This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
Last week was another poor one for the Staff, with Payne winning it at 8-6. Pianowski stumbled with a 5-9 mark, and while he remains in first, he's down to .500. This has to be the latest point in any season no one had a winning record. We also lost our only unanimous pick, the Chargers.
This week we have three unanimous picks, the Titans, Bengals and Bears. The Bears also happen to be my best bet.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
| Colts +2 at Titans | Titans | Titans | Titans | Titans | Titans |
| Football Team +3.5 at Lions | Football Team | Football Team | Football Team | Lions | Lions |
| Texans +3 at Browns | Texans | Browns | Browns | Texans | Browns |
| Jaguars +13.5 at Packers | Packers | Jaguars | Jaguars | Packers | Jaguars |
| Eagles -3.5 at Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Eagles | Giants |
| Buccaneers -4.5 at Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Buccaneers | Panthers |
| Bengals +7.5 at Steelers | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals |
| Broncos +5 at Raiders | Raiders | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos |
| Bills +2 at Cardinals | Bills | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals |
| Seahawks +1.5 at Rams | Seahawks | Rams | Rams | Seahawks | Rams |
| 49ers +9 at Saints | Saints | 49ers | Saints | 49ers | Saints |
| Chargers +2.5 at Dolphins | Dolphins | Chargers | Dolphins | Chargers | Chargers |
| Ravens -7 at Patriots | Ravens | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots |
| Vikings -2.5 at Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears |
| Best Bet | Raiders | Giants | Bears | 49ers | Broncos |
| Last week's Record | 7-7 | 5-9 | 7-7 | 8-6 | 7-7 |
| 2019 Record | 61-71-1 | 66-66-1 | 61-71-1 | 62-70-1 | 65-67-1 |
| Best Bet Record | 4-5 | 2-7 | 3-6 | 5-4 | 4-5 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 10-11 |
Last week was another poor one for the Staff, with Payne winning it at 8-6. Pianowski stumbled with a 5-9 mark, and while he remains in first, he's down to .500. This has to be the latest point in any season no one had a winning record. We also lost our only unanimous pick, the Chargers.
This week we have three unanimous picks, the Titans, Bengals and Bears. The Bears also happen to be my best bet.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
| Colts +2 at Titans | Titans | Titans | Titans | Titans | Titans |
| Football Team +3.5 at Lions | Football Team | Football Team | Football Team | Lions | Lions |
| Texans +3 at Browns | Texans | Browns | Browns | Texans | Browns |
| Jaguars +13.5 at Packers | Packers | Jaguars | Jaguars | Packers | Jaguars |
| Eagles -3.5 at Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Eagles | Giants |
| Buccaneers -4.5 at Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers | Buccaneers | Panthers |
| Bengals +7.5 at Steelers | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals |
| Broncos +5 at Raiders | Raiders | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos |
| Bills +2 at Cardinals | Bills | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals |
| Seahawks +1.5 at Rams | Seahawks | Rams | Rams | Seahawks | Rams |
| 49ers +9 at Saints | Saints | 49ers | Saints | 49ers | Saints |
| Chargers +2.5 at Dolphins | Dolphins | Chargers | Dolphins | Chargers | Chargers |
| Ravens -7 at Patriots | Ravens | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots |
| Vikings -2.5 at Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears |
| Best Bet | Raiders | Giants | Bears | 49ers | Broncos |
| Last week's Record | 7-7 | 5-9 | 7-7 | 8-6 | 7-7 |
| 2019 Record | 61-71-1 | 66-66-1 | 61-71-1 | 62-70-1 | 65-67-1 |
| Best Bet Record | 4-5 | 2-7 | 3-6 | 5-4 | 4-5 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 10-11 | ||||
| Majority Pick Record | 59-73-1 | ||||
| 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 Titans, Bengals and Bears. Last week we lost our only unanimous pick, the Chargers, to go 10-11 on the year. We went 6-8 on majority picks (three or more writers) to go 59-73-1 on the year. We were 23-17-1 on unanimous picks and 130-120-6 on majority picks last year.
| Writer | Comment |
|---|---|
| Erickson | The Broncos are piling up points late, but they're still sort of dysfunctional on offense, especially with Drew Lock having a case of happy feet. Defensively, they could get A.J. Bouye back, but I think this is a week where the miracle rally doesn't happen. I also really like the Titans, but in a way that scares me -- as in, what am I missing with this line? |
| Pianowski | An old-school slate with plenty of home dogs. Of course, the catch is that home field means less than ever. Maybe it's close to meaningless. The 2020 Giants are starting to remind me of the 2019 Dolphins; they've flipped the culture and and many of their losses have been respectable. |
| Liss | I like a lot of teams this week: The Titans, Giants, Bengals, Cardinals and Bears. And I have decent leans on the Rams, Dolphins and Patriots too. |
| Payne | A lot of lines moved this week from their original numbers and for no seemingly obvious reason. My best bet, the 49ers, have been very Jeckyll and Hyde all season. I don't think there's any shame in losing to the Packers and Seahawks the last two weeks and after killing Tampa, everyone is viewing the Saints as an elite team with which I'm not on board. Other teams I considered for the best bet include the Chargers and Bengals (Pittsburgh has to lose at some point, right?) |
| Del Don | I feel more confident about this slate overall than I do a best bet this week, but I'll take five points on the Broncos in a game I see as a coin flip. |
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.
