NFL picks contest is back as staff makes Week 1 predictions

September 7, 2020

 

The time has come again as the Eastern Maine Sports staff is back to make our weekly NFL picks. Last season Marc Calnan dethroned Jeff Hoak to become a first time champion, ending Hoaks back to back title run in 2017 and 2018. No idea how the season will go dealing with COVID-19, but the week 1 games are scheduled and will go on with limited fans. The hometown team the New England Patriots begin a new era, as Tom Brady signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the offseason as the Pats seem to be heavily reliant on Cam Newton who came to Foxborough as a free agent this summer. They will open with AFC East rival Miami at Gillette Stadium. Brady, Gronk and the Bucs have a showdown with an NFC South rival with Drew Brees and the Saints in New Orleans, while the world champion Kansas City Chiefs open up defense of their title when they host Houston on opening night Thursday at Arrowhead Stadium. Here are all the Week 1 projections-

 

Thursday Sept 10

Houston at Kansas City

All staff pick Chiefs

 

Sunday Sept 13

NY Jets at Buffalo

Jets- Cassidy

Bills- Marc, Jeff, Chris, Anthony

 

Green Bay at Minnesota

Packers- Marc, Jeff

Vikings- Chris, Anthony, Cassidy

 

Philadelphia at Washington 

Eagles- Marc, Jeff, Chris, Anthony

Washington- Cassidy

 

Cleveland at Baltimore

All staff picks Baltimore

 

Indianapolis at Jacksonville 

Colts- Jeff, Chris, Anthony, Cassidy

Jaguars- Marc

 

Las Vegas at Carolina 

Raiders- Chris, Anthony

Panthers- Marc, Jeff, Cassidy

 

Chicago at Detroit 

All staff picks Lions

 

Seattle at Atlanta

All staff picks Seahawks

 

Miami at New England

All staff picks Patriots

 

LA Chargers at Cincinnati 

Chargers- Marc, Chris, Anthony, Cassidy

Bengals- Jeff

 

Arizona at San Francisco 

Cardinals- Anthony

49ers- Marc, Jeff, Chris, Cassidy

 

Tampa Bay at New Orleans

Buccaneers- Marc

Saints- Jeff, Chris, Anthony, Cassidy

 

Dallas at LA Rams

Cowboys- Marc, Jeff, Chris

Rams- Anthony, Cassidy

 

Pittsburgh at NY Giants

Steelers- Jeff, Chris, Anthony, Cassidy

Giants- Marc

 

Mon Sept 14

Tennessee at Denver

Titans- Marc, Chris, Anthony

Broncos- Jeff, Cassidy