Looking to dominate your office pool this season? Eighteen 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 types of games.
RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
With six NFL teams on a bye, this week was already going to be tough. After several key upsets though, it became so much worse. Alex Miglio weathered the storm and finished at the top of the weekly board with just 53 total points. He also tied several staffers with a weekly high of seven correct picks, but Miglio managed his confidence points better than the others to give him the win.
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Away Team
|
LAC
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
ATL
|
MIA
|
LAR
|
CAR
|
MIN
|
SEA
|
|
|
|
Home Team
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
TB
|
TEN
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
|
|
|
Staffer
|
The Picks
|
MNF
|
LW
|
||||||||||||
|
Miglio
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
55
|
53
|
|
|
6
|
7
|
13
|
8
|
11
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
Knotts
|
LAC
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
44
|
51
|
|
|
6
|
7
|
13
|
9
|
5
|
8
|
4
|
12
|
11
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
Hicks
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
41
|
46
|
|
|
5
|
9
|
11
|
4
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
12
|
10
|
7
|
13
|
6
|
2
|
|
|
|
Tuccitto
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
49
|
46
|
|
|
2
|
7
|
11
|
8
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
13
|
12
|
1
|
9
|
5
|
10
|
|
|
|
Larkin
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
41
|
43
|
|
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
8
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
13
|
11
|
1
|
10
|
6
|
7
|
|
|
|
Gray
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
45
|
39
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
7
|
9
|
4
|
8
|
13
|
11
|
1
|
10
|
5
|
6
|
|
|
|
Wood
|
LAC
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SEA
|
44
|
38
|
|
|
1
|
4
|
13
|
3
|
12
|
7
|
2
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
|
|
|
Wimer
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
MIN
|
SF
|
38
|
38
|
|
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
13
|
7
|
8
|
3
|
10
|
9
|
2
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
|
|
|
Brimacombe
|
LAC
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
MIN
|
SF
|
47
|
37
|
|
|
7
|
1
|
9
|
2
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
13
|
12
|
5
|
10
|
6
|
11
|
|
|
|
Buzzard
|
LAC
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
41
|
34
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
11
|
8
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
13
|
12
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
9
|
|
|
|
Davenport
|
LAC
|
DET
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
47
|
33
|
|
|
5
|
4
|
13
|
7
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
12
|
11
|
8
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
Pasquino
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
MIN
|
SF
|
51
|
33
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
11
|
6
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
13
|
12
|
7
|
10
|
1
|
8
|
|
|
|
Bitonti
|
OAK
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
52
|
30
|
|
|
10
|
9
|
11
|
2
|
12
|
5
|
7
|
13
|
6
|
1
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
|
|
|
Haseley
|
LAC
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
TEN
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
MIA
|
LAR
|
CAR
|
DAL
|
SEA
|
58
|
30
|
|
|
6
|
3
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
11
|
10
|
13
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
9
|
1
|
|
|
|
Roberts
|
OAK
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
45
|
30
|
|
|
4
|
6
|
13
|
3
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
|
|
|
Garda
|
OAK
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
45
|
29
|
|
|
6
|
5
|
12
|
4
|
10
|
8
|
3
|
13
|
9
|
7
|
11
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
Grant
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
44
|
28
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
11
|
5
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
13
|
12
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
3
|
|
|
|
Settle
|
LAC
|
DET
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
MIN
|
SF
|
48
|
22
|
|
|
7
|
5
|
13
|
4
|
11
|
6
|
10
|
9
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
|
Away
|
LAC
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
ATL
|
MIA
|
LAR
|
CAR
|
MIN
|
SEA
|
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
33
|
30
|
207
|
24
|
151
|
63
|
64
|
0
|
4
|
74
|
5
|
21
|
11
|
|
|
|
Home
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
TB
|
TEN
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
51
|
53
|
0
|
85
|
2
|
34
|
24
|
220
|
176
|
9
|
159
|
67
|
71
|
|
|
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
84
|
83
|
207
|
109
|
153
|
97
|
88
|
220
|
180
|
83
|
164
|
88
|
82
|
|
|
The Saints were the team that received the most confidence points for the week, so their upset loss to Atlanta was a big hit to the overall board. Other losses by heavy favorites Kansas City, Indianapolis, and San Francisco compounded the damage
OVERALL RANKINGS
Miglio and Devin Knotts began last week at #6 and #7 on the overall leaderboard. After a brutal week where Miglio and Knotts were two of the top-scoring teams though and they are now #1 and #2 overall. Pasquino slipped down to #3 after finishing 20 points behind Miglio this week. Just 18 points separate Miglio from the #7 spot, and this is shaping up to be one of the closest contests that we've had since this contest began.
