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- 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
Even though he missed the Monday night game by picking Seattle over Chicago, James Brimacombe hung on to win this week's contest. Bear Heiser was able to submit his picks before the Thursday game started, and he narrowly missed winning this week. Both guys only missed 6 games last week, but Brimacombe allocated his confidence points just a little better than Heiser to bring home the win. Danny Tuccitto and Alex Miglio also only missed six games, but their confidence point allocation landed them in the 3rd and 4th slot.
|
Staffer
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
CAR
|
IND
|
CLE
|
MIN
|
MIA
|
DET
|
ARI
|
OAK
|
NE
|
NYG
|
SEA
|
MNF
|
TOT
|
|
|
CIN
|
TEN
|
PIT
|
TB
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
NO
|
GB
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
JAC
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
TOT
|
PTS
|
|
Brimacombe
|
CIN
|
HOU
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
ATL
|
IND
|
NO
|
MIN
|
MIA
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
JAC
|
NYG
|
SEA
|
44
|
97
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
13
|
16
|
10
|
4
|
15
|
7
|
2
|
11
|
14
|
12
|
5
|
6
|
3
|
|
|
|
Heiser
|
CIN
|
HOU
|
KC
|
TB
|
LAC
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
NO
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
NE
|
NYG
|
CHI
|
48
|
96
|
|
|
16
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
15
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
Tuccitto
|
CIN
|
HOU
|
KC
|
TB
|
LAC
|
CAR
|
IND
|
NO
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
JAC
|
NYG
|
SEA
|
49
|
91
|
|
|
8
|
11
|
1
|
4
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
15
|
9
|
10
|
12
|
16
|
13
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
|
|
|
Miglio
|
CIN
|
TEN
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
NO
|
GB
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
JAC
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
47
|
88
|
|
|
4
|
2
|
8
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
11
|
12
|
6
|
9
|
15
|
16
|
10
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
|
|
|
Pasquino
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
NO
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
NE
|
NYG
|
CHI
|
45
|
83
|
|
|
11
|
12
|
6
|
7
|
10
|
8
|
9
|
15
|
4
|
5
|
14
|
16
|
13
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
Knotts
|
CIN
|
HOU
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
NO
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
NE
|
NYG
|
SEA
|
44
|
81
|
|
|
1
|
8
|
2
|
9
|
12
|
10
|
11
|
14
|
7
|
6
|
16
|
15
|
13
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
|
|
Larkin
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
NO
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
NE
|
DAL
|
SEA
|
46
|
80
|
|
|
5
|
9
|
6
|
4
|
14
|
12
|
13
|
15
|
3
|
8
|
11
|
16
|
10
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
Haseley
|
CIN
|
TEN
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
CAR
|
WAS
|
NO
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
NE
|
DAL
|
SEA
|
41
|
79
|
|
|
9
|
14
|
13
|
10
|
15
|
3
|
6
|
12
|
5
|
11
|
7
|
16
|
2
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
Wimer
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
NO
|
GB
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
JAC
|
NYG
|
CHI
|
35
|
78
|
|
|
7
|
14
|
6
|
13
|
12
|
5
|
4
|
11
|
10
|
3
|
9
|
16
|
2
|
8
|
1
|
15
|
|
|
|
Bitonti
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
NO
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
NE
|
NYG
|
CHI
|
61
|
75
|
|
|
3
|
14
|
1
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
9
|
10
|
2
|
8
|
7
|
16
|
15
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
|
|
|
Hicks
|
CIN
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
CLE
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
OAK
|
JAC
|
DAL
|
SEA
|
41
|
75
|
|
|
1
|
9
|
2
|
8
|
15
