This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
I'm pretty sure this was a first in 22 years of doing this column -- all five writers went 8-8 ATS last week! That's good news for Payne who still sits atop the field with a five game lead over DDD and six over me with two weeks to go.
This week we have another rarity: no unanimous picks.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
| Raiders +6.5 at Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Raiders |
| Giants +6 at Bears | Bears | Bears | Giants | Giants | Bears |
| Buccaneers -13 at Jets | Buccaneers | Buccaneers | Jets | Jets | Buccaneers |
| Falcons +14.5 at Bills | Falcons | Falcons | Bills | Falcons | Bills |
| Eagles -3.5 at Team | Eagles | Team | Team | Team | Team |
| Chiefs -5 at Bengals | Chiefs | Bengals | Chiefs | Bengals | Bengals |
| Jaguars +15 at Patriots | Jaguars | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots |
| Dolphins +3.5 at Titans | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Titans | Dolphins |
| Rams -3.5 at Ravens | Rams | Ravens | Ravens | Rams | Ravens |
| Broncos +5.5 at Chargers | Broncos | Broncos | Chargers | Broncos | Broncos |
| Texans +12.5 at 49ers | Texans | Texans | 49ers | 49ers | Texans |
| Cardinals +5.5 at Cowboys | Cowboys | Cardinals | Cowboys | Cardinals | Cowboys |
| Panthers +7 at Saints | Saints | Saints | Saints | Panthers | Panthers |
| Lions +7 at Seahawks | Lions | Lions | Lions | Seahawks | Lions |
| Viking +6.5 at Packers | Packers | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings |
| Browns -3 at Steelers | Browns | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers |
| Best Bet | Eagles | Lions | Steelers | Broncos | Patriots |
| Last Week's Record | 8-8 | 8-8 | 8-8 | 8-8 | 8-8 |
| 2021 Record | 113-124-3 | 115-122-3 | 120-117-3 | 126-111-3 | 121-116-3 |
| 2021 Best Bet Record | 11-5 | 9-7 | 10-6 | 11-5 | 5-11 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 24-25 | ||||
| Majority |
I'm pretty sure this was a first in 22 years of doing this column -- all five writers went 8-8 ATS last week! That's good news for Payne who still sits atop the field with a five game lead over DDD and six over me with two weeks to go.
This week we have another rarity: no unanimous picks.
| Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
| Raiders +6.5 at Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Raiders |
| Giants +6 at Bears | Bears | Bears | Giants | Giants | Bears |
| Buccaneers -13 at Jets | Buccaneers | Buccaneers | Jets | Jets | Buccaneers |
| Falcons +14.5 at Bills | Falcons | Falcons | Bills | Falcons | Bills |
| Eagles -3.5 at Team | Eagles | Team | Team | Team | Team |
| Chiefs -5 at Bengals | Chiefs | Bengals | Chiefs | Bengals | Bengals |
| Jaguars +15 at Patriots | Jaguars | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots |
| Dolphins +3.5 at Titans | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Titans | Dolphins |
| Rams -3.5 at Ravens | Rams | Ravens | Ravens | Rams | Ravens |
| Broncos +5.5 at Chargers | Broncos | Broncos | Chargers | Broncos | Broncos |
| Texans +12.5 at 49ers | Texans | Texans | 49ers | 49ers | Texans |
| Cardinals +5.5 at Cowboys | Cowboys | Cardinals | Cowboys | Cardinals | Cowboys |
| Panthers +7 at Saints | Saints | Saints | Saints | Panthers | Panthers |
| Lions +7 at Seahawks | Lions | Lions | Lions | Seahawks | Lions |
| Viking +6.5 at Packers | Packers | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings |
| Browns -3 at Steelers | Browns | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers |
| Best Bet | Eagles | Lions | Steelers | Broncos | Patriots |
| Last Week's Record | 8-8 | 8-8 | 8-8 | 8-8 | 8-8 |
| 2021 Record | 113-124-3 | 115-122-3 | 120-117-3 | 126-111-3 | 121-116-3 |
| 2021 Best Bet Record | 11-5 | 9-7 | 10-6 | 11-5 | 5-11 |
| Unanimous Pick Record | 24-25 | ||||
| Majority Pick Record | 117-120-3 | ||||
| 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 no unanimous picks. We went 1-1 on unanimous picks last week, winning with the Titans, but losing with the Panthers, to bring our record to 24-25 on the year. We went 8-8 on majority picks (three or more writers) to go 117-120-3 on the year. We went 17-23 on unanimous picks and 118-130-8 on majority picks in 2020.
| Writer | Comment |
|---|---|
| Erickson | I'm equally high on the Eagles and Rams, by a large gap over the lines, to the extent that both qualify as "what am I missing?" games. |
| Pianowski | I feel like Mike Damone with the picks this year. Woke up in a great mood, and I don't know what the hell happened. |
| Liss | I like the Steelers getting three at home on Monday night after being embarrassed last week. I also like the Vikings getting 6.5 in Green Bay -- they beat the Packers earlier and hang with all the league's best teams. |
| Payne | Denver loves to run the ball, and the Chargers couldn't stop Rex Burkhead. Which double-digit favorite loses outright this week? |
| Del Don | Pats coming off two losses against Trevor Lawrence feels like an obvious blowout, but I'll be the sucker and lay the wood. |
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.
