Eastern Maine Sports Week 18 NFL picks

January 6, 2023

The end of the regular season has arrived. In Week 17 of the Eastern Maine Sports weekly NFL pick’em contest, Anthony DelMonaco topped the pickers at 12-3. Jeff Hoak and Chris Lessner came in at 11-4, with Marc Calnan at 10-5. Cassidy Lessner finished at 8-7. Hoak has a four game lead over Calnan for first place, and an eight game edge over Chris Lessner. Playoff participation and playoff seeding is on the line in Week 18. In one of the bigger games of the weekend, the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars battle for the AFC South on Saturday night with the winner going to the postseason. The Miami Dolphins need to beat the New York Jets on Sunday to try reach the playoffs, while the New England Patriots need to knock off the Buffalo Bills or get some other help to make it as a Wild Card. Miami gets in with a win and a New England loss. The top spot in the NFC is still undecided. If Philadelphia was to lose to the NY Giants, and Dallas wins at Washington the Cowboys would win the NFC East and become the top seed. Green Bay also faces Detroit at Lambeau Field. A Packers win puts them in. Below are the Week 17 results, season standings, and the Week 18 picks. The pickers will be back again next week as they are every year to start predicting the postseason games.

 

Week 17:

Anthony 12-3

Jeff 11-4

Chris 11-4

Marc 10-5

Cassidy 8-7

 

Season:

Jeff 165-88

Marc 161-92

Chris 157-96

Anthony 147-106

Cassidy 135-118

 

Week 18

Saturday, 1/7

Kansas City at Las Vegas

Chiefs- Jeff, Marc, Anthony, Cassidy

Raiders- Chris

 

Tennessee at Jacksonville

Titans- Chris, Cassidy

Jaguars- Jeff, Marc, Anthony

 

Sunday, 1/8

Arizona at San Francisco

Cardinals- Anthony

49ers- Jeff, Marc, Chris, Cassidy

 

Cleveland at Pittsburgh

Browns- Chris

Steelers- Jeff, Marc, Anthony, Cassidy

 

Baltimore at Cincinnati

all staff picks the Bengals

 

Minnesota at Chicago

Vikings- Jeff, Marc

Bears- Chris, Anthony, Cassidy

 

Dallas at Washington

Cowboys- Jeff, Marc, Anthony, Cassidy

Commanders- Chris

 

Detroit at Green Bay

Lions- Jeff, Chris, Anthony

Packers- Marc, Cassidy

 

New England at Buffalo

Patriots- Chris, Anthony

Bills- Jeff, Marc, Cassidy

 

LA Rams at Seattle

Rams- Jeff

Seahawks- Marc, Chris, Anthony, Cassidy

 

NY Jets at Miami

Jets- Jeff, Marc, Chris, Anthony

Dolphins- Cassidy

 

Tampa Bay at Atlanta

Buccaneers- Jeff, Marc, Anthony, Cassidy

Falcons- Chris

 

NY Giants at Philadelphia

Giants- Chris, Anthony

Eagles- Jeff, Marc, Cassidy

 

Carolina at New Orleans

Panthers- Marc, Cassidy

Saints- Jeff, Chris, Anthony

 

LA Chargers at Denver

Chargers- Jeff, Chris, Anthony

Broncos- Marc, Cassidy

 

Houston at Indianapolis

Texans- Chris, Anthony

Colts- Jeff, Marc, Cassidy