It's nearly Sunday, and so here begins our previews of the weekend's games. **Rather than working in chronological order, today we'll go backwards in order of expert confidence ranking, ie: the most difficult matchups will be first. I know from speaking to many of you that having this information before Sunday is a big part of your weekend, so although a few of the NFL Network guys have yet to pick, let's not waste any more time.**
New England have been rocked by injuries at key positions, but this week may be a bridge too far. Miami are on a mini roll of sorts, winning their last 2 games and 3 of the last 4. A word of caution however - the teams they've beaten? The Chargers, Steelers and Jets, who have all proven inconsistent this year. Let's see how the best experts pick this matchup.
Shall we?
New England @ Miami (13.00pm ET)
**Matchup Difficulty: 54.5% **(the higher the score, the better the experts' success rate when picking these two teams. An 'average' matchup would be 62%)
Consensus: New England 58%
Top 5 Overall: New England 60%
Key Injuries:
New England:
Aaron Dobson, WR, Questionable
Nate Solder, T, Questionable
Alfonso Dennard, CB, Questionable
Brandon Spikes, LB, Questionable
Kenbrell Thompkins, WR, Questionable
Miami:
Maurkice Pouncey, C, Did not practice*
Reshad Jones, S, Questionable
*ESPN reports Pouncey will play
Best Pick Index:
_Table is sorted by overall success rate when picking these two teams on the road and at home. _
New England
Miami
Rank
Expert
Affiliation
Road %
Home %
Overall
Pick
1
Chris Wesseling
NFL
83.33%
50.00%
66.7%
MIA
2
Nathan Jahnke
ProFootballFocus
83.33%
50.00%
66.7%
MIA
3
Dave Richard
CBS
66.67%
66.67%
66.7%
MIA
4
Marshall Faulk
NFL
83.33%
33.33%
58.3%
No Pick
5
Melissa Stark
NFL
83.33%
33.33%
58.3%
NEP
6
Erik Frenz
Bleacher Report
50.00%
66.67%
58.3%
NEP
7
Jason La Canfora
CBS
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
NEP
8
Prediction Machine
CBS
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
NEP
9
Adam Schefter
ESPN
50.00%
66.67%
58.3%
MIA
10
Mike Ditka
ESPN
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
MIA
11
Mike Golic
ESPN
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
NEP
12
Joel Beall
FOX
50.00%
66.67%
58.3%
NEP
13
Chris Law
NFL
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
MIA
14
Gregg Rosenthal
NFL
50.00%
66.67%
58.3%
NEP
15
Warren Sapp
NFL
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
No Pick
16
Gordon McGuinness
ProFootballFocus
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
NEP
17
Khaled Elsayed
ProFootballFocus
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
MIA
18
Steve Palazzolo
ProFootballFocus
50.00%
66.67%
58.3%
NEP
19
Frank Schwab
Yahoo
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
NEP
20
Andrea Hangst
Bleacher Report
83.33%
16.67%
50.0%
NEP
21
Brad Gagnon
Bleacher Report
66.67%
33.33%
50.0%
MIA
22
Chris Hansen
Bleacher Report
50.00%
50.00%
50.0%
NEP
23
Mike Freeman
Bleacher Report
66.67%
33.33%
50.0%
MIA
24
Ty Schalter
Bleacher Report
83.33%
16.67%
50.0%
NEP
25
Pete Prisco
CBS
66.67%
33.33%
50.0%
MIA
26
Chris Mortensen
ESPN
50.00%
50.00%
50.0%
MIA
27
Ron Jaworski
ESPN
66.67%
33.33%
50.0%
MIA
28
John Halpin
FOX
66.67%
33.33%
50.0%
MIA
29
Dan Hanzus
NFL
66.67%
33.33%
50.0%
MIA
30
Henry Hodgson
NFL
66.67%
33.33%
50.0%
MIA
31
Marc Sessler
NFL
50.00%
50.00%
50.0%
NEP
32
Michael Silver
NFL
50.00%
50.00%
50.0%
MIA
33
Steve Wyche
NFL
60.00%
40.00%
50.0%
NEP
34
Coin Toss
None
33.33%
66.67%
50.0%
NEP
35
Sam Monson
ProFootballFocus
66.67%
33.33%
50.0%
MIA
36
Jim Corbett
USA Today
66.67%
33.33%
50.0%
NEP
37
Accuscore
Accuscore
50.00%
50.00%
