Cindy vs. Erik: Week 5 NFL Picks

Welcome to week 5 of the NFL season. This week Cindy hopes to add to her lead and I try not to fall too far behind.

Overall, Cindy is 41-22, good for 438 points. I'm 39-24, with 415 points. In the larger office pool, Cindy is in 4th and I'm in 8th, good enough for me. As long as I'm not last, I'm happy.

This week, Cindy and I continued our trend of making mostly the same picks. The only differences are Indy at Houston and Buffalo at Tennessee.

I'll take Houston at home vs. a Colts team playing without Andrew Luck on a short week. Cindy likes Indy, not because they're playing well, but because Houston is probably worse.

Cindy likes Buffalo on the road vs. Tennessee, but injuries played a role in my selection here as well. I'll take the Titans with several key players on the Bills offense nicked up, including LeSean McCoy, Karlos Williams and Sammy Watkins.

Here are this week's games:

Indianapolis (10) at Houston (10)

Washington (17.5) at Atlanta (10)

Seattle (12.5) at Cincinnati (10)

St. Louis (19.5) at Green Bay (10)

Buffalo (10) at Tennessee (12.5)

Chicago (19.5) at Kansas City (10)

New Orleans (14.5) at Philadelphia (10)

Jacksonville (13) at Tampa Bay (10)

Cleveland (16.5) at Baltimore (10)

Arizona (10) at Detroit (12.5)

New England (10) at Dallas (19.5)