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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 | GB | CAR | CIN | LAR | MIA | PHI | PIT | SF | TEN | JAC | NE | TB | WAS | DAL | NYG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Team | ARI | ATL | NYJ | HOU | BUF | DET | CLE | CHI | IND | SEA | LAC | NO | DEN | MIN | KC | Pts | YTD |
| Alex Miglio | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | DET | CLE | CHI | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 72 | 684 |
| 8 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Andrew Davenport | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | PHI | CLE | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 67 | 693 |
| 9 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |||
| Andrew Garda | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | PHI | CLE | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 76 | 676 |
| 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |||
| Andy Hicks | GB | CAR | CIN | LAR | BUF | DET | CLE | CHI | IND | JAC | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | NYG | 54 | 600 |
| 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 11 | |||
| Ben Cummins | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | DET | CLE | SF | TEN | JAC | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 66 | 711 |
| 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Clayton Gray | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | DET | CLE | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 66 | 715 |
| 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Dan Hindery | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | DET | PIT | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 70 | 723 |
| 11 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Danny Tuccitto | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | PHI | PIT | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | NO | DEN | DAL | KC | 82 | 684 |
| 6 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |||
| Dave Kluge | ARI | CAR | CIN | LAR | BUF | DET | CLE | SF | TEN | JAC | LAC | TB | WAS | DAL | KC | 64 | 719 |
| 9 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 15 | |||
| James Brimacombe | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | PHI | CLE | SF | IND | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 65 | 734 |
| 9 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |||
| Jason Wood | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | PHI | PIT | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 76 | 677 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Jeff Bell | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | PHI | CLE | SF | IND | JAC | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 63 | 665 |
| 11 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |||
| Jeff Haseley | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | DET | CLE | SF | TEN | JAC | LAC | TB | WAS | DAL | KC | 54 | 659 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Jeff Tefertiller | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | PHI | CLE | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 77 | 685 |
| 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 9 | |||
| Keith Roberts | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | DET | PIT | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | MIN | KC | 65 | 720 |
| 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |||
| Matt Bitonti | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | DET | PIT | CHI | TEN | JAC | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 62 | 678 |
| 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |||
| Matt Carey | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | PHI | PIT | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 85 | 721 |
| 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 | |||
| Ryan Weisse | ARI | CAR | CIN | LAR | BUF | DET | CLE | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 72 | 674 |
| 7 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
| Sean Settle | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | PHI | PIT | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 70 | 718 |
| 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Will Grant | ARI | ATL | CIN | LAR | BUF | PHI | CLE | SF | TEN | SEA | LAC | TB | DEN | DAL | KC | 67 | 690 |
| 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
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 | 734 | 99 | 92 | 99 | 104 | *124 | 86 | 65 | 65 | ||||||||||
| Dan Hindery | 723 | 95 | 106 | 98 | 89 | 118 | 82 | 65 | 70 | ||||||||||
| Matt Carey | 721 | 76 | 97 | 103 | 103 | 104 | *91 | 62 | *85 | ||||||||||
| Keith Roberts | 720 | 90 | 99 | 110 | 92 | 116 | 87 | 61 | 65 | ||||||||||
| Dave Kluge | 719 | 68 | *119 | 98 | *121 | 114 | 80 | 55 | 64 | ||||||||||
| Sean Settle | 718 | 52 | 109 | *114 | 107 | 121 | 77 | 68 | 70 | ||||||||||
| Clayton Gray | 715 | 77 | 110 | 107 | 88 | 111 | 86 | 70 | 66 | ||||||||||
| Benjamin Cummins | 711 | 76 | 94 | 113 | 100 | 112 | 77 | 73 | 66 | ||||||||||
| Andrew Davenport | 693 | 52 | 104 | 104 | 93 | 123 | 82 | 68 | 67 | ||||||||||
| William Grant | 690 | 66 | 106 | 103 | 93 | 105 | 76 | *74 | 67 | ||||||||||
| Jeff Tefertiller | 685 | 69 | 113 | 89 | 69 | 117 | *91 | 60 | 77 | ||||||||||
| Alessandro Miglio | 684 | 89 | 88 | 102 | 81 | 112 | 85 | 55 | 72 | ||||||||||
| Danny Tuccitto | 684 | 74 | 91 | 98 | 83 | 114 | 76 | 66 | 82 | ||||||||||
| Matt Bitonti | 678 | 78 | 98 | 106 | 79 | 111 | 76 | 68 | 62 | ||||||||||
| Jason Wood | 677 | 80 | 92 | 86 | 85 | *124 | 74 | 60 | 76 | ||||||||||
| Andrew Garda | 676 | 63 | 90 | 101 | 92 | 116 | 67 | 71 | 76 | ||||||||||
| Ryan Weisse | 674 | 53 | 105 | 101 | 103 | 99 | 74 | 67 | 72 | ||||||||||
| Jeff Bell | 665 | 52 | 92 | 106 | 105 | 109 | 82 | 56 | 63 | ||||||||||
| Jeff Haseley | 659 | 69 | 88 | 110 | 90 | 112 | 69 | 67 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Bob Henry | 642 | 85 | 91 | 104 | 84 | 102 | 68 | 55 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Andy Hicks | 600 | 58 | 109 | 88 | 92 | 64 | 76 | 59 | 54 |
This Week's Picks
- YTD is the number of points earned this season.
