Looking to dominate your office pool this season? 18 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 may not reflect 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 type of games.
THIS WEEK'S PICKS
Here are the picks for this week:
Staffer | CAR | TB | SD | CIN | CLE | GB | CHI | OAK | BUF | MIN | MIA | DET | NYG | NE | PIT | LAR | MNF |
DEN | ATL | KC | NYJ | PHI | JAX | HOU | NO | BAL | TEN | SEA | IND | DAL | ARI | WAS | SF | TOTAL | |
Miglio | DEN | ATL | KC | CIN | PHI | GB | HOU | NO | BAL | TEN | SEA | IND | DAL | ARI | PIT | LAR | 45 |
1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ||
Garda | CAR | ATL | KC | CIN | PHI | GB | HOU | NO | BAL | MIN | SEA | IND | NYG | ARI | PIT | LAR | 40 |
4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ||
Hicks | DEN | ATL | KC | NYJ | PHI | JAX | HOU | NO | BAL | TEN | SEA | IND | DAL | ARI | WAS | SF | 35 |
7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | ||
Heiser | CAR | TB | KC | CIN | PHI | GB | CHI | NO | BAL | TEN | SEA | DET | DAL | ARI | PIT | LAR | 38 |
13 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | ||
Feery | DEN | ATL | KC | NYJ | CLE | GB | HOU | OAK | BUF | TEN | SEA | IND | NYG | ARI | PIT | LAR | 45 |
9 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
Kuczyns | CAR | TB | KC | CIN | PHI | GB | HOU | OAK | BAL | MIN | SEA | IND | NYG | ARI | PIT | LAR | 38 |
9 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 11 | ||
Gray | CAR | ATL | KC | CIN | CLE | GB | HOU | NO | BAL | MIN | SEA | DET | NYG | ARI | WAS | LAR | 41 |
8 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 11 | ||
Tuccitto | DEN | TB | KC | NYJ | PHI | GB | HOU | OAK | BUF | TEN | SEA | IND | DAL | ARI | WAS | SF | 49 |
9 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | ||
Larkin | DEN | TB | KC | CIN | PHI | GB | HOU | NO | BAL | MIN | SEA | DET | NYG | ARI | PIT | SF | 37 |
8 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
Knotts | CAR | ATL | KC | CIN | PHI | GB | HOU | NO | BUF | TEN | SEA | IND | NYG | ARI | PIT | LAR | 41 |
12 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | ||
Brimacombe | CAR | ATL | KC | CIN | PHI | GB | HOU | NO | BUF | MIN | SEA | IND | NYG | ARI | PIT | LAR | 44 |
9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | ||
Wood | CAR | TB | KC | NYJ | PHI | GB | HOU | OAK | BUF | TEN | SEA | DET | NYG | ARI | WAS | LAR | 35 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Pasquino | CAR | ATL | KC | NYJ | PHI | GB | HOU | OAK | BAL | MIN | SEA | IND | NYG | ARI | PIT | LAR | 39 |
8 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 10 | ||
Mamula | CAR | ATL | KC | NYJ | PHI | GB | HOU | OAK | BUF | MIN | SEA | IND | DAL | ARI | PIT | LAR | 27 |
9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 1 | ||
Roberts | DEN | TB | KC | NYJ | CLE | GB | HOU | NO | BAL | TEN | SEA | IND | NYG | ARI | PIT | LAR | 40 |
1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | ||
Wimer | CAR | ATL | KC | NYJ | PHI | GB | HOU | OAK | BAL | TEN | SEA | DET | NYG | ARI | WAS | SF | 49 |
11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | ||
Bitonti | DEN | ATL | KC | NYJ | PHI | GB | HOU | OAK | BAL | TEN | SEA | IND | NYG | ARI | PIT | SF | 38 |
4 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
Grant | CAR | ATL | KC | CIN | PHI | GB | HOU | NO | BUF | TEN | SEA | IND | DAL | ARI | PIT | LAR | 44 |
12 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | ||
Away | CAR | TB | SD | CIN | CLE | GB | CHI | OAK | BUF | MIN | MIA | DET | NYG | NE | PIT | LAR | |
Total Pts | 111 | 32 | 0 | 82 | 17 | 188 | 9 | 48 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 66 | 0 | 95 | 55 | |
Home | DEN | ATL | KC | NYJ | PHI | JAX | HOU | NO | BAL | TEN | SEA | IND | DAL | ARI | WAS | SF | |
Total Pts | 39 | 96 | 233 | 67 | 120 | 9 | 207 | 79 | 90 | 62 | 260 | 158 | 25 | 183 | 19 | 13 |
HEAVY FAVORITES
For the opening week of the season, there are a surprising number of teams that were heavily favored to win by all of our staffers. Seattle, Kansas City and Arizona were all unanimous choices to win this week by all 18 people. Houston, Green Bay, Philadelphia and Indianapolis are also strong choices to come out on top in this week's contests.
DUAL SUPPORT
The Monday night contest between LA and SF was the closest contest to call this week. Although LA is a strong favorite, there were only 68 total confidence points wagered on the game. Tennessee, the Giants and New Orleans were also favored to win their respective contests, but Minnesota, Dallas and Oakland also received some support, making these contests harder to pick.
ODDS AND ENDS
In weeks where all 32 NFL teams play, the maximum number of points a staffer can receive is 136 points. This requires a perfect week which has only happened four times in the last five years.
Good Luck this weekend!