Greg Cote's Week 3 NFL picks

Like a dog shaking off rainwater, we cast aside a rough opening week and rallied in Week 2 to a solid 11-5 mark straight-up and 8-8 against the spread. Highlights: Nailed our Upset of the Week pick with Lions over Chargers ("Aawwk!"), bull's-eyed another outright upset with Falcons beating Eagles, and also cashed a trio of dogs-with-points in Bucs, Colts and Seahawks. Lowlight: Had the Dolphins-plus-18 { in a game they lost by 43. Lesson learned, albeit the hard way. (Note: Thursday night pick was At Jaguars (+1 {) over Titans, 20-17).