Last week we talked about why you shouldn't tease the 49ers even if Deshuan Watson was ruled out, and we did not include them in our teaser rankings. We also had the Eagles very low in the rankings, and that allowed us to hit all of our top five teaser legs, including the Teaser of the Week where the Seahawks and Texans covered (and Seattle really deserved to win outright). This week we don't have many big favorites, so our teasers will again largely rely on taking short underdogs to either keep it close (like Seattle) or win outright (like Houston).

If you've read my other content or followed my picks, you likely already know I've been SportsLine's No. 1 NFL against-the-spread expert over the last six years, going 535-450-30 against the spread to put me up more than 35 units on those picks at SportsLine since 2017. When it comes to teasers, we stress focusing on the options that go through Teaser Alley and ideally lining up with sides you already like against the main number.

If you don't know what Teaser Alley is, read on to find out. Even if you do, I'll go through every game where I believe there's a teaseable number, give you my analysis of whether it's worth putting in our bucket of potential plays, and then ranking those plays at the end, with the top two representing the best teaser play you can make this week. But if you disagree with any of the analysis for those two teaser legs, you have all the info you need to find other teaser-worthy options.

We avoided the 49ers last week, and we're going to do it again this week. The Vikings aren't anywhere near the same class defensively as the Browns, but they also aren't as bad as people think, ranking 12th in yards per play allowed despite having three very good offenses on their schedule so far. Coupled with an offense that ranks sixth in yards per play, and the Vikings really deserve better than their 2-4 record. The offense without Justin Jefferson looks like it's going to struggle, but it's possible Brock Purdy struggles again on the road considering the availability of Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel and Trent Williams is up in the air after all sustained injuries last week, and if any of them do play, they may do so at reduced effectiveness. I don't know what that means for the San Francisco offense this week, so I'd avoid trusting them as a teaser team and go with a team where we have more certainty.

Now let's get to the teaser legs I do think are worth considering.

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