Greg Cote's Week 1 NFL picks

In 1972 the Dolphins were perfect. There was quite literally nowhere to go but down. In 2018 Patrick Mahomes introduced himself with a 50-touchdown MVP season. For him, too, the bar was set so crazy high as to make a falloff seem inevitable. Welcome to me and this season of NFL picks. This is our 29th year doing this and last season we set all-time personal bests for overall winning percentage (.705) and success against the point spread (.582). Perspective: We began these picks in 1991. Marino and Shula, Duper and Clayton _ all still around. "The Silence of the Lambs" was creeping everybody out. So we've been at this awhile, and never had a season like last year. Can we keep the magic going? Join us on the ride and let's find out together! (Note: Thursday night pick was @Bears (-3) over Packers, 24-20).