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Kansas City @ San Diego (16.25pm ET)
**Matchup Difficulty:74.7% **(the higher the score, the better the experts' success rate when picking these two teams. An 'average' matchup would be 62%)
Consensus: San Diego 72%
Top 5 Overall: San Diego 100%
Key Injuries:
Kansas City:
Dwayne Bowe, WR, Out
Tamba Hali, LB, Out
San Diego:
Eddie Royal, WR, Questionable
Ryan Mathews, RB, Probable (Limited in Practice)
Best Pick Index:
_Table is sorted by overall success rate when picking these two teams on the road and at home. _
Kansas City
San Diego
Rank
Expert
Affiliation
Road %
Home %
Overall
Pick
1
Ty Schalter
Bleacher Report
100.00%
85.71%
92.9%
SDC
2
Ron Jaworski
ESPN
100.00%
85.71%
92.9%
SDC
3
Gregg Rosenthal
NFL
85.71%
100.00%
92.9%
SDC
4
John Breech
CBS
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
SDC
5
Cris Carter
ESPN
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
KCC
6
K.C. Joyner
ESPN
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
SDC
7
Adam Meyer
FOX
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
SDC
8
Whatifsports
FOX
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
SDC
9
Sterling Sharpe
NFL
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
KCC
10
Nate Davis
USA Today
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
SDC
11
Matt Miller
Bleacher Report
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
KCC
12
Chris Mortensen
ESPN
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
SDC
13
Joel Beall
FOX
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
SDC
14
Pickwatch
Pickwatch
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
SDC
15
Neil Hornsby
ProFootballFocus
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
KCC
16
Black Tie
NFL
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
SDC
17
Jarrett Bell
USA Today
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
SDC
18
Marshall Faulk
NFL
100.00%
60.00%
80.0%
SDC
19
Andrea Hangst
Bleacher Report
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
KCC
20
Chris Hansen
Bleacher Report
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SDC
21
Erik Frenz
Bleacher Report
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
KCC
22
Michael Schottey
Bleacher Report
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
KCC
23
Zach Kruse
Bleacher Report
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
KCC
24
Dave Richard
CBS
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
SDC
25
Jamey Eisenberg
CBS
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
SDC
26
Ryan Wilson
CBS
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
SDC
27
Eric Allen
ESPN
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SDC
28
Mark Schlereth
ESPN
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SDC
29
Merill Hoge
ESPN
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
KCC
30
Mike Ditka
ESPN
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
SDC
31
Mike Golic
ESPN
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
SDC
32
Seth Wickersham
ESPN
71.43%
85.71%
78.6%
KCC
33
Tom Jackson
ESPN
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SDC
34
Adam Rank
NFL
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
KCC
35
Michael Fabiano
NFL
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SDC
36
Dave Damashek
NFL
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
KCC
37
Marc Sessler
NFL
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SDC
38
Michael Irvin
NFL
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
KCC
39
NFL FAN PICKS
NFL
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
KCC
40
Michael David Smith
PFT
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SDC
41
Mike Florio
PFT
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SDC
42
Nathan Jahnke
ProFootballFocus
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SDC
43
Rick Drummond
ProFootballFocus
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
SDC
44
Sam Monson
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
85.71%
78.6%
SDC
45
Frank Schwab
Yahoo
57.14%
100.00%
78.6%
SDC
46
Yahoo Users
Yahoo
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
KCC
47
Lindsay H. Jones
USA Today
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
SDC
48
Pete O'Brien
USA Today
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
SDC
49
Simon Samano
USA Today
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SDC
50
Steve Wyche
NFL
83.33%
71.43%
77.4%
SDC
51
Brian Baldinger
NFL
66.67%
83.33%
75.0%
No Pick
52
Matt Smith
NFL
83.33%
60.00%
71.7%
SDC
53
Tyson Langland
Bleacher Report
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
SDC
54
Prediction Machine
CBS
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
SDC
55
Adam Schefter
ESPN
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
SDC
56
Kevin Patra
NFL
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
SDC
57
Khaled Elsayed
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
SDC
58
Steve Palazzolo
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
SDC
59
Vinnie Iyer
Sporting News
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
SDC
60
Brad Gagnon
Bleacher Report
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SDC
61
Knox Bardeen
Bleacher Report
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SDC
62
Matt Bowen
Bleacher Report
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
KCC
63
Jason La Canfora
CBS
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SDC
64
Pick ‘em
ESPN
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
KCC
65
John Halpin
FOX
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SDC
66
Ryan Fowler
FOX
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SDC
67
Chris Law
NFL
57.14%
85.71%
71.4%
SDC
68
Heath Evans
NFL
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SDC
69
Henry Hodgson
NFL
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
KCC
70
Kurt Warner
NFL
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
KCC
71
Rich Eisen
NFL
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SDC
72
Shaun O'Hara
NFL
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
KCC
73
Ben Stockwell
ProFootballFocus
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SDC
74
Jim Corbett
USA Today
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
KCC
75
Mike Freeman
Bleacher Report
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
KCC
76
Josh Katzowitz
CBS
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SDC
77
Will Brinson
CBS
42.86%
85.71%
64.3%
SDC
78
Keyshawn Johnson
ESPN
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
SDC
79
Chris Brockman
NFL
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
KCC
80
Chris Wesseling
NFL
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SDC
81
Elliot Harrison
NFL
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SDC
82
Melissa Stark
NFL
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SDC
83
Michael Silver
NFL
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SDC
84
Steve Mariucci
NFL
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SDC
85
Warren Sapp
NFL
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
SDC
86
Gordon McGuinness
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SDC
87
Don Banks
Sports Illustrated
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SDC
88
Tom Pelissero
USA Today
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SDC
89
Accuscore
Accuscore
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SDC
90
Les Carpenter
Yahoo
60.00%
60.00%
60.0%
No Pick
91
Pete Prisco
CBS
42.86%
57.14%
50.0%
SDC
92
Dan Hanzus
NFL
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
SDC
93
Coin Toss
None
42.86%
14.29%
28.6%
KCC
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