This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
What a brutal week (and season) for the Staff. I won it at 7-5-2, but no one else was above .500, we lost all three unanimous picks, and now no one is even at .500 for the year.
This week, we all took the Eagles, Panthers and Cowboys, and both Payne and DDD made the Chiefs their best bets. I personally broke up four more would-be unanimous picks with the Cardinals, Patriots, Chargers and Raiders.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals +3 at Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Cardinals | Seahawks | Seahawks |
| Eagles +3.5 at Browns | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles |
| Falcons +5 at Saints | Saints | Falcons | Saints | Falcons | Falcons |
| Lions 1.5 at Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers |
| Patriots -2 at Texans | Texans | Texans | Patriots | Texans | Texans |
| Steelers -10 at Jaguars | Steelers | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars |
| Bengals +1.5 at Football Team | Football Team | Football Team | Football Team | Bengals | Football Team |
| Titans +6.5 at Ravens | Ravens | Titans | Titans | Ravens | Titans |
| Packers +2.5 at Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Packers | Colts |
| Cowboys +7.5 at Vikings | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys |
| Dolphins -3.5 at Broncos | Dolphins | Broncos | Dolphins | Broncos | Broncos |
| Jets +8.5 at Chargers | Jets | Jets | Chargers | Jets | Jets |
| Chiefs -7 at Raiders | Chiefs | Chiefs | Raiders | Chiefs | Chiefs |
| Rams +3.5 at Buccaneers | Rams | Rams | Rams | Rams | Buccaneers |
| Best Bet | Dolphins | Titans | Patriots | Chiefs | Chiefs |
| Last week's Record | 5-7-2 | 5-7-2 | 7-5-2 | 2-10-2 | 5-7-2 |
| 2020 Record | 66-78-3 | 71-73-3 | 68-76-3 | 64-80-3 | 70-74-3 |
| Best Bet Record | 5-5 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 4-6 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 10-14 |
What a brutal week (and season) for the Staff. I won it at 7-5-2, but no one else was above .500, we lost all three unanimous picks, and now no one is even at .500 for the year.
This week, we all took the Eagles, Panthers and Cowboys, and both Payne and DDD made the Chiefs their best bets. I personally broke up four more would-be unanimous picks with the Cardinals, Patriots, Chargers and Raiders.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals +3 at Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Cardinals | Seahawks | Seahawks |
| Eagles +3.5 at Browns | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles |
| Falcons +5 at Saints | Saints | Falcons | Saints | Falcons | Falcons |
| Lions 1.5 at Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers |
| Patriots -2 at Texans | Texans | Texans | Patriots | Texans | Texans |
| Steelers -10 at Jaguars | Steelers | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars | Jaguars |
| Bengals +1.5 at Football Team | Football Team | Football Team | Football Team | Bengals | Football Team |
| Titans +6.5 at Ravens | Ravens | Titans | Titans | Ravens | Titans |
| Packers +2.5 at Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Packers | Colts |
| Cowboys +7.5 at Vikings | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys |
| Dolphins -3.5 at Broncos | Dolphins | Broncos | Dolphins | Broncos | Broncos |
| Jets +8.5 at Chargers | Jets | Jets | Chargers | Jets | Jets |
| Chiefs -7 at Raiders | Chiefs | Chiefs | Raiders | Chiefs | Chiefs |
| Rams +3.5 at Buccaneers | Rams | Rams | Rams | Rams | Buccaneers |
| Best Bet | Dolphins | Titans | Patriots | Chiefs | Chiefs |
| Last week's Record | 5-7-2 | 5-7-2 | 7-5-2 | 2-10-2 | 5-7-2 |
| 2020 Record | 66-78-3 | 71-73-3 | 68-76-3 | 64-80-3 | 70-74-3 |
| Best Bet Record | 5-5 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 4-6 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 10-14 | ||||
| Majority Pick Record | 66-78-3 | ||||
| 2019 Record | 126-124-6 | 140-110-6 | 127-123-6 | 127-123-6 | 134-116-6 |
| 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 three unanimous picks, the Eagles, Panthers and Cowboys. Last week we lost all three unanimous picks, the Titans, Bengals and Bears, to go 10-14 on the year. We went 7-5-2 on majority picks (three or more writers) to go 66-78-3 on the year. We were 23-17-1 on unanimous picks and 130-120-6 on majority picks last year.
| Writer | Comment |
|---|---|
| Erickson | Always Bet the Dolphins. Also like the Rams. |
| Pianowski | While Tennessee is a team with problems, I'm no longer paying line service for Baltimore's name brand. The lingering concern is that Tennessee could give the game away on special teams, but that's never something that sways a pick for me. I'll just worry about it on game day. |
| Liss | I like the Pats to handle a soft Texans team, and the line is only two. I also like the Titans getting a decent-sized number against a Ravens team that's lost on offense right now. |
| Payne | I would have never have picked against the Saints (as my best bet nonetheless) had I known they would upgrade at quarterback at halftime. My Bills can't lose this week, and I'm fine after last week's heartbreaking loss; thanks for checking on me everyone. The Packers would have been my second best bet choice. |
| Del Don | The Chiefs should roll in that environment, and KC has a couple of narratives going with Andy Reid coming off a bye and the revenge factor coming off an early season loss to LV as huge favorites. |
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, 2017 and 2019 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.
