The NFL regular season rolls into the final three weeks with several playoff spots still up for grabs in the AFC and NFC. The Eastern Maine Sports staff picks contest also is heating up, as defending champ Jeff Hoak lead at the number one spot has now shrunk to five games. Hoak went 8-8 in Week 14 to hold the top spot, while Anthony Delmonaco went 9-7 to pull within five. Marc Calnan went 10-6 and sits two behind Delmonaco and seven behind Hoak for the top spot. Chris Lessner also went 10-6 and now sits in fourth, four games behind Calnan. Cassidy Lessner had a tough 6-10 Week 14 and currently sits four games behind her Dad in fifth place. This weeks games feature two big AFC games with playoff implications as the Chargers travel to play the Chiefs on Thursday night, and the Patriots battle the Steelers in Pittsburgh Sunday evening. Here are the standings and the Week 15 picks:
Jeff Hoak 128-77
Anthony DelMonaco 123-82
Marc Calnan 121-84
Chris Lessner 117-88
Cassidy Lessner 113-92
Week 15
Thurs 12/13
•LA Chargers at Kansas City
Chargers- Cassidy
Chiefs- Jeff, Anthony, Marc, Chris
Sat 12/15
•Houston at NY Jets
all staff picks Texans
•Cleveland at Denver
Browns- Jeff, Anthony, Cassidy
Broncos- Marc, Chris
Sun 12/16
•Arizona at Atlanta
Cardinals- Jeff
Falcons- Anthony, Marc, Chris, Cassidy
•Oakland at Cinncinatti
Raiders- Jeff, Anthony, Marc
Bengals- Chris, Cassidy
•Miami at Minnesota
Dolphins- Anthony, Marc, Cassidy
Vikings- Jeff, Chris
•Dallas at Indianapolis
Cowboys- Jeff, Anthony, Marc
Colts- Chris, Cassidy
•Tampa Bay at Baltimore
Buccaneers- Cassidy
Ravens- Jeff, Anthony, Marc, Chris
•Detroit at Buffalo
Lions- Jeff, Anthony, Chris, Cassidy
Bills- Marc
•Green Bay at Chicago
Packers- Chris
Bears- Jeff, Anthony, Marc, Cassidy
•Washington at Jacksonville
all staff picks Jaguars
•Seattle at San Francisco
Seahawks- Jeff, Anthony, Chris, Cassidy
49ers- Marc
•New England at Pittsburgh
all staff picks Patriots
•Philadelphia at LA Rams
all staff picks Rams
Mon 12/17
•New Orleans at Carolina
Saints- Jeff, Anthony, Chris, Cassidy
Panthers- Marc