NFL Picks Week 7: Atlanta Falcons and Road Teams Destined to Pull an Upset

Week 7's slate of NFL games surprisingly features only five matchups in which the road team is favored.

But rest assured, there will be plenty of upsets this weekend, including some inside the division.

There are a handful of losing teams hosting early season contenders in Week 7, which should produce some hair-raising twist and turns just in time for Halloween.

Here are three road underdogs destined to pull off an upset this weekend:

Atlanta Falcons (3-3) +4 Over Detroit Lions (5-1)

Matthew Stafford and the formerly undefeated Lions hit their first major road bump of 2011 last week when they fell to Jim Harbaugh's feisty, revamped 49ers.

One week later, in comes the recharged Atlanta Falcons led by quarterback Matt Ryan and sturdy running back Michael Turner.

Turner gashed the Carolina Panthers last week and helped lead the Dirty Birds back to .500, which pulls them within one game of the NFC South-leading Bucs and Saints.

Look for this to be the week where Detroit joins Buffalo as the soon-to-be forgotten early season contenders.

Atlanta wins this one on the road.

Denver Broncos (1-4) +2 Over Miami Dolphins (0-5)

Not quite sure how a winless team can be favored regardless of the game's location, but the Dolphins are Sunday in Miami against the Fighting Tebows.

Beloved second-year quarterback Tim Tebow will make his first start of 2011 in Week 7 on the road in his home state.

Miami looks to rebound after an ugly Monday night loss to the Jets in Week 6, but can Matt Moore really upstage Tebow in his 2011 premiere?

Denver gets its second win of the year and sends Tony Sparano's group into a tailspin.

Houston Texans (3-3) +3 Over Tennessee Titans (3-2)

The AFC South-leading Titans are coming off a bye week in Week 7 and hosting losers of two-straight, the Houston Texans.

Houston battled in Baltimore last week, but fell short on the road and now finds itself struggling to keep pace with the surprisingly Titans.

Watch for Matt Schaub and the Houston offense to start out strong again in Nashville, holding off upstart Tennessee on the road to reclaim the division lead.

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