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Staff Game Picks, Week 15

The Footballguys staff picks this week's NFL games

By FBG Staff
December 16, 2021
Staff Game Picks, Week 15
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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 PIT ATL BAL DAL JAC LV NO SEA DET NYG BUF SF CHI LAR
Home Team MIN CAR CLE WAS TEN KC NYJ HOU DEN LAC TB CIN GB ARI LW YTD
Andrew Davenport MIN ATL BAL DAL TEN LV NO SEA DEN LAC TB CIN GB ARI 80 1049
11 6 4 9 10 7 5 8 3 13 1 2 14 12
Andrew Garda MIN CAR BAL DAL TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC TB CIN GB ARI 90 1032
3 2 5 8 13 4 11 12 10 9 6 7 14 1
Andy Hicks MIN CAR CLE DAL TEN KC NO SEA DET LAC TB SF GB LAR 86 976
14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Ben Cummins MIN CAR CLE DAL TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC TB SF GB LAR 100 1151
2 5 3 6 12 10 9 11 8 13 7 4 14 1
Clayton Gray MIN CAR CLE DAL TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC TB CIN GB ARI 90 1136
7 6 2 3 13 10 4 9 11 12 5 1 14 8
Dan Hindery PIT ATL BAL DAL TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC TB SF GB ARI 94 1121
6 5 4 9 10 11 7 8 12 13 3 2 14 1
James Brimacombe MIN CAR CLE DAL TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC BUF CIN GB ARI 92 1163
6 7 5 8 13 12 4 9 11 14 3 2 10 1
Jason Wood MIN ATL BAL DAL TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC TB SF GB ARI 88 1087
1 2 13 14 3 12 9 6 7 11 10 5 8 4
Jeff Bell PIT CAR BAL WAS TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC TB SF GB ARI 85 1097
4 6 3 2 12 10 9 8 11 13 7 1 14 5
Jeff Tefertiller PIT ATL BAL DAL TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC TB CIN GB ARI 90 1104
3 1 6 10 13 11 8 9 7 12 5 2 14 4
Keith Roberts PIT ATL BAL DAL TEN KC NYJ SEA DEN LAC TB CIN GB ARI 86 1085
3 2 5 7 11 9 1 10 13 12 8 6 14 4
Matt Bitonti PIT CAR BAL WAS TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC TB SF GB ARI 85 1058
3 6 8 1 14 9 10 13 5 12 7 4 11 2
Matt Carey PIT ATL BAL DAL TEN KC NYJ SEA DEN LAC TB SF GB ARI 87 1166
5 2 3 9 11 10 4 13 8 12 7 1 14 6
Ryan Weisse MIN CAR CLE DAL TEN KC NYJ SEA DEN LAC TB CIN GB ARI 90 1110
7 6 2 8 12 13 1 9 10 14 4 5 11 3
Sean Settle PIT CAR BAL DAL TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC TB CIN GB LAR 85 1105
2 7 8 6 14 5 13 12 10 11 4 3 9 1
Will Grant MIN CAR BAL DAL TEN KC NO SEA DEN LAC TB CIN GB ARI 83 1122
6 3 8 4 14 5 7 9 12 11 2 1 13 10

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
Matt Carey 1166 76 97 103 103 104 *91 62 *85 52 42 85 *93 *86 87
James Brimacombe 1163 99 92 99 104 *124 86 65 65 *64 50 89 55 79 92
Benjamin Cummins 1151 76 94 113 100 112 77 73 66 61 45 90 58 *86 *100
Clayton Gray 1136 77 110 107 88 111 86 70 66 49 45 79 77 81 90
William Grant 1122 66 106 103 93 105 76 *74 67 57 45 88 74 85 83
Dan Hindery 1121 95 106 98 89 118 82 65 70 56 35 *91 72 50 94
Ryan Weisse 1110 53 105 101 103 99 74 67 72 58 46 88 71 83 90
Sean Settle 1105 52 109 *114 107 121 77 68 70 38 49 80 61 74 85
Jeff Tefertiller 1104 69 113 89 69 117 *91 60 77 53 48 *91 59 78 90
Jeff Bell 1097 52 92 106 105 109 82 56 63 63 47 77 81 79 85
Jason Wood 1087 80 92 86 85 *124 74 60 76 59 *54 75 59 75 88
Keith Roberts 1085 90 99 110 92 116 87 61 65 39 34 67 68 71 86
Matt Bitonti 1058 78 98 106 79 111 76 68 62 52 37 85 70 51 85
Andrew Davenport 1049 52 104 104 93 123 82 68 67 49 36 66 54 71 80
Danny Tuccitto 1044 74 91 98 83 114 76 66 82 49 44 77 35 76 79
Andrew Garda 1032 63 90 101 92 116 67 71 76 59 43 79 35 50 90
Dave Kluge 1024 68 *119 98 *121 114 80 55 64 38 38 65 35 50 79
Jeff Haseley 998 69 88 110 90 112 69 67 54 53 41 81 35 50 79
Alessandro Miglio 984 89 88 102 81 112 85 55 72 38 33 65 35 50 79
Andy Hicks 976 58 109 88 92 64 76 59 54 63 47 67 36 77 86

This Week's Picks

  • YTD is the number of points earned this season.

