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RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
Keith Roberts and Sean Settle both had an impressive week, missing only one game each. Roberts only risked 3 points on the Steelers though while Settle risked 4 on the Panthers, so Roberts took home the top spot for the week. Well done to both of them.
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
|
LW
|
|||||||||||||
Roberts
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
ATL
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
57
|
102
|
|
3
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
10
|
2
|
7
|
12
|
14
|
11
|
13
|
9
|
6
|
|
|
Settle
|
CLE
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
55
|
101
|
|
1
|
10
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
8
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
7
|
11
|
|
|
Buzzard
|
CLE
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
56
|
95
|
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
9
|
10
|
13
|
1
|
4
|
8
|
14
|
6
|
12
|
11
|
7
|
|
|
Grant
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
58
|
95
|
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
9
|
10
|
13
|
2
|
12
|
8
|
11
|
7
|
14
|
5
|
4
|
|
|
Larkin
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
52
|
95
|
|
2
|
11
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
13
|
1
|
9
|
4
|
12
|
5
|
14
|
10
|
6
|
|
|
Haseley
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
52
|
95
|
|
2
|
9
|
3
|
7
|
4
|
11
|
1
|
12
|
6
|
13
|
10
|
14
|
5
|
8
|
|
|
Knotts
|
CLE
|
DAL
|
JAC
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
45
|
94
|
|
1
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
9
|
14
|
4
|
13
|
3
|
12
|
8
|
11
|
2
|
10
|
|
|
Tuccitto
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
49
|
92
|
|
1
|
8
|
4
|
11
|
7
|
12
|
2
|
10
|
3
|
14
|
6
|
13
|
9
|
5
|
|
|
Garda
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
45
|
92
|
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
5
|
13
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
1
|
7
|
4
|
|
|
Davenport
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
JAC
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
52
|
91
|
|
3
|
12
|
1
|
10
|
8
|
14
|
4
|
6
|
11
|
7
|
9
|
13
|
2
|
5
|
|
|
Hicks
|
CLE
|
DAL
|
JAC
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
PHI
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
65
|
90
|
|
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
|
90
|
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
12
|
9
|
14
|
2
|
11
|
10
|
13
|
7
|
8
|
5
|
6
|
|
|
Pasquino
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
PHI
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
58
|
88
|
|
6
|
9
|
3
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
2
|
8
|
11
|
13
|
1
|
12
|
4
|
5
|
|
|
Miglio
|
CLE
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
MIA
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
PHI
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
58
|
88
|
|
5
|
11
|
3
|
10
|
1
|
13
|
2
|
8
|
9
|
12
|
4
|
14
|
6
|
7
|
|
|
Bitonti
|
CLE
|
DAL
|
JAC
|
CAR
|
MIA
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
KC
|
54
|
84
|
|
4
|
12
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
11
|
8
|
13
|
9
|
6
|
5
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
|
|
Wood
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
JAC
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
PHI
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
57
|
76
|
|
2
|
9
|
5
|
8
|
4
|
10
|
3
|
6
|
13
|
12
|
14
|
11
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
Wimer
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
IND
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
NO
|
SF
|
NE
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
KC
|
49
|
67
|
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
13
|
1
|
8
|
10
|
9
|
11
|
14
|
12
|
|
|
Brimacombe
|
PIT
|
DET
|
JAC
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
HOU
|
NO
|
SF
|
PHI
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
KC
|
55
|
65
|
|
9
|
1
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
11
|
3
|
8
|
6
|
12
|
5
|
13
|
4
|
2
|
|
|
Away
|
PIT
|
DAL
|
JAC
|
ATL
|
BUF
|
DEN
|
NYJ
|
HOU
|
NO
|
ARI
|
NE
|
CIN
|
CHI
|
KC
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
45
|
137
|
22
|
1
|
124
|
0
|
43
|
8
|
149
|
0
|
108
|
0
|
17
|
118
|
|
|
Home
|
CLE
|
DET
|
IND
|
CAR
|
MIA
|
MIN
|
WAS
|
BAL
|
TB
|
SF
|
PHI
|
OAK
|
LAR
|
LAC
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
22
|
1
|
43
|
137
|
8
|
208
|
22
|
125
|
0
|
212
|
31
|
213
|
96
|
0
|
|
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
67
|
138
|
65
|
138
|
132
|
208
|
65
|
133
|
149
|
212
|
139
|
213
|
113
|
118
|
|
|
Pittsburgh kicked off the week with a loss for Thursday night. Carolina was the only other upset.
