Marc Calnan took week 1 of the Eastern Maine Sports staff NFL picks when the New York Jets beat the Detroit Lions Monday night. Calnan went 10-5-1, while Cassidy Lessner and defending champ Jeff Hoak finished a game back at 9-6-1. Chris Lessner and Anthony Delmonaco finished three back with each going 7-8-1. This week features some matchups that could be previews of conference title games in January, when New England faces Jacksonville, KC faces Pittsburgh, and Minnesota faces Green Bay.
Thurs 9/13
1.Baltimore at Cincinnati
Baltimore- Marc, Cassidy, Chris
Cinci- Jeff, Anthony
Sun 9/16
2. Kansas City at Pittsburgh
KC- Jeff, Cassidy, Chris
Pitt- Marc, Anthony
3. Miami at NY Jets
Miami- Marc
NY Jets- Jeff, Cassidy, Chris, Anthony
4. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay
Philly- Marc, Cassidy, Jeff
TB- Chris, Anthony
5. Cleveland at New Orleans
Cleveland- Cassidy
NO- Marc, Jeff, Chris, Anthony
6. Indianapolis at Washington
Indy- Cassidy
Wash- Marc, Jeff, Chris, Anthony
7. LA Chargers at Buffalo
all on LA Chargers
8. Minnesota at Green Bay
Minn- Marc, Jeff, Chris
GB- Cassidy, Anthony
9. Carolina at Atlanta
Car- Cassidy, Anthony
Atl- Marc, Jeff, Chris
10. Houston at Tennessee
all on Houston
11. Arizona at LA Rams
Ariz- Cassidy
LAR- Marc, Jeff, Chris, Anthony
12. Detroit at San Francisco
Det- Anthony
SF- Marc, Cassidy, Jeff, Chris
13. Oakland at Denver
Oak- Jeff, Anthony
Den- Marc, Cassidy, Chris
14. New England at Jacksonville
NE- Jeff, Cassidy, Chris, Anthony
Jack- Marc
15. NY Giants at Dallas
NYG- Jeff, Cassidy, Chris
Dall- Marc, Anthony
Mon 9/17
16. Seattle at Chicago
Sea- Cassidy, Anthony
Chi- Marc, Jeff, Chris