NFL Picks: Bucs, Bills, Browns, 49ers, Giants and Cardinals

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Updated on December 6, 2017 6:13PM EST

Last week was a solid one for the Staff. We went 3-2-1 on unanimous picks, but one of the losses was the Texans (thanks to Derrick Henry getting a 75-yard TD rather than taking a knee), and the push was on the Giants who we locked in at plus seven before the Geno Smith news that pushed the line to nine. Majority picks went 10-5-1, and everyone but Stopa was over .500. Pianowski still leads the overall by six games.

This week we have six more unanimous picks, the Buccaneers, Bills, Browns, 49ers, Giants and Cardinals. Both Pianowski and Erickson have the Cardinals as their best bets, and Stopa and DDD took two other unanimous picks, the Browns and 49ers, respectively, as theirs. My best bet, the Dolphins, was taken by everyone but DDD.

	Erickson	Pianowski	Liss	Stopa	Del Don
Saints -1 at Falcons	Falcons	Falcons	Falcons	Saints	Saints
Lions +2* at Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers
Bears +6 at Bengals	Bengals	Bengals	Bengals	Bears	Bengals
Colts +6* at Bills	Bills	Bills	Bills	Bills	Bills
Raiders +4 at Chiefs	Raiders	Chiefs	Raiders	Raiders	Chiefs
Vikings -3 at Panthers	Panthers	Panthers	Panthers	Panthers	Vikings
Packers -3.5 at Browns	Browns	Browns	Browns	Browns	Browns
49ers +3 at Texans	49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers
Cowboys -4.5 at Giants	Giants	Giants	Giants	Giants	Giants
Redskins +6 at Chargers	Chargers	Redskins	Redskins	Chargers	Redskins
Jets -1 at Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Jets	Broncos
Titans -3 at Cardinals	Cardinals	Cardinals	Cardinals	Cardinals	Cardinals
Seahawks +3

	Erickson	Pianowski	Liss	Stopa	Del Don
Saints -1 at Falcons	Falcons	Falcons	Falcons	Saints	Saints
Lions +2* at Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers
Bears +6 at Bengals	Bengals	Bengals	Bengals	Bears	Bengals
Colts +6* at Bills	Bills	Bills	Bills	Bills	Bills
Raiders +4 at Chiefs	Raiders	Chiefs	Raiders	Raiders	Chiefs
Vikings -3 at Panthers	Panthers	Panthers	Panthers	Panthers	Vikings
Packers -3.5 at Browns	Browns	Browns	Browns	Browns	Browns
49ers +3 at Texans	49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers
Cowboys -4.5 at Giants	Giants	Giants	Giants	Giants	Giants
Redskins +6 at Chargers	Chargers	Redskins	Redskins	Chargers	Redskins
Jets -1 at Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Jets	Broncos
Titans -3 at Cardinals	Cardinals	Cardinals	Cardinals	Cardinals	Cardinals
Seahawks +3 at Jaguars	Jaguars	Seahawks	Seahawks	Jaguars	Seahawks
Eagles +2 at Rams	Rams	Rams	Eagles	Eagles	Rams
Ravens +5.5 at Steelers	Steelers	Ravens	Ravens	Ravens	Steelers
Patriots -11 at Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Patriots
Best Bet	Cardinals	Cardinals	Dolphins	Browns	49ers
Last Week's Record	10-5-1	8-7-1	10-5-1	7-8-1	9-6-1
2017 Record	89-95-8	98-86-8	92-92-8	89-95-8	77-107-8
Best Bet Record	6-6-1	6-6-1	9-3-1	7-4-2	7-6
Unanimous Pick Record	17-18-3
Majority Pick Record	94-90-8
2016 Record	133-102-5	122-113-5	115-120-5	108-127-5	123-112-5
2015 Record	134-114-8	120-128-8	114-134-8	127-121-8	121-127-8
2014 Record	123-128-5	140-111-5	135-116-5	124-127-5	128-123-5
2013 Record	132-114-10	118-128-10	123-123-10	111-135-10	128-118-10
2012 Record	110-140-6	125-125-6	121-129-6	143-107-6	123-127-6
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

Unanimous/Majority Picks

This week we have six unanimous picks: the Buccaneers, Bills, Browns, 49ers, Giants and Cardinals. Last week we went 3-2-1 on unanimous picks, winning with the Vikings, Seahawks and Bengals, losing with the Cardinals and Texans and pushing with the Giants to put us at 17-18-3 on the season. We went 10-5-1 on majority picks (three or more writers) to bring our season record to 94-90-8. Last year we went 27-22-2 on unanimous picks and 138-124-5 on majority picks.

Comments:

Writer	Comment
Erickson	I distrust Bruce Arians and Blaine Gabbert, sure, but I don't see how Tennessee is a road favorite here. I distrust them (and Marcus Mariota) more.
Pianowski	Arizona's defense has quietly come around in the second chunk of the year, and there is nothing special about this Tennessee team; the coaching staff, in particular, is leaving points on the field every week. I'm the chucklehead who keeps picking the Chiefs, though in this case, it's because I think Oakland is even more untrustworthy.
Liss	I like the slate as a whole, but I don't love any particular game. I have a Dolphins feeling, and the line is massive especially without Rob Gronkowski. I also like the Browns, Raiders, Redskins and Broncos a bit.
Stopa	I feel strongly about the Browns, Cardinals and Dolphins (no Gronk)... Why, exactly, are the Packers giving more than a FG on the road? The Browns young weapons on offense should carry them to victory this week. Cue up underpriced Josh Gordon in all DFS formats... Parlaying the money lines of Browns and Cardinals is on my radar... So many Ravens-Steelers games have gone down to the wire and been decided by three. PIT is on a short week and might be looking ahead to NE next week... I also like under 53.5 in the Superdome. Don't be misled by the name brands; Falcons and Saints are both driven by defense.
Del Don	San Francisco has quietly gotten healthier on defense of late and most importantly, now employs Jimmy Garoppolo at quarterback. He's the truth. I'll happily take the three points... I also like the Cardinals, and I'll tease the Steelers and Patriots.

The players:

• Jeff Erickson: RotoWire Senior editor, 2001, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016 Staff Picks Champ. Writes the Weekly Rankings. Covers and roots for the Bengals.

• Scott Pianowski: Fantasy expert for Yahoo! Sports, and also contributes to Rotowire.com. 2009, 2011 and 2014 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 the Survivor column in addition to Staff Picks. Covers and roots for the Giants.

• Mark Stopa: Staff Writer, 2010, 2012 Staff Picks Champ, Writes Run 'N' Shoot. Roots for the Bills.

• Dalton Del Don: Fantasy Expert for Yahoo! Sports, 2007 Staff Picks Champ. Roots for the 49ers.