PFW publisher/editor Hub Arkush posted the best record among the panelists on the "Pro Football Weekly on TV" show for a third consecutive time in Week Nine, going 8-4-1 against the pointspread. Season to date, Arkush holds a six-game lead over former Bears WR Tom Waddle in the standings. Arkush was the only one to hit on his lock of the week, enabling him to move ahead of Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Hampton in the season-to-date standings for locks at 6-2-1.
These picks will be posted on Friday afternoon each week. No Thursday games will be included. Pushes are dropped from each panelist's season-to-date record.
| Thursday Las Vegas line | Tom Waddle | Dan Hampton | Hub Arkush |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday BUFFALO -3 vs. Detroit |
Buffalo | Buffalo | Buffalo |
| Minnesota -1 vs. CHICAGO |
Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| N.Y. Jets -3 vs. CLEVELAND |
N.Y. Jets |
N.Y. Jets |
Cleveland |
| INDIANAPOLIS -7 vs. Cincinnati |
Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indianapolis |
| Tennessee -1½ vs. MIAMI |
Tennessee | Tennessee | Miami |
| TAMPA BAY -6½ vs. Carolina |
Tampa Bay |
Tampa Bay |
Tampa Bay |
| JACKSONVILLE -1½ vs. Houston |
Houston | Houston | Houston |
| Kansas City -1 vs. DENVER |
Kansas City |
Denver | Kansas City |
| N.Y. GIANTS -14 vs. Dallas |
N.Y. Giants |
N.Y. Giants |
N.Y. Giants |
| ARIZONA -3 vs. Seattle |
Arizona | Arizona | Arizona |
| SAN FRANCISCO -6 vs. St. Louis |
St. Louis |
St. Louis |
St. Louis |
| Sunday night PITTSBURGH -4½ vs. New England |
Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | New England |
| Monday night Philadelphia -3 vs. WASHINGTON |
Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
| Lock of the week | Philadelphia | Indianapolis | Buffalo |
| Last week vs. spread | 6-6-1 | 6-6-1 | 8-4-1 |
| Season to date vs. spread | 55-70 | 52-73 | 61-64 |
| Last week's locks | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Season-to-date locks | 2-7 | 6-3 | 6-2-1 |