NFL Week Six Predictions: Picks For Every Game

The '72 Dolphins can pop the champagne early this year, as the Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Indianapolis Colts last week, leaving the NFL with no remaining undefeated teams.

This season has seen quite a bit of parity (Cardinals over the Saints, really?), but I still managed to eke out a 7-5 record last week with my picks against the spread.

Not great, but I'll try to step my game up this week.

Channeling my inner Ms. Cleo, here are my NFL Week 6 picks...

San Diego Chargers (-8.5) Over St. Louis Rams

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OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 10: Philip Rivers #17 of the San Diego Chargers in action against the Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 10, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

San Diego Chargers (-8.5) Over St. Louis Rams

The Chargers, as usual, are underachieving to start the season, losing to the Raiders last week by virtue of poor special teams play.

The Rams on the other hand, looked good until getting absolutely demolished by the Lions last week, making Shaun Hill look like Peyton Manning in the process.

Philip Rivers is putting up unbelievable numbers, and he is simply too much for the Rams to handle, despite their defensive improvements.

Kansas City Chiefs (+4.5) Over Houston Texans

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CLEVELAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Running back Jamaal Charles #25 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs by defensive back Eric Wright #21 of the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on September 19, 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

Kansas City Chiefs (+4.5) Over Houston Texans

The Chiefs, still 3-1, have been the NFL's most shocking team to date.

The Texans, at 3-2, have looked good for parts of the season, but were torn apart by the Giants last week.

Kansas City's now-elite defense will stifle the NFL's leading rusher (Arian Foster) and win what should be a close battle.

Baltimore Ravens (+3) Over New England Patriots

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BALTIMORE, MD - OCTOBER 10: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens runs the ball against the Denver Broncos at M&T Bank Stadium on October 10, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. Players wore pink in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Ravens lead

Baltimore Ravens (+3) Over New England Patriots

The Ravens have been looking like one of the best teams in the NFL lately, and they are certainly capable of stopping the Patriots explosive offense.

Look for Joe Flacco to exploit New England's porous secondary that gave up a huge game to should-be-backup Ryan Fitzpatrick, and lead the Ravens to victory.

New Orleans Saints (-4.5) Over Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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GLENDALE, AZ - OCTOBER 10: Quarterback Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints warms up before the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on October 10, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Saints 30-

New Orleans Saints (-4.5) Over Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The defending Super Bowl champs are shockingly 3-2, losing to the Max Hall-led Cardinals last week.

Ouch.

But remember, it's only Week 6.

Look for Brees and Co. to get back on track against an improving, but mediocre Bucs team.

Atlanta Falcons (+3) Over Philadelphia Eagles

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CLEVELAND - OCTOBER 10: Quarterback Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons throws to tight end Tony Gonzalez #88 against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on October 10, 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

Atlanta Falcons (+3) Over Philadelphia Eagles

The Falcons have been flying under the radar for some reason despite a 4-1 record which includes a victory over the Saints.

The Eagles are explosive, but the Falcons are much more solid all-around, especially with Kevin Kolb manning the helm for Philly.

Atlanta wins, but it will be close.

Detroit Lions (+10) Over New York Giants

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DETROIT - OCTOBER 10: Jahvid Best #44 of the Detroit Lions looks for running room after getting past Craig Dahl #43 of the St. Louis Rams on October 10, 2010 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 44-6. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Ima

Detroit Lions (+10) Over New York Giants

This is a matchup between two teams who showed some serious promise early on, but had been losing games they should have won (Calvin Johnson rule, anyone?)

But both teams put the pieces together last week, and won in blowout fashion.

The Giants are the better team, but their turnover woes won't be cured overnight.

The Lions have similar problems and should lose this game, but they have enough firepower to stay in it and lose by less than 10.

Pittsburgh Steelers (-14) Over Cleveland Browns

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PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 02: Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers drops back to pass against the Carolina Panthers during the preseason game on September 2, 2010 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Pittsburgh Steelers (-14) Over Cleveland Browns

Roethlisberger is back.

