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RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
Danny Tuccitto did well in a week of some major upsets. Tuccitto missed just three games this week and finished an impressive 5 points ahead of the entire field. With four teams off, he lost just 20 confidence points to notch his first weekly win. Well done.
Away Team
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
WAS
|
TB
|
DET
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
|
|
Home Team
|
ARI
|
JAC
|
KC
|
MIA
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
DEN
|
LAC
|
BAL
|
NYG
|
|
|
Staffer
|
The Picks
|
MNF
|
LW
|
|||||||||||||
Tuccitto
|
SF
|
HOU
|
KC
|
NYJ
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
DEN
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
49
|
85
|
|
14
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
9
|
8
|
13
|
12
|
4
|
6
|
10
|
7
|
11
|
|
|
Buzzard
|
SF
|
HOU
|
KC
|
NYJ
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
45
|
80
|
|
14
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
1
|
9
|
10
|
13
|
11
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
8
|
12
|
|
|
Miglio
|
SF
|
JAC
|
KC
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
DEN
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
53
|
79
|
|
13
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
8
|
11
|
7
|
12
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
9
|
10
|
|
|
Pasquino
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
BAL
|
DAL
|
47
|
78
|
|
14
|
10
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
5
|
13
|
11
|
3
|
6
|
9
|
2
|
12
|
|
|
Settle
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
40
|
77
|
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
3
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
|
|
Davenport
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
DET
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
47
|
74
|
|
14
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
1
|
11
|
5
|
13
|
10
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
7
|
12
|
|
|
Roberts
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
TEN
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
46
|
72
|
|
12
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
10
|
1
|
14
|
13
|
5
|
6
|
9
|
8
|
11
|
|
|
Brimacombe
|
SF
|
HOU
|
KC
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
TB
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
LAC
|
NE
|
DAL
|
55
|
71
|
|
14
|
2
|
3
|
11
|
4
|
12
|
5
|
13
|
1
|
6
|
10
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
|
|
Garda
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
MIA
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
45
|
71
|
|
13
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
10
|
5
|
8
|
14
|
2
|
3
|
12
|
9
|
11
|
|
|
Larkin
|
SF
|
JAC
|
KC
|
NYJ
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
NYG
|
37
|
71
|
|
14
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
13
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
5
|
1
|
|
|
Haseley
|
SF
|
HOU
|
KC
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
46
|
69
|
|
13
|
10
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
1
|
14
|
12
|
8
|
|
|
Gray
|
SF
|
JAC
|
KC
|
NYJ
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
47
|
68
|
|
12
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
8
|
7
|
13
|
14
|
4
|
10
|
11
|
9
|
5
|
|
|
Knotts
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
45
|
68
|
|
14
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
13
|
3
|
9
|
10
|
1
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
11
|
|
|
Wimer
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
MIA
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
DET
|
DEN
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
35
|
67
|
|
10
|
9
|
14
|
13
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
11
|
12
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
Hicks
|
SF
|
JAC
|
KC
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
63
|
66
|
|
14
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
12
|
13
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
|
|
Grant
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
MIA
|
IND
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
DET
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
45
|
62
|
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
12
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
11
|
2
|
3
|
13
|
8
|
6
|
|
|
Wood
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
PHI
|
TEN
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
DET
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
55
|
60
|
|
14
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
11
|
2
|
12
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
7
|
13
|
10
|
|
|
Bitonti
|
SF
|
JAC
|
MIN
|
MIA
|
IND
|
PHI
|
TEN
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
CLE
|
GB
|
BAL
|
NYG
|
58
|
52
|
|
13
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
12
|
11
|
2
|
3
|
10
|
8
|
9
|
14
|
6
|
4
|
|
|
Away
|
SF
|
HOU
|
MIN
|
NYJ
|
IND
|
CHI
|
TEN
|
WAS
|
TB
|
DET
|
CLE
|
GB
|
NE
|
DAL
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
231
|
88
|
48
|
78
|
85
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
16
|
93
|
145
|
118
|
142
|
|
|
Home
|
ARI
|
JAC
|
KC
|
MIA
|
PIT
|
PHI
|
CAR
|
BUF
|
SEA
|
OAK
|
DEN
|
LAC
|
BAL
|
NYG
|
|
|
Total Pts
|
0
|
26
|
38
|
16
|
8
|
167
|
99
|
202
|
187
|
56
|
21
|
7
|
8
|
5
|
|
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
231
|
114
|
86
|
94
|
93
|
167
|
104
|
202
|
188
|
72
|
114
|
152
|
126
|
147
|
|
|
The losses by New England and Green Bay hurt much of the field, but most staffers didn't go super heavy on either of them.
