NFL Week 1 Picks and the Return of Babe of the Week

Last year, I would do my picks with a Babe of the Week. Usually, this woman was to have gone to a college for one of the teams in the biggest college football game of that week, hence the multiple use of women from G4. This year's theme is women who call, report or host football coverage. So for Week 1, I've decided that our Babe of the Week is...


...Charissa Thompson, a jack of all trades sports reporter, covering college football on Big Ten Network, NFL on Fox, NHL on Versus as their lead reporter and more.

As for my picks (Home team in CAPS):

NEW ENGLAND (-5.5) over Cincinnati
TENNESSEE (-6.5) over Oakland
Denver (+3) over JACKSONVILLE
Cleveland (+3) over TAMPA BAY
Detroit (+6.5) over CHICAGO
N.Y. GIANTS (-7.5) over Carolina
Atlanta (-1.5) over PITTSBURGH
Miami (-3) over BUFFALO
Indianapolis (-2.5) over HOUSTON
Green Bay (-3) over PHILADELPHIA
ST. LOUIS (+4) over Arizona
San Francisco (-3) over SEATTLE
WASHINGTON (+3.5) over Dallas
Baltimore (+2) over N.Y. JETS
KANSAS CITY (+5) over San Diego

NFL Record: 0-1