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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 (when bye weeks are happening), 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.
Here are the specifics:
- It lasts for 18 weeks
- Pick every game straight up each week
- Games are weighted; your most confident game would be weighed the most
- If you miss a week, you will be awarded the lowest score for that week minus 1 point
- The total correct picks score will determine standings
- Tiebreaker: number of weeks with the highest score
Last Week's Picks
- Correct picks are in bold.
- LW is the number of points earned last week.
- YTD is the number of points earned this season.
| Visiting Team | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | HOU | KC | LAC | LAR | MIN | ARI | DAL | LV | SEA | BUF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Team | PHI | JAC | DET | CHI | IND | WAS | BAL | NYG | CAR | CLE | NE | DEN | PIT | TEN | Pts | YTD |
| Alessandro Miglio | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | CAR | CLE | DAL | DEN | PIT | TEN | 85 | 557 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Andrew Davenport | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | CAR | ARI | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 82 | 558 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||
| Andy Hicks | TB | JAC | CIN | GB | IND | KC | LAC | LAR | CAR | CLE | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 76 | 487 |
| 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | |||
| Ben Cummins | TB | JAC | CIN | GB | IND | KC | LAC | LAR | MIN | CLE | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 77 | 572 |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Bob Henry | TB | JAC | DET | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | CAR | CLE | NE | DEN | PIT | BUF | 68 | 534 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | |||
| Clayton Gray | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | MIN | CLE | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 86 | 579 |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Dan Hindery | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | MIN | CLE | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 82 | 588 |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Danny Tuccitto | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | CAR | CLE | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 76 | 536 |
| 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Dave Kluge | TB | MIA | DET | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | MIN | CLE | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 80 | 600 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |||
| James Brimacombe | TB | JAC | DET | GB | IND | KC | LAC | LAR | MIN | ARI | DAL | LV | PIT | BUF | 86 | 604 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Jason Wood | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | CAR | ARI | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 74 | 541 |
| 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |||
| Jeff Bell | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | LAC | LAR | CAR | ARI | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 82 | 546 |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |||
| Jeff Haseley | TB | MIA | DET | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | CAR | CLE | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 69 | 538 |
| 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |||
| Jeff Tefertiller | TB | JAC | CIN | GB | IND | KC | LAC | LAR | MIN | ARI | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 91 | 548 |
| 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Keith Roberts | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | LAC | LAR | MIN | ARI | DAL | DEN | PIT | TEN | 87 | 594 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Matt Bitonti | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | MIN | ARI | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 76 | 548 |
| 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |||
| Matt Carey | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | BAL | LAR | MIN | CLE | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 91 | 574 |
| 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |||
| Ryan Weisse | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | LAC | LAR | CAR | ARI | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 74 | 535 |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | |||
| Sean Settle | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | LAC | LAR | CAR | ARI | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 77 | 580 |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Will Grant | TB | MIA | CIN | GB | IND | KC | LAC | LAR | CAR | ARI | DAL | DEN | PIT | BUF | 76 | 549 |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Standings
- Tot is the number of points earned this season.
- Wk01 is the number of points earned in Week 1.
- Etc.
- People who missed picking for a week are awarded the lowest score for that week minus 1 point
| Player | Total | Wk01 | Wk02 | Wk03 | Wk04 | Wk05 | Wk06 | Wk07 | Wk08 | Wk09 | Wk10 | Wk11 | Wk12 | Wk13 | Wk14 | Wk15 | Wk16 | Wk17 | Wk18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brimacombe | 604 | 99 | 92 | 99 | 104 | *124 | 86 | ||||||||||||
| Dave Kluge | 600 | 68 | *119 | 98 | *121 | 114 | 80 | ||||||||||||
| Keith Roberts | 594 | 90 | 99 | 110 | 92 | 116 | 87 | ||||||||||||
| Dan Hindery | 588 | 95 | 106 | 98 | 89 | 118 | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Sean Settle | 580 | 52 | 109 | *114 | 107 | 121 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Clayton Gray | 579 | 77 | 110 | 107 | 88 | 111 | 86 | ||||||||||||
| Matt Carey | 574 | 76 | 97 | 103 | 103 | 104 | *91 | ||||||||||||
| Benjamin Cummins | 572 | 76 | 94 | 113 | 100 | 112 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Andrew Davenport | 558 | 52 | 104 | 104 | 93 | 123 | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Alessandro Miglio | 557 | 89 | 88 | 102 | 81 | 112 | 85 | ||||||||||||
| William Grant | 549 | 66 | 106 | 103 | 93 | 105 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Tefertiller | 548 | 69 | 113 | 89 | 69 | 117 | *91 | ||||||||||||
| Matt Bitonti | 548 | 78 | 98 | 106 | 79 | 111 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Bell | 546 | 52 | 92 | 106 | 105 | 109 | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Jason Wood | 541 | 80 | 92 | 86 | 85 | *124 | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Haseley | 538 | 69 | 88 | 110 | 90 | 112 | 69 | ||||||||||||
| Danny Tuccitto | 536 | 74 | 91 | 98 | 83 | 114 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Weisse | 535 | 53 | 105 | 101 | 103 | 99 | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Bob Henry | 534 | 85 | 91 | 104 | 84 | 102 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Andrew Garda | 529 | 63 | 90 | 101 | 92 | 116 | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks | 487 | 58 | 109 | 88 | 92 | 64 | 76 |
This Week's Picks
- YTD is the number of points earned this season.
