It is time for the second annual Eastern Maine Sports staff NFL week by week picks. Jeff Hoak took the title last year and is back to defend it. Marc Calnan, Chris Lessner, and Anthony Delmonaco are back as well to try to knock off the champ. A newcomer to the staff over the past year is Cassidy Lessner. Lessner will be making her first ever picks in this week to week competition. Lessner was a three sport athlete in soccer, basketball, and softball/baseball at Highview Christian Academy before her graduation in June. She will be studying nursing at University of Maine Augusta starting next week, and will play basketball for the Moose. Below is a week one look at the expert picks:
Thursday Sept 6
1. Atlanta at Philadelphia
Jeff, Marc- Atlanta
Chris, Anthony, Cassidy- Philly
Sunday, Sept 9
2. Cincinnati at Indianapolis
Jeff- Cincinnati
Marc, Chris, Anthony, Cassidy- Indy
3. Buffalo at Baltimore
Anthony- Buffalo
Jeff, Marc, Chris, Cassidy- Baltimore
4. Tampa Bay at New Orleans
all for New Orleans
5. Houston at New England
all for New England
6. SF at Minnesota
Anthony, Chris- SF
Jeff, Marc, Cassidy- Minnesota
7. Tennessee at Miami
Jeff, Anthony, Cassidy- Tennessee
Marc, Chris- Miami
8. Jacksonville at NY Giants
Jeff, Chris- Jacksonville
Marc, Anthony, Cassidy- NY Giants
9. Pittsburgh at Cleveland
Marc, Chris, Anthony, Cassidy- Pittsburgh
Jeff- Cleveland
10. KC at LA Chargers
Anthony, Cassidy- KC
Jeff, Marc, Chris- LA Chargers
11. Dallas at Carolina
Jeff, Anthony, Chris- Dallas
Marc, Cassidy- Carolina
12. Washington at Arizona
Jeff, Marc, Anthony- Washington
Chris, Cassidy- Arizona
13. Seattle at Denver
Anthony, Chris- Seattle
Jeff, Marc, Cassidy- Denver
14. Chicago at Green Bay
all for Green Bay
Mon Sept 10
15. NY Jets at Detroit
Marc- NY Jets
Jeff, Chris, Anthony, Cassidy- Detroit
16. Oakland at LA Rams
all for LA Rams