This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
Three consensus picks this week, the Jaguars, Broncos and Jets.
Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Stopa | Del Don | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinals -1 at Rams | Rams | Rams | Cardinals | Rams | Rams |
Falcons -3 at Redskins | Redskins | Redskins | Redskins | Falcons | Falcons |
Eagles +3 at Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Eagles | Eagles |
Packers -7 at Colts | Colts | Packers | Packers | Colts | Colts |
Browns +9 at Giants | Browns | Giants | Browns | Giants | Browns |
Dolphins +4 at Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins |
Ravens -5 at Chiefs | Ravens | Chiefs | Chiefs | Ravens | Chiefs |
Seahawks +3 at Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Seahawks | Seahawks |
Bears -5.5 at Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars |
Titans +5.5 at Vikings | Vikings | Titans | Titans | Vikings | Titans |
Broncos +7 at Patriots | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos |
Bills +10 at 49ers | 49ers | Bills | 49ers | 49ers | Bills |
Chargers +3.5 at Saints | Chargers | Chargers | Chargers | Chargers | Saints |
Texans -9 at Jets | Jets | Jets | Jets | Jets | Jets |
Best Bet | Redskins | Steelers | Redskins | 49ers | Rams |
Last Week's Record | 4-11 | 9-6 | 4-11 | 10-5 | 10-5 |
2012 Record | 28-33-2 | 36-25-2 | 31-30-2 | 39-22-2 | 32-29-2 |
Best Bet Record | 1-2-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-3 |
Consensus Pick Record | 8-6-1 | ||||
2011 Record | 121-128-7 | 134-115-7 | 124-125-7 | 123-126-7 | 127-122-7 |
2010 Record | 129-122-5 | 134-117-5 | 126-125-5 | 136-115-5 | 134-117-5 |
2009 Record | 123-130-3 | 132-121-3 | 131-122-3 | 130-123-3 | 126-127-3 |
2008 Record | 132-114-10 | 128-118-10 | 124-122-10 | 125-121-10 | 130-116-10 |
2007 Record | 127-120 | 118-129 | 127-120 |
Three consensus picks this week, the Jaguars, Broncos and Jets.
Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Stopa | Del Don | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinals -1 at Rams | Rams | Rams | Cardinals | Rams | Rams |
Falcons -3 at Redskins | Redskins | Redskins | Redskins | Falcons | Falcons |
Eagles +3 at Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Eagles | Eagles |
Packers -7 at Colts | Colts | Packers | Packers | Colts | Colts |
Browns +9 at Giants | Browns | Giants | Browns | Giants | Browns |
Dolphins +4 at Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins |
Ravens -5 at Chiefs | Ravens | Chiefs | Chiefs | Ravens | Chiefs |
Seahawks +3 at Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Seahawks | Seahawks |
Bears -5.5 at Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars |
Titans +5.5 at Vikings | Vikings | Titans | Titans | Vikings | Titans |
Broncos +7 at Patriots | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos |
Bills +10 at 49ers | 49ers | Bills | 49ers | 49ers | Bills |
Chargers +3.5 at Saints | Chargers | Chargers | Chargers | Chargers | Saints |
Texans -9 at Jets | Jets | Jets | Jets | Jets | Jets |
Best Bet | Redskins | Steelers | Redskins | 49ers | Rams |
Last Week's Record | 4-11 | 9-6 | 4-11 | 10-5 | 10-5 |
2012 Record | 28-33-2 | 36-25-2 | 31-30-2 | 39-22-2 | 32-29-2 |
Best Bet Record | 1-2-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 1-3 |
Consensus Pick Record | 8-6-1 | ||||
2011 Record | 121-128-7 | 134-115-7 | 124-125-7 | 123-126-7 | 127-122-7 |
2010 Record | 129-122-5 | 134-117-5 | 126-125-5 | 136-115-5 | 134-117-5 |
2009 Record | 123-130-3 | 132-121-3 | 131-122-3 | 130-123-3 | 126-127-3 |
2008 Record | 132-114-10 | 128-118-10 | 124-122-10 | 125-121-10 | 130-116-10 |
2007 Record | 127-120 | 118-129 | 127-120 | N/A | 130-117 |
2006 Record | 118-129 | N/A | 139-108 | N/A | N/A |
2005 Record | 121-126 | N/A | 127-120 | N/A | N/A |
2004 Record | 124-124 | N/A | 130-118 | N/A | N/A |
2003 Record | 121-126 | 118-129 | 124-123 | N/A | N/A |
2002 Record | 113-136 | 123-126 | 141-108 | N/A | N/A |
2001 Record | 124-113 | 117-120 | 118-119 | N/A | N/A |
2000 Record | 123-117 | 134-106 | 141-99 | N/A | N/A |
Consensus Picks
This week we have three consensus picks: the Jaguars, Broncos and Jets. Last week lost with the Jaguars to put us at 8-6-1 on the season. Last year we were 30-24-2 on consensus picks.
Comments:
Writer | Comment |
Erickson | This is two years in a row where I'm seemingly on the wrong side every week with my own team (the Bengals) - suffice to say I won't ever be taking a side on them as a best bet. |
Pianowski | know you can say this about many teams, but the Eagles are probably three plays away from being 0-4. They get Pittsburgh at the wrong time - rested and desperate. |
Liss | I really like the Steelers, Dolphins and 49ers, but the Redskins are my best bet because I picked them in East Coast Offense, and I don't want to have two sets of best bets to navigate. |
Stopa | At this time last week, the Bills were said to have the best offensive line in the NFL, and I was looking forward to seeing them match up with the 49ers front seven. But Buffalo lost two starting linemen against the Pats (which most people don't know, so it's probably not factored into the line), and neither C.J. Spiller nor Fred Jackson is 100 percent, so when Ryan Fitzpatrick has to throw, it won't be pretty. Plus, the Bills defense got dominated against the two decent teams they've played this year. Expect San Fran to have its way... I need the Packers to start blowing people out before I lay 7 on the road... I have to go ugly with the Jaguars and Jets... The Vikings should be giving 7 against a bad Titans team at home... My favorite bet of the year is over 46.5 points in KC. Every Chiefs game has been played in the 50s, the Ravens defense is overrated, and Bowe and Charles will put up points, even if it's garbage time. |
Del Don | As a 49ers fan, I'm glad I sufficiently jinxed the Jets by making them my best bet last week, but I'm certainly not happy with my performance there to start the year. I also had a tough time coming up with one for Week 5, ultimately banking on the home team in a divisional matchup in a short week. As for the full slate, I continued my theme this year by going dog heavy, backing 12 of them. Took the Saints purely as a contrarian pick. That line seems a bit nuts. |
The players:
•Jeff Erickson: RotoWire Senior editor, 2001, 2008 Staff Picks Champ. Writes the Value Meter. Covers and roots for the Bengals.
•Scott Pianowski: Fantasy expert for Yahoo! Sports, and also contributes to Rotowire.com. 2009 and 2011 Staff Picks Champ. Roots for the Patriots.
•Chris Liss: RotoWire Managing Editor, 2000, 2002, 2006 Staff Picks Champ, 2003, 2004 co-champ. Writes East Coast Offense, Beating the Book and Surviving the Week in addition to Staff Picks. Covers and roots for the Giants.
•Mark Stopa: Staff Writer, 2010 Staff Picks Champ, Writes Working the Wire. Roots for the Bills.
•Dalton Del Don: Fantasy Expert for Yahoo! Sports, Roots for the 49ers. <