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After two weeks of the NFL season, there is still little separation in the overall standings among the TWIF panel.
The gang was unanimous on 10 of 16 picks in Week 2, but once again, the upset train made multiple stops at TWIF station, as four of the teams they agreed on – the Chiefs, Raiders, Patriots, and Ravens – all laid eggs. In the end, host Ryan Ruocco was the weekly winner at 10-6, but the Daily News’ Gary Myers’ sage selection of Atlanta on Monday night helped him keep the overall lead.
For Week 3, the gang is unanimous on 11 of 16 games – including their pick of the Eagles to knock the Cardinals from the ranks of the unbeaten – and only Gary Myers has chosen the Panthers over the Giants and the Patriots over the Ravens. With those games nearly bookending the Week 3 schedule, Gary’s picks mean he’ll either be in an early lead or an early hole come Friday morning, but has one last chance to make up a game come Sunday night if he needs to retain his lead.
Let’s see who the gang has gone with this week, but first, a look at the latest standings…
WEEK 2 RECORD:
Ryan Ruocco: 10-6 (.625)
Gary Myers: 9-7 (.563)
Howard Cross: 9-7 (.563)
Ross Tucker: 8-8 (.500)
SEASON TO DATE RECORDS:
Gary Myers: 20-12 (.625)
Ross Tucker: 18-14 (.563)
Ryan Ruocco: 18-14 (.563)
Howard Cross: 17-15 (.531)
…and now, the panel’s picks for Week 3:
| GAME |
RUOCCO |
CROSS |
TUCKER |
MYERS |
| NY Giants at Carolina (Thurs.) |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
Carolina |
| Tampa Bay at Dallas |
Dallas |
Dallas |
Dallas |
Dallas |
| Jacksonville at Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
| Buffalo at Cleveland |
Buffalo |
Buffalo |
Cleveland |
Cleveland |
| NY Jets at Miami |
NY Jets |
NY Jets |
NY Jets |
NY Jets |
| Kansas City at New Orleans |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
| Cincinnati at Washington |
Washington |
Washington |
Washington |
Washington |
| St. Louis at Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
| San Francisco at Minnesota |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
| Detroit at Tennessee |
Detroit |
Detroit |
Detroit |
Detroit |
| Atlanta at San Diego |
San Diego |
Atlanta |
San Diego |
Atlanta |
| Philadelphia at Arizona |
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
| Pittsburgh at Oakland |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
| Houston at Denver |
Denver |
Houston |
Denver |
Houston |
| New England at Baltimore |
Baltimore |
Baltimore |
Baltimore |
New England |
| Seattle at Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
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