Jared Dubin

“I'll lean toward the Bears here because of the Patriots' injury issues along the offensive line, which could hold the run game back further and put even more on Maye's shoulders.”

“Pick: 49ers 27, Commanders 16”

“Pick: Seahawks 24, Broncos 16”

“Pick: Rams 28, Bills 24”

“But they're still going to win it.”

“Still, they should have enough to win this one fairly comfortably.”

“But I'm going to lean on the preseason priors for a little while longer and take L.A. to win.”

“So I like the Colts to keep things relatively close in this one, even while the Chiefs grind out a win on the ground.”

“I'm not the biggest Nix fan in the world, but the Broncos offense has undeniably been effective with him at the helm, and I think they have enough to get it done against the Chiefs in Week 1.”

“Pick: Rams 31, 49ers 21”