 49ersKris Knox: ColtsMoe Moton: ColtsWes O’Donnell: 49ersBrent Sobleski: ColtsBrad Gagnon: ColtsIan Hanford: 49ersAli Bhanpuri: 49ersTom Blair: 49ersBrooke Cersosimo: 49ersGennaro Filice: 49ersDan Parr: 49ers
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