This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
A couple interesting developments this week. First off, we have a new sheriff in town with Erickson going 9-6 and pulling ahead of Pianowski by one game. But I went 11-4, thought I'd make up a bunch of ground, only to see DDD of all people went 13-2! He's now four games ahead of me, three games ahead of Payne and only eight games out of first place.
This week we all like the Giants and Raiders. Erickson and DDD both made the 49ers their best bets, while Payne and I both took the Ravens.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers -10 at Cardinals | 49ers | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | 49ers |
| Texans -2 vs Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Texans | Texans |
| Redskins +9.5 at Bills | Redskins | Bills | Redskins | Bills | Redskins |
| Titans +4 at Panthers | Titans | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers |
| Bears +5 at Eagles | Bears | Bears | Eagles | Bears | Eagles |
| Vikings -2.5 at Chiefs | Vikings | Chiefs | Vikings | Chiefs | Vikings |
| Jets -3 at Dolphins | Jets | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Jets |
| Colts pick 'em at Steelers | Steelers | Colts | Colts | Colts | Steelers |
| Lions +2 at Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders |
| Buccaneers +6 at Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Buccaneers | Seahawks | Buccaneers |
| Browns -3 at Broncos | Browns | Broncos | Broncos | Browns | Broncos |
| Packers -3.5 at Chargers | Packers | Chargers | Packers | Chargers | Chargers |
| Patriots -3.5 at Ravens | Patriots | Ravens | Ravens | Ravens | Ravens |
| Cowboys -7 at Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants |
| Best Bet | 49ers | Broncos | Ravens | Ravens | 49ers |
| Last week's Record | 9-6 | 7-8 | 11-4 | 5-10 | 13-2 |
| 2019 Record | 67-54 | 66-55 | 55-66 | 56-65 |
A couple interesting developments this week. First off, we have a new sheriff in town with Erickson going 9-6 and pulling ahead of Pianowski by one game. But I went 11-4, thought I'd make up a bunch of ground, only to see DDD of all people went 13-2! He's now four games ahead of me, three games ahead of Payne and only eight games out of first place.
This week we all like the Giants and Raiders. Erickson and DDD both made the 49ers their best bets, while Payne and I both took the Ravens.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers -10 at Cardinals | 49ers | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | 49ers |
| Texans -2 vs Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Texans | Texans |
| Redskins +9.5 at Bills | Redskins | Bills | Redskins | Bills | Redskins |
| Titans +4 at Panthers | Titans | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers |
| Bears +5 at Eagles | Bears | Bears | Eagles | Bears | Eagles |
| Vikings -2.5 at Chiefs | Vikings | Chiefs | Vikings | Chiefs | Vikings |
| Jets -3 at Dolphins | Jets | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Jets |
| Colts pick 'em at Steelers | Steelers | Colts | Colts | Colts | Steelers |
| Lions +2 at Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders |
| Buccaneers +6 at Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Buccaneers | Seahawks | Buccaneers |
| Browns -3 at Broncos | Browns | Broncos | Broncos | Browns | Broncos |
| Packers -3.5 at Chargers | Packers | Chargers | Packers | Chargers | Chargers |
| Patriots -3.5 at Ravens | Patriots | Ravens | Ravens | Ravens | Ravens |
| Cowboys -7 at Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants |
| Best Bet | 49ers | Broncos | Ravens | Ravens | 49ers |
| Last week's Record | 9-6 | 7-8 | 11-4 | 5-10 | 13-2 |
| 2019 Record | 67-54 | 66-55 | 55-66 | 56-65 | 59-62 |
| Best Bet Record | 4-4 | 5-3 | 3-5 | 5-3 | 4-4 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 9-7 | ||||
| Majority Pick Record | 58-63 | ||||
| 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 two unanimous picks, the Giants and Raiders. Last week, we lost with the Jets, but won with the Giants, Seahawks and Dolphins, bringing our record to 9-7 on unanimous picks. We also went 10-5 on majority picks (three or more writers) to go 58-63 on the year. We were 26-21-1 on unanimous picks and 132-115-9 on majority picks in 2018.
| Writer | Comment |
|---|---|
| Erickson | Hated this week -- when we did "Guess the Lines" on SXM on Tuesday, I was on the exact number five times. I hate that -- I want easy decisions! Second best bet is the Seahawks, third is Jaguars. The rest is spaghetti thrown against the wall. |
| Pianowski | Another slate I don't have a lot of faith in. But I certainly can't sign off on Cleveland being favored on the road against a team that isn't awful. Denver has plenty of flaws, and an unknown at quarterback. But it's not like Joe Flacco was helping, and even with him the Broncos should have won on the road against a sound Colts team. |
| Liss | I picked the Ravens as my best bet only because I'm not positive Case Keenum will be healthy enough to play Sunday. If I knew he were playing, I'd have gone with the Redskins. I also like the Raiders. |
| Payne | I need my head examined after picking the Giants, again. The Patriots aren't as good as everyone thinks, I'll come back and admit I'm wrong if they easily put away the Ravens this week. |
| Del Don | Back to the well with the 49ers, although that line continues to creep up after once again opening at an utterly disrespectful level. |
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.