|
10
|
11
|
5
|
12
|
6
|
13
|
16
|
3
|
14
|
4
|
7
|
|
|
|
Roberts
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
PIT
|
TB
|
LAC
|
CAR
|
WAS
|
NO
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
NE
|
NYG
|
CHI
|
48
|
73
|
|
|
9
|
11
|
3
|
1
|
16
|
5
|
12
|
14
|
4
|
10
|
13
|
15
|
6
|
7
|
2
|
8
|
|
|
|
Grant
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
NO
|
MIN
|
MIA
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
NE
|
DAL
|
SEA
|
45
|
70
|
|
|
2
|
12
|
8
|
13
|
11
|
10
|
15
|
14
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
16
|
9
|
7
|
5
|
3
|
|
|
|
Garda
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
CAR
|
WAS
|
NO
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
NE
|
NYG
|
CHI
|
45
|
53
|
|
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
15
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
16
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
|
|
|
Settle
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
CAR
|
WAS
|
NO
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
NE
|
NYG
|
SEA
|
48
|
44
|
|
|
10
|
2
|
16
|
6
|
1
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
9
|
13
|
12
|
4
|
8
|
11
|
15
|
7
|
|
|
|
Away
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
CAR
|
IND
|
CLE
|
MIN
|
MIA
|
DET
|
ARI
|
OAK
|
NE
|
NYG
|
SEA
|
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
61
|
130
|
37
|
121
|
186
|
35
|
6
|
5
|
81
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
57
|
45
|
32
|
|
|
|
Home
|
CIN
|
TEN
|
PIT
|
TB
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
WAS
|
NO
|
GB
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
LAR
|
DEN
|
JAC
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
47
|
16
|
68
|
16
|
0
|
92
|
123
|
173
|
16
|
100
|
156
|
221
|
120
|
34
|
18
|
38
|
|
|
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
108
|
146
|
105
|
137
|
186
|
127
|
129
|
178
|
97
|
103
|
156
|
221
|
123
|
91
|
63
|
70
|
|
|
Another week of pretty major upsets - starting with the Thursday night game. The Ravens were not a heavy favorite, but their loss to the Bengals cost the board more points than they earned. Houston, Philadelphia, Washington and the Jets were all heavy favorites, costing the weekly board over 100 points each with their losses. As with last week, the Minnesota - Green Bay game ended in a tie, meaning no one received confidence points for that game.
OVERALL RANKINGS
And just like that, last year's champion is back on top. While a six-point lead is nothing to get excited about just yet, those who followed us last year know that Brimacombe took over last year's board in Week 6 and never looked back. He's starting early this season!
|
Staffer
|
Wk01
|
Wk02
|
Wk03
|
Wk04
|
Wk05
|
Wk06
|
Wk07
|
Wk08
|
Wk09
|
Wk10
|
Wk11
|
Wk12
|
Wk13
|
Wk14
|
Wk15
|
Wk16
|
Wk17
|
Total
|
|
Brimacombe
|
81
|
97
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178
|
|
Pasquino
|
89
|
83
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172
|
|
Tuccitto
|
80
|
91
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
171
|
|
Larkin
|
88
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
168
|
|
Knotts
|
87
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
168
|
|
Miglio
|
79
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
167
|
|
Heiser
|
68
|
96
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
164
|
|
Haseley
|
84
|
79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
163
|
|
Hicks
|
87
|
75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
162
|
|
Grant
|
83
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153
|
|
Wimer
|
74
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
152
|
|
Roberts
|
77
|
73
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150
|
|
Bitonti
|
65
|
75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
140
|
|
Garda
|
85
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138
|
|
Settle
|
89
|
44
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
133
|
THIS WEEK'S PICKS
Here are the picks for this week.
