This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
Quietly, the Staff has been crushing it the last several weeks. I won the week at 11-3, but I'm still in last place, four games under .500. Everyone else is above .500, led by Pianowski who's eight games ahead of DDD. Our unanimous picks moved to 14-9, and our majority picks to 91-83-2.
This week, we all like the 49ers, Jaguars, Bengals and Steelers, and both Pianowski and Erickson have the Steelers as their best bets, while Payne has the Bengals as his.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears -3.5 at Lions | Bears | Lions | Lions | Lions | Lions |
| Bills +6.5 at Cowboys | Bills | Bills | Bills | Cowboys | Cowboys |
| Saints -7 at Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Saints | Falcons |
| Packers -6.5 at Giants | Giants | Packers | Packers | Packers | Giants |
| Redskins +10 at Panthers | Panthers | Redskins | Redskins | Panthers | Panthers |
| 49ers +6 at Ravens | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers |
| Titans +2.5 at Colts | Titans | Colts | Titans | Colts | Colts |
| Eagles -9.5 at Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Eagles |
| Buccaneers +1 at Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars |
| Jets -3.5 at Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals |
| Browns -2 at Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers |
| Rams -3 at Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Rams | Cardinals |
| Chargers -2.5 at Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Chargers | Broncos | Broncos |
| Raiders +9.5 at Chiefs | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Chiefs |
| Patriots -3 at Texans | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots | Texans | Patriots |
| Vikings +3 at Seahawks | Vikings | Seahawks | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings |
| Best Bet | Steelers | Steelers | Cardinals | Bengals | Cowboys |
| Last week's Record | 8-6 | 8-6 | 11-3 | 7-7 | 9-5 |
Quietly, the Staff has been crushing it the last several weeks. I won the week at 11-3, but I'm still in last place, four games under .500. Everyone else is above .500, led by Pianowski who's eight games ahead of DDD. Our unanimous picks moved to 14-9, and our majority picks to 91-83-2.
This week, we all like the 49ers, Jaguars, Bengals and Steelers, and both Pianowski and Erickson have the Steelers as their best bets, while Payne has the Bengals as his.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears -3.5 at Lions | Bears | Lions | Lions | Lions | Lions |
| Bills +6.5 at Cowboys | Bills | Bills | Bills | Cowboys | Cowboys |
| Saints -7 at Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Saints | Falcons |
| Packers -6.5 at Giants | Giants | Packers | Packers | Packers | Giants |
| Redskins +10 at Panthers | Panthers | Redskins | Redskins | Panthers | Panthers |
| 49ers +6 at Ravens | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers |
| Titans +2.5 at Colts | Titans | Colts | Titans | Colts | Colts |
| Eagles -9.5 at Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Eagles |
| Buccaneers +1 at Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars |
| Jets -3.5 at Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals |
| Browns -2 at Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers |
| Rams -3 at Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Rams | Cardinals |
| Chargers -2.5 at Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Chargers | Broncos | Broncos |
| Raiders +9.5 at Chiefs | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Chiefs |
| Patriots -3 at Texans | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots | Texans | Patriots |
| Vikings +3 at Seahawks | Vikings | Seahawks | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings |
| Best Bet | Steelers | Steelers | Cardinals | Bengals | Cowboys |
| Last week's Record | 8-6 | 8-6 | 11-3 | 7-7 | 9-5 |
| 2019 Record | 92-82-2 | 101-73-2 | 85-89-2 | 89-85-2 | 93-81-2 |
| Best Bet Record | 6-6 | 6-5-1 | 6-6 | 8-3-1 | 5-7 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 14-9 | ||||
| Majority Pick Record | 91-83-2 | ||||
| 2018 Record | 125-122-9 | 134-113-9 | 141-106-9 | N/A | 120-127-9 |
| 2017 Record | 117-125-14 | 128-114-14 | 117-125-14 | N/A | 98-144-14 |
| 2016 Record | 140-111-5 | 130-121-5 | 123-128-5 | N/A | 132-119-5 |
| 2015 Record | 134-114-8 | 120-128-8 | 114-134-8 | N/A | 121-127-8 |
| 2014 Record | 123-128-5 | 140-111-5 | 135-116-5 | N/A | 128-123-5 |
| 2013 Record | 132-114-10 | 118-128-10 | 123-123-10 | N/A | 128-118-10 |
| 2012 Record | 110-140-6 | 125-125-6 | 121-129-6 | N/A | 123-127-6 |
| 2011 Record | 121-128-7 | 134-115-7 | 124-125-7 | N/A | 127-122-7 |
| 2010 Record | 129-122-5 | 134-117-5 | 126-125-5 | N/A | 134-117-5 |
| 2009 Record | 123-130-3 | 132-121-3 | 131-122-3 | N/A | 126-127-3 |
| 2008 Record | 132-114-10 | 128-118-10 | 124-122-10 | N/A | 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 |
This week we have four unanimous picks, the 49ers, Jaguars, Bengals and Steelers. Last week, we won with the Redskins and Jets, bringing our record to 14-9 on unanimous picks. We also went 9-5 on majority picks (three or more writers) to go 91-83-2 on the year. We were 26-21-1 on unanimous picks and 132-115-9 on majority picks in 2018.
| Writer | Comment |
|---|---|
| Erickson | For my own personal line I had the Steelers as 1.5 point favorites, so I'm happy to get the two points there. I also really like the Cardinals and Pats. |
| Pianowski | I've stubbornly been fading Cleveland for a few frustrating weeks, but I'm definitely not going to stop now that the line has unquestionably adjusted. I get the better coach by far and the better defense, good enough for me. |
| Liss | I like the Cardinals off the bye at home, getting three against a Rams team that just had its defense spend 40 minutes on the field Monday night. I also like the 49ers, Bengals and Raiders. |
| Payne | Hanging, hanging around, .500 (that's a Rounders reference). This week seemed tougher to pick than most. It feels odd to make the Bengals my best bet two weeks in row, but the Jets play terrible on the road and the switch to Dalton should pick the team up as a whole. |
| Del Don | Maybe I'm underrating the Bills again, but this feels like a "get right" game at home for the Cowboys... I also like the Steelers, Jaguars, Cardinals, Bengals and Pats this week. |
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, 2014 and 2017 Staff Picks Champ. Roots for the Patriots.
• Chris Liss: RotoWire Managing Editor, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2018 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.
• Kevin Payne: Staff Writer, Writes our Waiver Wire column. Roots for the Bills.
• Dalton Del Don: Fantasy Expert for Yahoo! Sports, 2007 Staff Picks Champ. Roots for the 49ers.
