This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
Kevin Payne won the week at 10-4 and has opened up his lead to five games over DDD. This week, we all like the Packers and Seahawks, and the Seahawks are Payne's best bet. Unfortunately, I lost on my best bet last week (Raiders) and am now 9-1.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
| Patriots -7 at Falcons | Patriots | Falcons | Patriots | Falcons | Falcons |
| Lions +10.5 at Browns | Lions | Lions | Browns | Browns | Browns |
| 49ers -6.5 at Jaguars | 49ers | Jaguars | Jaguars | 49ers | 49ers |
| Colts +7 at Bills | Colts | Colts | Colts | Bills | Colts |
| Dolphins -3 at Jets | Dolphins | Jets | Dolphins | Jets | Dolphins |
| Team +3.5 at Panthers | Panthers | Team | Panthers | Team | Team |
| Ravens -5.5 at Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | Ravens | Bears |
| Saints +1.5 at Eagles | Saints | Saints | Saints | Eagles | Saints |
| Texans +10 at Titans | Titans | Titans | Texans | Texans | Texans |
| Packers -2.5 at Vikings | Packers | Packers | Packers | Packers | Packers |
| Bengals -1 at Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Bengals |
| Cardinals -2.5 at Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks |
| Cowboys +2.5 at Chiefs | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Chiefs | Cowboys |
| Steelers +5.5 at Chargers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Chargers | Steelers |
| Giants +11 at Buccaneers | Giants | Giants | Giants | Buccaneers | Giants |
| Best Bet | Bears | Steelers | Browns | Seahawks | Texans |
| Last Week's Record | 6-8 | 4-10 | 8-6 | 10-4 | 7-7 |
| 2021 Record | 69-78-3 | 73-74-3 | 74-73-3 | 82-65-3 | 77-70-3 |
| 2021 Best Bet Record | 6-4 | 5-5 | 9-1 | 7-3 | 3-7 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 15-12 | ||||
| Majority Pick Record | 74-73-3 | ||||
| 2020 Record | 121-127-8 | 128-120-8 | 118-130-8 | 115-133-8 | 118-130-8 |
| 2019 Record | 126-124-6 |
Kevin Payne won the week at 10-4 and has opened up his lead to five games over DDD. This week, we all like the Packers and Seahawks, and the Seahawks are Payne's best bet. Unfortunately, I lost on my best bet last week (Raiders) and am now 9-1.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
| Patriots -7 at Falcons | Patriots | Falcons | Patriots | Falcons | Falcons |
| Lions +10.5 at Browns | Lions | Lions | Browns | Browns | Browns |
| 49ers -6.5 at Jaguars | 49ers | Jaguars | Jaguars | 49ers | 49ers |
| Colts +7 at Bills | Colts | Colts | Colts | Bills | Colts |
| Dolphins -3 at Jets | Dolphins | Jets | Dolphins | Jets | Dolphins |
| Team +3.5 at Panthers | Panthers | Team | Panthers | Team | Team |
| Ravens -5.5 at Bears | Bears | Bears | Bears | Ravens | Bears |
| Saints +1.5 at Eagles | Saints | Saints | Saints | Eagles | Saints |
| Texans +10 at Titans | Titans | Titans | Texans | Texans | Texans |
| Packers -2.5 at Vikings | Packers | Packers | Packers | Packers | Packers |
| Bengals -1 at Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Bengals |
| Cardinals -2.5 at Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks |
| Cowboys +2.5 at Chiefs | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Chiefs | Cowboys |
| Steelers +5.5 at Chargers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Chargers | Steelers |
| Giants +11 at Buccaneers | Giants | Giants | Giants | Buccaneers | Giants |
| Best Bet | Bears | Steelers | Browns | Seahawks | Texans |
| Last Week's Record | 6-8 | 4-10 | 8-6 | 10-4 | 7-7 |
| 2021 Record | 69-78-3 | 73-74-3 | 74-73-3 | 82-65-3 | 77-70-3 |
| 2021 Best Bet Record | 6-4 | 5-5 | 9-1 | 7-3 | 3-7 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 15-12 | ||||
| Majority Pick Record | 74-73-3 | ||||
| 2020 Record | 121-127-8 | 128-120-8 | 118-130-8 | 115-133-8 | 118-130-8 |
| 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 one unanimous pick: the Patriots. We won our only unanimous picks last week, the Patriots, to bring our record to 15-12 on the year. We went 8-6 on majority picks (three or more writers) to go 74-73-3 on the year. We went 17-23 on unanimous picks and 118-130-8 on majority picks in 2020.
| Writer | Comment |
|---|---|
| Erickson | Justin Fields is getting better, the Ravens need to react to Thursday's disaster at Miami, and the Bears defense isn't bad. I don't think the Ravens should be giving six points. |
| Pianowski | Pittsburgh is the classic team that you don't trust as a favorite, but you love them backed into the corner as an underdog. |
| Liss | I like the Browns to smash the Lions at home and off a bad loss to the Patriots. Moreover, the Lions just played a brutal overtime game against the Steelers. I also don't see why the Seahawks are getting points at home when we don't even know if Kyler Murray is playing. Other teams I like are the Dolphins, Colts and Giants. |
| Payne | I can't see Brady losing again this week -- Tampa was my second favorite choice this week. Provided he's fully healthy, I'll be shocked if Russell Wilson doesn't bounce back this week. |
| Del Don | I'm fading the setup for the Titans 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, 2017, 2019 and 2020 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.
