2016 NFL Picks Week 5

Either I'm just not as accurate this year, or there's been more upsets than usual... I'd like to go with the latter. I finished Week 4 at 7-8, which means I'm barely above .500 at 32-31. I was correct in my Pick of the Week thanks to some bad calls, but I'll take it (3-1 on the season). I was 1 for 2 in upset picks (Oakland at Baltimore), bringing my season total to 5-5. Statistically speaking I would have been better off picking all upsets, as there were a whopping 8 out of 15 games this week.

The losses for me started early on Sunday morning, with Jacksonville holding of Indianapolis in London. From there, I saw Buffalo shut out New England, Seattle traveling to beat the New York Jets, Carolina coming up short in a high scoring game against Atlanta, Detroit losing on the road to Chicago, San Francisco losing at home to Dallas, San Diego blowing the game against New Orleans, and finally Arizona being upset by Los Angeles.

Maybe Week 5 will be more predictable?

Thursday, 8:30pm
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, 1pm
Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings
Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns
New York Jets at *Pittsburgh Steelers*
Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens
Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts
Sunday, 4pm
Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos
Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams
San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders
Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, 8:30pm
New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Monday, 8:30pm
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers

Byes: Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks

*Pick of the Week*

Upset picks as of 10/9 10:15am

Previous Results
Week 1: 7-9
Week 2: 10-6
Week 3: 8-8
Week 4: 7-8
Season: 32-31 (51%)