Rich Rotella pulled back into a first place tie in the season standings in Week 15 of our Eastern Maine Sports NFL pick’em contest. Rotella went 15-1, while Gabe Nason went 11-5 to deadlock the two at the top of the leaderboard. Chris Lessner (14-2) sits in second, just three games behind the leaders. Marc Calnan, Jeff Hoak, and Fred Yeo are in a three-way tie for third in what has been a very competitive year of projections between our seven experts.
Many big games highlight Week 16, as teams are jockeying for playoff positioning with just three weeks left in the regular season. Thursday night kicks off the action as the Denver Broncos head to LA for an important matchup with the Chargers. Saturday games this week will pit the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium to battle the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Pittsburgh Steelers clash with the Ravens in Baltimore. And on Sunday, the Washington Commanders look for a big win as they make a wildcard playoff push against the red hot Philadelphia Eagles (10 straight wins) in the nations capital. Seattle will be at home again as they look to bounce back after a loss to Green Bay, as they host the 12-2 Minnesota Vikings. Below is the schedule of the games we’re picking, followed by our standings, Week 15 result/season record, and our Week 16 projections.
Week 16
Thursday, December 19
Broncos at Chargers
Saturday, December 21
Texans at Chiefs
Steelers at Ravens
Sunday, December 22
Giants at Falcons
Lions at Bears
Cardinals at Panthers
Rams at Jets
Eagles at Commanders
Browns at Bengals
Titans at Colts
Vikings at Seahawks
Patriots at Bills
Jaguars at Raiders
49ers at Dolphins
Buccaneers at Cowboys
Monday, December 23
Saints at Packers
Tied 1st Gabe 11-5/154-70- Chargers, Chiefs, Steelers, Falcons, Lions, Cardinals, Rams, Eagles, Bengals, Colts, Vikings, Bills, Jaguars, 49ers, Buccaneers, Packers
Tied 1st Rich 15-1/154-70- Chargers, Chiefs, Ravens, Falcons, Lions, Cardinals, Rams, Eagles, Bengals, Colts, Vikings, Bills, Jaguars, 49ers, Buccaneers, Packers
2nd Chris 14-2/151-73- Chargers, Chiefs, Steelers, Falcons, Lions, Cardinals, Rams, Eagles, Bengals, Colts, Seahawks, Bills, Jaguars, Dolphins, Buccaneers, Packers
Tied 3rd Marc 11-5/145-79- Chargers, Chiefs, Ravens, Falcons, Lions, Cardinals, Rams, Eagles, Bengals, Colts, Seahawks, Bills, Jaguars, Dolphins, Buccaneers, Packers
Tied 3rd Jeff 12-4/145-79- Broncos, Texans, Ravens, Falcons, Lions, Cardinals, Rams, Eagles, Bengals, Colts, Vikings, Bills, Jaguars, 49ers, Buccaneers, Packers
Tied 3rd Fred 13-3/145-79- Chargers, Chiefs, Ravens, Falcons, Lions, Cardinals, Rams, Eagles, Browns, Colts, Vikings, Bills, Raiders, Dolphins, Buccaneers, Packers
4th Anthony 10-6/142-82- Chargers, Chiefs, Ravens, Falcons, Lions, Cardinals, Rams, Eagles, Bengals, Colts, Seahawks, Bills, Jaguars, Dolphins, Buccaneers, Packers
