Welcome to October and Autumn! As we reach the end of the first quarter of the 2026-27 NFL regular season, the weather is getting nice and football is well and truly in the air.
The biggest surprise to date might be the 3-0 Raiders, who continue to find ways to win. At the same time, the 0-3 Texans, Chargers and Buccaneers are all struggling to get on the road. The Rams drop to 1-2 and travel to Philadelphia this week. They are a very talented team but they are struggling with consistency.
Alongside the Rams-Eagles this week, we have the Raiders hosting an unexpected battle of 3-0 teams. Packers-Bucs presents a big game for both teams as 1-2 Green Bay and 0-3 Tampa Bay need a win to start the road.
I’m struggling with my best in the first three weeks. Two weeks ago I went 8-8 overall, and this week I went 7-9. I was 4-1 in my high confidence picks, but 1-3 in medium confidence and 2-5 in low confidence. The struggle is real!
Just to remind you that I pick games with winners and losers, but I also offer a level of confidence. I pick the winner of each game and rank the picks based on their confidence level – high, medium, low and no. A game with three asterisks (***) indicates a game in which I will select the bet to win. Whether you should assign confidence points or not, this will help you know where I stand with the polls. And within each group, I ordered them by confidence level.
As always to be clear, I’m a 49ers fan, so you have to take that pick every week with a grain of salt.
Ravens against the Titans
Vikings on Dolphins
Bills on veterans
Jaguars over Bengals
Bears on the Jets
Lions over Panthers
Chargers over the Seahawks
Saints against the Falcons
Eagles at Rams***
Chiefs over Raiders
49ers over Broncos
Texans over cowboys
Brownies on steel bars***
Giants over Cardinals ***
Commanders at Colts ***
Buccaneers on Packers ***
