This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
This week, we have three consensus picks, the Dolphins, Bears and Texans, and the Dolphins are both Stopa's and my best bets.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Stopa | Del Don | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos -3 at Chargers | Chargers | Broncos | Chargers | Broncos | Broncos |
| Bengals +9 at Patriots | Patriots | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals |
| Ravens +3 at Giants | Ravens | Ravens | Giants | Giants | Giants |
| Panthers -3 at Saints | Saints | Saints | Saints | Panthers | Panthers |
| Steelers -7.5 at Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins |
| Jaguars +2.5 at Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears |
| 49ers +8 at Bills | 49ers | Bills | Bills | 49ers | Bills |
| Rams +3.5 at Lions | Rams | Rams | Rams | Rams | Lions |
| Browns +7 at Titans | Titans | Browns | Browns | Browns | Browns |
| Eagles -2.5 at Redskins | Redskins | Eagles | Redskins | Eagles | Redskins |
| Chiefs +1 at Raiders | Raiders | Chiefs | Chiefs | Chiefs | Raiders |
| Falcons +6.5 at Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Falcons | Falcons |
| Cowboys +4.5 at Packers | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Packers | Cowboys |
| Colts +3 at Texans | Texans | Texans | Texans | Texans | Texans |
| Jets +8 at Cardinals | Cardinals | Jets | Jets | Jets | Jets |
| Best Bet | Redskins | Bengals | Dolphins | Dolphins | Broncos |
| Last week's Record | 9-5 | 8-6 | 7-7 | 7-7 | 8-6 |
| 2016 Record | 45-32 | 40-37 | 36-41 | 36-41 | 37-40 |
| Best Bet Record | 3-2 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3-2 |
| 2016 Unanimous Pick Record | 11-8 | ||||
| 2016 Majority Pick Record | 38-39 | ||||
| 2015 Record | 134-114-8 | 120-128-8 | 114-134-8 | 127-121-8 | 121-127-8 |
| 2014 Record | 123-128-5 | 140-111-5 | 135-116-5 | 124-127-5 | 128-123-5 |
| 2013 Record | 132-114-10 |
This week, we have three consensus picks, the Dolphins, Bears and Texans, and the Dolphins are both Stopa's and my best bets.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Stopa | Del Don | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos -3 at Chargers | Chargers | Broncos | Chargers | Broncos | Broncos | |
| Bengals +9 at Patriots | Patriots | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | |
| Ravens +3 at Giants | Ravens | Ravens | Giants | Giants | Giants | |
| Panthers -3 at Saints | Saints | Saints | Saints | Panthers | Panthers | |
| Steelers -7.5 at Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | |
| Jaguars +2.5 at Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | |
| 49ers +8 at Bills | 49ers | Bills | Bills | 49ers | Bills | |
| Rams +3.5 at Lions | Rams | Rams | Rams | Rams | Lions | |
| Browns +7 at Titans | Titans | Browns | Browns | Browns | Browns | |
| Eagles -2.5 at Redskins | Redskins | Eagles | Redskins | Eagles | Redskins | |
| Chiefs +1 at Raiders | Raiders | Chiefs | Chiefs | Chiefs | Raiders | |
| Falcons +6.5 at Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Falcons | Falcons | |
| Cowboys +4.5 at Packers | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Packers | Cowboys | |
| Colts +3 at Texans | Texans | Texans | Texans | Texans | Texans | |
| Jets +8 at Cardinals | Cardinals | Jets | Jets | Jets | Jets | |
| Best Bet | Redskins | Bengals | Dolphins | Dolphins | Broncos | |
| Last week's Record | 9-5 | 8-6 | 7-7 | 7-7 | 8-6 | |
| 2016 Record | 45-32 | 40-37 | 36-41 | 36-41 | 37-40 | |
| Best Bet Record | 3-2 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3-2 | |
| 2016 Unanimous Pick Record | 11-8 | |||||
| 2016 Majority Pick Record | 38-39 | |||||
| 2015 Record | 134-114-8 | 120-128-8 | 114-134-8 | 127-121-8 | 121-127-8 | |
| 2014 Record | 123-128-5 | 140-111-5 | 135-116-5 | 124-127-5 | 128-123-5 | |
| 2013 Record | 132-114-10 | 118-128-10 | 123-123-10 | 111-135-10 | 128-118-10 | |
| 2012 Record | 110-140-6 | 125-125-6 | 121-129-6 | 143-107-6 | 123-127-6 | |
| 2011 Record | 121-128-7 | 134-115-7 | 124-125-7 | 123-126-7 | 127-122-7 | |
| 2010 Record | 129-122-5 | 134-117-5 | 126-125-5 | 136-115-5 | 134-117-5 | |
| 2009 Record | 123-130-3 | 132-121-3 | 131-122-3 | 130-123-3 | 126-127-3 | |
| 2008 Record | 132-114-10 | 128-118-10 | 124-122-10 | 125-121-10 | 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 |
Unanimous/Majority Picks
This week we have three consensus picks, the Dolphins, Bears and Texans. We went 2-2 on unanimous picks last week, winning with the Titans and Giants, losing with the Bears and Broncos to bring our season record to 11-8. We went 8-6 on majority (three or more writers) picks to bring our season record to 38-39.
Comments:
| Writer | Comment |
|---|---|
| Erickson | Yes, the Redskins are a dysfunctional team (though one that's won three in a row), but I don't think the Eagles should be favored on the road against them, even accounting for that... The Raiders-Chiefs line is the other one I didn't get - what have the Chiefs done to not be plus-3 this week? |
| Pianowski | The Patriots are a good team, but this isn't the 2007 edition. Beating the crap out of the Browns shouldn't mean that much. Cincinnati just played about as bad as it can play, and that sure seems priced into the line. I can't guarantee you this (or any pick) will be right, but there's no way I can spot the nine here. |
| Liss | The Steelers are a good team, but laying 7.5 on the road is excessive without a great defense. I also like the Cowboys, Bears, Bills and Seahawks. |
| Stopa | The public really has to pay up this week for the flashy name brands like the Steelers and Patriots. I'll fade both, particularly PIT, whose high flying offense often gets grounded on the road. Buying Miami low at the same time just makes it that much better. I'll be surprised if that's not a unanimous pick. |
| Del Don | I rarely make road favorites my best bet, but I'll make an exception when it comes to fading the Chargers. Expect the Broncos to bounce back even while traveling in a short week... I also like the Bears and Jets as my other best bets this week |
The players:
• Jeff Erickson: RotoWire Senior editor, 2001, 2008, 2013, 2015 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.
