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
Well, the scores were a little better last week with seven staffers scoring more than 90 points. Dave Larkin had the best scorecard this week, only missing three games and scoring 98 points. However, James Brimacombe had better confidence point balancing and also scored 98 points despite missing four games instead of three. When it came to the tie-breaker, the Monday night game was a blowout and the final score was New Orleans 43 - Washington 19 for a combined total of 62 points. Brimacombe's guess of 55 was closer than Larkin's guess of 51 so Brimacombe took home his second victory of the season. Well done guys.
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Road Team
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IND
|
TEN
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NYG
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MIA
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JAC
|
ATL
|
DEN
|
GB
|
BAL
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
ARI
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MIN
|
DAL
|
WAS
|
|
|
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Home Team
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NE
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BUF
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CAR
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CIN
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KC
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PIT
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NYJ
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DET
|
CLE
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LAC
|
SEA
|
SF
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PHI
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HOU
|
NO
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Staffer
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The Picks
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MNF
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LW
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Brimacombe
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NE
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TEN
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CAR
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CIN
|
KC
|
PIT
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DEN
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DET
|
CLE
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
SF
|
PHI
|
HOU
|
NO
|
55
|
98
|
|
|
15
|
4
|
11
|
14
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
13
|
12
|
10
|
1
|
9
|
8
|
|
|
|
Larkin
|
NE
|
BUF
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
PIT
|
NYJ
|
GB
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
SF
|
MIN
|
HOU
|
NO
|
51
|
98
|
|
|
15
|
1
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
2
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
13
|
|
|
|
Roberts
|
NE
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
ATL
|
DEN
|
DET
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
ARI
|
PHI
|
HOU
|
NO
|
|
94
|
|
|
13
|
8
|
14
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
10
|
15
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
11
|
|
|
|
Hicks
|
NE
|
BUF
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
PIT
|
NYJ
|
GB
|
CLE
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
ARI
|
MIN
|
DAL
|
NO
|
|
93
|
|
|
15
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
3
|
7
|
4
|
14
|
13
|
6
|
5
|
11
|
12
|
|
|
|
Miglio
|
NE
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
PIT
|
DEN
|
DET
|
CLE
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
SF
|
PHI
|
HOU
|
NO
|
|
92
|
|
|
15
|
11
|
13
|
9
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
12
|
8
|
3
|
7
|
14
|
|
|
|
Grant
|
NE
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
PIT
|
DEN
|
GB
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
ARI
|
PHI
|
DAL
|
NO
|
|
90
|
|
|
15
|
11
|
13
|
14
|
8
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
9
|
|
|
|
Bitonti
|
NE
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
PIT
|
NYJ
|
GB
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
SF
|
MIN
|
HOU
|
NO
|
|
90
|
|
|
15
|
10
|
14
|
13
|
6
|
7
|
1
|
9
|
8
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
12
|
|
|
|
Garda
|
NE
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
ATL
|
DEN
|
GB
|
CLE
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
ARI
|
PHI
|
HOU
|
NO
|
|
89
|
|
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
13
|
15
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
14
|
|
|
|
Pasquino
|
NE
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
PIT
|
DEN
|
GB
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
SF
|
PHI
|
HOU
|
NO
|
|
86
|
|
|
15
|
10
|
14
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
12
|
11
|
13
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
|
|
|
Haseley
|
NE
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
ATL
|
NYJ
|
DET
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
SF
|
PHI
|
DAL
|
NO
|
|
79
|
|
|
15
|
5
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
12
|
3
|
11
|
8
|
10
|
4
|
9
|
|
|
|
Tuccitto
|
NE
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
PIT
|
NYJ
|
DET
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
SF
|
PHI
|
DAL
|
NO
|
|
78
|
|
|
14
|
6
|
15
|
4
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
11
|
13
|
1
|
8
|
12
|
5
|
10
|
|
|
|
Knotts
|
IND
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
ATL
|
DEN
|
DET
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
ARI
|
MIN
|
DAL
|
NO
|
|
75
|
|
|
15
|
8
|
11
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
13
|
12
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
14
|
|
|
|
Heiser
|
NE
