Jay Cutler and the Bears sent shockwaves through many survivor pools, including this one, with his leading an upset win over the woeful Vikings Monday night.

That’s why they call it gambling.

We’ll take another stab in week nine.

Tony: Kansas City

Vomhof: Dallas

Andy: Dallas

Maggio: Kansas City

Rich: Green Bay

And here is why:

Tony: (Previous picks: Seattle, Carolina, Dallas, New England, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Minnesota) running low on sure fire picks, since I apparently went Dallas in week 3.  Almost went New Orleans over San Francisco, but you never know with Drew Brees on the road—so I’ll stick with the Chiefs over the floundering Jaguars. Biggest concern here is probably how Alex Smith and Spencer Ware respond to their concussions, but Nick Foles and Charcandrick West seem up to the task based on the Jaguars recent woes.

Vomhof: (Previous picks: Seattle, Carolina, Miami, Arizona, New England, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Minnesota) I’ve been reluctant to believe the hype on the Cowboys bandwagon this year, but now they’re playing Cleveland–and, sadly, the hapless Browns only traded for Jamie Collins, not the entire Patriots roster, this week.

Andy: (Previous picks: Seattle, Carolina, Miami, Carolina, New England, Pittsburgh, Denver, Kansas City) I was using my iPad last week at the Atlanta airport to change a couple fantasy football lineups when a guy engaged me in football conversation. We got to talking about survivor pools and he told me his early season strategy of picking whoever was playing Cleveland worked well until he went against the strategy and got knocked out. The Browns are going to improve someday, but as of now, the record speaks for itself. Cowboys walk in this one.

Maggio: (Previous picks: Arizona, Detroit, Carolina, Washington, Oakland, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Tennessee) Jacksonville’s obviously in shambles at the moment and now operating under a new regime. Not exactly the recipe you want going into a game in one of the NFL’s most hostile environments. The Chiefs have a couple of question marks with their offense coming out of Week 8, but think they have more than enough tools at their disposal for this pick to come without any caveats.

Rich: (Previous picks: Los Angeles, Seattle, Arizona, Dallas, New England, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Minnesota) Since my weekly pick this year has become the kiss of death, I’m pleased to bestow it this week upon the Green Bay Packers. While the Packers’ defense has struggled this year, mightily at times, the Indianapolis Colts have been the cure for ailing teams. Andrew Luck is a good quarterback, but his best offensive teammates are a running back old enough to be a grandparent by NFL standards and a 5’9″ wide receiver who may or may not play on Sunday. Meanwhile, despite much evidence to the contrary this season, Aaron Rodgers is still an elite level quarterback who can make receivers like Davante Adams and Ty Montgomery look like All-Pros. Imagine what he could be like if Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb were to pull their heads out of their asses.