Damn, I am slipping! Only five correct last week. Sean was super smart with eight. Jon moved into second place and he is only two behind me. After that we have Mom (-3), Sean (-6), Adam (-8), and John (-9). I am guessing my brother forgot to do his picks last week. 

Underdog Special: Las Vegas Raiders (+1.0)
I was wrong last week about the 49ers. This week I am taking the Raiders. Yes, they are only one point underdogs, but I think they take the win against the Chargers. 
Underdog Record: 5-3

Steelers Pick: Dallas is in trouble. I think the Steelers win this one easily and it ends up being big. 31-3. Although, it could end up lower if they have a decent lead and decide to give Ben a little rest. 
Steelers Pick Record: 6-1

Stolen Crown: Poor Gideon! He plays one of the worst teams in the league, but he no longer has Dak and a few of his big scorers are on bye week. Guess who won? Yep, me.
Worst Benching: Scott started Josh Allen over Drew Brees. I mean, it was a smart decision, but damn, Scott had to be mad when he saw 20.70 points from Allen and 40.40 for Brees. Also, he had Philip Lindsay on the bench, who scored 15.60. It would not have mattered though, he could start both of them and he still loses. 
Why Bother: Jason’s kicker is Rodrigo Blankenship from the Colts, who destroyed Detroit 41-21. Points scored, should be good for a kicker, right? Not if he makes 3 PATs, but misses 2! -1.0 points from a kicker? Time to drop him.

Standings

I definitely caused a little shakeup in the standings by defeating Gideon. BatmanJason moved into first and Lindsey went up to second place. The 5-3 group has been bouncing around a good bit, who knows how that will all shake out. I am sitting at 12th place. I take on Seth this week. The big matchup to watch is BatmanJason and Ryan (#1 vs. #4)…it should be a good one.