2018 NFL Picks Week 1

2018 marks the 7th year I've been making NFL picks, but this is the first year I'll be picking straight up and also with the spread. Let's see how that pans out!

I finished the 2017 season with a correct Super Bowl LII Pick (E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!), which brought me to a 10-3 playoff record. I correctly picked 68.75% in the regular season, which ended up being my best season by 0.75% over 2014's 68%. I am still trying for that elusive 70%, so hopefully it happens this year.

For those new to my picks, or those that need a refresher:

• Winners will be bolded
• Upsets will be italicized
• *Pick of the Week* will be offset by asterisks
• Picks will be made straight up and with the spread (in parentheses +/- points)
• Upsets determined from SportsLine
• Click the "NFL Picks" tag below to see all of my previous picks

Let's get picking the 2018 season, in which the Eagles will begin their title defense against the Falcons tonight:

Thursday, 8:30pm
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles (PHI +1)
Sunday, 1pm
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns (PIT -3.5)*
San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings (MIN -6)*
Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts (IND +1)*
Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens (BAL -7.5)
Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Giants (JAX -3)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at *New Orleans Saints* (NO -10)*
Houston Texans at New England Patriots (HOU +6.5)*
Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins (no spread)*
Sunday, 4pm
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers (KC +3.5)
Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos (DEN -3)
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers (CAR -3)
Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals (WAS +2)*
Sunday, 8:20pm
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers (CHI +7)*
Monday Night Football
7:10pm New York Jets at Detroit Lions (DET -6.5)
10:20pm Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders (LAR -4.5)*

Picks as of 9/6 7:15pm
*Spreads updated prior to 1pm games