It’s hard to know who we can trust week in and week out, but a big part of that is injuries. I didn’t feel as good about San Francisco before Deebo Samuel and Trent Williams came back - now that they’re on the field, 11 points doesn’t seem too extreme. Dallas is more conditional, but Carolina is exactly the kind of team they’ve beaten up on. As for Russell Wilson vs. Josh Dobbs? Just taking the points and seeing what happens.

Week 10 doesn’t seem like it’s too late in an 18-week season, but there are a few teams facing real forks in the road as the playoff picture begins to take shape. Can the Bills, Bengals, and 49ers make big statements against fellow playoff hopefuls? Let’s see if we get some clarity on who truly belongs in the contender conversation in this week’s big matchups.

Maybe it’s spending 48+ hours in a hospital with the little guy down with a stomach bug, but something is pushing me towards a feeling of home this week. Let’s see if an uncharacteristic 9-5 home lean comes back to bite us.

Woof, that was brutal. How much do we take away from big upsets last week, and how much do we rely on larger sample sizes? Of course it’s a bit of both, but let’s see if we pick the right option for the right teams.

A little trip down memory lane before getting into this week’s picks, where we try to get back on track after two weeks in the red