| Visiting Team | NYJ | ATL | BUF | CLE | DEN | HOU | LV | MIN | NE | LAC | ARI | GB | TEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Team | IND | NO | JAC | CIN | DAL | MIA | NYG | BAL | CAR | PHI | SF | KC | LAR | PIT | YTD |
| Andrew Davenport | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 693 |
| 10 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Andrew Garda | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 676 |
| 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Andy Hicks | IND | NO | BUF | CLE | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 600 |
| 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ben Cummins | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | NYG | BAL | NE | LAC | SF | KC | LAR | PIT | 711 |
| 9 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Clayton Gray | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | PHI | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 715 |
| 11 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Dan Hindery | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | NYG | BAL | NE | PHI | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 723 |
| 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Danny Tuccitto | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | LAC | SF | KC | LAR | PIT | 684 |
| 13 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | ||
| James Brimacombe | IND | NO | BUF | CLE | DAL | MIA | NYG | BAL | NE | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 734 |
| 14 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Jason Wood | IND | NO | BUF | CLE | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 677 |
| 10 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | ||
| Jeff Bell | IND | NO | BUF | CLE | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 665 |
| 13 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Jeff Haseley | IND | NO | BUF | CLE | DAL | HOU | LV | BAL | CAR | LAC | SF | KC | LAR | PIT | 659 |
| 11 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Jeff Tefertiller | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 685 |
| 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Keith Roberts | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | LV | MIN | NE | PHI | SF | GB | LAR | PIT | 720 |
| 12 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | ||
| Matt Bitonti | IND | ATL | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 678 |
| 10 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Matt Carey | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 721 |
| 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Ryan Weisse | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | NYG | BAL | CAR | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 674 |
| 11 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Will Grant | IND | NO | BUF | CIN | DAL | MIA | LV | BAL | NE | LAC | ARI | KC | LAR | PIT | 690 |
| 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Away Picks | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Home Picks | 17 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
| Away Conf | 0 | 2 | 222 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 79 | 57 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Home Conf | 199 | 116 | 0 | 57 | 189 | 104 | 10 | 125 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 111 | 153 | 139 | |
| Tot Conf | 199 | 118 | 222 | 85 | 189 | 111 | 91 | 126 | 85 | 63 | 89 | 115 | 153 | 139 |
Heavy Favorites
- Pretty much every favorite this week is a heavy favorite.
- The Bills are the heaviest of heavy favorites as 222 confidence points were given to Buffalo.
- The Steelers, on the other hand, are the lightest unanimous favorites with only 139 confidence points.
Dual Support
- There is not a game on the slate with anywhere near an even split of votes. The closest game is the battle for Ohio where Cincinnati has 12 votes and Cleveland has 5.
- The game with the least number of confidence points takes place in Philadelphia where the visiting Chargers were allotted 57 confidence points and Philadelphia was given 6.
Odds and Ends
With a 14-game slate this week, having a perfect score will give you 105 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!