And he's angry.

The Steelers have the league's best defense.

They will likely be facing Colt McCoy, who Mike Holmgren previously insisted wouldn't be ready to take a snap this year.

Yikes.

Take Pittsburgh, despite the two-touchdown line.

Chicago Bears (-7) Over Seattle Seahawks

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 03: Jay Cutler #6 of the Chicago Bears drops back to pass against Michael Boley #59 of the New York Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium on October 3, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Chicago Bears (-7) Over Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks are good at home, but awful on the road.

They travel to Soldier Field for this one.

With Jay Cutler expected to start, the Bears should roll, although he may be shaky in his first start back from a concussion.

Take the Bears to cover, but just barely.

New York Jets (-3) Over Denver Broncos

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 11: Quarterback Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets looks to throw a pass in the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at New Meadowlands Stadium on October 11, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Jets won 29-20

New York Jets (-3) Over Denver Broncos

The Jets have looked every bit of the Super Bowl Contenders they think they are since their awful loss against Baltimore.

Denver has been putting up astronomical passing numbers lately, but the Jets own arguably the best secondary in the league.

The Broncos will have a whole lot of trouble scoring in this one, and the Jets should cruise to victory.

Oakland Raiders (+6.5) Over San Francisco 49ers

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OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 19: Laurent Robinson #19 of the St. Louis Rams is tackled by Nnamdi Asomugha #21 of the Oakland Raiders at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 19, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Oakland Raiders (+6.5) Over San Francisco 49ers

The Raiders impressively beat the Chargers with a combination of a little bit of offense, defense, a whole lot of special teams, and some pixie dust.

San Francisco has been keeping games close, but something just isn't right.

On paper, the 49ers should cruise.

But that's why they play the game.

Oakland is the mentally tougher team (you wouldn't guessed that a few weeks ago) and should grind out a victory, or at least do enough to cover the 6.5 points.

Minnesota Vikings (-1.5) Over Dallas Cowboys

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 11: Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings looks to pass against the New York Jets at New Meadowlands Stadium on October 11, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Minnesota Vikings (-1.5) Over Dallas Cowboys

The Vikings couldn't do anything against the Jets on Monday night for three quarters, but then their offense erupted and they looked like a completely different team.

Favre made three impressive touchdown throws, and should torch the Cowboys, who have been a colossal disappointment so far.

The Minnesota defense also looked solid against the Jets despite losing, and they'll win this one outright.

Indianapolis Colts (-3) Over Washington Redskins

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 10: Peyton Manning #18 of the Indianapolis Colts drops back to pass against the Kansas City Chiefs at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 10, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Colts defeated the Chiefs 19-9. (Photo by Scott Boehm/Gett

Indianapolis Colts (-3) Over Washington Redskins

The Colts haven't been overly impressive thus far, but they are still 3-2.

And they still have Peyton Manning.

Don't bet against Peyton in prime time, even against a Redskins team that just took out the Packers and Eagles.

Peyton will lead the Colts to victory on Sunday night.

Jacksonville Jaguars (+3) Over Tennessee Titans

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ORCHARD PARK, NY - OCTOBER 10: Brock Bolen #44, Maurice Jones-Drew #32 and Mike Sims-Walker #11 of the Jacksonville Jaguars celebrate Jones-Drew run for a touchdown that was called back for a penalty against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium on

Jacksonville Jaguars (+3) Over Tennessee TitansJaguars

The Jaguars are a surprise at 3-2 but David Garrard still hasn't proven that he is a capable starter.

The same exact thing could be said about the Titans and the struggling Vince Young.

This matchup between co-division-leaders is as evenly-matched one this week, and should make for a great Monday night affair.

Look for it to come down to the last possession as either team wins by a field goal or less.

Take the underdog here.

Last Week's Picks: 7-5

Overall: 7-5

Matt Rudnitsky is a student at the University of Michigan and a writing intern at Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Mattrud