December 12, 2015, Queens, NY With four weeks to go in the NFL regular season, our experts are headed down the home stretch more eager than ever to pick the remaining games correctly. Last week’s winner, Boston’s Own John Payant (J-Pay) admitted that he does not have a good feeling about this week. Welcome to the topsy turvy NFL. It has become an “Any Given Sunday” league for real. There are many games that are too close to call because of the Jekyll and Hyde nature of many teams.
Jerald Hoover (PureSportsNY Editor-in-Chief) has picked more than his fair share of upsets this week. He posted a strong 11-5 record last week, finishing second to J-Pay. The four-place tie for third didn’t sit to well with any of our experts even though they posted an impressive 10-6 record. M. Anthony Dennis (BronxBorn), Vincent Davis, Barry Holmes, and Fox Sports’ Mike Hill are looking to get the top spot this week. D-Day vows to be in the mix, and hip-hop icon, Kool Moe Dee proclaimed that he will finish strongly after coming in last at 7-9 last week.
Expect the race to be tight this week as there is plenty of consensus, but a game here or a game there called incorrectly could land one or more of our experts on the bottom. See their picks below.
GAMES | JOHN PAYANT |
VIKINGS-CARDINALS | CARDINALS |
BILLS-EAGLES | EAGLES |
49ERS-BROWNS | 49ERS |
LIONS-RAMS | RAMS |
SAINTS-BUCCANEERS | BUCCANEERS |
TITANS-JETS | JETS |
STEELERS-BENGALS | STEELERS |
COLTS-JAGUARS | COLTS |
CHARGERS-CHIEFS | CHIEFS |
WASHINGTON-BEARS | BEARS |
FALCONS-PANTHERS | PANTHERS |
SEAHAWKS-RAVENS | SEAHAWKS |
RAIDERS-BRONCOS | BRONCOS |
COWBOYS-PACKERS | PACKERS |
PATRIOTS-TEXANS | PATRIOTS |
GIANTS-DOLPHINS | GIANTS |
GAMES | JERALD HOOVER |
VIKINGS-CARDINALS | CARDINALS |
BILLS-EAGLES | BILLS |
49ERS-BROWNS | BROWNS |
LIONS-RAMS | RAMS |
SAINTS-BUCCANEERS | BUCCANEERS |
TITANS-JETS | JETS |
STEELERS-BENGALS | BENGALS |
COLTS-JAGUARS | JAGUARS |
CHARGERS-CHIEFS | CHARGERS |
WASHINGTON-BEARS | BEARS |
FALCONS-PANTHERS | PANTHERS |
SEAHAWKS-RAVENS | SEAHAWKS |
RAIDERS-BRONCOS | BRONCOS |
COWBOYS-PACKERS | PACKERS |
PATRIOTS-TEXANS | PATRIOTS |
GIANTS-DOLPHINS | GIANTS |
GAMES | MIKE HILL |
VIKINGS-CARDINALS | CARDINALS |
BILLS-EAGLES | BILLS |
49ERS-BROWNS | BROWNS |
LIONS-RAMS | LIONS |
SAINTS-BUCCANEERS | BUCCANEERS |
TITANS-JETS | JETS |
STEELERS-BENGALS | BENGALS |
COLTS-JAGUARS | COLTS |
CHARGERS-CHIEFS | CHIEFS |
WASHINGTON-BEARS | BEARS |
FALCONS-PANTHERS | PANTHERS |
