Ah, Thursdays. The day we set our fantasy lineups, buckle in for another week of football, and make meaningless predictions about which teams will win this week’s matchups.
We all had a rough week last week. I’m not even talking about the loss to the Saints or the crushing blow of Ricardo Allen’s injury. Nobody was over .500 with their picks last week except for my dog, Baxter Thomas, who went 3-2 despite the fact that he is a chihuahua mix who knows nothing about football.
This week, Baxter and I are alone in picking the Bengals over the Falcons. Look, I didn’t want to do it. It’s just that these injuries on defense have dealt a blow to my confidence in this team. We don’t have many believers in the Vikings, Buccaneers, Giants, Ravens, or Broncos. This is either going to be a week where everyone nails it with their picks or it will be another utter disaster.
Our frenemy guest picker this week is my actual friend and SB Nation colleague Rebecca Toback from Cincy Jungle. Even Rebecca didn’t pick the Bengals, so free to yell at me for my bad pick.
Our reader guest picker this week was Doc Falcon, who was selected by my dog thanks to a three-way tie between Doc Falcon, FalconEEr, and Kaballah37.
Here’s everyone’s picks for this week.
NFL Picks, Week 4
Name | Last Week | Overall | CIN vs. ATL | MIN vs. LAR | TB vs. CHI | NO vs. NYG | BAL vs. PIT | KC vs. DEN |
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Name | Last Week | Overall | CIN vs. ATL | MIN vs. LAR | TB vs. CHI | NO vs. NYG | BAL vs. PIT | KC vs. DEN |
Carter Breazeale | 2-3 | 9-8 | Falcons | Rams | Bears | Saints | Steelers | Chiefs |
DW | 1-4 | 5-12 | Falcons | Rams | Bears | Saints | Steelers | Chiefs |
Matt | 2-3 | 7-10 | Falcons | Rams | Bucs | Saints | Steelers | Chiefs |
Daviel "Pickington" Choatewright | 1-4 | 9-8 | Falcons | Rams | Bears | Saints | Steelers | Chiefs |
Jeanna | 1-4 | 7-10 | Bengals | Rams | Bears | Giants | Steelers | Chiefs |
Kevin Knight | 2-3 | 8-9 | Falcons | Rams | Bears | Saints | Ravens | Chiefs |
Kyle McClendon | 2-3 | 9-8 | Falcons | Rams | Battlestar Gallactica | Saints | Steelers | Chiefs |
Adnan | 2-3 | 9-8 | Falcons | Rams | Bears | Saints | Steelers | Chiefs |
Kenny | 1-4 | 5-12 | Falcons | Rams | Battlestar Gallactica | Giants | Steelers | Chiefs |
Cory Woodroof | 2-3 | 10-7 | Falcons | Vikings | Battlestar Gallactica | Saints | Steelers | Chiefs |
Eric Robinson | n/a | n/a | Falcons | Rams | Bears | Giants | Steelers | Chiefs |
James | 1-4 | 3-14 | Falcons | Vikings | Bears | Saints | Steelers | Chiefs |
Dog picker: Baxter Thomas | 3-2 | 8-9 | Bengals | Vikings | Bucs | Giants | Ravens | Chiefs |
Guest picker: Rebecca Toback | 2-3 | 9-8 | Falcons | Rams | Bears | Saints | Ravens | Chiefs |
Guest picker: Doc Falcon | 1-4 | 3-14 | Falcons | Rams | Bears | Saints | Ravens | Broncos |
Thanks for playing, everyone, and be sure to make your picks in the comments to be in the running to join us next week.