Each week, the Around The League writer with the worst record in picks has to write our introduction. This week, that man is Kevin Patra.
My picks were terrible last week. I am hugely disappointed in how I performed. I know my picks were bad. But to rephrase Tom Coughlin: Your picks are your picks.
This week I'm turning it all Aa-round. To verbalize my assurance in this week's picks, I give you Mr. Tennessee Titan, Kenny Britt:
"My confidence isn't going anywhere," Britt said Wednesday, as he chomped on a Twix bar, per the Tennessean. "I have faith in everything I can do and in my God-given abilities. It is more on concentration and focusing on the task at hand. ... It motivates me hearing negative things because I know I can do it. All I have to do is put my mind to it."
This week I put my mind to these picks, because, clearly, I chose not to last week. Now someone get me a dadgum Twix.
--Kevin Patra
49ERS AT RAMS (Thurs., 8 p.m. ET, NFL Network)
Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
Dan Hanzus
RAVENS AT BILLS (Sun., 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
Dan Hanzus
BENGALS AT BROWNS (Sun., 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Chris Wesseling
Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Sessler
BEARS AT LIONS (Sun., 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Marc Sessler
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal, Chris Wesseling
SEAHAWKS AT TEXANS (Sun., 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal
Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
COLTS AT JAGUARS (Sun., 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
Gabbert is back!
GIANTS AT CHIEFS (Sun., 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal
STEELERS AT VIKINGS (Sun., 1 p.m. ET, CBS)
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
London's calling for a team with at least one win.
CARDINALS AT BUCCANEERS (Sun., 1 p.m. ET, FOX)
Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal
JETS AT TITANS (Sun., 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS)
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Sessler
Chris Wesseling
EAGLES AT BRONCOS (Sun., 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
This game will not be played in a parking lot.
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
REDSKINS AT RAIDERS (Sun., 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling, Gregg Rosenthal
Sorry, Matt Flynn
COWBOYS AT CHARGERS (Sun., 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX)
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
Gregg Rosenthal
PATRIOTS AT FALCONS (Sun., 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
Gregg Rosenthal
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
DOLPHINS AT SAINTS (Mon., 8:40 p.m. ET, ESPN)
If only Handsome Hank of DDFP podcast fame were here to make picks, too.
Dan Hanzus, Kevin Patra, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Sessler, Chris Wesseling
Week 3 record
Dan Hanzus: 8-8
Kevin Patra: 7-9
Gregg Rosenthal: 8-8
Marc Sessler: 10-6
Chris Wesseling: 11-5
Season record
Dan Hanzus: 30-18
Kevin Patra: 30-18
Gregg Rosenthal: 32-16
Marc Sessler: 33-15
Chris Wesseling: 30-18
First-place finishes
Dan Hanzus: 1
Kevin Patra: 1
Gregg Rosenthal: 1
Marc Sessler: 1
Chris Wesseling: 1
Last-place finishes
Dan Hanzus: 1
Kevin Patra: 1
Gregg Rosenthal: 0
Marc Sessler: 0
Chris Wesseling: 1
Hero picks*
Dan Hanzus: 2
Kevin Patra: 0
Gregg Rosenthal: 1
Marc Sessler: 2
Chris Wesseling: 0
* Only person to pick a game right.
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