OVERALL RANKINGS
Roberts' big win this week brought him into a tie with Miglio. Devin Knotts is just 1 point behind them both. Just a 15-point margin separates the top eight staff members.
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
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
907
|
Roberts
|
113
|
90
|
95
|
63
|
76
|
71
|
79
|
116
|
72
|
30
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
907
|
Knotts
|
113
|
93
|
94
|
65
|
78
|
56
|
77
|
117
|
68
|
51
|
94
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
906
|
Pasquino
|
113
|
92
|
93
|
62
|
75
|
61
|
91
|
112
|
78
|
33
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
898
|
Buzzard
|
105
|
98
|
99
|
59
|
72
|
58
|
81
|
117
|
80
|
34
|
95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
898
|
Larkin
|
111
|
93
|
112
|
68
|
68
|
49
|
76
|
111
|
71
|
43
|
95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
897
|
Settle
|
112
|
92
|
89
|
65
|
73
|
62
|
93
|
110
|
77
|
22
|
101
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
896
|
Davenport
|
108
|
101
|
94
|
56
|
71
|
62
|
87
|
115
|
74
|
33
|
91
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
892
|
Grant
|
103
|
100
|
98
|
50
|
79
|
62
|
88
|
112
|
62
|
28
|
95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
877
|
Garda
|
115
|
94
|
97
|
59
|
66
|
65
|
76
|
109
|
71
|
29
|
92
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
873
|
Gray
|
100
|
97
|
101
|
51
|
74
|
57
|
82
|
112
|
68
|
39
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
871
|
Haseley
|
104
|
94
|
98
|
57
|
53
|
76
|
81
|
103
|
69
|
30
|
95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
860
|
Tuccitto
|
105
|
87
|
92
|
53
|
67
|
63
|
79
|
90
|
85
|
46
|
92
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
859
|
Brimacombe
|
109
|
95
|
110
|
65
|
68
|
48
|
80
|
105
|
71
|
37
|
65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
853
|
Bitonti
|
101
|
87
|
87
|
53
|
76
|
63
|
94
|
99
|
52
|
30
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
826
|
Hicks
|
81
|
78
|
102
|
72
|
55
|
55
|
82
|
97
|
66
|
46
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
824
|
Wimer
|
91
|
95
|
106
|
42
|
75
|
42
|
86
|
100
|
67
|
38
|
67
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
809
|
Wood
|
103
|
82
|
100
|
61
|
62
|
44
|
81
|
100
|
60
|
38
|
76
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
807
|
THIS WEEK'S PICKS
Here are the picks for this week.