OVERALL RANKINGS
Jeff Pasquino clawed his way into the top spot with his 78 point performance this week. However, it's a very tight race as the top five teams are separated by less than 10 points total. We've officially beyond the halfway point of the season, but there is still plenty of time to make a big move.
Staff Member
|
Wk01
|
Wk02
|
Wk03
|
Wk04
|
Wk05
|
Wk06
|
Wk07
|
Wk08
|
Wk09
|
Wk10
|
Wk11
|
Wk12
|
Wk13
|
Wk14
|
Wk15
|
Wk16
|
Wk17
|
Total
|
Pasquino
|
113
|
92
|
93
|
62
|
75
|
61
|
91
|
112
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
777
|
Roberts
|
113
|
90
|
95
|
63
|
76
|
71
|
79
|
116
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
775
|
Settle
|
112
|
92
|
89
|
65
|
73
|
62
|
93
|
110
|
77
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
773
|
Buzzard
|
105
|
98
|
99
|
59
|
72
|
58
|
81
|
117
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
769
|
Davenport
|
108
|
101
|
94
|
56
|
71
|
62
|
87
|
115
|
74
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
768
|
Miglio
|
115
|
97
|
97
|
54
|
76
|
62
|
80
|
106
|
79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
766
|
Knotts
|
113
|
93
|
94
|
65
|
78
|
56
|
77
|
117
|
68
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
761
|
Larkin
|
111
|
93
|
112
|
68
|
68
|
49
|
76
|
111
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
759
|
Grant
|
103
|
100
|
98
|
50
|
79
|
62
|
88
|
112
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
754
|
Garda
|
115
|
94
|
97
|
59
|
66
|
65
|
76
|
109
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
752
|
Brimacombe
|
109
|
95
|
110
|
65
|
68
|
48
|
80
|
105
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
751
|
Gray
|
100
|
97
|
101
|
51
|
74
|
57
|
82
|
112
|
68
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
742
|
Haseley
|
104
|
94
|
98
|
57
|
53
|
76
|
81
|
103
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
735
|
Tuccitto
|
105
|
87
|
92
|
53
|
67
|
63
|
79
|
90
|
85
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
721
|
Bitonti
|
101
|
87
|
87
|
53
|
76
|
63
|
94
|
99
|
52
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
712
|
Wimer
|
91
|
95
|
106
|
42
|
75
|
42
|
86
|
100
|
67
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
704
|
Wood
|
103
|
82
|
100
|
61
|
62
|
44
|
81
|
100
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
693
|
Hicks
|
81
|
78
|
102
|
72
|
55
|
55
|
82
|
97
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
688
|
THIS WEEK'S PICKS
Here are the picks for this week.
