Ron Cortes

Eagles Michael Vick pictured after his second fumble that was recovered by Steelers Larry Foote on Sunday, October 7, 2012, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 16-14. (Ron Cortes/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT)

After a strange week in which the experts picked games between relatively unknown college football teams and did not fare particularly well, this week should help them get back in the groove with a slate of games featuring very well known teams.  Eric Dannenbaum has sprung his way into second after another 5-3 week, now only trailing sports editor, Brandon Lapensohn, by two games.  Only two experts are over .500 so far, as Clucko has managed to claim sole possession of last place, a place he never found himself last year.  At this point the editors are only separated by four games, however each week the margin has grown slightly larger.   Perhaps this week—where only two games were picked unanimously—will provide the separation that prior weeks lacked.

Standings:
Brandon: 18-14 (.563)
Eric: 16-16 (.500)
Will: 15-17 (.469)
Holden: 14-18 (.438)
Dhruv: 14-18 (.438)
Clucko: 13-19 (.406)

This week’s picks:

Philadelphia Eagles (3-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2)

Brandon: Steelers

Eric: Steelers

Will: Eagles

Holden: Eagles

Dhruv: Eagles

Clucko: Steelers
Atlanta Falcons (4-0) at Washington Redskins (2-2)

Brandon: Redskins

Eric: Falcons

Will: Falcons

Holden: Falcons

Dhruv: Falcons

Clucko: Redskins
Denver Broncos (2-2) at New England Patriots (2-2)

Brandon: Patriots

Eric: Broncos

Will: Patriots

Holden: Patriots

Dhruv: Broncos

Clucko: Broncos
San Diego Chargers (3-1) at New Orleans Saints(0-4)

Brandon: Saints

Eric: Chargers

Will: Chargers

Holden: Chargers

Dhruv: Chargers

Clucko: Saints
4 LSU (5-0) at 10 Florida (4-0)

Brandon: Florida

Eric: LSU

Will: LSU

Holden: LSU

Dhruv: LSU

Clucko: Florida
5 Georgia (5-0) at 6 South Carolina (5-0)

Brandon: Georgia

Eric: South Carolina

Will: South Carolina

Holden: Georgia

Dhruv: Georgia

Clucko: Georgia
8 West Virginia (4-0) at 11 Texas (4-0)

Brandon: West Virginia

Eric: West Virginia

Will: West Virginia

Holden: West Virginia

Dhruv: West Virginia

Clucko: West Virginia
21 Nebraska (4-1) at 12 Ohio State (5-0)

Brandon: Ohio State

Eric: Ohio State

Will: Ohio State

Holden: Ohio State

Dhruv: Ohio State

Clucko: Ohio State