ESPN senior writer Mike Sando asks league insiders to pick winners in select games each week. Three evaluators joined the panel for Week 7. This week's games: Patriots-Bears, Vikings-Jets, Saints-Ravens, Cowboys-Redskins and Bengals-Chiefs.
Sunday: 1 p.m. ET, CBS | Point spread: NE by 3 | Insiders pick: NE (2/3)
The Patriots have allowed 40 or more points four times since the start of the 2013 season. That includes three times against Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs and a fourth against Doug Pederson's Philadelphia Eagles, with three of those games taking place since the start of last season.