No huge changes on the leaderboard after Week 13 of the Eastern Maine Sports pick’em contest. Chris Lessner, Marc Calnan, and Jeff Hoak all had the same record and tied for the week. Lessner and Calnan remain tied for first, while Hoak pulled into a third place tie by edging out Anthony DelMonaco by one game. Cassidy Lessner sits in fifth, 11 behind the third and fourth place spots. This week the New England Patriots try to continue to stay in the playoff hunt and move over .500 when they stay in Los Angeles to battle the Rams on Thursday night. Sunday features some other games with postseason implications including the Minnesota Vikings visiting Tampa Bay, Kansas City heads to South Beach to matchup with the Dolphins, Arizona visits the New York Giants, Indianapolis invades Las Vegas to play the Raiders, Washington goes on road to play the SF 49ers, New Orleans is in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh goes to upstate NY to battle the Buffalo Bills, and on Monday night an AFC North showdown takes place in Cleveland between the Browns and Baltimore Ravens. Here are the Week 13 results, season standings, and the Week 14 picks-
Chris (10-5) 123-68-1
Marc (10-5) 123-68-1
Anthony (9-6) 119-72-1
Jeff (10-5) 119-72-1
Cassidy (8-7) 108-83-1
Week 14
Thursday, December 10
New England at LA Rams
Patriots- Anthony
Rams- Chris, Marc, Jeff, Cassidy
Sunday, December 13
Tennessee at Jacksonville
all staff picks the Titans
Minnesota at Tampa Bay
all staff picks the Buccaneers
Kansas City at Miami
all staff picks the Chiefs
Denver at Carolina
Broncos- Anthony, Cassidy
Panthers- Chris, Marc, Jeff
Houston at Chicago
Texans- Marc, Jeff, Anthony
Bears- Chris, Cassidy
Arizona at NY Giants
Cardinals- Chris, Jeff, Anthony, Cassidy
Giants- Marc
Dallas at Cincinnati
Cowboys- Jeff
Bengals- Chris, Marc, Anthony, Cassidy
Indianapolis at Las Vegas
Colts- Chris, Marc, Jeff
Raiders- Anthony, Cassidy
NY Jets at Seattle
all staff picks the Seahawks
Green Bay at Detroit
Packers- Chris, Marc, Anthony, Cassidy
Lions- Jeff
Atlanta at LA Chargers
Falcons- Marc, Cassidy
Chargers- Chris, Jeff, Anthony
Washington at San Francisco
Washington- Marc, Jeff, Anthony
49ers- Chris, Cassidy
New Orleans at Philadelphia
all staff picks the Saints
Pittsburgh at Buffalo
Steelers- Anthony, Cassidy
Bills- Chris, Marc, Jeff
Monday, December 14
Baltimore at Cleveland
Ravens- Chris, Anthony, Cassidy
Browns- Marc, Jeff