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
ATL
|
DEN
|
GB
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
SF
|
MIN
|
HOU
|
NO
|
|
73
|
|
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
7
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
15
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
Wimer
|
NE
|
BUF
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
DEN
|
GB
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
SF
|
MIN
|
HOU
|
NO
|
|
72
|
|
|
6
|
5
|
14
|
10
|
13
|
12
|
4
|
3
|
9
|
11
|
15
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
8
|
|
|
|
Settle
|
NE
|
TEN
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
DEN
|
GB
|
BAL
|
LAC
|
LAR
|
SF
|
PHI
|
HOU
|
NO
|
|
66
|
|
|
15
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
3
|
10
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
|
|
|
Away
|
IND
|
TEN
|
NYG
|
MIA
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
DEN
|
GB
|
BAL
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
ARI
|
MIN
|
DAL
|
WAS
|
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
15
|
111
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
34
|
66
|
50
|
91
|
0
|
164
|
19
|
18
|
28
|
0
|
|
|
|
Home
|
NE
|
BUF
|
CAR
|
CIN
|
KC
|
PIT
|
NYJ
|
DET
|
CLE
|
LAC
|
SEA
|
SF
|
PHI
|
HOU
|
NO
|
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
194
|
7
|
184
|
162
|
94
|
50
|
9
|
22
|
12
|
148
|
0
|
64
|
45
|
44
|
146
|
|
|
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
209
|
118
|
184
|
162
|
117
|
84
|
75
|
72
|
103
|
148
|
164
|
83
|
63
|
72
|
146
|
|
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Taking the home team was the way to go this week, and 12 of the 15 games this week favored the home crowd. Two of the three losses were San Francisco and Philadelphia, both teams that were slightly favored to win their respective games. Add in the Tennessee, Denver and Baltimore upsets, and that resulted in a total of 377 confidence points that were lost for the entire staff.
OVERALL RANKINGS
Larkin returned to the top spot, despite losing the weekly contest due to the tie-breaker. He and Brimacombe are #1 and #2 with a slight lead on the rest of the pack.
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
435
|
|
Brimacombe
|
81
|
97
|
75
|
80
|
98
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
431
|
|
Tuccitto
|
80
|
91
|
76
|
95
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
420
|
|
Miglio
|
79
|
88
|
64
|
90
|
92
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
413
|
|
Roberts
|
77
|
73
|
63
|
98
|
94
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
405
|
|
Haseley
|
84
|
79
|
74
|
86
|
79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
402
|
|
Hicks
|
87
|
75
|
62
|
78
|
93
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
395
|
|
Pasquino
|
89
|
83
|
59
|
77
|
86
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
394
|
|
Knotts
|
87
|
81
|
68
|
79
|
75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
390
|
|
Heiser
|
68
|
96
|
71
|
75
|
73
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
383
|
|
Grant
|
83
|
70
|
54
|
81
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
378
|
|
Bitonti
|
65
|
75
|
69
|
78
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
377
|
|
Garda
|
85
|
53
|
70
|
71
|
89
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
368
|
|
Wimer
|
74
|
78
|
62
|
72
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
358
|
|
Settle
|
89
|
44
|
63
|
82
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
344
|
THIS WEEK'S PICKS
Here are the picks for this week.
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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
|
|
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Staffer
|
The Picks
|
MNF
|
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|
Miglio
|
PHI
|
CLE
|
HOU
|
WAS
|
MIA
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
49
|
|
|
14
|
9
|
8
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
15
|
3
|
13
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
12
|
|
|
Garda
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
50
|
|
|
12
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
13
|
3
|
14
|
1
|
10
|
4
|
15
|
|
|
Hicks
|
PHI
|
CLE
|
HOU
|
WAS
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
OAK
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
TB
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
58
|
|
|
10
|
6
|
13
|
3
|
4
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
14
|
1
|
12
|
11
|
7
|
9
|
15
|
|
|
Heiser
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
IND
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
KC
|
GB
|
48
|
|
|
13
|
3
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
14
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
15
|
|
|
Tuccitto
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
MIA
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
DAL
|
NE
|
GB
|
49
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
14
|
12
|
15
|
10
|
2
|
6
|
7
|
11
|
|
|
Larkin
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
MIA
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
IND
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
DAL
|
NE
|
GB
|
48
|
|
|
10
|
12
|
13
|
7
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
15
|
11
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
8
|
14
|
|
|
Knotts
|
NYG
|
CLE
|
HOU
|
WAS
|
MIA
|
CIN
|
SEA
|
IND
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
DAL
|
NE
|
GB
|
48
|
|
|
10
|
6
|
15
|
5
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
14
|
11
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
|
|
Brimacombe
|
PHI
|
LAC
|
HOU
|
CAR
|
CHI
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
IND
|
MIN
|
ATL
|
LAR
|
BAL
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
50
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