NFL Picks: Dolphins, Falcons and Titans

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Updated on October 31, 2018 6:19PM EST

Last week was not a memorable one for the Staff. Only DDD at 8-6 had a winning record. Pianowski is still in first place, three games ahead of me.

This week we have three unanimous picks, the Dolphins, Falcons and Titans. And two writers made the Falcons their best bets and two more are on the Broncos.

	Erickson	Pianowski	Liss	Stopa	Del Don
Raiders +3 at 49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers	Raiders	Raiders
Lions +5 at Vikings	Vikings	Lions	Vikings	Lions	Lions
Chiefs -8.5 at Browns	Chiefs	Browns	Browns	Chiefs	Browns
Steelers +3 at Ravens	Ravens	Steelers	Ravens	Ravens	Ravens
Buccaneers +6.5 at Panthers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Panthers
Jets +3 at Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins
Falcons +1.5 at Redskins	Falcons	Falcons	Falcons	Falcons	Falcons
Bears -9.5 at Bills	Bears	Bears	Bills	Bills	Bills
Texans +1 at Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Texans	Broncos
Chargers +1.5 at Seahawks	Chargers	Chargers	Chargers	Chargers	Seahawks
Rams +1.5 at Saints	Rams	Rams	Saints	Rams	Saints
Packers +6 at Patriots	Patriots	Packers	Packers	Packers	Packers
Titans +6.5 at Cowboys	Titans	Titans	Titans	Titans	Titans
Best Bet	Broncos	Titans	Falcons	Falcons	Broncos
Last Week's Record	6-8	5-9	6-8	5-9	8-6
2018 Record	57-60-4	64-53-4	61-56-4	55-62-4	58-59-4
Best Bet Record	5-3	6-2	4-4	4-4	3-4-1
2017 Best Bet Record	8-7-2	9-7-1	12-4-1	8-7-2	11-6
Unanimous Pick Record	11-12-1
Majority Pick Record	61-56-4
2017 Record	117-125-14	128-114-14	117-125-14	119-123-14	98-144-14
2016 Record	133-102-5	122-113-5	115-120-5	108-127-5	123-112-5
2015 Record	134-114-8

Last week was not a memorable one for the Staff. Only DDD at 8-6 had a winning record. Pianowski is still in first place, three games ahead of me.

This week we have three unanimous picks, the Dolphins, Falcons and Titans. And two writers made the Falcons their best bets and two more are on the Broncos.

	Erickson	Pianowski	Liss	Stopa	Del Don
Raiders +3 at 49ers	49ers	49ers	49ers	Raiders	Raiders
Lions +5 at Vikings	Vikings	Lions	Vikings	Lions	Lions
Chiefs -8.5 at Browns	Chiefs	Browns	Browns	Chiefs	Browns
Steelers +3 at Ravens	Ravens	Steelers	Ravens	Ravens	Ravens
Buccaneers +6.5 at Panthers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Buccaneers	Panthers
Jets +3 at Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins
Falcons +1.5 at Redskins	Falcons	Falcons	Falcons	Falcons	Falcons
Bears -9.5 at Bills	Bears	Bears	Bills	Bills	Bills
Texans +1 at Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Texans	Broncos
Chargers +1.5 at Seahawks	Chargers	Chargers	Chargers	Chargers	Seahawks
Rams +1.5 at Saints	Rams	Rams	Saints	Rams	Saints
Packers +6 at Patriots	Patriots	Packers	Packers	Packers	Packers
Titans +6.5 at Cowboys	Titans	Titans	Titans	Titans	Titans
Best Bet	Broncos	Titans	Falcons	Falcons	Broncos
Last Week's Record	6-8	5-9	6-8	5-9	8-6
2018 Record	57-60-4	64-53-4	61-56-4	55-62-4	58-59-4
Best Bet Record	5-3	6-2	4-4	4-4	3-4-1
2017 Best Bet Record	8-7-2	9-7-1	12-4-1	8-7-2	11-6
Unanimous Pick Record	11-12-1
Majority Pick Record	61-56-4
2017 Record	117-125-14	128-114-14	117-125-14	119-123-14	98-144-14
2016 Record	133-102-5	122-113-5	115-120-5	108-127-5	123-112-5
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 unanimous picks: the Dolphins, Falcons and Titans. Last week lost our only unanimous pick, the Bengals, bringing our season record to 11-12-2. We went 5-9 on majority picks (three or more writers) to bring our season record to 61-56-4. Last year we went 23-28-4 on unanimous picks and 121-121-14 on majority picks.

Comments:

Writer	Comment
Erickson	The Broncos' pass rush is legit, they've figured out how to use Phillip Lindsay extensively (it only took Royce Freeman's injury, but I digress), and they've had a massively hard schedule. I that they're a better team straight up than Houston, let alone worth getting the customary three points at home.
Pianowski	The Cowboys are still carrying a public-team tax, for reasons I can't understand.
Liss	The Falcons can make plays down the field, and the Redskins cannot. I also like the Broncos, Packers, Titans and Bills.
Stopa	I didn't have a strong feel for a best bet this week, so I went with Atlanta simply from the standpoint that the Redskins aren't as good as their record indicates, so they should lose a game like this.
Del Don	I almost went ugly with Bills or Browns with my best bet but settled on Denver, who's played both the Rams and Chiefs tough at home this season. I can't wait to watch Rams/Saints and Packers/Pats 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.