Cassidy Lessner topped the leaderboard in Week 1 of the fifth annual weekly Eastern Maine Sports NFL pick’em contest. Lessner finished 12-4, followed in second by Jeff Hoak at 10-6. Chris Lessner was three games behind Hoak at 7-9, while Anthony DelMonaco was a game behind him at 6-10. A tough first week for Marc Calnan at 3-13, with plenty of time to recover. A few good divisional matchups highlight the Week 2 schedule, including the NY Giants at Washington on Thursday night. On Sunday New Orleans will be at Carolina, Buffalo is at Miami, and New England visits the NY Jets. Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers play their first home game of 2021 on Monday night with an NFC North battle against the Detroit Lions. All staff agree totally on wins by the Washington Football Team, 49ers, Bills, Patriots, Cardinals, Buccaneers, and Seahawks this week. Here are the standings through Week 1 and then the Week 2 picks-
Cassidy Lessner 12-4
Jeff Hoak 10-6
Chris Lessner 7-9
Anthony DelMonaco 6-10
Marc Calnan 3-13
Week 2
Thurs 9/16
NY Giants at Washington
all staff pick Washington
Sunday 9/19
Las Vegas at Pittsburgh
Raiders- Cassidy
Steelers- Jeff, Chris, Anthony, Marc
San Francisco at Philadelphia
all staff pick San Francisco
Houston at Cleveland
Texans- Cassidy
Browns- Jeff, Chris, Anthony, Marc
Denver at Jacksonville
Broncos- Cassidy, Jeff, Chris, Anthony
Jaguars- Marc
New Orleans at Carolina
Saints- Cassidy, Chris, Anthony, Marc
Panthers- Jeff
LA Rams at Indianapolis
Rams- Cassidy, Jeff, Chris, Anthony
Colts- Marc
Buffalo at Miami
all staff pick Buffalo
New England at NY Jets
all staff pick New England
Cincinnati at Chicago
Bengals- Cassidy, Jeff, Anthony, Marc
Bears- Chris
Atlanta at Tampa Bay
all staff pick Tampa Bay
Minnesota at Arizona
all staff pick Arizona
Tennessee at Seattle
all staff pick Seattle
Dallas at LA Chargers
Cowboys- Jeff, Chris
Chargers- Cassidy, Anthony, Marc
Kansas City at Baltimore
Chiefs- Cassidy, Chris, Anthony
Ravens- Jeff, Marc
Monday 9/20
Detroit at Green Bay
Lions- Cassidy
Packers- Jeff, Chris, Anthony, Marc