Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Season 10 of my NFL picks.When I started making picks in 2013, things were different. was one of the best quarterbacks in the , the were coming off a division title and the were on the cusp of getting rid of a quarterback who had just led them to an NFC title game. Wait, did I say things were different? Because I gue s I meant that things are actually still exactly the same.The only difference between now and then is that we now know there are psychedelic drugs in South America that can help you win MVP (thanks to for that knowledge). You can judge Rodgers all you want for taking ayahuasca, but I'm not going to judge him for going on a South American drug bender and that's mainly because I've done some of my best work after doing weird things in South America.Rodgers might have reached a higher level of spiritual consciousne s this offseason, but I do not think he'll be reaching the highest level in of the NFL, AKA I will not be picking his team to win the this year.So who am I going to pick?That's a great question
Juan Soto Jersey and you . If you click over, you'll see my final record predictions for all 32 teams plus who I'm picking to make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl. If the game was being played in the astral realm, I'd pick the to win it all, but it's not, it's being played in Phoenix. Anyway, before we get to the Week 1 picks, I have good news for the nine of you who emailed in and demanded to CBS that I do more this season. Not only will I be writing this weekly picks column, but I'll also be podcasting a lot this year. As a matter of fact, you should go ahead and circle every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday on your calendar from now until February, because that's when I'll be joining Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson on the Pick Six Podcast ( ). If that's still not enough of me, I'll also be joining CBS Sports HQ every Tuesday morning (8:45 a.m. ET) from now until February to talk about my weekly picks, so remember to set your alarm and so you can watch online.Alright, I think that's enough self-promotion for now, let's get to the picks.Thursday, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC) Latest Odds: Buffalo Bills -2 I've spent the past month reading about ailing elbow and after doing some research, I think I finally know why it's hurting: It's definitely his Super Bowl ring. Sure, I'm not a doctor and I know nothing about medicine, but it has to be the
Sean Doolittle Jersey ring. I mean, have you seen that thing?The Rams got their rings in July and based on what I've seen of the ring, it appears to weigh as much as a large cat and I'm 98% sure it's worth more than my car. In le s than 24 hours, Rams QB Matthew Stafford has gotten a Super Bowl ring and an Instagram account. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) Your arm would be also be hurting if you tried to wear that ring.As last season's Super Bowl winner, the Rams are hosting the opener this year and hosting has been a huge advantage over the years. The reigning champion has been hosting the Thursday opener since 2004 and in that time, they've gone 14-2. Not to mention, Sean McVay is one of the best opening day coaches in NFL history. The Rams coach is 5-0 all-time in Week 1 games and his teams have won those games by an
Daniel Hudson Jersey average of 16.6 points.Of course, the Rams were favored in their five other openers under McVay, but they won't be favored in this one. If you want to beat the Rams it helps to have a mobile quarterback (check), a defense that can force turnovers (the forced the third-most in the NFL last season) and a pa s-rusher who can get after the quarterback.The Bills didn't exactly have that third thing last season, but they're hoping that will be able to fill that role in 2022. If you start sacking Stafford, the Rams offense starts to fall apart and that's why Miller could be a huge factor on Thursday night. The Rams went 9-1 in games where Stafford was sacked zero or one time last season, but just 3-4 in games where he was sacked two or more times. This is practically a home game for Miller, who will be playing this third straight game at SoFi under three different circumstances. He played for the home team in the NFC title game, he played at a "neutral" site in the Super Bowl and he'll be on the visiting team for the opener. From now on, if Miller is playing a game at SoFi Stadium I'm just going
Kyle Barraclough Jersey to a sume that his team is going to win.The pick: Bills 34-27 over Rams1 p.m. ET (CBS) Latest Odds: Carolina Panthers -1.5 I don't normally put a lot of stock into revenge games, but I'm completely buying the revenge angle in this game. I mean, when it comes to , I haven't seen anyone this desperate to get revenge since Inigo Montoya went after the six-fingered man in "The Prince s Bride." The Prince s Bride; Hello, My name is Inigo Montoya Cla sicMovieClips (@clips_cla sic) I have no idea what Baker Mayfield did this offseason, but my gue s is that he spent the past eight weeks sitting in a dark room watching film on the so that he'll be able to destroy them. He might also have snuck in a viewing or two of "The Prince s Bride," but I can't say for sure. Although the weren't a great team last year, they actually have a pretty stacked roster. Not only is finally healthy, but they upgraded at two key positions on the offensive line with the additions of (center) and (guard). I will admit that I thought briefly about picking the Browns in this game, but then I remembered that they haven't won a regular season opener SINCE 2004! In the 17 seasons since then, they've gone 0-16-1 in openers. (To put this in perspective, every other has won at least FIVE openers in that span). Basically, I feel like it's in my best interest to keep picking against the Browns in every opener they play for the rest of time.The pick: Panthers 19-16 over Browns1 p.m. ET (CBS) Latest Odds: Miami Dolphins -3 I never thought I'd say this about Bill Belichick, but I have no idea what he's doing anymore. Instead of naming an offensive coordinator to replace Josh McDaniels, Belichick has decided to leave the position open this season. Belichick is always vague about his plans and he's been even more vague this offseason, which I didn't even think was po sible. Apparently, Belichick's plan is to rely on several a sistants, including Joe Judge and Matt Patricia. Now, I'm not sure if Belichick was watching the last time those two guys coached, but if he was, then he would know that Judge and Patricia are the last guys you want to put in charge of anything. At least, that's what and fans have told me.That being said,
Hunter Strickland Jersey what if they're not actually in charge of anything because Belichick is really the one in charge of everything? My theory is that the are now a one-man coaching staff and that everyone else is just on the sideline for show. It's Belichick vs. everyone in 2022.Belichick ha
