This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
It was a bad week for the Staff, with DDD winning it at 8-7, and everyone else falling under .500. We also lost both of our unanimous bets. Payne is still in first, three games ahead of DDD.
This week, we all like the Steelers and Falcons, and DDD made the Steelers his best bet. Payne and Pianow are on opposite sides of the Patriots-Titans game with their best bets, too.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
| Bears -3 at Lions | Bears | Lions | Bears | Bears | Lions |
| Raiders +7.5 at Cowboys | Raiders | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Raiders |
| Bills -6 at Saints | Saints | Saints | Bills | Bills | Saints |
| Titans +6.5 at Patriots | Patriots | Titans | Patriots | Patriots | Titans |
| Jets +2.5 at Texans | Texans | Jets | Texans | Texans | Texans |
| Eagles -3.5 at Giants | Eagles | Eagles | Giants | Giants | Giants |
| Buccaneers -3 at Colts | Colts | Buccaneers | Colts | Buccaneers | Colts |
| Falcons -1 at Jaguars | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons |
| Panthers -2 at Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Panthers | Panthers |
| Steelers +4.5 at Bengals | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers |
| Chargers -2.5 at Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Chargers | Broncos |
| Vikings +3 at 49ers | Vikings | Vikings | 49ers | Vikings | 49ers |
| Rams pick 'em at Packers | Packers | Packers | Rams | Rams | Packers |
| Browns +3.5 at Ravens | Ravens | Ravens | Browns | Ravens | Ravens |
| Seahawks +1 at Team | Team | Team | Seahawks | Team | Seahawks |
| Best Bet | Dolphins | Titans | Colts | Patriots | Steelers |
| Last Week's Record | 7-8 | 5-10 | 6-9 | 6-9 | 8-7 |
| 2021 Record | 76-86-3 | 78-84-3 | 80-82-3 | 88-74-3 | 85-77-3 |
| 2021 Best Bet Record | 7-4 | 6-5 | 9-2 | 7-4 | 4-7 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 15-14 |
It was a bad week for the Staff, with DDD winning it at 8-7, and everyone else falling under .500. We also lost both of our unanimous bets. Payne is still in first, three games ahead of DDD.
This week, we all like the Steelers and Falcons, and DDD made the Steelers his best bet. Payne and Pianow are on opposite sides of the Patriots-Titans game with their best bets, too.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
| Bears -3 at Lions | Bears | Lions | Bears | Bears | Lions |
| Raiders +7.5 at Cowboys | Raiders | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Raiders |
| Bills -6 at Saints | Saints | Saints | Bills | Bills | Saints |
| Titans +6.5 at Patriots | Patriots | Titans | Patriots | Patriots | Titans |
| Jets +2.5 at Texans | Texans | Jets | Texans | Texans | Texans |
| Eagles -3.5 at Giants | Eagles | Eagles | Giants | Giants | Giants |
| Buccaneers -3 at Colts | Colts | Buccaneers | Colts | Buccaneers | Colts |
| Falcons -1 at Jaguars | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons |
| Panthers -2 at Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Panthers | Panthers |
| Steelers +4.5 at Bengals | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers |
| Chargers -2.5 at Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Chargers | Broncos |
| Vikings +3 at 49ers | Vikings | Vikings | 49ers | Vikings | 49ers |
| Rams pick 'em at Packers | Packers | Packers | Rams | Rams | Packers |
| Browns +3.5 at Ravens | Ravens | Ravens | Browns | Ravens | Ravens |
| Seahawks +1 at Team | Team | Team | Seahawks | Team | Seahawks |
| Best Bet | Dolphins | Titans | Colts | Patriots | Steelers |
| Last Week's Record | 7-8 | 5-10 | 6-9 | 6-9 | 8-7 |
| 2021 Record | 76-86-3 | 78-84-3 | 80-82-3 | 88-74-3 | 85-77-3 |
| 2021 Best Bet Record | 7-4 | 6-5 | 9-2 | 7-4 | 4-7 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 15-14 | ||||
| Majority Pick Record | 81-81-3 | ||||
| 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 two unanimous picks: the Steelers and Falcons. We lost both of our unanimous picks last week, the Packers and Seahawks, to bring our record to 15-14 on the year. We went 7-8 on majority picks (three or more writers) to go 81-81-3 on the year. We went 17-23 on unanimous picks and 118-130-8 on majority picks in 2020.
| Writer | Comment |
|---|---|
| Erickson | The Dolphins-Panthers line has a "what am I missing" feel, but I'm going with it anyways. I think Miami should be a three-point favorite. Also, I typically overrate the Ravens, but they're my No. 2 pick. |
| Pianowski | Line has overcorrected with the Patriots. New England's home advantage has been negligible, and Mike Vrabel won't cower at the challenge, even with all the personnel Tennessee is down. New England surely is a sound team that doesn't beat itself — the next month will clue us in to what the upside is. In the meantime, give me the points. I also like Pittsburgh as an underdog. |
| Liss | I like the Colts as home dogs against a team that just played six days ago. I also like the Dolphins as home dogs, the Falcons facing a weak Jaguars team and the Texans as slight favorites over the Zach Wilson Jets. |
| Payne | I don't see NE doesn't cover here given how much the key players on the Titans offense are banged up. If I had to guess without looking, this week has the most spreads of under 4 this season. |
| Del Don | Why are the Bengals favored by that much? I also like the money-line on underdogs Colts, Giants and Broncos. |
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.
