Jeff Hoak will look to defend his 2023 Eastern Maine Sports NFL picks championship, as the crew is back for the Week 1 projections for 2024. Chris Lessner, Marc Calnan, Gabe Nason, and Anthony DelMonaco are returning to try to dethrone Hoak. Cassidy Godin is not participating, but we’ve brought in Rich Rotella and Fred Yeo as new expert guessers to also challenge Jeff. The 2024 season gets underway with a great matchup Thursday night in an AFC Championship rematch that pits the Baltimore Ravens in a road test with the two-time defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. Week 1 also has a Friday night game from Brazil between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. The New England Patriots, coming off a 4-13 season, begin the post-Bill Belichik era under new head coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday in Cincinnati against the Bengals. Here are the season records from 2023, and the 2024 Week 1 picks-
2023 records:
Jeff 174-98
Chris 165-107
Marc 164-108
Gabe 153-119
Anthony 144-128
Cassidy 140-132
2024 Week 1:
Thursday, September 5
Baltimore at Kansas City
Ravens- Anthony
Chiefs- Jeff, Chris, Marc, Gabe, Fred, Rich
Friday, September 6
Green Bay vs Philadelphia in Brazil
Packers- Jeff, Marc, Gabe, Fred, Rich
Eagles- Chris, Anthony
Sunday, September 8
Carolina at New Orleans
Panthers- Jeff, Fred
Saints- Chris, Marc, Gabe, Anthony, Rich
Minnesota at NY Giants
Vikings- Anthony, Rich
Giants- Jeff, Chris, Marc, Gabe, Fred
New England at Cincinnati
Patriots- Anthony
Bengals- Jeff, Chris, Marc, Gabe, Fred, Rich
Pittsburgh at Atlanta
Steelers- Chris, Marc, Gabe
Falcons- Jeff, Anthony, Fred, Rich
Houston at Indianapolis
Texans- Jeff, Chris, Gabe, Anthony, Fred, Rich
Colts- Marc
Arizona at Buffalo
all staff pick the Bills
Tennessee at Chicago
Titans- Fred
Bears- Jeff, Chris, Marc, Gabe, Anthony, Rich
Jacksonville at Miami
Jaguars- Jeff
Dolphins- Chris, Marc, Gabe, Anthony, Fred, Rich
Las Vegas at LA Chargers
Raiders- Marc, Anthony
Chargers- Jeff, Chris, Gabe, Fred, Rich
Denver at Seattle
all staff pick the Seahawks
Dallas at Cleveland
Cowboys- Jeff, Marc, Gabe, Anthony, Rich
Browns- Chris, Fred
Washington at Tampa Bay
Commanders- Chris
Buccaneers- Jeff, Marc, Gabe, Anthony, Fred, Rich
LA Rams at Detroit
Rams- Marc, Anthony, Rich
Lions- Jeff, Chris, Gabe, Fred
Monday, September 9
NY Jets at San Francisco
all staff pick the 49ers