| Visiting Team | DEN | ATL | CAR | CIN | KC | NYJ | WAS | DET | PHI | CHI | HOU | IND | NO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Team | CLE | MIA | NYG | BAL | TEN | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | SF | SEA | YTD |
| Andrew Davenport | CLE | ATL | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 558 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Andrew Garda | CLE | ATL | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 529 |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Andy Hicks | CLE | MIA | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | IND | SEA | 487 |
| 7 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ben Cummins | DEN | ATL | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 572 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Clayton Gray | DEN | ATL | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | IND | NO | 579 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Dan Hindery | CLE | MIA | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | PHI | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 588 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Danny Tuccitto | DEN | ATL | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | PHI | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 536 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | ||
| James Brimacombe | CLE | ATL | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | PHI | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 604 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Jason Wood | DEN | MIA | NYG | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | PHI | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 541 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Jeff Bell | DEN | MIA | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | IND | NO | 546 |
| 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Jeff Haseley | DEN | MIA | CAR | BAL | TEN | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 538 |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Jeff Tefertiller | DEN | MIA | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | SF | SEA | 548 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Keith Roberts | DEN | MIA | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | SF | SEA | 594 |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Matt Bitonti | DEN | ATL | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 548 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Matt Carey | CLE | ATL | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | PHI | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 574 |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Ryan Weisse | CLE | ATL | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | PHI | TB | ARI | IND | NO | 535 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Sean Settle | DEN | MIA | CAR | BAL | KC | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 580 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Will Grant | CLE | ATL | CAR | BAL | TEN | NE | GB | LAR | LV | TB | ARI | SF | NO | 549 |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Away Picks | 10 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | |
| Home Picks | 8 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | |
| Away Conf | 27 | 31 | 98 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 79 | |
| Home Conf | 31 | 31 | 2 | 137 | 9 | 153 | 180 | 215 | 70 | 192 | 221 | 57 | 4 | |
| Tot Conf | 58 | 62 | 100 | 137 | 93 | 153 | 180 | 215 | 88 | 192 | 221 | 62 | 83 |
Heavy Favorites
- Another week of mismatches -- on paper.
- In Week 6, two of our staff's nine overwhelming favorites lost.
- This week, there are six teams with unanimous support and another four that are big favorites. Which teams aren't really safe?
- The Cardinals are the heaviest of heavy favorites as 221 confidence points were given to Arizona.
- The Ravens, on the other hand, are the lightest unanimous favorites with only 137 confidence points.
Dual Support
- There are two games with a close split (10-8) of votes:
- Denver (10 votes) at Cleveland (8 votes)
- Atlanta (10 votes) at Miami (8 votes)
- The closest game with regards to confidence points is in Miami. The staff has allotted 31 points to each team.
Odds and Ends
With a 13-game slate this week, having a perfect score will give you 91 total points.
As an additional reminder - these picks and confidence points were made on Wednesday night so that this article may come out well before the Thursday opener. These picks won't be updated as the week progresses, so any late-breaking news will not change the confidence points. If your league allows you to change your picks right up until each NFL game starts, make sure to check the latest news before making your final selections.
Good luck this weekend!