By this time of the NFL season, you better be checking the weather forecast before you fire off a bet.

And even though bad weather is part of the equation for plenty of outdoor games in late December, this seems to be one of the wildest weather weekends of the season.

Here are the worst forecasts for Week 16, from Field Yates of ESPN:

That’s not fun. Weather concerns were a big reason we have a ridiculously low total for an NFL game. Saints at Browns is at 32.5. That’s rare but understandable given the forecast of low temperatures, high winds and perhaps precipitation too.

With every game above (and maybe even the Bengals-Patriots game, which could be under 20 degrees), we’ll have to consider the weather and how it affects those teams. It’s a pretty big question for the Buffalo Bills.

In normal conditions, there wouldn’t be much worry about the Bills beating the Chicago Bears. The Bills are 8.5-point favorites at BetMGM. Buffalo still is likely to win but their pass-first offense won’t be happy to play in horrible weather. Here’s the National Weather Service’s winter storm warning, which goes from Thursday to Saturday morning: “Snow and blowing snow producing occasional white out conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph expected. Wind chill values of 25 to 35 below zero expected.”

Even if it’s not that bad by kickoff at noon on Saturday, it’s not going to be good. The Bills want to pass the ball. They have the third-highest…