Gabe Nason was able to keep a one game lead overall after Week 2 of the Eastern Maine Sports NFL picks. Nason tied with Chris Lessner at 8-8, in what was a tough week of predictions for the experts. Week 3 may be just as tough. The New England Patriots, coming off a home opening overtime loss to Seattle, kickoff the slate of games with a Thursday night AFC East tilt in New York against Aaron Rodgers and the Jets. A few matchups of 2-0 teams on Sunday has the Houston Texans traveling to Minnesota to take on the Vikings, while the Pittsburgh Steelers open their home schedule by hosting the Los Angeles Chargers. Here are the Week 2 results and overall season records, and the predictions for Week 3-
Week 2 results:
Gabe 8-8
Chris 8-8
Rich Rotella 7-9
Fred Yeo 7-9
Anthony DelMonaco 6-10
Marc Calnan 6-10
Jeff Hoak 5-11
Season standings through 2 weeks:
Gabe 21-11
Chris 20-12
Rich 19-13
Anthony 17-15
Marc 16-16
Fred 16-16
Jeff 15-17
Week 3
Thursday, September 19
New England at NY Jets
Patriots- Anthony
Jets- Gabe, Chris, Rich, Marc, Fred, Jeff
Sunday, September 22
NY Giants at Cleveland
all staff pick the Browns
Philadelphia at New Orleans
Eagles- Chris, Rich, Anthony
Saints- Gabe, Marc, Fred, Jeff
Houston at Minnesota
all staff pick the Texans
Denver at Tampa Bay
all staff pick the Buccaneers
Green Bay at Tennessee
Packers- Gabe, Chris, Anthony, Marc, Fred, Jeff
Titans- Rich
Chicago at Indianapolis
Bears- Chris, Rich, Marc
Colts- Gabe, Anthony, Fred, Jeff
LA Chargers at Pittsburgh
Chargers- Rich, Jeff
Steelers- Gabe, Chris, Anthony, Marc, Fred
Miami at Seattle
all staff pick the Seahawks
Carolina at Las Vegas
all staff pick the Raiders
San Francisco at LA Rams
all staff pick the 49ers
Detroit at Arizona
Lions- Gabe, Chris, Rich, Marc, Jeff
Cardinals- Anthony, Fred
Baltimore at Dallas
Ravens- Chris, Rich
Cowboys- Gabe, Anthony, Marc, Fred, Jeff
Kansas City at Atlanta
Chiefs- Gabe, Rich, Anthony, Marc, Fred, Jeff
Falcons- Chris
Monday, September 23
Jacksonville at Buffalo
all staff pick the Bills
Washington at Cincinnati
all staff pick the Bengals