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Sitting pretty atop the league with a 5-1 record, Cowboys fans may have lost sight of what's going on elsewhere in the league.
Six weeks into the NFL season, the standings remain close in many divisions, and nearly half of the league (15 of 32 clubs) has a winning record. Since 1990, 210 of the league’s 288 playoff teams (72.9 percent) had a winning record after six games.
But nothing is a given in the NFL. More than a quarter of the playoff clubs since 1990 (78 of 288, 27.1 percent) had a .500 record or below after six games, including three teams from last year’s postseason field (Carolina, Philadelphia and San Diego).
Which means a lot of teams have everything to play for as they fight for playoff berths. The oddsmakers this week see a strong weekend for the home teams, as 12 of the 15 Week 7 games have the home teams as favorites. And for the most part, our panel of BTB writers also favors the home teams.
But all of the above ranks a distant second to the key question Cowboys fans are asking themselves this week: Will the Cowboys beat the Giants?
"Of course they will," say all nine BTB writers, as well as 99% of the fans. And without further ado, here are our picks for Week 7, 2014.
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| Dave | Dawn | Gary | Joey | Keg- bearer | Neithan | OCC | rabble | Tom | BTB Users | Con- sensus | |
| 2014 Record |
58-33 | 56-35 | 57-34 | 61-30 | 61-30 | 54-37 | 61-30 | 59-32 | 57-34 | 61-30 | 62-29 |
| 2014 Percentage | .637 | .615 | .626 | .670 | .670 | .593 | .670 | .648 | .626 | .670 | .681 |
| Record Week 6 |
12-3 | 12-3 | 11-4 | 12-3 | 13-2 | 10-5 | 12-3 | 11-4 | 13-2 | 12-3 | 12-3 |
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| NYJ @ NE (-9.5) |  |
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NE: 99% | |
| CIN @ IND (-3) |  |
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IND: 82% | |
| TEN @ WAS (-4.5) |  |
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WAS: 71% | |
| MIA @ CHI (-3.5) |  |
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CHI: 83% | |
| CLE (-5) @ JAC |  |
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CLE: 96% | |
| SEA (-6.5) @ STL |  |
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SEA: 98% | |
| CAR @ GB (-7) |  |
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GB: 90% | |
| ATL @ BAL (-6.5) |  |
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BAL: 89% | |
| MIN @ BUF (-4) |  |
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BUF: 91% | |
| NO @ DET (-2.5) |  |
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DET: 58% | |
| KC @ SD (-4) |  |
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SD: 93% | |
| NYG @ DAL (-5.5) |  |
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DAL: 99% |
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| ARI (-3.5) @ OAK |  |
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ARI: 97% | |
| SF @ DEN (-6.5) |  |
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DEN: 93% | |
| HOU @ PIT (-3.5) |  |
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HOU: 67% | |
Don't forget to submit your picks for the BTB Pick 256 Challenge
Pick 256 is a season-long contest in which BTB members and readers get to pick the straight-up winners for all games each week.
You have until kickoff tonight at 8:25 pm ET to submit your picks, but why wait until the last minute? If you haven't yet submitted your picks, now would be a good time. Here's the link to the entry form.
If the link above doesn't work for whatever reason, use the following alternative, which does not autopopulate your BTB user name into the entry form.
Alternative Pick 256 Entry Form
Good luck.