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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 |
For the podcast version of this article, click here.
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 |
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.
