NFL Week 1 picks: Bears, Broncos and Patriots locks for kickoff weekend

SB Nation's "expert" NFL picking panel returns for a new season, starting with a slate of Week 1 games that include some picks so obvious, they're sure to be wrong.

The 2014 NFL season is finally here, almost. It kicks off Thursday night in Seattle. But before the excitement kicks in, there's business to attend to, the business of making picks for a full slate of 16 games happening on Kickoff Weekend.

Every team is undefeated, and all we have to go on, for now, is a plate full of expectations and whatever we saw during the preseason. Once again, we turned to SB Nation's panel of NFL folks to pick the week's games.

There are a handful of unanimous picks this week, including the Bears over the Bills, the Patriots beating the Dolphins, the Eagles handling the Jaguars and the Steelers turning aside the Browns. At least one of those games will most certainly go the opposite direction, so choose wisely if you opt to go with an obvious one for a survivor pool this week.

Week 1	Ryan Van Bibber	Stephen White	Joel Thorman	Matt Ufford	David Fucillo	Danny Kelly	PFT Commenter
GB vs SEA	SEA	SEA	SEA	SEA	SEA	SEA	GB
NO vs. ATL	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	ATL
CIN vs. BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	CIN	BAL	BAL	BAL
BUF vs. CHI	CHI	CHI	CHI	CHI	CHI	CHI	CHI
WAS vs. HOU	WAS	WAS	WAS	HOU	WAS	HOU	HOU
TEN vs. KC	KC	KC	KC	KC	TEN	KC	KC
NE vs. MIA	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
OAK vs. NYJ	NYJ	NYJ	NYJ	NYJ	NYJ	OAK	OAK
JAX vs. PHI	PHI	PHI	PHI	PHI	PHI	PHI	PHI
CLE vs. PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT
MIN vs. STL	MIN	MIN	STL	STL	STL	STL	Tie
SF vs. DAL	SF	SF	SF	SF	SF	SF	DAL
CAR vs. TB	TB	TB	CAR	TB	TB	CAR	TB
IND vs. DEN	DEN	DEN	DEN	DEN	DEN	DEN	DEN
NYG vs. DET	DET	DET	NYG	DET	DET	DET	DET
SD vs. ARI	SD	ARI	SD	SD	ARI	SD	ARI

Our panel consists of: David Fucillo, SB Nation's fantasy guru; Danny Kelly, SB Nation NFL contributor; PFT Commenter, SBN Nation's hot takes expert; Joel Thorman, manager of SB Nation NFL blogs; Matt Ufford, editorial producer, SB Nation studios; Ryan Van Bibber, SB Nation's NFL editor; and Stephen White, retired NFL defensive end and SB Nation NFL contributor.

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