|
Staffer
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
DEN
|
NYG
|
OAK
|
GB
|
IND
|
CIN
|
TEN
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAC
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
PIT
|
MNF
|
|
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
WAS
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
ARI
|
DET
|
TB
|
TOT
|
|
Miglio
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
56
|
|
|
7
|
15
|
3
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
2
|
14
|
5
|
16
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
13
|
4
|
|
|
Garda
|
NYJ
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
PIT
|
55
|
|
|
1
|
14
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
13
|
4
|
16
|
10
|
2
|
15
|
12
|
3
|
|
|
Hicks
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
OAK
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
59
|
|
|
12
|
11
|
13
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
3
|
15
|
2
|
16
|
14
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
7
|
|
|
Heiser
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
58
|
|
|
14
|
15
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
16
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
Tuccitto
|
NYJ
|
KC
|
BAL
|
NYG
|
MIA
|
WAS
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
49
|
|
|
2
|
14
|
9
|
3
|
12
|
4
|
16
|
1
|
13
|
11
|
15
|
8
|
5
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
|
|
Larkin
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
NYG
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
PIT
|
53
|
|
|
6
|
10
|
9
|
2
|
8
|
7
|
14
|
5
|
15
|
3
|
16
|
4
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
|
|
Knotts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brimacombe
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
PIT
|
53
|
|
|
3
|
4
|
12
|
13
|
5
|
2
|
11
|
10
|
14
|
9
|
16
|
8
|
6
|
15
|
7
|
1
|
|
|
Haseley
|
NYJ
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
55
|
|
|
1
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
11
|
8
|
13
|
7
|
15
|
16
|
5
|
9
|
14
|
6
|
|
|
Pasquino
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
OAK
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
54
|
|
|
7
|
13
|
1
|
14
|
4
|
10
|
12
|
3
|
15
|
5
|
16
|
11
|
6
|
9
|
8
|
2
|
|
|
Roberts
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
58
|
|
|
4
|
11
|
5
|
10
|
7
|
8
|
14
|
1
|
15
|
3
|
16
|
9
|
6
|
13
|
12
|
2
|
|
|
Wimer
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
OAK
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
NO
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
DET
|
TB
|
77
|
|
|
6
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
8
|
2
|
16
|
14
|
1
|
12
|
13
|
7
|
11
|
15
|
10
|
|
|
Bitonti
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
56
|
|
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
16
|
4
|
15
|
14
|
3
|
13
|
12
|
5
|
|
|
Settle
|
CLE
|
KC
|
DEN
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
70
|
|
|
4
|
11
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
12
|
13
|
10
|
15
|
2
|
16
|
9
|
5
|
8
|
14
|
1
|
|
|
Grant
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
54
|
|
|
2
|
14
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
10
|
12
|
6
|
13
|
4
|
16
|
11
|
1
|
3
|
15
|
5
|
|
|
Away
|
NYJ
|
SF
|
DEN
|
NYG
|
OAK
|
GB
|
IND
|
CIN
|
TEN
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAC
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
PIT
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
4
|
0
|
6
|
5
|
16
|
98
|
0
|
38
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
130
|
139
|
5
|
|
|
Home
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
WAS
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
ARI
|
DET
|
TB
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
76
|
163
|
105
|
109
|
78
|
4
|
140
|
40
|
191
|
64
|
217
|
143
|
44
|
0
|
15
|
49
|
|
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
80
|
163
|
111
|
114
|
94
|
102
|
140
|
78
|
191
|
65
|
217
|
143
|
68
|
130
|
154
|
54
|
|
HEAVY FAVORITES
If you're looking for favorite picks, this is a big week for you. The Chiefs, Eagles, Jaguars, Vikings, Rams, and Bears are all unanimous picks to win this week. All of them have over 100 confidence points each as well, making them key games to watch as to who can take the top spot. Cleveland is a strong favorite tonight, as is Baltimore, Houston, Green Bay, Atlanta and Tampa Bay. All of them are received a significantly larger amount of confidence points than their opponents. Yes - you saw that - the Browns are a heavy favorite to win tonight.
DUAL SUPPORT
While the Monday night game between Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh received the fewest overall confidence points, the Bucs are expected to win that game pretty easily. Same with Atlanta having 64 of the 65 total confidence points on their contest. Seattle is also a pretty strong home favorite, but Dallas has their share of support as well. The toughest game to call this week looks like the Panthers vs. the Bengals. The home team has just two more points than the visitor and there are only 78 total confidence points on the game.
ODDS AND ENDS
Devin Knotts missed the cut-off before this article needed to be submitted so his picks will be included in the results next week.
Good luck this weekend!
