pick, the defensive tackle recorded 26 tackles with five for a loss

Chris Berman has taken his Swami Sez NFL picks segment, seen on SportsCenter, to ESPN Chalk. Each week during the NFL regular season, hell give his favorite picks against the spread here with a little further analysis.Season record:?46-23 ATS (last week: 2-3)?New England Patriots at Denver BroncosThis is one of the few venues that New England has struggled at during the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick regime, as they are just 2-7 straight up and against the number in Denver. Last years loss here cost the Patriots home-field advantage and a potential trip to the Super Bowl, but this years Broncos team isnt quite the same as last years. Denvers remaining three games are against the only AFC teams with better records. The Broncos D will give all that it has but will come up just a little short.Score: New England 20, Denver 19Oakland Raiders at San Diego ChargersI expect an old-fashioned AFL shootout in this one, in a stadium that will be full of Raiders fans. San Diego played Oakland close the first time, and even though Melvin Gordon is out, I believe the Chargers will get up for this one. San Diegos?Antonio Gates is two TDs behind Tony Gonzalez for the all-time TD record for tight ends, and time is running out to get that. Look for that connection to make some noise. San Diego wearing the powder blues? Rivers gets the ball last and gets it done.Score: San Diego 28, Oakland 27Tennessee Titans at Kansas City ChiefsIts going to be frigid Sunday in Kansas City, which should point to the running game of Tennessee having success, but I dont know how many cold games Marcus Mariota has played in. I think that could work against him a little here. The Chiefs dont score a lot, but their defense is strong, even with Derrick Johnson lost for the season. Kansas City will be motivated by a shot to still be the top seed in the AFC. Its time for the Chiefs?to make Harry Houdini inactive for this one and just claim a normal win. The front seven will be the difference here.Score: Kansas City 22, Tennessee 14Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston TexansThe Texans seem to be a different team at home, as they are 5-1 at Reliant Stadium (and 4-0 in the AFC South). Brock Osweiler has been far from impressive, but this defense is coming on with Jadeveon Clowney & Co., and I still think theyre going to win this division. The Jaguars simply cant get out of their own way, and another Blake Bortles turnover seems destined to doom them here.Score: Houston 24, Jacksonville 13Detroit Lions at New York GiantsMatthew Staffords finger is definitely a concern, but he has led the Lions to fourth-quarter comeback wins in eight of their nine victories, so why cant he come back from a finger issue? The story of this game to me is that both defenses are quietly playing better than expected. Neither team can really run the ball, so expect this to be a close, low-scoring game. I like Detroit by a field goal.Score: Detroit 23, New York Giants 20 Hydro Flask Gul . The move comes after the Canadiens were approached by the Buffalo Sabres for permission to speak to Dudley - a former Sabres player and head coach. "The Sabres called for permission and I appreciate that, Im flattered, Dudley told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN. Hydro Flask Straw Lid . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. http://www.danmarkhydroflask.com/ . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. Køb Hydro Flask . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. Hydro Flaske . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. What is #CFBrank? #CFBrank is the Twitter hashtag to use if you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along.How did we rank the players? We asked 32 of ESPNs college football writers, editors and analysts to rate players on a scale of 0-10 based on their expected contributions for the 2016 season.100-91 |90-81 |?80-71 |?70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1Arden Key LSU Tigers Sophomore | Defensive End Score: 7.45The 6-foot-6 pass-rusher came into his own late in his freshman season, registering 3.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in LSUs final five games of 2015. Now playing outside linebacker in Dave Arandas new 3-4 defense, Key has folks at LSU expecting a superb sophomore season.Joshua Dobbs Tennessee Volunteers Senior | Quarterback Score: 7.46The big, fast and shifty Dobbs led all SEC quarterbacks with 671 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns in 2015. Dobbs also completed 59.6 percent of his passes for 2,291 yards with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions last year. In four games last season, Dobbs threw for 200 yards and ran for at least 50 yards.Wayne Gallman Clemson Tigers Junior | Running Back Score: 7.47In 2016, Gallman set the Clemson school record for rushing yards in a season with 1,527 yards. So what does he have in store for an encore? The fourth-year junior said hes looking to also break the schools career rushing record, which would require at least 1,671 yards on the ground in 2016.Jarrad Davis Florida Gators Senior | Linebacker Score: 7.48The versatile, sideline-to-sideline middle linebacker isnt just Floridas quarterback on defense; he can drop into coverage and line up as a pass-rusher on the outside. Davis decided to return to school after registering 98 tackles (seven per game) last season. He also had 11 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.Gabe Marks Washington State Cougars Junior | Wide Receiver Score: 7.52After hauling in 15 touchdowns last season, Marks and quarterback Luke Falk are on pace to be one of the most prolific pass-catch duos in Pac-12 history. Marks numbers from 2015 more than warranted a spot in the NFL, but the Biletnikoff semifinalist opted to return for a final season, in which hes expected to thrive again in Mike Leachs Air Raid.Mitch Hyatt Clemson Tigers Sophomore | Offensive Lineman Score: 7.53Most teams would be terrified to start a true freshman at left tackle -- let alone teams with championship aspiratiions.dddddddddddd But Hyatt proved to be a quick study at Clemson, starting every game and protecting Deshaun Watsons blind side for a unit that allowed just 18 sacks in 15 games. Now Hyatt is a veteran, and hell be anchoring the line as the Tigers look to return to the ACC title game.Jake Butt Michigan Wolverines Senior | Tight End Score: 7.54A sneaky fast tight end, according to his teammates, Butt caught 51 passes for 654 yards last season. The All-American will be the leader of a deep and often-deployed tight end group in Ann Arbor this season, and hell be a welcome weapon for the Wolverines new quarterback.Lowell Lotulelei Utah Utes Junior | Defensive Tackle Score: 7.55Tabbed as a potential first-round draft pick, the defensive tackle recorded 26 tackles with five for a loss and a sack last season. But his job is to eat up blockers so the linebackers behind him can make plays. He is the centerpiece of what should be one of the top defensive lines in the country.Anthony Walker Northwestern Wildcats Junior | Linebacker Score: 7.56Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald is the greatest linebacker in Wildcats history. But Fitzgerald says Walker has a chance to eclipse him. As a sophomore, Walker broke out in a big way, finishing with 122 tackles and 20.5 tackles for loss, earning All-America honors. Teammates call him The Franchise.Lamar Jackson Louisville Cardinals Sophomore | Quarterback Score: 7.57Jackson set the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a season with 960 in his freshman campaign, putting an exclamation point on his year with a bowl-record 453 yards against Texas A&M. Now that hes entrenched as the starter, the expectations have only grown for 2016 after ending the season with a monster performance.100-91 |90-81 |?80-71 |?70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1Voters: Andrea Adelson, Edward Aschoff, Brian Bennett, Kyle Bonagura, David Ching, Heather Dinich, Matt Fortuna, Kevin Gemmell, David Hale, Travis Haney, Brock Huard, Chantel Jennings, Sharon Katz, Sam Khan Jr., David Lombardi, Chris Low, Tom Luginbill, Ivan Maisel, Ryan McGee, Erik McKinney, Ted Miller, Dan Murphy, Max Olson, Greg Ostendorf, Adam Rittenberg, Alex Scarborough, Jared Shanker, Mitch Sherman, Phil Steele, Jake Trotter, Tom VanHaaren, Austin Ward ' ' '