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Week 4 was much better for the TWIF panel than Week 3, as all four men picked at least 10 games correctly and the quarter went 8-1 on their nine unanimous choices. However, it was his individuality that kept the Daily News’ Gary Myers on top; he dissented with Ryan Ruocco, Howard Cross, and Ross Tucker on four of the remaining six games, and thanks to Chicago’s victory over Dallas on Monday night, Gary was able to tie Ryan and Howard for the weekly lead and remain tied with Howard for the overall season lead.
For Week 5, eight of the 14 games are unanimous picks. Three out of the four panelists agree on five others, and this week, it will be Howard Cross whose individuality helps or hurts the most, as he is the dissenter on three of those five games.
Let’s see who the gang has gone with this week, but first, a look at the latest standings…
WEEK 4 RECORD:
Ryan Ruocco: 11-4 (.733)
Howard Cross: 11-4 (.733)
Gary Myers: 11-4 (.733)
Ross Tucker: 10-5 (.667)
SEASON TO DATE RECORDS:
Howard Cross: 36-27 (.571)
Gary Myers: 36-27 (.571)
Ryan Ruocco: 35-28 (.556)
Ross Tucker: 33-30 (.524)
…and now, the panel’s picks for Week 5:
| GAME |
RUOCCO |
CROSS |
TUCKER |
MYERS |
| Arizona at St. Louis (Thurs.) |
St. Louis |
Arizona |
St. Louis |
St. Louis |
| Philadelphia at Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
| Green Bay at Indianapolis |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
| Cleveland at NY Giants |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
| Atlanta at Washington |
Washington |
Atlanta |
Atlanta |
Washington |
| Miami at Cincinnati |
Miami |
Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
| Baltimore at Kansas City |
Baltimore |
Baltimore |
Baltimore |
Baltimore |
| Seattle at Carolina |
Carolina |
Carolina |
Seattle |
Carolina |
| Chicago at Jacksonville |
Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
| Denver at New England |
New England |
New England |
New England |
New England |
| Buffalo at San Francisco |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
| Tennessee at Minnesota |
Minnesota |
Tennessee |
Minnesota |
Minnesota |
| San Diego at New Orleans |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
| Houston at NY Jets (Mon.) |
Houston |
NY Jets |
Houston |
Houston |
| BYES: Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay |
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