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RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
Most of last week’s favorites came though, leading to some big scores and a bunch of great contest entries that would have won any other week but didn’t finish near the top last week. Steve Buzzard and Devin Knotts tied for the top spot this week – both with 117 points. Steve was closer to the MNF total of 41 though, so he took home the victory. He only missed 1 game, and Knotts missed two but had different point allocations for them. Dave Larkin and Jeff Pasquino only missed the Chicago game, but the risked so heavily on it that they finished in the middle of the pack.
|
Away Team
|
WAS
|
DEN
|
LAC
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
ARI
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
TB
|
NYG
|
CAR
|
CLE
|
OAK
|
GB
|
MIA
|
|
|
|
Home Team
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
ATL
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PIT
|
|
|
|
Staffer
|
The Picks
|
MNF
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
|
Buzzard
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
PHI
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
39
|
117
|
|
|
15
|
6
|
3
|
5
|
7
|
11
|
1
|
13
|
2
|
9
|
8
|
12
|
10
|
4
|
14
|
|
|
|
Knotts
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
PHI
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PIT
|
45
|
117
|
|
|
15
|
10
|
1
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
4
|
14
|
5
|
9
|
3
|
8
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
|
|
|
Roberts
|
MIN
|
IND
|
LAC
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
NYG
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
116
|
|
|
13
|
11
|
2
|
9
|
5
|
12
|
3
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
10
|
|
|
|
Davenport
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
PHI
|
LAR
|
TB
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
115
|
|
|
14
|
13
|
3
|
12
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
15
|
2
|
10
|
7
|
11
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
|
|
|
Gray
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
112
|
|
|
12
|
11
|
5
|
7
|
8
|
14
|
3
|
13
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
15
|
9
|
4
|
10
|
|
|
|
Grant
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
112
|
|
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
9
|
7
|
11
|
6
|
13
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
15
|
8
|
3
|
14
|
|
|
|
Pasquino
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
PHI
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
112
|
|
|
15
|
10
|
8
|
9
|
2
|
12
|
3
|
14
|
1
|
5
|
7
|
13
|
6
|
4
|
11
|
|
|
|
Larkin
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
PHI
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
111
|
|
|
13
|
3
|
9
|
14
|
8
|
12
|
1
|
11
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
15
|
|
|
|
Settle
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
110
|
|
|
12
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
10
|
11
|
4
|
14
|
3
|
9
|
2
|
15
|
8
|
1
|
13
|
|
|
|
Garda
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
109
|
|
|
14
|
8
|
5
|
10
|
11
|
13
|
6
|
12
|
1
|
3
|
9
|
15
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
|
|
|
Miglio
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PIT
|
|
106
|
|
|
15
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
5
|
12
|
3
|
14
|
2
|
6
|
4
|
13
|
8
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
|
Brimacombe
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
ATL
|
JAC
|
NO
|
PHI
|
LAR
|
TB
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PIT
|
|
105
|
|
|
15
|
13
|
6
|
5
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
12
|
3
|
7
|
2
|
8
|
11
|
1
|
14
|
|
|
|
Haseley
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TB
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
103
|
|
|
11
|
10
|
6
|
9
|
7
|
13
|
8
|
14
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
15
|
2
|
4
|
12
|
|
|
|
Wood
|
MIN
|
IND
|
LAC
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
PHI
|
LAR
|
TB
|
DET
|
CAR
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
100
|
|
|
14
|
6
|
1
|
13
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
12
|
15
|
7
|
5
|
10
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
|
|
|
Wimer
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
PIT
|
|
100
|
|
|
9
|
14
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
11
|
15
|
10
|
2
|
13
|
12
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
|
Bitonti
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
PHI
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
GB
|
MIA
|
|
99
|
|
|
13
|
2
|
9
|
3
|
10
|
7
|
8
|
14
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
12
|
|
|
|
Hicks
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PIT
|
|
97
|
|
|
14
|
7
|
12
|
13
|
1
|
15
|
2
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
8
|
5
|
9
|
10
|
|
|
|
Tuccitto
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
SEA
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TB
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PIT
|
|
90
|
|
|
12
|
6
|
14
|
3
|
4
|
15
|
13
|
9
|
2
|
8
|
5
|
11
|
7
|
1
|
10
|
|
|
|
Away
|
WAS
|
DEN
|
LAC
|
SEA
|
NYJ
|
ARI
|
PHI
|
CIN
|
TB
|
NYG
|
CAR
|
CLE
|
OAK
|
GB
|
MIA
|
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
147
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
0
|
25
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
49
|
12
|
|
|
|
Home
|
MIN
|
IND
|
CHI
|
ATL
|
JAC
|
NO
|
BUF
|
LAR
|
TEN
|
DET
|
SF
|
NE
|
HOU
|
KC
|
PIT
|
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
238
|
158
|
104
|
5
|
129
|
206
|
63
|
230
|
39
|
113
|
97
|
215
|
114
|
14
|
168
|
|
|
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
238
|
158
|
107
|
152
|
129
|
206
|
88
|
230
|
64
|
114
|
102
|
215
|
114
|
63
|
180
|
|
|
Chicago was the only big upset of the week, and as mentioned above, the Bears dragged down many of the stronger entries to the middle of the pack.