Away Team
|
LAC
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
ATL
|
MIA
|
LAR
|
CAR
|
MIN
|
SEA
|
|
Home Team
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
TB
|
TEN
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
|
Staffer
|
The Picks
|
MNF
|
||||||||||||
Miglio
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
55
|
|
6
|
7
|
13
|
8
|
11
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
|
Davenport
|
LAC
|
DET
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
47
|
|
5
|
4
|
13
|
7
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
12
|
1
|
8
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
|
Garda
|
OAK
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
45
|
|
6
|
5
|
12
|
4
|
10
|
8
|
3
|
13
|
9
|
7
|
11
|
2
|
1
|
|
Hicks
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
41
|
|
5
|
9
|
11
|
4
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
12
|
10
|
7
|
13
|
6
|
2
|
|
Gray
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
45
|
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
7
|
9
|
4
|
8
|
13
|
11
|
1
|
10
|
5
|
6
|
|
Tuccitto
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
49
|
|
2
|
7
|
11
|
8
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
13
|
12
|
1
|
9
|
5
|
10
|
|
Larkin
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
41
|
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
8
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
13
|
11
|
1
|
10
|
6
|
7
|
|
Knotts
|
LAC
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
44
|
|
6
|
7
|
13
|
9
|
5
|
8
|
4
|
12
|
11
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
|
Brimacombe
|
LAC
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
MIN
|
SF
|
47
|
|
7
|
1
|
9
|
2
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
13
|
12
|
5
|
10
|
6
|
11
|
|
Wood
|
LAC
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SEA
|
44
|
|
1
|
4
|
13
|
3
|
12
|
7
|
2
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
|
Haseley
|
LAC
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
TEN
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
MIA
|
LAR
|
CAR
|
DAL
|
SEA
|
58
|
|
6
|
3
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
11
|
10
|
13
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
9
|
1
|
|
Pasquino
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
MIN
|
SF
|
51
|
|
3
|
2
|
11
|
6
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
13
|
12
|
7
|
10
|
1
|
8
|
|
Roberts
|
OAK
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
45
|
|
4
|
6
|
13
|
3
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
|
Wimer
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
MIN
|
SF
|
38
|
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
13
|
7
|
8
|
3
|
10
|
9
|
2
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
|
Bitonti
|
OAK
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
52
|
|
10
|
9
|
11
|
2
|
12
|
5
|
7
|
13
|
6
|
1
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
|
Settle
|
LAC
|
DET
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
MIN
|
SF
|
48
|
|
7
|
5
|
13
|
4
|
11
|
6
|
10
|
9
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
|
Buzzard
|
LAC
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
CLE
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
41
|
|
1
|
3
|
11
|
8
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
13
|
12
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
9
|
|
Grant
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
BAL
|
TB
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
NO
|
IND
|
LAR
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
44
|
|
2
|
1
|
11
|
5
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
13
|
12
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
3
|
|
Away
|
LAC
|
DET
|
BAL
|
ARI
|
KC
|
BUF
|
NYG
|
ATL
|
MIA
|
LAR
|
CAR
|
MIN
|
SEA
|
|
Total Pts
|
33
|
30
|
207
|
24
|
151
|
63
|
64
|
0
|
4
|
74
|
5
|
21
|
11
|
|
Home
|
OAK
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
TB
|
TEN
|
CLE
|
NYJ
|
NO
|
IND
|
PIT
|
GB
|
DAL
|
SF
|
|
Total Pts
|
51
|
53
|
0
|
85
|
2
|
34
|
24
|
220
|
166
|
9
|
159
|
67
|
71
|
|
Tot Conf Pts
|
84
|
83
|
207
|
109
|
153
|
97
|
88
|
220
|
170
|
83
|
164
|
88
|
82
|
|
HEAVY FAVORITES
It's a short week with more NFL teams on a bye week, but there are still some strong favorites for the staff this week. The Saints are the team that everyone is the most confident in, giving the Saints unanimous support with 220 confidence points. The Ravens are also a universal choice to beat the Bengals with 207 points. Over 200 confidence points in a week where the highest possible score is 234 is pretty impressive. Kansas City, Indianapolis, the LA Rams, and Green Bay are also strong choices this week.
DUAL SUPPORT
Tonight's game with the Chargers at Oakland should be a good one, with the Raiders being a slight favorite. Detroit at Chicago is the closest game, with an NFC North battle that could be in a snowy Soldier Field. The Bears get a slight home-field advantage but both teams have underperformed this season. The Giants vs. the Jets and the Vikings at Dallas are also close games that require some caution when picking a winner.
ODDS AND ENDS
This week is one of the lowest possible points of the season. With six NFL teams on a bye week, a perfect score will only land you 91 points. More than half of the weeks so far this season have had a top score higher than that. This week is a week to make sure you don't make any mistakes.
Good luck this weekend!