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Week 5 NFL Picks: Cowboys Face Huge Challenge Against Patriots

The BTB writers pick the winners for all the Week 5 action.

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Not many people think the Cowboys will be able to win on Sunday against the Patriots, and Vegas has the Cowboys as 9-point underdogs. At home.

In Week 6 last year, the Cowboys traveled to Seattle and were -9.5 point underdogs against the Seahawks, yet they pulled off an improbable upset. Can they beat the odds again against the Patriots despite missing key starters due to injury?

Below is a look at all our picks for the Week 5 action. Let us know what you think about the picks, and don't forget to enter our Pick 256 challenge this week - if you haven't already done so.

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2015 Record
36-27 36-27 37-26 36-27 37-26 37-26 42-21 43-20 39-24 39-24
2015 Percentage .571 .571 .587 .571 .587 .587 .667 .683 .619 .619
Record Week 4
8-7 9-6 9-6 9-6 10-5 10-5 10-5 11-4 9-6 9-6

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JAC @ TB (-3) Jac_medium Tam_medium Tam_medium Jac_medium Jac_medium Tam_medium Jac_medium Jac_medium Tam_medium Jac_medium
BUF (-2.5) @ TEN Ten_medium Buf_medium Buf_medium Buf_medium Buf_medium Ten_medium Buf_medium Buf_medium Buf_medium Buf_medium
CLE @ BAL (-6.5) Cle_medium Bal_medium Bal_medium Bal_medium Bal_medium Bal_medium Bal_medium Bal_medium Bal_medium Bal_medium
WAS @ ATL (-7.5) Atl_medium Atl_medium Atl_medium Atl_medium Atl_medium Atl_medium Atl_medium Atl_medium Atl_medium Atl_medium
CHI @ KC (-9.5) Kan_medium Kan_medium Kan_medium Kan_medium Kan_medium Kan_medium Kan_medium Kan_medium Kan_medium Kan_medium
NO @ PHI (-4.5) Phi_medium Phi_medium Nos_medium Phi_medium Phi_medium Nos_medium Phi_medium Phi_medium Phi_medium Phi_medium
STL @ GB (-9) Gbp_medium Gbp_medium Gbp_medium Gbp_medium Gbp_medium Gbp_medium Gbp_medium Gbp_medium Gbp_medium Gbp_medium
SEA @ CIN (-3) Cin_medium Cin_medium Sea_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium
ARI (-2.5) @ DET Ari_medium Ari_medium Ari_medium Ari_medium Ari_medium Ari_medium Ari_medium Ari_medium Ari_medium Ari_medium
NE (-9) @ DAL Dal_medium Nep_medium Dal_medium Dal_medium Dal_medium Nep_medium Dal_medium Nep_medium Dal_medium Dal_medium
DEN (-5) @ OAK Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium
SF @ NYG (-7) Nyg_medium Nyg_medium Nyg_medium Nyg_medium Nyg_medium Nyg_medium Nyg_medium Nyg_medium Nyg_medium Nyg_medium
PIT @ SD (-3) Sdc_medium Pit_medium Sdc_medium Sdc_medium Sdc_medium Sdc_medium Sdc_medium Sdc_medium Sdc_medium Sdc_medium

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Get your picks in for the BTB Pick 256 Challenge!

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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 autofill your BTB user name into the entry form.

Alternative Pick 256 Entry Form

We have close to 200 participants who've already submitted their picks for Week 5. If you haven't submitted your picks yet, you still have until 8:25 pm EST tonight to submit your picks, so time is running low.

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