|
Staff Member
|
Wk01
|
Wk02
|
Wk03
|
Wk04
|
Wk05
|
Wk06
|
Wk07
|
Wk08
|
Wk09
|
Wk10
|
Wk11
|
Wk12
|
Wk13
|
Wk14
|
Wk15
|
Wk16
|
Wk17
|
Total
|
|
Miglio
|
115
|
97
|
97
|
54
|
76
|
62
|
80
|
106
|
79
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
819
|
|
Knotts
|
113
|
93
|
94
|
65
|
78
|
56
|
77
|
117
|
68
|
51
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
812
|
|
Pasquino
|
113
|
92
|
93
|
62
|
75
|
61
|
91
|
112
|
78
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
810
|
|
Roberts
|
113
|
90
|
95
|
63
|
76
|
71
|
79
|
116
|
72
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
805
|
|
Buzzard
|
105
|
98
|
99
|
59
|
72
|
58
|
81
|
117
|
80
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
803
|
|
Larkin
|
111
|
93
|
112
|
68
|
68
|
49
|
76
|
111
|
71
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
802
|
|
Davenport
|
108
|
101
|
94
|
56
|
71
|
62
|
87
|
115
|
74
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
801
|
|
Settle
|
112
|
92
|
89
|
65
|
73
|
62
|
93
|
110
|
77
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
795
|
|
Brimacombe
|
109
|
95
|
110
|
65
|
68
|
48
|
80
|
105
|
71
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
788
|
|
Grant
|
103
|
100
|
98
|
50
|
79
|
62
|
88
|
112
|
62
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
782
|
|
Garda
|
115
|
94
|
97
|
59
|
66
|
65
|
76
|
109
|
71
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
781
|
|
Gray
|
100
|
97
|
101
|
51
|
74
|
57
|
82
|
112
|
68
|
39
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
781
|
|
Tuccitto
|
105
|
87
|
92
|
53
|
67
|
63
|
79
|
90
|
85
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
767
|
|
Haseley
|
104
|
94
|
98
|
57
|
53
|
76
|
81
|
103
|
69
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
765
|
|
Bitonti
|
101
|
87
|
87
|
53
|
76
|
63
|
94
|
99
|
52
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
742
|
|
Wimer
|
91
|
95
|
106
|
42
|
75
|
42
|
86
|
100
|
67
|
38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
742
|
|
Hicks
|
81
|
78
|
102
|
72
|
55
|
55
|
82
|
97
|
66
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
734
|
|
Wood
|
103
|
82
|
100
|
61
|
62
|
44
|
81
|
100
|
60
|
38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
731
|
THIS WEEK'S PICKS
Here are the picks for this week.
|
Away Team
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
BUF
|
DEN
|
NYJ
|
HOU
|
NO
|
ARI
|
NE
|
CIN
|
CHI
|
KC
|
|
|
Home Team
|
CLE
|
DET
|
IND
|
CAR
|
MIA
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
TB
|
SF
|
PHI
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
LAC
|
|
|
Staffer
|
The Picks
|
MNF
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miglio
|
CLE
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
MIA
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
PHI
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
58
|
|
|
5
|
11
|
3
|
10
|
1
|
13
|
2
|
8
|
9
|
12
|
4
|
14
|
6
|
7
|
|
|
Davenport
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
JAC
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
52
|
|
|
3
|
12
|
1
|
10
|
8
|
14
|
4
|
6
|
11
|
7
|
9
|
13
|
2
|
5
|
|
|
Garda
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
45
|
|
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
5
|
13
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
1
|
7
|
4
|
|
|
Hicks
|
CLE
|
DAL
|
JAC
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
PHI
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
65
|
|
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
14
|
6
|
1
|
10
|
12
|
7
|
13
|
9
|
11
|
|
|
Gray
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
49
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
12
|
9
|
14
|
2
|
11
|
10
|
13
|
7
|
8
|
5
|
6
|
|
|
Tuccitto
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
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