This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
I won Week 1 at 10-6, and only Pianowski was above .500 among the rest of the Staff. DDD already managed to eliminate himself mathematically before Week 2.
This week, we all like the Bengals and Falcons, and DDD made the Bengals his best bet.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
| Buccaneers +6.5 at Panthers | Panthers | Buccaneers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers |
| Colts +3 at Titans | Titans | Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts |
| Chargers -2.5 at Lions | Lions | Chargers | Chargers | Lions | Chargers |
| Bills -2 at Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Bills | Giants |
| Cardinals +13.5 at Ravens | Cardinals | Ravens | Ravens | Cardinals | Ravens |
| Patriots -19 at Dolphins | Patriots | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins |
| Cowboys -5 at Redskins | Cowboys | Redskins | Redskins | Redskins | Redskins |
| Jaguars +8.5 at Texans | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Texans | Jaguars |
| Seahawks +4 at Steelers | Steelers | Seahawks | Seahawks | Steelers | Steelers |
| 49ers +1.5 at Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals |
| Vikings +3 at Packers | Packers | Packers | Packers | Vikings | Packers |
| Chiefs -8 at Raiders | Raiders | Chiefs | Raiders | Raiders | Chiefs |
| Saints +3 at Rams | Rams | Rams | Saints | Saints | Rams |
| Bears -2.5 at Broncos | Bears | Broncos | Bears | Bears | Bears |
| Eagles -1.5 at Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons |
| Browns -2.5 at Jets | Jets | Browns | Browns | Browns | Browns |
| Best Bet | Giants | Colts | Saints | Dolphins | Bengals |
| Last week's Record | 7-9 | 9-7 | 10-6 | 8-8 | 5-11 |
| Best Bet Record | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 8-8 | ||||
| Majority Pick Record | 1-1 | ||||
| 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 |
I won Week 1 at 10-6, and only Pianowski was above .500 among the rest of the Staff. DDD already managed to eliminate himself mathematically before Week 2.
This week, we all like the Bengals and Falcons, and DDD made the Bengals his best bet.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
| Buccaneers +6.5 at Panthers | Panthers | Buccaneers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers |
| Colts +3 at Titans | Titans | Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts |
| Chargers -2.5 at Lions | Lions | Chargers | Chargers | Lions | Chargers |
| Bills -2 at Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Bills | Giants |
| Cardinals +13.5 at Ravens | Cardinals | Ravens | Ravens | Cardinals | Ravens |
| Patriots -19 at Dolphins | Patriots | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins |
| Cowboys -5 at Redskins | Cowboys | Redskins | Redskins | Redskins | Redskins |
| Jaguars +8.5 at Texans | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Texans | Jaguars |
| Seahawks +4 at Steelers | Steelers | Seahawks | Seahawks | Steelers | Steelers |
| 49ers +1.5 at Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals |
| Vikings +3 at Packers | Packers | Packers | Packers | Vikings | Packers |
| Chiefs -8 at Raiders | Raiders | Chiefs | Raiders | Raiders | Chiefs |
| Saints +3 at Rams | Rams | Rams | Saints | Saints | Rams |
| Bears -2.5 at Broncos | Bears | Broncos | Bears | Bears | Bears |
| Eagles -1.5 at Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons |
| Browns -2.5 at Jets | Jets | Browns | Browns | Browns | Browns |
| Best Bet | Giants | Colts | Saints | Dolphins | Bengals |
| Last week's Record | 7-9 | 9-7 | 10-6 | 8-8 | 5-11 |
| Best Bet Record | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 8-8 | ||||
| Majority Pick Record | 1-1 | ||||
| 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 |
Unanimous/Majority Picks
This week we have two unanimous picks, the Bengals and Falcons. We went 1-1 on unanimous picks last week, winning with the Cardinals and losing with the Eagles. We also went 8-8 on majority picks (three or more writers.) We were 26-21-1 on unanimous picks and 132-115-9 on majority picks in 2018.
Comments:
| Writer | Comment |
|---|---|
| Erickson | I need therapy after talking so much with Liss and taking his Giants, but I can't see the Bills giving points on the road, even to the Giants, even though this is their second game in a row at the same stadium on the road. I found my guesses at the lines were farther apart from the actual ones than last week. |
| Pianowski | I still think Indianapolis is the best team in that division. |
| Liss | I think the Saints are a better team than the Rams, and both teams know which one should have been in the Super Bowl last year. I also like the Browns laying less than three in New York and the Bears at less than three in Denver. I don't like being on the Dolphins, but you can't lay 19 on the road with anyone. |
| Payne | I'm going to back a lot of home teams this week who face non-conference foes. The New England line is so interesting, is this 2007? Whenever a line runs up for no reason (see USC vs. Oklahoma, 2005 Orange Bowl) I'll take the movement. |
| Del Don | The Niners have a much improved pass rush (#1 ranked defense DVOA!), but this is a 10 am body clock game for SF coming off a road win when the offense looked extremely shaky, whereas the Bengals just had a tough loss but played well in Seattle. I like how things set up for Cincy. |
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.
