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
What a crazy week. Tons of Upsets. Unlikely division leaders. Losing streaks broken. Best of all - Victory Fridges and free beer! Dave Larkin survived the insanity and managed to post a decent score of 84 compared to the rest of the field. Both he and Danny Tuccitto only missed five games but Tuccitto was eight points behind Larkin due to his team weights. Despite losing his top two picks, Larkin did pretty well. That's a reflection of how bad the week was - you can lose your top two picks and still win the whole thing by a lot if you manage the rest of your board correctly.
|
Staff Member
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NYJ
|
SF
|
DEN
|
NYG
|
OAK
|
GB
|
IND
|
CIN
|
TEN
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAC
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
PIT
|
MNF
|
TOT
|
|
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
WAS
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
ARI
|
DET
|
TB
|
TOT
|
PTS
|
|
Larkin
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
NYG
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
PIT
|
53
|
84
|
|
|
6
|
10
|
9
|
2
|
8
|
7
|
14
|
5
|
15
|
3
|
16
|
4
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
|
|
|
Tuccitto
|
NYJ
|
KC
|
BAL
|
NYG
|
MIA
|
WAS
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
49
|
76
|
|
|
2
|
14
|
9
|
3
|
12
|
4
|
16
|
1
|
13
|
11
|
15
|
8
|
5
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
|
|
|
Brimacombe
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CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
PIT
|
53
|
75
|
|
|
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
|
74
|
|
|
1
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
11
|
8
|
13
|
7
|
15
|
16
|
5
|
9
|
14
|
6
|
|
|
|
Heiser
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
58
|
71
|
|
|
14
|
15
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
16
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
|
Garda
|
NYJ
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
PIT
|
55
|
70
|
|
|
1
|
14
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
13
|
4
|
16
|
10
|
2
|
15
|
12
|
3
|
|
|
|
Bitonti
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
56
|
69
|
|
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
16
|
4
|
15
|
14
|
3
|
13
|
12
|
5
|
|
|
|
Knotts
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
OAK
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
PIT
|
50
|
68
|
|
|
9
|
10
|
6
|
8
|
1
|
11
|
15
|
7
|
12
|
5
|
16
|
14
|
2
|
3
|
13
|
4
|
|
|
|
Miglio
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
56
|
64
|
|
|
7
|
15
|
3
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
2
|
14
|
5
|
16
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
13
|
4
|
|
|
|
Roberts
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
58
|
63
|
|
|
4
|
11
|
5
|
10
|
7
|
8
|
14
|
1
|
15
|
3
|
16
|
9
|
6
|
13
|
12
|
2
|
|
|
|
Settle
|
CLE
|
KC
|
DEN
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
70
|
63
|
|
|
4
|
11
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
12
|
13
|
10
|
15
|
2
|
16
|
9
|
5
|
8
|
14
|
1
|
|
|
|
Wimer
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
OAK
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
NO
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
DET
|
TB
|
77
|
62
|
|
|
6
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
8
|
2
|
16
|
14
|
1
|
12
|
13
|
7
|
11
|
15
|
10
|
|
|
|
Hicks
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
OAK
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
59
|
62
|
|
|
12
|
11
|
13
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
3
|
15
|
2
|
16
|
14
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
7
|
|
|
|
Pasquino
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
OAK
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
54
|
59
|
|
|
7
|
13
|
1
|
14
|
4
|
10
|
12
|
3
|
15
|
5
|
16
|
11
|
6
|
9
|
8
|
2
|
|
|
|
Grant
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
GB
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
DAL
|
CHI
|
NE
|
TB
|
54
|
57
|
|
|
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
|
17
|
109
|
0
|
38
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
133
|
152
|
9
|
|
|
|
Home
|
CLE
|
KC
|
BAL
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
WAS
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
MIN
|
LAR
|
SEA
|
ARI
|
DET
|
TB
|
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
85
|
173
|
111
|
117
|
78
|
4
|
155
|
47
|
203
|
69
|
233
|
157
|
44
|
0
|
15
|
31
|
|
|
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
89
|
173
|
117
|
122
|
95
|
113
|
155
|
85
|
203
|
70
|
233
|
157
|
70
|
133
|
167
|
9
|
|
|
That's a lot of red picks. 814 total confidence points were lost when heavy favorites Minnesota, Jacksonville, Houston, New England, and Green Bay all lost their respective contests. Atlanta took down another 69 with only Mark Wimer picking the Saints to upset his Falcons. It was a rough week for everyone.
OVERALL RANKINGS
Larkin's big win vaulted him into second place, just a single point behind the leader Brimacombe. Tuccitto held on to third as Pasquino tumbled out of the top five with his second-to-last place finish this week.
|
Staff Member
|
Wk01
|
Wk02
|
Wk03
|
Wk04
|
Wk05
|
Wk06
|
Wk07
|
Wk08
|
Wk09
|
Wk10
|
Wk11
|
Wk12
|
Wk13
|
Wk14
|
Wk15
|
Wk16
|
Wk17
|
Total
|
|
Brimacombe
|
81
|
97
|
75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
253
|
|
Larkin
|
88
|
80
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
252
|
|
Tuccitto
|
80
|
91
|
76
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
247
|
|
Haseley
|
84
|
79
|
74
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
237
|
|
Knotts
|
87
|
81
|
68
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
236
|
|
Heiser
|
68
|
96
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
235
|
|
Pasquino
|
89
|
83
|
59
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
231
|
|
Miglio
|
79
|
88
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
231
|
|
Hicks
|
87
|
75
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
224
|
|
Wimer
|
74
|
78
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
214
|
|
Roberts
|
77
|
73
|
63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
213
|
|
Bitonti
|
65
|
75
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
209
|
|
Garda
|
85
|
53
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
208
|
|
Grant
|
83
|
70
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
207
|
|
Settle
|
89
|
44
|
63
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
196
|
THIS WEEK'S PICKS
Here are the picks for this week.
|
Staff Member
|
MIN
|
CIN
|
NYJ
|
DET
|
PHI
|
BUF
|
HOU
|
MIA
|
TB
|
CLE
|
SEA
|
SF
|
NO
|
BAL
|
KC
|
MNF
|
|
|
LAR
|
ATL
|
JAC
|
DAL
|
TEN
|
GB
|
IND
|
NE
|
CHI
|
OAK
|
ARI
|
LAC
|
NYG
|
PIT
|
DEN
|
TOT
|
|
Miglio
|
LAR
|
ATL
|
JAC
|
DAL
|
PHI
|
GB
|
IND
|
NE
|
CHI
|
OAK
|
SEA
|
LAC
|
NO
|
PIT
|
DEN
|
40
|
|
|
13
|
10
|
15
|
3
|
9
|
14
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
11
|
12
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
Garda
|
LAR
|
ATL
|
JAC
|
DET
|
PHI
|
GB
|
IND
|
NE
|
CHI
|
CLE
|
SEA
|
LAC
|
NO
|
PIT
|
KC
|
66
|
|
|
2
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
13
|
11
|
4
|
12
|
1
|
15
|
|
|
Hicks
|
LAR
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
DAL
|
PHI
|
GB
|
HOU
|
NE
|
TB
|
CLE
|
SEA
|
LAC
|
NYG
|
PIT
|
KC
|
61
|
|
|
13
|
1
|
14
|
2
|
12
|
3
|
4
|
11
|
5
|
10
|
6
|
15
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
|
|
Heiser
|
LAR
|
ATL
|
JAC
|
DET
|
PHI
|
GB
|
HOU
|
NE
|
CHI
|
CLE
|
SEA
|
LAC
|
NO
|
PIT
|
KC
|
56
|
|
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