NFL Picks: Texans, Jaguars and Patriots

NFL Picks: Texans, Jaguars and Patriots

This article is part of our NFL Picks series.

Erickson continues to have a three-game lead over Stopa as both went 8-7-1 last week. I fell further into last place with a 4-11-1 showing, but Pianowski took some heat off me with a historic 1-14-1. The one he covered? The Giants who were down 35-7 in the second half. I can't talk - even after Pianow's terrible week, I'm still seven games behind him with only two weeks to play.

This week, we have three consensus picks, the Jaguars, Texans and Patriots. I made the Texans my best bet, while DDD took the Patriots.

EricksonPianowskiLissStopaDel Don
Chargers +5.5 at RaidersRaidersRaidersRaidersRaidersChargers
Redskins +3 at EaglesEaglesRedskinsEaglesRedskinsRedskins
Bears +3 at BuccaneersBuccaneersBearsBearsBearsBears
Panthers -7 at FalconsFalconsPanthersFalconsPanthersFalcons
Cowboys +6 at BillsBillsBillsBillsCowboysCowboys
49ers +9 at LionsLions49ersLions49ersLions
Browns +12.5 at ChiefsBrownsBrownsBrownsChiefsBrowns
Colts +1.5 at DolphinsDolphinsDolphinsColtsDolphinsDolphins
Patriots -3 at JetsPatriotsPatriotsPatriotsPatriotsPatriots
Texans +4.5 at TitansTexansTexans TexansTexansTexans
Steelers -10 at RavensSteelersSteelersRavensSteelersRavens
Jaguars +3.5 at SaintsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguars
Packers +4.5 at CardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsPackers
Rams +13.5 at SeahawksRamsSeahawksRamsSeahawksSeahawks
Giants +6 at VikingsVikingsGiantsGiantsVikingsGiants
Bengals +3.5 at BroncosBroncosBroncosBengalsBroncosBengals
Best BetBroncos49ersTexans

Erickson continues to have a three-game lead over Stopa as both went 8-7-1 last week. I fell further into last place with a 4-11-1 showing, but Pianowski took some heat off me with a historic 1-14-1. The one he covered? The Giants who were down 35-7 in the second half. I can't talk - even after Pianow's terrible week, I'm still seven games behind him with only two weeks to play.

This week, we have three consensus picks, the Jaguars, Texans and Patriots. I made the Texans my best bet, while DDD took the Patriots.

EricksonPianowskiLissStopaDel Don
Chargers +5.5 at RaidersRaidersRaidersRaidersRaidersChargers
Redskins +3 at EaglesEaglesRedskinsEaglesRedskinsRedskins
Bears +3 at BuccaneersBuccaneersBearsBearsBearsBears
Panthers -7 at FalconsFalconsPanthersFalconsPanthersFalcons
Cowboys +6 at BillsBillsBillsBillsCowboysCowboys
49ers +9 at LionsLions49ersLions49ersLions
Browns +12.5 at ChiefsBrownsBrownsBrownsChiefsBrowns
Colts +1.5 at DolphinsDolphinsDolphinsColtsDolphinsDolphins
Patriots -3 at JetsPatriotsPatriotsPatriotsPatriotsPatriots
Texans +4.5 at TitansTexansTexans TexansTexansTexans
Steelers -10 at RavensSteelersSteelersRavensSteelersRavens
Jaguars +3.5 at SaintsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguars
Packers +4.5 at CardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsPackers
Rams +13.5 at SeahawksRamsSeahawksRamsSeahawksSeahawks
Giants +6 at VikingsVikingsGiantsGiantsVikingsGiants
Bengals +3.5 at BroncosBroncosBroncosBengalsBroncosBengals
Best BetBroncos49ersTexansSteelersPatriots
Last Week's Record8-7-11-14-14-11-18-7-17-8-1
2015 Record116-101-7104-113-797-120-7113-104-7105-112-7
Best Bet Record8-6-17-86-7-26-8-18-7
Unanimous Pick Record20-24
Majority Pick Record104-113-7
2014 Unanimous Pick Record20-15-1
2014 Majority Record146-116-5
2014 Record123-128-5140-111-5135-116-5124-127-5128-123-5
2013 Record132-114-10118-128-10123-123-10111-135-10128-118-10
2012 Record110-140-6125-125-6121-129-6143-107-6123-127-6
2011 Record121-128-7134-115-7124-125-7123-126-7127-122-7
2010 Record129-122-5134-117-5126-125-5136-115-5134-117-5
2009 Record123-130-3132-121-3131-122-3130-123-3126-127-3
2008 Record132-114-10128-118-10124-122-10125-121-10130-116-10
2007 Record127-120118-129127-120N/A130-117
2006 Record118-129N/A139-108N/AN/A
2005 Record121-126N/A127-120N/AN/A
2004 Record124-124N/A130-118N/AN/A
2003 Record121-126118-129124-123N/AN/A
2002 Record113-136123-126141-108N/AN/A
2001 Record124-113117-120118-119N/AN/A
2000 Record123-117134-106141-99N/AN/A

Unanimous/Majority Picks

This week we have three more unanimous picks, the Jaguars, Texans and Patriots. We went 0-2 on unanimous picks last week to bring our season record to 20-24. We went 4-11-1 on majority picks (three or more writers) to bring our season record to 103-114-7.

Comments:

WriterComment
EricksonThe Bengals will not be able to move the ball with McCarron at the helm against the Broncos. I might be a Chicken Little Bengals fan, but I think this game will get ugly. I hope I'm wrong... I'm strangely heavy on favorites this week, which makes me uncomfortable, but so be it - the picks are the picks.
PianowskiSpineless Jim Tomsula doesn't play to win, but he always has the cover in mind. The Lions shouldn't lay that type of wood against anyone.
LissIt seems crazy taking the Falcons, but they're better at home, and I expect their "A" game against a 14-0 division rival that thumped them two weeks ago. I also think the Texans line was odd - maybe Zach Mettenberger is better than Brandon Weeden, but it can't be by that much, and the Texans defense is better than Tennessee's. Finally, I'd make the Jaguars 3.5-point dogs against the Saints even if Drew Brees were playing. That he's iffy makes this an auto-play.
StopaA few lines surprised me this week. I've been on Detroit for a while now, but they're not good enough to lay that many points... The Titans are laying more than a FG without Mariota to a better team. Go figure... Are the Bills six points better than anyone right now? It's a travesty what Rex Ryan has done to a talented defense... The Saints aren't more than a FG better than the Jags with Brees hobbled.
Del DonNo pick jumped out as a best bet for me this week, so I took the Patriots, who might actually have a better defense than the Jets.

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.

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