OVERALL RANKINGS
Keith Roberts extended his lead over Jeff Pasquino this week, despite Pasquino only missing one game. Neither was the top finisher but their consistently good picks have them at the top of the overall leaderboard.
|
Staff Member
|
Wk01
|
Wk02
|
Wk03
|
Wk04
|
Wk05
|
Wk06
|
Wk07
|
Wk08
|
Wk09
|
Wk10
|
Wk11
|
Wk12
|
Wk13
|
Wk14
|
Wk15
|
Wk16
|
Wk17
|
Total
|
|
Roberts
|
113
|
90
|
95
|
63
|
76
|
71
|
79
|
116
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
703
|
|
Pasquino
|
113
|
92
|
93
|
62
|
75
|
61
|
91
|
112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
699
|
|
Settle
|
112
|
92
|
89
|
65
|
73
|
62
|
93
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
696
|
|
Davenport
|
108
|
101
|
94
|
56
|
71
|
62
|
87
|
115
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
694
|
|
Knotts
|
113
|
93
|
94
|
65
|
78
|
56
|
77
|
117
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
693
|
|
Grant
|
103
|
100
|
98
|
50
|
79
|
62
|
88
|
112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
692
|
|
Buzzard
|
105
|
98
|
99
|
59
|
72
|
58
|
81
|
117
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
689
|
|
Larkin
|
111
|
93
|
112
|
68
|
68
|
49
|
76
|
111
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
688
|
|
Miglio
|
115
|
97
|
97
|
54
|
76
|
62
|
80
|
106
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
687
|
|
Garda
|
115
|
94
|
97
|
59
|
66
|
65
|
76
|
109
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
681
|
|
Brimacombe
|
109
|
95
|
110
|
65
|
68
|
48
|
80
|
105
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
680
|
|
Gray
|
100
|
97
|
101
|
51
|
74
|
57
|
82
|
112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
674
|
|
Haseley
|
104
|
94
|
98
|
57
|
53
|
76
|
81
|
103
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
666
|
|
Bitonti
|
101
|
87
|
87
|
53
|
76
|
63
|
94
|
99
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
660
|
|
Wimer
|
91
|
95
|
106
|
42
|
75
|
42
|
86
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
637
|
|
Tuccitto
|
105
|
87
|
92
|
53
|
67
|
63
|
79
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
636
|
|
Wood
|
103
|
82
|
100
|
61
|
62
|
44
|
81
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
633
|
|
Hicks
|
81
|
78
|
102
|
72
|
55
|
55
|
82
|
97
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
622
|
THIS WEEK'S PICKS
Here are the picks for this week.
|
Away Team
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
WAS
|
TB
|
DET
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
|
|
Home Team
|
ARI
|
JAC
|
KC
|
MIA
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
DEN
|
LAC
|
BAL
|
NYG
|
|
|
Staffer
|
The Picks
|
MNF
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miglio
|
SF
|
JAC
|
KC
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
DEN
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
53
|
|
|
13
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
8
|
11
|
7
|
12
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
9
|
10
|
|
|
Davenport
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
DET
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
47
|
|
|
14
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
11
|
5
|
13
|
10
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
7
|
12
|
|
|
Garda
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
MIA
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
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