NFL Expert Picks for Week 3 of 2025
The season keeps ticking and we keep picking. Last week was particularly brutal for the entire panel with some game being nothing like we expected.
Two game in particular really stood out as ones that made perfect sense when we first made the picks, but the games themselves played out in weird ways. The first was the Seahawks beating the Steelers, in which 7-of-10 pickers went with Pittsburgh only to see Aaron Rodgers and co. get whooped. The far bigger surprise was on Sunday night though when J.J. McCarthy turned into a pumpkin on national TV, giving the Falcons the win. The panel were 9-of-10 for Minnesota in that game, thinking their comeback win over the Bears to open the season was indicative of more success to come.
How wrong we were.
Week 3 is a minefield of injuries and tricky picks. Bengals vs. Vikings is one that’s very difficult to parse due to injuries to both Joe Burrow and J.J. McCarthy, making this the QB duel between Jake Browning and Carson Wentz we all expected. Meanwhile in an NFC West divisional matchup we have the battle of the 2-0 teams with the Cardinals and 49ers locking horns. There’s no doubt San Francisco is the better team on paper, but injuries to George Kittle and Brock Purdy’s status being up in the air has this game on shaky ground.
Here are our picks for Week 3.
Week 1
Mookie Alexander
James Dator
Chet Gresham
Brandon Lee Gowton
Jared Mueller
R.J. Ochoa
Ricky O’Donnell
Mark Schofield
Nick Simon
Matt Warren
TNF: Dolphins vs. Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bengals vs. Vikings
Vikings
Vikings
Bengals
Bengals
Bengals
Bengals
Vikings
Vikings
Bengals
Vikings
Texans vs. Jaguars
Texans
Texans
Jaguars
Texans
Texans
Texans
Texans
Texans
Jaguars
Texans
Colts vs. Titans
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts
Colts
Raiders vs. Commanders
Commanders
Commanders
Commanders
Commanders
Raiders
Commanders
Raiders
Commanders
Raiders
Commanders
Rams vs. Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Rams
Eagles
Eagles
Rams
Eagles
Falcons vs. Panthers
Falcons
Falcons
Falcons
Falcons
Falcons
Falcons
Falcons
Falcons
Falcons
Falcons
Steelers vs. Patriots
Patriots
Steelers
Patriots
Steelers
Patriots
Steelers
Patriots
Steelers
Steelers
Steelers
Packers vs. Browns
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Jets vs. Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Broncos vs. Chargers
Chargers
Chargers
Chargers
Chargers
Chargers
Chargers
Chargers
Chargers
Broncos
Chargers
Saints vs. Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Cowboys vs. Bears
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Bears
Cowboys
Cardinals vs. 49ers
Cardinals
Cardinals
49ers
49ers
Cardinals
Cardinals
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
SNF: Chiefs vs. Giants
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
MNF: Lions vs. Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Lions
Ravens
2025 Pick record
20-12
23-9
22-10
22-10
19-13
21-11
25-7
19-13
20-12
23-9
The season keeps ticking and we keep picking. Last week was particularly brutal for the entire panel with some game being nothing like we expected.
Two game in particular really stood out as ones that made perfect sense when we first made the picks, but the games themselves played out in weird ways. The first was the Seahawks beating the Steelers, in which 7-of-10 pickers went with Pittsburgh only to see Aaron Rodgers and co. get whooped. The far bigger surprise was on Sunday night though when J.J. McCarthy turned into a pumpkin on national TV, giving the Falcons the win. The panel were 9-of-10 for Minnesota in that game, thinking their comeback win over the Bears to open the season was indicative of more success to come.
How wrong we were.
Week 3 is a minefield of injuries and tricky picks. Bengals vs. Vikings is one that’s very difficult to parse due to injuries to both Joe Burrow and J.J. McCarthy, making this the QB duel between Jake Browning and Carson Wentz we all expected. Meanwhile in an NFC West divisional matchup we have the battle of the 2-0 teams with the Cardinals and 49ers locking horns. There’s no doubt San Francisco is the better team on paper, but injuries to George Kittle and Brock Purdy’s status being up in the air has this game on shaky ground.
