Looking to dominate your office pool this season? Fifteen Footballguys.com staff members are here to help you out. Each week they will pick the winners of every NFL game, and rank their selections based on how confident they are that the team will win. The most-confident pick gets 16 points, and the least-confident gets just 1. We'll even total up everyone's picks so you can get an overall consensus on who our staff think will be the most likely winners. Each week we'll announce the weekly winners, and track the overall record for the entire season. A couple of things to note before we get to the picks:
- Picks for this pool are straight up (no point spread considered).
- Picks are due on Wednesday nights, and will not reflect any late-breaking news. If your league allows for last minute changes, please make adjustments to your office pool accordingly.
- Our staffers also play in weekly picks Against The Spread, and Survivor Style 'Pick one Winner each week' formats as well. Check out the other weekly articles for more help with those type of games.
RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
Record scores from the top of the leaderboard as a couple of the staff crack 100 for the first time this season. Danny Tuccitto only missed the Panthers and the Bengals this week, posting an impressive 104 points out of a possible 120. However, despite missing both of those games and the Colts, our overall leader Dave Larkin finished with 106 points for the week. Pretty impressive given some of the upsets that happened this week.
|
Road Team
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
BUF
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
PIT
|
SEA
|
IND
|
ARI
|
TB
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
KC
|
SF
|
||
|
Home Team
|
NYG
|
CLE
|
HOU
|
WAS
|
MIA
|
CIN
|
OAK
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
DEN
|
TEN
|
DAL
|
NE
|
GB
|
||
|
Staffer
|
The Picks
|
MNF
|
LW
|
||||||||||||||
|
Larkin
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
MIA
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
IND
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
DAL
|
NE
|
GB
|
48
|
106
|
|
10
|
12
|
13
|
7
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
15
|
11
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
8
|
14
|
|||
|
Tuccitto
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
MIA
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
DAL
|
NE
|
GB
|
49
|
104
|
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
14
|
12
|
15
|
10
|
2
|
6
|
7
|
11
|
|||
|
Settle
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
PIT
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
45
|
99
|
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
7
|
6
|
13
|
5
|
14
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
15
|
|||
|
Knotts
|
NYG
|
CLE
|
HOU
|
WAS
|
MIA
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
IND
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
DAL
|
NE
|
GB
|
48
|
95
|
|
10
|
6
|
15
|
5
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
14
|
11
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
|||
|
Miglio
|
PHI
|
CLE
|
HOU
|
WAS
|
MIA
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
49
|
94
|
|
14
|
9
|
8
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
15
|
3
|
13
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
12
|
|||
|
Haseley
|
PHI
|
CLE
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
46
|
93
|
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
5
|
10
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
15
|
6
|
14
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
13
|
|||
|
Hicks
|
PHI
|
CLE
|
HOU
|
WAS
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
OAK
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
TB
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
58
|
92
|
|
10
|
6
|
13
|
3
|
4
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
14
|
1
|
12
|
11
|
7
|
9
|
15
|
|||
|
Brimacombe
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
IND
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
50
|
91
|
|
8
|
4
|
13
|
5
