It’s Week 1! The season is finally here and we at The MMQB can’t wait for things to get started. We’ve already rolled out our staff season predictions, with everyone’s Super Bowl picks, full playoff brackets, award winners and annual bold predictions. We have plenty of other great stuff on the site to get you ready for the season, including Conor Orr’s preseason power rankings, Albert Breer’s conversation with Sam Darnold and more. Plus, on a more serious note, Matt Verderame spent time with Chris Johnson and his family for a look at how they are navigating his life with ALS.But before we get to Super Bowl LXI, let’s turn our attention to Week 1 with the return of our weekly staff picks. These will typically be published on Thursdays, but we’re pushing them out a day early with the Seahawks and Patriots kicking off Wednesday night. Orr is our defending champion from last season, and he is jumping right back into things with the most upset picks in Week 1. He is also the only person taking the Patriots on the road this week. There are three games where we are split down the middle with four pickers on each side: Buccaneers at Bengals, Jets at Titans and Packers at Vikings.Here’s who we have making picks this season:Albert Breer, senior writerEva Geitheim, news writer Mitch Goldich, senior editorMike Kadlick, senior news writerGilberto Manzano, staff writerConor Orr, senior writerJohn Pluym, managing editorMatt Verderame, staff writerSI graphicAll picks are straight up. Visit SI Betting for picks against the spread and much more gambling content. Patriots at SeahawksAlbert Breer: SeahawksEva Geitheim: SeahawksMitch Goldich: SeahawksMike Kadlick: SeahawksGilberto Manzano: SeahawksConor Orr: PatriotsJohn Pluym: SeahawksMatt Verderame: Seahawks49ers vs. Rams (Melbourne, Australia)Albert Breer: RamsEva Geitheim: 49ersMitch Goldich: RamsMike Kadlick: 49ersGilberto Manzano: RamsConor Orr: RamsJohn Pluym: RamsMatt Verderame: RamsBuccaneers at BengalsAlbert Breer: BengalsEva Geitheim: BengalsMitch Goldich: BuccaneersMike Kadlick: BuccaneersGilberto Manzano: BuccaneersConor Orr: BuccaneersJohn Pluym: BengalsMatt Verderame: BengalsSaints at LionsAlbert Breer: LionsEva Geitheim: LionsMitch Goldich: LionsMike Kadlick: LionsGilberto Manzano: LionsConor Orr: LionsJohn Pluym: LionsMatt Verderame: LionsJets at TitansAlbert Breer: JetsEva Geitheim: JetsMitch Goldich: TitansMike Kadlick: JetsGilberto Manzano: Titans Conor Orr: JetsJohn Pluym: TitansMatt Verderame: TitansRavens at ColtsAlbert Breer: RavensEva Geitheim: RavensMitch Goldich: RavensMike Kadlick: RavensGilberto Manzano: ColtsConor Orr: RavensJohn Pluym: RavensMatt Verderame: RavensFalcons at SteelersAlbert Breer: SteelersEva Geitheim: SteelersMitch Goldich: SteelersMike Kadlick: SteelersGilberto Manzano: SteelersConor Orr: SteelersJohn Pluym: SteelersMatt Verderame: SteelersBears at PanthersAlbert Breer: BearsEva Geitheim: BearsMitch Goldich: BearsMike Kadlick: BearsGilberto Manzano: BearsConor Orr: BearsJohn Pluym: PanthersMatt Verderame: BearsBrowns at JaguarsAlbert Breer: JaguarsEva Geitheim: JaguarsMitch Goldich: JaguarsMike Kadlick: JaguarsGilberto Manzano: JaguarsConor Orr: BrownsJohn Pluym: JaguarsMatt Verderame: JaguarsBills at TexansAlbert Breer: BillsEva Geitheim: TexansMitch Goldich: TexansMike Kadlick: BillsGilberto Manzano: TexansConor Orr: TexansJohn Pluym: TexansMatt Verderame: TexansDolphins at RaidersAlbert Breer: RaidersEva Geitheim: RaidersMitch Goldich: RaidersMike Kadlick: RaidersGilberto Manzano: RaidersConor Orr: DolphinsJohn Pluym: RaidersMatt Verderame: RaidersPackers at VikingsAlbert Breer: PackersEva Geitheim: VikingsMitch Goldich: VikingsMike Kadlick: PackersGilberto Manzano: VikingsConor Orr: PackersJohn Pluym: VikingsMatt Verderame: PackersCommanders at EaglesAlbert Breer: CommandersEva Geitheim: EaglesMitch Goldich: EaglesMike Kadlick: EaglesGilberto Manzano: EaglesConor Orr: CommandersJohn Pluym: EaglesMatt Verderame: EaglesCardinals at ChargersAlbert Breer: ChargersEva Geitheim: ChargersMitch Goldich: ChargersMike Kadlick: ChargersGilberto Manzano: ChargersConor Orr: ChargersJohn Pluym: ChargersMatt Verderame: ChargersCowboys at GiantsAlbert Breer: CowboysEva Geitheim: CowboysMitch Goldich: CowboysMike Kadlick: CowboysGilberto Manzano: CowboysConor Orr: CowboysJohn Pluym: CowboysMatt Verderame: CowboysBroncos at ChiefsAlbert Breer: BroncosEva Geitheim: BroncosMitch Goldich: BroncosMike Kadlick: ChiefsGilberto Manzano: BroncosConor Orr: BroncosJohn Pluym: ChiefsMatt Verderame: ChiefsAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow