NFL Picks: Cardinals, Titans, Jaguars and Redskins

NFL Picks: Cardinals, Titans, Jaguars and Redskins

This article is part of our NFL Picks series.

It was an uneventful week for the Staff with everyone around .500. Pianowski still has a four game lead over me, and the other three are tied for last place.

This week, we have four unanimous picks: the Cardinals, Titans, Jaguars and Redskins. The Jaguars are my, DDD's and Stopa's best bets, while the Redskins are Pianowski's.

EricksonPianowskiLissStopaDel Don
Broncos -1.5 at CardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinals 
Titans +6.5 vs Chargers (London)TitansTitansTitansTitansTitans
Patriots -3 at BearsPatriotsBearsBearsBearsPatriots 
Browns +3 at BuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBrownsBrownsBrowns
Lions -1 at DolphinsDolphinsLionsDolphinsLionsLions
Panthers +4.5 at EaglesPanthersEaglesEaglesPanthersPanthers  
Bills +7.5 at ColtsBillsBillsBillsBillsColts
Vikings -3 at JetsJetsJetsJetsVikingsJets
Texans +4.5 at JaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguars  
Saints +2.5 at RavensSaintsRavensRavensRavensRavens 
Cowboys +1.5 at RedskinsRedskinsRedskinsRedskinsRedskinsRedskins
Rams -10 at 49ersRams49ers49ersRams49ers
Bengals +6 at ChiefsChiefsBengalsBengalsChiefsBengals
Giants +5.5 at FalconsGiantsFalconsGiantsFalconsGiants
ChiefsRedskinsJaguarsJaguarsJaguars
Best Bet
Last Week's Record6-97-87-88-77-8
2018 Record43-47-356-34-352-38-343-47-343-47-3
Best Bet Record3-34-23-34-22-3-1
2017 Best Bet Record8-7-29-7-112-4-18-7-211-6
Unanimous Pick Record9-9-2
Majority Pick Record51-39-3
2017 Record117-125-14128-114-14117-125-14119-123-1498-144-14
2016 Record133-102-5122-113-5115-120-5108-127-5
It was an uneventful week for the Staff with everyone around .500. Pianowski still has a four game lead over me, and the other three are tied for last place.

This week, we have four unanimous picks: the Cardinals, Titans, Jaguars and Redskins. The Jaguars are my, DDD's and Stopa's best bets, while the Redskins are Pianowski's.

EricksonPianowskiLissStopaDel Don
Broncos -1.5 at CardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinals 
Titans +6.5 vs Chargers (London)TitansTitansTitansTitansTitans
Patriots -3 at BearsPatriotsBearsBearsBearsPatriots 
Browns +3 at BuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBrownsBrownsBrowns
Lions -1 at DolphinsDolphinsLionsDolphinsLionsLions
Panthers +4.5 at EaglesPanthersEaglesEaglesPanthersPanthers  
Bills +7.5 at ColtsBillsBillsBillsBillsColts
Vikings -3 at JetsJetsJetsJetsVikingsJets
Texans +4.5 at JaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguars  
Saints +2.5 at RavensSaintsRavensRavensRavensRavens 
Cowboys +1.5 at RedskinsRedskinsRedskinsRedskinsRedskinsRedskins
Rams -10 at 49ersRams49ers49ersRams49ers
Bengals +6 at ChiefsChiefsBengalsBengalsChiefsBengals
Giants +5.5 at FalconsGiantsFalconsGiantsFalconsGiants
ChiefsRedskinsJaguarsJaguarsJaguars
Best Bet
Last Week's Record6-97-87-88-77-8
2018 Record43-47-356-34-352-38-343-47-343-47-3
Best Bet Record3-34-23-34-22-3-1
2017 Best Bet Record8-7-29-7-112-4-18-7-211-6
Unanimous Pick Record9-9-2
Majority Pick Record51-39-3
2017 Record117-125-14128-114-14117-125-14119-123-1498-144-14
2016 Record133-102-5122-113-5115-120-5108-127-5123-112-5
2015 Record134-114-8120-128-8114-134-8127-121-8121-127-8
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 four unanimous picks: the Cardinals, Titans, Jaguars and Redskins. Last week we also had two unanimous picks, winning with the Falcons and losing with the Packers, bringing our season record at 9-9-2. We went 7-8 on majority picks (three or more writers) to bring our season record to 51-39-3. Last year we went 23-28-4 on unanimous picks and 121-121-14 on majority picks.

Comments:

WriterComment
EricksonYeah, I'm a self-hating Bengals fan, so take this with the appropriate grain of salt. But I don't think that the Bengals will be able to keep up with the Chiefs' pinball offense, and they have a ton of defensive injuries... Also, the Rams line seems strange, which is why I'm taking them.
PianowskiDallas has that satisfied gleam after blowing out the Jaguars. It would be so very Jason Garrett to lay an egg the next week against a boring but respectable opponent. The line overcompensated, sliding under three, so this is an easy ticket to punch.
Liss I thought this was an especially tough slate. The only pick that jumped out at me was the Jaguars, who seem to have a perfect home matchup against a Texans squad that relies on its outside receivers and can't pass protect. I switched from the Chiefs to the Bengals upon hearing Jeff Erickson's irrational pessimism about his team.
StopaI'm doubling down on the Jaguars, buying them low and selling high on the Texans. Houston has been lucky to win three straight, and Watson has been getting hit like a piñata - far more than any other QB. I like this as a get well game for the Jaguars defense.
Del Don The Texans enter riding a rather unimpressive three-game winning streak, whereas the Jaguars enter coming off back-to-back ugly road losses, so look for Jacksonville's defense to have a "get right" game against a struggling Houston O-line. I also like the Cardinals, Ravens and Patriots 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 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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