|
10
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
14
|
9
|
12
|
6
|
11
|
7
|
15
|
|||
|
Roberts
|
NYG
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
PIT
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
JAC
|
KC
|
GB
|
46
|
89
|
|
3
|
5
|
12
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
11
|
8
|
14
|
7
|
15
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
13
|
|||
|
Garda
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
50
|
89
|
|
12
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
13
|
3
|
14
|
1
|
10
|
4
|
15
|
|||
|
Pasquino
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
KC
|
GB
|
43
|
85
|
|
3
|
8
|
14
|
12
|
10
|
5
|
9
|
13
|
15
|
7
|
11
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
|||
|
Grant
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
JAC
|
KC
|
GB
|
48
|
85
|
|
2
|
8
|
15
|
10
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
13
|
11
|
14
|
3
|
9
|
1
|
12
|
|||
|
Heiser
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
IND
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
KC
|
GB
|
48
|
80
|
|
13
|
3
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
14
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
15
|
|||
|
Bitonti
|
NYG
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
PIT
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
52
|
78
|
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
12
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
10
|
9
|
7
|
15
|
3
|
14
|
1
|
13
|
|||
|
Wimer
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
OAK
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
52
|
74
|
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
11
|
15
|
3
|
2
|
10
|
13
|
1
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
14
|
|||
|
Away
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
BUF
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
PIT
|
SEA
|
IND
|
ARI
|
TB
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
KC
|
SF
|
||
|
Total Pts
|
107
|
70
|
0
|
113
|
100
|
13
|
82
|
14
|
0
|
1
|
189
|
38
|
87
|
6
|
0
|
||
|
Home
|
NYG
|
CLE
|
HOU
|
WAS
|
MIA
|
CIN
|
OAK
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
DEN
|
TEN
|
DAL
|
NE
|
GB
|
||
|
Total Pts
|
15
|
29
|
173
|
12
|
18
|
60
|
5
|
93
|
195
|
101
|
0
|
16
|
10
|
60
|
193
|
||
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
122
|
99
|
173
|
125
|
118
|
73
|
87
|
107
|
195
|
102
|
189
|
54
|
97
|
66
|
193
|
||
As mentioned above, the Panthers and Bengals both lost this week, costing the staff 173 points on those two games alone. Add in the Chicago and Jacksonville losses, and a total of 360 confidence points were lost on just 4 games.
OVERALL RANKINGS
Larkin recorded his second weekly victory and extended his lead in the overall contest to 17 points. Tuccitto moved into second place, passing Brimacombe because he only scored 91 points this week. As we start to head into the bye weeks where four teams are off each week, it's going to be harder and harder to make big moves in the overall contest.
|
Staff Member
|
Wk01
|
Wk02
|
Wk03
|
Wk04
|
Wk05
|
Wk06
|
Wk07
|
Wk08
|
Wk09
|
Wk10
|
Wk11
|
Wk12
|
Wk13
|
Wk14
|
Wk15
|
Wk16
|
Wk17
|
Total
|
|
Larkin
|
88
|
80
|
84
|
85
|
98
|
106
|
541
|
|||||||||||
|
Tuccitto
|
80
|
91
|
76
|
95
|
78
|
104
|
524
|
|||||||||||
|
Brimacombe
|
81
|
97
|
75
|
80
|
98
|
91
|
522
|
|||||||||||
|
Miglio
|
79
|
88
|
64
|
90
|
92
|
94
|
507
|
|||||||||||
|
Haseley
|
84
|
79
|
74
|
86
|
79
|
93
|
495
|
|||||||||||
|
Roberts
|
77
|
73
|
63
|
98
|
94
|
89
|
494
|
|||||||||||
|
Hicks
|
87
|
75
|
62
|
78
|
93
|
92
|
487
|
|||||||||||
|
Knotts
|
87
|
81
|
68
|
79
|
75
|
95
|
485
|
|||||||||||
|
Pasquino
|
89
|
83
|
59
|
77
|
86
|
85
|
479
|
|||||||||||
|
Heiser
|
68
|
96
|
71
|
75
|
73
|
80
|
463
|
|||||||||||
|
Grant
|
83
|
70
|
54
|
81
|
90
|
85
|
463
|
|||||||||||
|
Garda
|
85
|
53
|
70
|
71
|
89
|
89
|
457
|
|||||||||||
|
Bitonti
|
65
|
75
|
69
|
78
|
90
|
78
|
455
|
|||||||||||
|
Settle
|
89
|
44
|
63
|
82
|
66
|
99
|
443
|
|||||||||||
|
Wimer
|
74
|
78
|
62
|
72
|
72
|
74
|
432
|
THIS WEEK'S PICKS
Here are the picks for this week.
