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Around The NFL's power picks: Week 7

Published: Oct 16, 2014 at 03:29 AM

Welcome back to Around The NFL's weekly picks. This season will be a little different. We'll have all our picks as usual and include our Duracell Power Picks below them. That's the pick of the week we feel most confident in. (No easy calls allowed.)

Gregg Rosenthal's power pick: Bills over Vikings. I'm strangely convinced Buffalo is a quality team that is better than its record indicates. Minnesota won't be able to stop the Bills' pass rush or run on their defensive line.

Marc Sessler's power pick: Bills over Vikings. Buffalo's beastly defensive front against Minnesota's overwhelmed pass protection? I like that kind of party.

Chris Wesseling's power pick: Colts over Bengals. The Colts have won four in a row with Andrew Luck playing as well as any quarterback and the defense is showing major improvement. The Bengals aren't nearly as reliable away from Paul Brown Stadium.

Dan Hanzus' power pick: Saints over Lions. This is the week when the Saints start to look like Super Bowl contenders again. The Lions won't be able to keep up with Drew Brees without Calvin Johnson.

Kevin Patra's power pick: Chargers over Chiefs. Home team that knows it needs to rack up division wins to leap past the Broncos later in the season.

Standings:
Gregg Rosenthal: 59-31
Marc Sessler: 59-31
Dan Hanzus: 59-31
Kevin Patra: 57-33
Chris Wesseling: 52-38

Power picks:
Chris Wesseling: 4-2
Marc Sessler: 4-2
Dan Hanzus: 4-2
Kevin Patra: 3-3
Gregg Rosenthal: 3-3

Hero picks:
Dan Hanzus: 5
Marc Sessler: 3
Gregg Rosenthal: 2
Kevin Patra: 1
Chris Wesseling: 1

First-place finishes:
Marc Sessler: 3
Dan Hanzus: 3
Gregg Rosenthal: 2
Kevin Patra: 1
Chris Wesseling: 1

Last-place finishes:
Chris Wesseling: 4
Kevin Patra: 2
Gregg Rosenthal: 0
Dan Hanzus: 0
Marc Sessler: 0

The latest Around The NFL Podcast recaps the Patriots' thrilling win over the Jets and previews every other Week 7 game. Find more Around The NFL content on NFL NOW.

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