Need a little help with my picks

[cookmg]

Hi all,

I'm in an NFL pool where we pick winners in each game and rank them in order of confidence. If you pick correctly, you score the number of points (the rank) you gave the team. Most points for the week wins. The high single digit picks are the most important becuase the field will likely be somewhat split on their picks here. If you guess wrong in just a couple it's hard to win that week.

I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the following games (remember I have to pick outright winners):

NE v. NYJ - I would like to go big on NE, but they struggled more than expected last week. Also, aren't the Jets likely to be fired up as a division dog at home?

ATL v TB - Is Atlanta really that good (beat the CAR)? Is TB really that bad (shutout by BAL)?

DAL v WASH - Doesn't seem like Portis is going to be 100%. Do you think DAL figures to look a lot better coming home this week?

Thanks so much!

[Performify]

Without a spread:

Patriots win but i wouldn't rank it highly. Middle of the pack.

Atlanta isn't probably as good as they looked, and Tampa certainly isn't that bad. But Atlanta still probably wins this. I'd rank it above the Pats but still midpack.

Dallas dominates Washington here. Would be my sixth play behind Colts, Ravens, Bears, Chargers, and Cinci...

[cookmg]

I like your confidence in Dallas! Can you elaborate on why you think the matchup is so strong? I'm concerned about Bledsoe and the backup kicker if the game is close.