|
Road Team
|
DEN
|
TEN
|
MIN
|
CAR
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
NE
|
BUF
|
NO
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CIN
|
NYG
|
||
|
Home Team
|
ARI
|
LAC
|
NYJ
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
TB
|
MIA
|
CHI
|
IND
|
BAL
|
SF
|
WAS
|
KC
|
ATL
|
||
|
Staffer
|
The Picks
|
MNF
|
LW
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miglio
|
ARI
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
TB
|
MIA
|
NE
|
IND
|
BAL
|
SF
|
WAS
|
KC
|
ATL
|
51
|
105
|
|
3
|
12
|
9
|
11
|
7
|
8
|
5
|
10
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
13
|
14
|
|||
|
Garda
|
DEN
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
CLE
|
DET
|
NE
|
IND
|
NO
|
LAR
|
WAS
|
KC
|
ATL
|
50
|
105
|
|
11
|
12
|
9
|
10
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
14
|
1
|
13
|
6
|
|||
|
Hicks
|
ARI
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
CLE
|
DET
|
NE
|
IND
|
BAL
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
KC
|
ATL
|
65
|
105
|
|
8
|
13
|
9
|
14
|
11
|
2
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
12
|
5
|
10
|
1
|
|||
|
Heiser
|
DEN
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
TB
|
DET
|
NE
|
IND
|
BAL
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
KC
|
ATL
|
64
|
105
|
|
3
|
12
|
11
|
4
|
10
|
6
|
8
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
14
|
1
|
9
|
13
|
|||
|
Tuccitto
|
ARI
|
LAC
|
NYJ
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
TB
|
MIA
|
CHI
|
IND
|
BAL
|
LAR
|
WAS
|
KC
|
ATL
|
49
|
105
|
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
6
|
13
|
12
|
5
|
2
|
9
|
11
|
10
|
1
|
7
|
14
|
|||
|
Larkin
|
ARI
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
TB
|
DET
|
CHI
|
IND
|
BAL
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
KC
|
ATL
|
45
|
105
|
|
7
|
13
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
2
|
11
|
1
|
6
|
14
|
|||
|
Knotts
|
DEN
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
CLE
|
MIA
|
NE
|
IND
|
NO
|
LAR
|
WAS
|
KC
|
ATL
|
44
|
105
|
|
1
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
11
|
10
|
4
|
9
|
3
|
8
|
7
|
|||
|
Brimacombe
|
ARI
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
TB
|
DET
|
NE
|
IND
|
NO
|
LAR
|
WAS
|
KC
|
ATL
|
60
|
105
|
|
1
|
14
|
2
|
10
|
9
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
12
|
4
|
13
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
|||
|
Haseley
|
ARI
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
TB
|
MIA
|
NE
|
IND
|
BAL
|
LAR
|
WAS
|
KC
|
ATL
|
51
|
105
|
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
9
|
5
|
11
|
4
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
12
|
3
|
13
|
14
|
|||
|
Pasquino
|
DEN
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
HOU
|
TB
|
DET
|
CHI
|
IND
|
BAL
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
KC
|
ATL
|
57
|
105
|
|
6
|
13
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
2
|
12
|
4
|
14
|
5
|
8
|
11
|
|||
|
Roberts
|
ARI
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
TB
|
MIA
|
NE
|
IND
|
BAL
|
LAR
|
WAS
|
KC
|
ATL
|
46
|
105
|
|
2
|
13
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
10
|
4
|
1
|
14
|
3
|
12
|
11
|
|||
|
Wimer
|
DEN
|
LAC
|
MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
CLE
|
MIA
|
CHI
|
IND
|
NO
|
LAR
|
WAS
|
CIN
|
ATL
|
42
|
105
|
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
13
|
5
|
14
|
12
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
11
|
1
|
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Bitonti
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DEN
|
LAC
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MIN
|
PHI
|
JAC
|
TB
|
MIA
|
NE
|
IND
|
BAL
|
LAR
|
WAS
|
KC
|
ATL
|
49
|
105
|
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
4
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