SEAHAWKS-RAVENS | SEAHAWKS |
RAIDERS-BRONCOS | BRONCOS |
COWBOYS-PACKERS | PACKERS |
PATRIOTS-TEXANS | TEXANS |
GIANTS-DOLPHINS | GIANTS |
GAMES | M. ANTHONY DENNIS |
VIKINGS-CARDINALS | CARDINALS |
BILLS-EAGLES | EAGLES |
49ERS-BROWNS | 49ERS |
LIONS-RAMS | LIONS |
SAINTS-BUCCANEERS | BUCCANEERS |
TITANS-JETS | JETS |
STEELERS-BENGALS | BENGALS |
COLTS-JAGUARS | JAGUARS |
CHARGERS-CHIEFS | CHIEFS |
WASHINGTON-BEARS | BEARS |
FALCONS-PANTHERS | PANTHERS |
SEAHAWKS-RAVENS | SEAHAWKS |
RAIDERS-BRONCOS | BRONCOS |
COWBOYS-PACKERS | PACKERS |
PATRIOTS-TEXANS | PATRIOTS |
GIANTS-DOLPHINS | GIANTS |
GAMES | BARRY HOLMES |
VIKINGS-CARDINALS | CARDINALS |
BILLS-EAGLES | BILLS |
49ERS-BROWNS | BROWNS |
LIONS-RAMS | RAMS |
SAINTS-BUCCANEERS | BUCCANEERS |
TITANS-JETS | TITANS |
STEELERS-BENGALS | BENGALS |
COLTS-JAGUARS | JAGUARS |
CHARGERS-CHIEFS | CHIEFS |
WASHINGTON-BEARS | WASHINGTON |
FALCONS-PANTHERS | PANTHERS |
SEAHAWKS-RAVENS | SEAHAWKS |
RAIDERS-BRONCOS | BRONCOS |
COWBOYS-PACKERS | PACKERS |
PATRIOTS-TEXANS | PATRIOTS |
GIANTS-DOLPHINS | GIANTS |
GAMES | VINCENT DAVIS |
VIKINGS-CARDINALS | CARDINALS |
BILLS-EAGLES | BILLS |
49ERS-BROWNS | BROWNS |
LIONS-RAMS | LIONS |
SAINTS-BUCCANEERS | BUCCANEERS |
TITANS-JETS | JETS |
STEELERS-BENGALS | STEELERS |
COLTS-JAGUARS | COLTS |
CHARGERS-CHIEFS | CHIEFS |
WASHINGTON-BEARS | BEARS |
FALCONS-PANTHERS | PANTHERS |
SEAHAWKS-RAVENS | SEAHAWKS |
RAIDERS-BRONCOS | BRONCOS |
COWBOYS-PACKERS | PACKERS |
PATRIOTS-TEXANS | PATRIOTS |
GIANTS-DOLPHINS | GIANTS |
GAMES | D-DAY |
VIKINGS-CARDINALS | CARDINALS |
BILLS-EAGLES | BILLS |
49ERS-BROWNS | 49ERS |
LIONS-RAMS | LIONS |
SAINTS-BUCCANEERS | BUCCANEERS |
TITANS-JETS | JETS |
STEELERS-BENGALS | STEELERS |
COLTS-JAGUARS | COLTS |
CHARGERS-CHIEFS | CHIEFS |
WASHINGTON-BEARS | BEARS |
FALCONS-PANTHERS | PANTHERS |
SEAHAWKS-RAVENS | SEAHAWKS |
RAIDERS-BRONCOS | RAIDERS |
COWBOYS-PACKERS | PACKERS |
PATRIOTS-TEXANS | PATRIOTS |
GIANTS-DOLPHINS | GIANTS |
GAMES | KOOL MOE DEE |
VIKINGS-CARDINALS | CARDINALS |
BILLS-EAGLES | BILLS |
49ERS-BROWNS | 49ERS |
LIONS-RAMS | LIONS |
SAINTS-BUCCANEERS | SAINTS |
TITANS-JETS | JETS |
STEELERS-BENGALS | BENGALS |
COLTS-JAGUARS | COLTS |
CHARGERS-CHIEFS | CHIEFS |
WASHINGTON-BEARS | BEARS |
FALCONS-PANTHERS | PANTHERS |
SEAHAWKS-RAVENS | SEAHAWKS |
RAIDERS-BRONCOS | BRONCOS |
COWBOYS-PACKERS | COWBOYS |
PATRIOTS-TEXANS | PATRIOTS |
GIANTS-DOLPHINS | DOLPHINS |
Professor Clifford Benton can be reached at @cliffordbenton.