50.0%
MIA
38
Brian Baldinger
NFL
40.00%
50.00%
45.0%
No Pick
39
Matt Miller
Bleacher Report
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
40
Michael Schottey
Bleacher Report
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
41
John Breech
CBS
66.67%
16.67%
41.7%
MIA
42
Ryan Wilson
CBS
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
43
Will Brinson
CBS
66.67%
16.67%
41.7%
MIA
44
K.C. Joyner
ESPN
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
45
Ryan Fowler
FOX
33.33%
50.00%
41.7%
NEP
46
Whatifsports
FOX
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
47
Chris Brockman
NFL
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
48
Elliot Harrison
NFL
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
MIA
49
Kevin Patra
NFL
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
50
Kurt Warner
NFL
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
No Pick
51
Shaun O'Hara
NFL
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
52
Michael David Smith
PFT
66.67%
16.67%
41.7%
NEP
53
Mike Florio
PFT
66.67%
16.67%
41.7%
MIA
54
Pickwatch
Pickwatch
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
55
Ben Stockwell
ProFootballFocus
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
56
Rick Drummond
ProFootballFocus
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
NEP
57
Black Tie
NFL
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
MIA
58
Vinnie Iyer
Sporting News
66.67%
16.67%
41.7%
MIA
59
Jarrett Bell
USA Today
33.33%
50.00%
41.7%
NEP
60
Nate Davis
USA Today
33.33%
50.00%
41.7%
NEP
61
Lindsay H. Jones
USA Today
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
MIA
62
Pete O'Brien
USA Today
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
MIA
63
Tom Pelissero
USA Today
33.33%
50.00%
41.7%
MIA
64
Simon Samano
USA Today
50.00%
33.33%
41.7%
MIA
65
Adam Rank
NFL
50.00%
20.00%
35.0%
NEP
66
Knox Bardeen
Bleacher Report
50.00%
16.67%
33.3%
MIA
67
Matt Bowen
Bleacher Report
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
NEP
68
Zach Kruse
Bleacher Report
50.00%
16.67%
33.3%
MIA
69
Jamey Eisenberg
CBS
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
MIA
70
Josh Katzowitz
CBS
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
NEP
71
Keyshawn Johnson
ESPN
50.00%
16.67%
33.3%
NEP
72
Mark Schlereth
ESPN
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
NEP
73
Merill Hoge
ESPN
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
MIA
74
Seth Wickersham
ESPN
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
NEP
75
Tom Jackson
ESPN
50.00%
16.67%
33.3%
NEP
76
Adam Meyer
FOX
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
NEP
77
Dave Damashek
NFL
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
NEP
78
Heath Evans
NFL
50.00%
16.67%
33.3%
NEP
79
NFL FAN PICKS
NFL
50.00%
16.67%
33.3%
NEP
80
Rich Eisen
NFL
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
MIA
81
Sterling Sharpe
NFL
50.00%
16.67%
33.3%
MIA
82
Steve Mariucci
NFL
50.00%
16.67%
33.3%
MIA
83
Neil Hornsby
ProFootballFocus
50.00%
16.67%
33.3%
NEP
84
Les Carpenter
Yahoo
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
No Pick
85
Don Banks
Sports Illustrated
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
NEP
86
Matt Smith
NFL
25.00%
40.00%
32.5%
NEP
87
Tyson Langland
Bleacher Report
33.33%
16.67%
25.0%
NEP
88
Cris Carter
ESPN
33.33%
16.67%
25.0%
MIA
89
Eric Allen
ESPN
33.33%
16.67%
25.0%
MIA
90
Pick ‘em
ESPN
33.33%
16.67%
25.0%
NEP
91
Michael Fabiano
NFL
33.33%
16.67%
25.0%
NEP
92
Michael Irvin
NFL
33.33%
16.67%
25.0%
No Pick
93
Yahoo Users
Yahoo
33.33%
16.67%
25.0%
NEP
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