Away Team
|
IND
|
MIA
|
DET
|
DEN
|
TB
|
SEA
|
CAR
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
NYG
|
JAC
|
DAL
|
GB
|
BAL
|
|
Home Team
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
WAS
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
PHI
|
NO
|
CIN
|
NYJ
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
LAR
|
|
Staffer
|
The Picks
|
MNF
|
|||||||||||||
Miglio
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
PHI
|
NO
|
PIT
|
NYJ
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
50
|
|
10
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
9
|
3
|
14
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
|
Davenport
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
PIT
|
NYJ
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
46
|
|
11
|
10
|
6
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
8
|
13
|
|
Garda
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
GB
|
BAL
|
55
|
|
9
|
12
|
13
|
11
|
8
|
6
|
14
|
10
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
1
|
5
|
|
Hicks
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
DEN
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
PIT
|
NYJ
|
CHI
|
JAC
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
61
|
|
12
|
14
|
11
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
13
|
3
|
4
|
10
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
9
|
|
Gray
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
52
|
|
3
|
13
|
6
|
12
|
5
|
1
|
14
|
8
|
7
|
11
|
4
|
10
|
2
|
9
|
|
Tuccitto
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
PHI
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
49
|
|
5
|
14
|
4
|
9
|
8
|
2
|
13
|
10
|
1
|
12
|
7
|
11
|
6
|
3
|
|
Larkin
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
GB
|
BAL
|
41
|
|
7
|
13
|
10
|
9
|
11
|
2
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
3
|
1
|
|
Knotts
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
PHI
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
45
|
|
5
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
6
|
1
|
11
|
10
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
4
|
9
|
|
Brimacombe
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
PHI
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
JAC
|
NE
|
GB
|
LAR
|
50
|
|
3
|
14
|
4
|
13
|
5
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
7
|
8
|
2
|
9
|
6
|
1
|
|
Wood
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
JAC
|
DAL
|
GB
|
BAL
|
46
|
|
10
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
12
|
11
|
7
|
9
|
1
|
4
|
14
|
13
|
8
|
|
Haseley
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
NYG
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
46
|
|
11
|
9
|
7
|
12
|
3
|
8
|
14
|
10
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
13
|
5
|
4
|
|
Pasquino
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
51
|
|
4
|
13
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
10
|
14
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
11
|
1
|
9
|
|
Roberts
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
DEN
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
NYG
|
TEN
|
NE
|
GB
|
BAL
|
46
|
|
5
|
12
|
10
|
1
|
14
|
4
|
13
|
9
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
11
|
|
Wimer
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
CIN
|
OAK
|
NYG
|
TEN
|
DAL
|
GB
|
BAL
|
48
|
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
14
|
3
|
13
|
12
|
1
|
|
Bitonti
|
IND
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
CIN
|
NYJ
|
NYG
|
TEN
|
NE
|
GB
|
BAL
|
54
|
|
2
|
13
|
12
|
9
|
11
|
6
|
14
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
8
|
7
|
5
|
10
|
|
Settle
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
SEA
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
52
|
|
8
|
14
|
9
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
11
|
13
|
5
|
12
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
Buzzard
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
PHI
|
NO
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
41
|
|
7
|
14
|
5
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
13
|
12
|
6
|
11
|
3
|
10
|
4
|
2
|
|
Grant
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
DET
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
PHI
|
NO
|
PIT
|
NYJ
|
CHI
|
JAC
|
NE
|
SF
|
BAL
|
47
|
|
8
|
13
|
6
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
12
|
11
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
14
|
4
|
9
|
|
Away
|
IND
|
MIA
|
DET
|
DEN
|
TB
|
SEA
|
CAR
|
PIT
|
OAK
|
NYG
|
JAC
|
DAL
|
GB
|
BAL
|
|
Total Pts
|
2
|
0
|
154
|
2
|
0
|
64
|
0
|
142
|
75
|
21
|
13
|
27
|
43
|
111
|
|
Home
|
HOU
|
CLE
|
WAS
|
BUF
|
ATL
|
PHI
|
NO
|
CIN
|
NYJ
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
NE
|
SF
|
LAR
|
|
Total Pts
|
129
|
218
|
0
|
157
|
121
|
22
|
222
|
6
|
18
|
96
|
55
|
147
|
44
|
1
|
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
131
|
218
|
154
|
159
|
121
|
86
|
222
|
148
|
93
|
117
|
68
|
174
|
87
|
112
|
|
HEAVY FAVORITES
Lots of heavy favorites this week. The Saints and the Browns are the biggest favorites, with both receiving over 218 confidence points. Houston, Detroit, Buffalo, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore are all strong favorites as well.
DUAL SUPPORT
Only two close games this week - Jacksonville at Tennessee and Green Bay at San Francisco. Tennessee is the favorite in their contest, but the game has the lowest total confidence points with just 68. Green Bay with two weeks to prepare is essentially even in confidence points compared to the home Niners who are the surprise team of the season and will be a tough opponent.
ODDS AND ENDS
Bye weeks are almost done, but the short schedule still has 105 as the highest possible total for this week.
We are 11 weeks into the season, and we've had 11 different weekly winners. Two of the top four teams have not won a week, yet they are very close to the top spots. Every point counts at this point in the season. Stay focused.
Good luck this weekend!