MMQB Staff Picks Bears in Week 7 Opener, Backs Steelers in NFL's 1st Paris Game

3 articles · Updated · Sports Illustrated · Oct 22

7 of 8 MMQB staffers picked the Bears to beat the Patriots on Thursday night, backing Caleb Williams at home in his second game back from a hamstring injury.
6 of 8 chose the Steelers over the Saints in the NFL’s first game in Paris, projecting Pittsburgh to improve to 5-2.
Three Week 7 matchups drew unanimous calls: the 49ers over the Falcons, the Texans over the Giants in J.J. McCarthy’s first start for New York, and the Vikings over the Colts.
The strongest consensus elsewhere favored the Panthers, Broncos, Jets and Cowboys at 7-1, while the Bengals-Ravens game was the tightest split at 5-3 for Cincinnati.
MMQB’s staff entered Week 7 after missing last Thursday’s Seahawks-Broncos game across the board but finishing Week 6 with a unanimous 49ers pick over Washington.