Visiting Team KC LV NE ARI CAR DAL HOU NYJ TEN WAS ATL CIN GB SEA NO MIN
Home Team LAC CLE IND DET BUF NYG JAC MIA PIT PHI SF DEN BAL LAR TB CHI YTD
Andrew Davenport KC LV NE ARI BUF DAL HOU MIA TEN PHI SF CIN GB LAR TB MIN 1049
12 11 10 16 13 9 1 7 6 5 8 4 3 14 15 2
Andrew Garda KC CLE NE ARI BUF DAL JAC MIA TEN WAS SF DEN GB LAR TB MIN 1032
7 14 9 15 16 12 1 13 3 4 11 2 10 6 8 5
Andy Hicks KC CLE IND ARI BUF DAL JAC MIA TEN WAS ATL DEN GB LAR TB MIN 976
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Ben Cummins KC CLE NE ARI BUF DAL HOU MIA PIT PHI SF DEN GB LAR TB MIN 1151
5 3 8 13 14 15 4 12 1 6 11 2 9 10 16 7
Clayton Gray KC LV IND ARI BUF DAL HOU MIA TEN PHI SF DEN GB LAR TB MIN 1136
9 2 4 16 15 12 1 14 3 8 10 6 5 11 13 7
Dan Hindery KC CLE IND ARI BUF DAL HOU MIA PIT PHI SF DEN BAL LAR TB MIN 1121
9 8 5 16 15 14 4 10 3 6 11 2 1 13 12 7
Danny Tuccitto LAC CLE NE ARI BUF NYG HOU MIA PIT PHI SF CIN BAL LAR TB CHI 1044
2 14 1 10 12 8 3 9 4 16 13 6 5 15 11 7
James Brimacombe LAC CLE IND ARI BUF DAL JAC MIA PIT PHI SF CIN GB LAR TB MIN 1163
5 7 6 16 15 10 1 14 4 9 13 2 3 12 11 8
Jason Wood LAC CLE NE ARI BUF DAL HOU MIA TEN PHI SF CIN GB LAR TB MIN 1087
2 12 4 16 14 15 1 10 6 3 13 11 7 5 9 8
Jeff Bell KC LV NE ARI BUF DAL JAC MIA TEN PHI SF CIN GB LAR TB MIN 1097
10 1 5 15 16 12 3 13 2 7 11 6 4 9 14 8
Jeff Tefertiller KC CLE NE ARI BUF DAL JAC MIA TEN PHI SF DEN GB LAR TB MIN 1104
8 6 7 15 16 14 5 9 4 2 10 1 11 12 13 3
Keith Roberts LAC LV NE ARI BUF DAL HOU MIA TEN PHI SF CIN GB LAR TB MIN 1085
1 3 2 16 15 11 4 12 7 6 10 5 13 9 14 8
Matt Bitonti LAC LV NE ARI BUF DAL HOU MIA TEN PHI SF DEN GB LAR TB MIN 1058
3 1 8 15 11 14 2 16 10 5 9 6 7 13 12 4
Matt Carey KC CLE IND ARI BUF DAL HOU MIA TEN PHI SF CIN GB LAR TB MIN 1166
5 11 4 16 14 13 7 8 2 3 15 6 9 10 12 1
Ryan Weisse KC CLE IND ARI BUF DAL HOU MIA PIT PHI SF CIN GB LAR TB MIN 1110
8 10 4 15 14 12 1 13 6 5 11 3 2 7 16 9
Sean Settle KC LV IND ARI BUF DAL HOU MIA TEN PHI SF CIN GB LAR TB MIN 1105
3 4 2 16 15 14 1 13 12 6 11 5 10 9 8 7
Will Grant KC CLE IND ARI BUF DAL JAC MIA TEN PHI SF CIN GB LAR TB MIN 1122
10 7 5 16 9 6 3 13 4 1 15 2 14 8 11 12
Away Picks 12 6 9 17 0 16 11 0 12 2 1 10 15 0 0 16
Home Picks 5 11 8 0 17 1 6 17 5 15 16 7 2 17 17 1
Away Conf 102 22 54 255 0 194 29 0 67 11 6 50 111 0 0 97
Home Conf 13 107 44 0 236 8 23 195 18 88 182 24 6 166 197 7
Tot Conf 115 129 98 255 236 202 52 195 85 99 188 74 117 166 197 104

Odds and Ends

With a full 16-game slate this week, having a perfect score will give you 136 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!

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