NFL Picks: Titans, Buccaneers and Jaguars

NFL Picks: Titans, Buccaneers and Jaguars

This article is part of our NFL Picks series.

The Staff came down to earth a bit this week with a 7-9 mark on majority picks, though unanimous picks still went 2-1, bringing the season total to 8-4. Mark Stopa had one of the worst week over week stretches in staff picks history going from 13-3 to 4-12. (I once sandwiched a 12-1-1 week in between 3-11 weeks in 2001.)

I went 11-5 to continue my good start, but Pianow is within five games at 28-19. Both DDD and Erickson like the Chiefs as their best bets, and oddly Erickson and I differ on only one game - either I'm going to lift him up, or he'll drag me down to his level this week.

EricksonPianowskiLissStopaDel Don
Giants +3.5 at RedskinsGiantsRedskinsGiantsRedskinsRedskins
Dolphins -4 vs. Raiders*RaidersRaidersRaidersRaidersDolphins
Packers -1.5 at BearsPackersPackersPackersPackersBears
Bills +3 at TexansTexansBillsTexansTexansTexans
Titans +7.5 at ColtsTitansTitansTitansTitansTitans
Panthers +3 at RavensRavensRavensRavensPanthersRavens
Lions -1.5 at JetsLionsJetsJetsLionsJets
Buccaneers +7.5 at SteelersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneers
Jaguars +13 at ChargersJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguars
Eagles +5 at 49ersEaglesEaglesEagles49ersEagles
Falcons -3 at VikingsVikingsVikingsVikingsFalconsVikings
Saints -3 at CowboysCowboysSaintsCowboysSaintsCowboys
Patriots -3.5 at ChiefsChiefsPatriotsChiefsChiefsChiefs
Best BetChiefsPackersGiantsJaguarsChiefs
Last Week's Record6-10
The Staff came down to earth a bit this week with a 7-9 mark on majority picks, though unanimous picks still went 2-1, bringing the season total to 8-4. Mark Stopa had one of the worst week over week stretches in staff picks history going from 13-3 to 4-12. (I once sandwiched a 12-1-1 week in between 3-11 weeks in 2001.)

I went 11-5 to continue my good start, but Pianow is within five games at 28-19. Both DDD and Erickson like the Chiefs as their best bets, and oddly Erickson and I differ on only one game - either I'm going to lift him up, or he'll drag me down to his level this week.

EricksonPianowskiLissStopaDel Don
Giants +3.5 at RedskinsGiantsRedskinsGiantsRedskinsRedskins
Dolphins -4 vs. Raiders*RaidersRaidersRaidersRaidersDolphins
Packers -1.5 at BearsPackersPackersPackersPackersBears
Bills +3 at TexansTexansBillsTexansTexansTexans
Titans +7.5 at ColtsTitansTitansTitansTitansTitans
Panthers +3 at RavensRavensRavensRavensPanthersRavens
Lions -1.5 at JetsLionsJetsJetsLionsJets
Buccaneers +7.5 at SteelersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneers
Jaguars +13 at ChargersJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguars
Eagles +5 at 49ersEaglesEaglesEagles49ersEagles
Falcons -3 at VikingsVikingsVikingsVikingsFalconsVikings
Saints -3 at CowboysCowboysSaintsCowboysSaintsCowboys
Patriots -3.5 at ChiefsChiefsPatriotsChiefsChiefsChiefs
Best BetChiefsPackersGiantsJaguarsChiefs
Last Week's Record6-108-811-54-128-8
2014 Record23-24-128-19-133-14-126-21-125-22-1
Best Bet Record1-21-23-03-00-3
Majority Record31-16-1
Unanimous Pick Record8-4
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 all like the Titans, Buccaneers and Jaguars. Last week we went 2-1 on unanimous picks to go 8-4 on the year. And we went 7-9 on majority picks (three or more writers) to go 31-16-1.

Comments:

WriterComment
EricksonI still don't know what the Colts are - they opened with tough matchups against the Broncos and Eagles (and were up big in the latter), then blew out a patsy. Tennessee isn't good, but they aren't terrible, either. I get the feeling that this is going to be one of those games where the Titans get a late score to get it to 7... The Saints favored on the road, Saints lose outright. Lather, rinse, repeat... Atlanta might be very similar to the Saints - great at home in their dome, mediocre on the road, outdoors. I'd give the Vikings more than a puncher's chance at winning this one outright.
PianowskiBack to the well with the Jaguars (the opposite of fun), but at least Blake Bortles can make a play and get rid of the ball now and then. Chad Henne's pocket awareness left early to beat the traffic. The Pats seem like a sucker play as a road favorite, but then I thought about the head coaches and reversed course.
LissKirk Cousins might be good, but he was terrible last year, and a shootout against the Eagles and a home game against the Jaguars aren't much of a test. I think the Giants win outright here. I suspect the Jaguars with Blake Bortles will be an entirely different team - fewer three-and-outs, more rest for the defense, the sense that the team is trying. Can't believe I'm taking the Cowboys, but until further notice, I'm auto-fading the Saints on the road.
StopaApparently there's no such thing as momentum in Staff Picks. Sigh. I struggled with a best bet this week, and while it's probably dumb to put that 3-0 mark on the line with the Jaguars, San Diego is a ball control team, not a blow-em-out team, and Bortles can't be worse than Henne.
Del DonI expect the Patriots to get it together eventually and become a contender, but they hardly look like one right now, so I can't see giving more than a field goal on the road on Monday night to a Chiefs team that's looked much better after laying an egg in Week 1.

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 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 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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