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Fearless Rick & Coin Flip NFL Week 7 Early Games
All times Eastern
Week 6 Results: Rick 4-10; Flip: 7-7
Thursday, October 22
New England Patriots @ Chicago Bears (-3, 50) (8:15 pm, Amazon Prime Video) - Both teams come off solid wins and are 4-2. Bears won on the road at Atlanta (31-23), while the Pats downed the Jets, 26-19, at home.
The Bears appear to have the upper hand with Caleb Williams back at QB, home field and a solidified defense. Patriots are 1-2 on the road, with losses at Seattle and Jacksonville, and a win at Buffalo.
Coin Flip: New England
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Bears 34 Patriots 24
Pittsburgh Steelers (-3, 44.5) @ New Orleans Saints (9:30 am NFL Network, Paris) - The Saints come off a 34-27 win over the Giants in New Jersey, but are somewhat dinged up on defense. Both teams are on the wing again after road wins last week. New Orleans is only 2-4, while the Steelers are tied with the Ravens and Browns at 4-2 in the AFC East.
The Saints have allowed the most points in the league (178, tied with Arizona) giving the Steelers a huge edge when Aaron Rodgers leads the offense onto the field.
Coin Flip: New Orleans
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Steelers 30 Saints 17
The Jets rallied against the Patriots in New England last week, but came up short in a 26-19 loss. They should have more success offensively as Miami can’t sustain drives which causes the defense to be on the field far too often. Miami has averaged just 14 points per game through five weeks. They come off a bye week but still have too many issues to overcome.
Coin Flip: Miami
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Jets 24 Dolphins 10
With Lamar Jackson out indefinitely, the Ravens are short on offense and that could be a problem with a healthy Joe Burrow in a divisional clash. The Bengals won at Baltimore last season, 32-14, but lost, 24-0, at home. Edge to the Bengals.
Coin Flip: Cincinnati
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Bengals 31 Ravens 24
The Titans won a 2025 meeting in Cleveland, 31-29, and home field will help this time around. The Browns are 1-2 on the road and have scored just 45 points in those games (15 ppg).
Coin Flip: Cleveland
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Titans 23 Browns 20
The Texans know they can’t afford a loss here. The defense needs to step up in a big way against the unsure Giants’ offense. C.J. Stroud has found mid-season form and his offense is loaded with outside weapons in Nico Collins and Marvin Harrison Jr..
Coin Flip: Houston
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Texans 28 Giants 14
The Vikings come off a bye week and have yet to taste defeat (5-0). Even though the offense isn’t completely healthy, the Minnesota defense leads the NFL in yards (1,299) and points allowed (64, 12.8 per game).
Coin Flip: Indianapolis
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Vikings 31 Colts 13
San Francisco doesn’t seem to be tired of winning and deserve to be favored here, but the Falcons will likely add some urgency to their offense. If Atlanta’s defense can hold up against the 49er offense, without Deebo Samuel and Mike Evans, they may pull off the upset. While the Falcons are 0-3 at home, it’s notable that this seventh game of the season for the 49ers is only their second road trip. Amazing.
Coin Flip: Atlanta
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Falcons 27 49ers 24
Being at home, the Panthers should turn back the short-handed Bucs with relative ease. Last season’s games were close, with the Panthers winning at home, 23-20, and losing at Tampa, 16-14.
Coin Flip: Tampa Bay
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Panthers 27 Buccaneers 20
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