NFL Picks: Jaguars and Niners

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Updated on December 16, 2015 10:06PM EST

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A better week for the staff with DDD going 11-5 and me going 10-6. Erickson still leads Stopa by three games with three weeks to go.

This week, we went ugly with the Jaguars and 49ers constituting unanimous picks. Erickson also made the Jaguars his best bet.

	Erickson	Pianowski	Liss	Stopa	Del Don
Buccaneers +2 at Rams	Rams	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Rams
Jets -3 at Cowboys	Cowboys	Jets	Jets	Jets	Jets
Bears +5.5 at Vikings	Vikings	Bears	Bears	Bears	Bears
Falcons +3 at Jaguars	Jaguars	Jaguars	Jaguars	Jaguars	Jaguars
Texans pick 'em* at Colts	Colts	Colts	Texans	Texans	Texans
Chiefs -7.5 at Ravens	Ravens	Ravens	Ravens	Chiefs	Ravens
Bills -1 at Redskins	Redskins	Bills	Bills	Bills	Redskins
Titans +14 at Patriots	Patriots	Titans	Patriots	Patriots	Titans
Panthers -5.5 at Giants	Giants	Giants	Giants	Panthers	Giants
Browns +14.5 at Seahawks	Seahawks	Browns	Browns	Seahawks	Browns
Packers -3 at Raiders	Raiders	Raiders	Raiders	Packers	Raiders
Dolphins +1.5 at Chargers	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Chargers	Chargers
Broncos +6 at Steelers	Steelers	Broncos	Steelers	Broncos	Steelers
Bengals -4.5 at 49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers
Cardinals -3.5 at Eagles	Eagles	Eagles	Eagles	Cardinals	Eagles
Lions +3 at Saints	Lions	Saints	Saints	Lions	Lions
Best Bet	Jaguars	Dolphins	Jets	Cardinals	Raiders
Last Week's Record	7-9	9-7	10-6	8-8	11-5
2015 Record	108-94-6	103-99-6	93-109-6	105-97-6	98-104-6
Best Bet Record	8-5-1	7-7	6-7-1	5-8-1	8-6
Unanimous Pick Record	20-22
Majority Pick Record	99-103-6
2014 Unanimous Pick Record

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A better week for the staff with DDD going 11-5 and me going 10-6. Erickson still leads Stopa by three games with three weeks to go.

This week, we went ugly with the Jaguars and 49ers constituting unanimous picks. Erickson also made the Jaguars his best bet.

	Erickson	Pianowski	Liss	Stopa	Del Don
Buccaneers +2 at Rams	Rams	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Rams
Jets -3 at Cowboys	Cowboys	Jets	Jets	Jets	Jets
Bears +5.5 at Vikings	Vikings	Bears	Bears	Bears	Bears
Falcons +3 at Jaguars	Jaguars	Jaguars	Jaguars	Jaguars	Jaguars
Texans pick 'em* at Colts	Colts	Colts	Texans	Texans	Texans
Chiefs -7.5 at Ravens	Ravens	Ravens	Ravens	Chiefs	Ravens
Bills -1 at Redskins	Redskins	Bills	Bills	Bills	Redskins
Titans +14 at Patriots	Patriots	Titans	Patriots	Patriots	Titans
Panthers -5.5 at Giants	Giants	Giants	Giants	Panthers	Giants
Browns +14.5 at Seahawks	Seahawks	Browns	Browns	Seahawks	Browns
Packers -3 at Raiders	Raiders	Raiders	Raiders	Packers	Raiders
Dolphins +1.5 at Chargers	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Chargers	Chargers
Broncos +6 at Steelers	Steelers	Broncos	Steelers	Broncos	Steelers
Bengals -4.5 at 49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers
Cardinals -3.5 at Eagles	Eagles	Eagles	Eagles	Cardinals	Eagles
Lions +3 at Saints	Lions	Saints	Saints	Lions	Lions
Best Bet	Jaguars	Dolphins	Jets	Cardinals	Raiders
Last Week's Record	7-9	9-7	10-6	8-8	11-5
2015 Record	108-94-6	103-99-6	93-109-6	105-97-6	98-104-6
Best Bet Record	8-5-1	7-7	6-7-1	5-8-1	8-6
Unanimous Pick Record	20-22
Majority Pick Record	99-103-6
2014 Unanimous Pick Record	20-15-1
2014 Majority Record	146-116-5
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

*no official line available - made a guess

Unanimous/Majority Picks

This week we have two more unanimous picks, the Jaguars and 49ers. We went 2-3 on unanimous picks last week to bring our season record to 20-22. We went 10-6 on majority picks (three or more writers) to bring our season record to 99-103-6.

Comments:

Writer	Comment
Erickson	I'll continue to auto-fade the Falcons until they're treated with the lack of respect that they so richly deserve. Toughest call for me was Cardinals-Eagles, followed by Giants-Panthers. Second best bet was the Ravens.
Pianowski	San Diego has no home-field advantage and no team, really. I reject them as any kind of favorite.
Liss	The Cowboys are bad, and their home-field advantage is negligible. I expect the Jets to roll. The Giants tend to show up for games like this, and the Panthers' work is mostly done. If Carolina's going to lose this year, this is the game.
Stopa	I see the Cardinals as far better than the Eagles. Similar logic for taking the Jets. As for the Bills, I'm under .500 picking their games, so fade me at will.
Del Don	I don't view Green Bay as a particularly great team right now, so I'll take an Oakland team getting three points at home. I also like the Jets and Giants this week.

The players:

• Jeff Erickson: RotoWire Senior editor, 2001, 2008, 2013 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.