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2026 NFL Week 6

NFL Week 6 Confidence Pool Picks & Rankings

Build your 2026 Week 6 pick sheet, compare FSN pregame win probabilities, and rank every selection from highest confidence to biggest risk.

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Current board Week 6 Oct 15–Oct 19
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Thu, Oct 15 · 8:15 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos
Why FSN leans Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; the pick must overcome home-field disadvantage. Seattle Seahawks 62% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 9:30 AM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars
Why FSN leans Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville Jaguars owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating. Jacksonville Jaguars 68% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
Why FSN leans Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; the pick must overcome home-field disadvantage. Chicago Bears 56% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
Why FSN leans Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; the pick must overcome home-field disadvantage. Baltimore Ravens 67% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
Why FSN leans Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. Indianapolis Colts 84% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for New York Jets at New England Patriots
Why FSN leans New England Patriots

New England Patriots owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. New England Patriots 88% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for New Orleans Saints at New York Giants
Why FSN leans New York Giants

New York Giants owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. New York Giants 63% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles
Why FSN leans Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick; rest works against it. Philadelphia Eagles 56% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Why FSN leans Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; the pick must overcome home-field disadvantage; rest works against it. Pittsburgh Steelers 52% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 4:05 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
Why FSN leans Los Angeles Rams

Los Angeles Rams owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. Los Angeles Rams 88% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 4:25 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Why FSN leans Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick; rest also helps. Kansas City Chiefs 79% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 4:25 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders
Why FSN leans Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; the pick must overcome home-field disadvantage. Buffalo Bills 77% pregame win probability.

Sun, Oct 18 · 8:20 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
Why FSN leans Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick; rest works against it. Green Bay Packers 62% pregame win probability.

Mon, Oct 19 · 8:15 PM ET Locked
Pick a winner for Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers
Why FSN leans San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. San Francisco 49ers 89% pregame win probability.

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At a Glance

NFL Week 6 Quick Takeaways

The fastest way to spot the safest favorite, the closest call, and how much 2026 model history is available so far.

Safest FSN pick San Francisco 49ers 89%

San Francisco 49ers owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. San Francisco 49ers 89% pregame win probability.

Tightest favorite Pittsburgh Steelers 52%

This is the lowest-probability favorite on the board, making it the natural place to keep confidence points low.

Model tracking 70–50 58.3%

Straight-up favorite accuracy from stored pregame FSN predictions this season. Calibration by probability band is tracked separately.

2026 Week 6

FSN NFL Week 6 Confidence Pool Rankings

FSN’s highest-confidence Week 6 selection is San Francisco 49ers at 89%. The tightest favorite is Pittsburgh Steelers at 52%, so that matchup belongs near the bottom of a traditional confidence card unless your own read says otherwise.

PtsFSN PickMatchupWin Prob.Level
14 San Francisco 49ers WAS at SF 89% Very High
13 New England Patriots NYJ at NE 88% Very High
12 Los Angeles Rams ARI at LAR 88% Very High
11 Indianapolis Colts TEN at IND 84% Very High
10 Kansas City Chiefs LAC at KC 79% Very High
9 Buffalo Bills BUF at LV 77% High
8 Jacksonville Jaguars HOU at JAX 68% High
7 Baltimore Ravens BAL at CLE 67% Moderate
6 New York Giants NO at NYG 63% Moderate
5 Green Bay Packers DAL at GB 62% Moderate
4 Seattle Seahawks SEA at DEN 62% Moderate
3 Philadelphia Eagles CAR at PHI 56% Toss-up
2 Chicago Bears CHI at ATL 56% Toss-up
1 Pittsburgh Steelers PIT at TB 52% Toss-up
Matchup Context

Why the model ranks Week 6 this way

14 WAS at SF San Francisco 49ers — 89%

San Francisco 49ers owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. San Francisco 49ers 89% pregame win probability.

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13 NYJ at NE New England Patriots — 88%

New England Patriots owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. New England Patriots 88% pregame win probability.

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12 ARI at LAR Los Angeles Rams — 88%

Los Angeles Rams owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. Los Angeles Rams 88% pregame win probability.

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11 TEN at IND Indianapolis Colts — 84%

Indianapolis Colts owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. Indianapolis Colts 84% pregame win probability.

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10 LAC at KC Kansas City Chiefs — 79%

Kansas City Chiefs owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick; rest also helps. Kansas City Chiefs 79% pregame win probability.

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9 BUF at LV Buffalo Bills — 77%

Buffalo Bills owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; the pick must overcome home-field disadvantage. Buffalo Bills 77% pregame win probability.

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8 HOU at JAX Jacksonville Jaguars — 68%

Jacksonville Jaguars owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating. Jacksonville Jaguars 68% pregame win probability.

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7 BAL at CLE Baltimore Ravens — 67%

Baltimore Ravens owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; the pick must overcome home-field disadvantage. Baltimore Ravens 67% pregame win probability.

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6 NO at NYG New York Giants — 63%

New York Giants owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick. New York Giants 63% pregame win probability.

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5 DAL at GB Green Bay Packers — 62%

Green Bay Packers owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick; rest works against it. Green Bay Packers 62% pregame win probability.

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4 SEA at DEN Seattle Seahawks — 62%

Seattle Seahawks owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; the pick must overcome home-field disadvantage. Seattle Seahawks 62% pregame win probability.

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3 CAR at PHI Philadelphia Eagles — 56%

Philadelphia Eagles owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; home field helps the pick; rest works against it. Philadelphia Eagles 56% pregame win probability.

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2 CHI at ATL Chicago Bears — 56%

Chicago Bears owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; the pick must overcome home-field disadvantage. Chicago Bears 56% pregame win probability.

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1 PIT at TB Pittsburgh Steelers — 52%

Pittsburgh Steelers owns the stronger opponent-adjusted team rating; the pick must overcome home-field disadvantage; rest works against it. Pittsburgh Steelers 52% pregame win probability.

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Transparent by Design

How FSN calculates NFL win probability

The v1 model starts with opponent-adjusted scoring margin from completed regular-season games. Prior-season results are discounted and regressed toward league average; current-season results receive more weight as they arrive. FSN then adds a modest home-field adjustment and a capped rest differential before converting the projected point margin into a win probability.

Game schedules and results flow through FSN Data from its nflverse feed. The model is deterministic: identical inputs produce identical percentages. It does not use random 50/50 assignments, and the current version does not pretend to quantify every injury, weather change, or late-breaking roster development.

Prior-season weight
0.35×
Current-season weight
1.00×
Home field
1.5 pts
Probability cap
92%

How to use a confidence pool optimizer

  1. Choose the winner of every NFL game on the weekly card.
  2. Run the optimizer to rank your selected winners by their FSN pregame probability.
  3. Keep risky upsets near the bottom and stronger favorites near the top.
  4. Use the arrows to override the model where your pool strategy or football read differs.

What confidence points mean

In a standard confidence pool, every game gets a unique point value. The pick you trust most receives the highest number available that week; your least-confident pick gets 1. If the pick wins, you earn those points. Pool rules vary, so always check your host’s scoring format.

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