Eastern Maine Sports is back with NFL picks- Week 1

September 4, 2024

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