Jeff Hoak and Cassidy Lessner both went 11-5 in Week 16 of the Eastern Maine Sports weekly NFL pick’em contest. Hoak stays in first place overall by three games over Marc Calnan. Calnan and Anthony DelMonaco also both had solid weeks at 10-6, while Chris Lessner slipped to five behind Calnan for second and eight behind Hoak by going 7-9. Some of the bigger games in Week 17 that have playoff implications has Miami heading to New England to battle the Patriots, Indianapolis visits the New York Giants, and Tampa Bay looks to clinch the NFC South if they can beat the Carolina Panthers. The other teams needing a win on Sunday include the NY Jets, Detroit Lions, Washington Commanders, Las Vegas Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers. Here are the Week 16 results, season standings, and the Week 17 picks-
Week 16-
Jeff 11-5
Cassidy 11-5
Marc 10-6
Anthony 10-6
Chris 7-9
Season:
Jeff 154-84
Marc 151-87
Chris 146-92
Anthony 135-103
Cassidy 127-111
Week 17
Thursday, 12/29
Dallas at Tennessee
Cowboys- Jeff, Marc, Chris, Anthony
Titans- Cassidy
Sunday, 1/1
Arizona at Atlanta
Cardinals- Marc, Cassidy
Falcons- Jeff, Chris, Anthony
Miami at New England
Dolphins- Chris
Patriots- Jeff, Marc, Anthony, Cassidy
New Orleans at Philadelphia
Saints- Cassidy
Eagles- Jeff, Marc, Chris, Anthony
Indianapolis at NY Giants
Colts- Cassidy
Giants- Jeff, Marc, Chris, Anthony
Carolina at Tampa Bay
Panthers- Jeff, Chris
Buccaneers- Marc, Anthony, Cassidy
Denver at Kansas City
all staff pick the Chiefs
Chicago at Detroit
Bears- Chris, Cassidy
Lions- Jeff, Marc, Anthony
Cleveland at Washington
Browns- Chris
Commanders- Jeff, Marc, Anthony, Cassidy
Jacksonville at Houston
all staff pick the Jaguars
San Francisco at Las Vegas
49ers- Jeff, Marc, Chris, Anthony
Raiders- Cassidy
NY Jets at Seattle
Jets- Marc
Seahawks- Jeff, Chris, Anthony, Cassidy
Minnesota at Green Bay
Vikings- Jeff, Anthony
Packers- Marc, Chris, Cassidy
LA Rams at LA Chargers
all staff pick the Chargers
Pittsburgh at Baltimore
Steelers- Jeff, Chris, Anthony
Ravens- Marc, Cassidy
Monday, 1/2
Buffalo at Cincinnati
Bills- Marc, Anthony
Bengals- Jeff, Chris, Cassidy