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Week 11 concluded the byes for the NFL schedule, and a handful of teams set themselves up for the stretch run – including the Niners, who took over as the NFC’s second-best team with their dismantling of the Bears on Monday night. As for the TWIF panel, this week it was Gary Myers who re-asserted himself as the tipster to beat; Myers went 13-1 this week, with only the Thursday night Miami-Buffalo game standing between him and the first perfect pick set of the season, and that performance allowed him to reclaim the lead in the season standings from Ryan Ruocco as well.
In Week 12, all 16 teams are in action for the first time since September. This year, Thanksgiving Day sees a Jets-Patriots battle in Jersey join the usual Lions and Cowboys home games, and with the Giants-Packers game on Sunday night, both New York teams will have the national prime-time spotlight. It’s sure to be a chaotic week in the league, and with the TWIF panel in agreement on just seven of the 16 games this week, it could be chaos in the pick standings as well come next Tuesday.
First, let’s take a look at the latest standings…
WEEK 11 RECORD:
Gary Myers: 13-1 (.929)
Ross Tucker: 11-3 (.786)
Ryan Ruocco: 11-3 (.786)
Howard Cross: 9-5 (.643)
SEASON TO DATE RECORDS:
Gary Myers: 110-49-1 (.691)
Ryan Ruocco: 109-50-1 (.684)
Howard Cross: 101-58-1 (.634)
Ross Tucker: 99-62-1 (.622)
…and now, the panel’s picks for Week 12:
| GAME |
RUOCCO |
CROSS |
TUCKER |
MYERS |
| Houston at Detroit (Thurs.) |
Houston |
Houston |
Houston |
Houston |
| Washington at Dallas (Thurs.) |
Dallas |
Washington |
Washington |
Dallas |
| New England at NY Jets (Thurs.) |
New England |
New England |
New England |
NY Jets |
| Tennessee at Jacksonville |
Tennessee |
Tennessee |
Jacksonville |
Jacksonville |
| Buffalo at Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
| Pittsburgh at Cleveland |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
| Oakland at Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
| Denver at Kansas City |
Denver |
Denver |
Denver |
Denver |
| Seattle at Miami |
Miami |
Seattle |
Seattle |
Miami |
| Atlanta at Tampa Bay |
Atlanta |
Tampa Bay |
Atlanta |
Tampa Bay |
| Minnesota at Chicago |
Chicago |
Minnesota |
Chicago |
Chicago |
| Baltimore at San Diego |
Baltimore |
Baltimore |
Baltimore |
Baltimore |
| St. Louis at Arizona |
St. Louis |
Arizona |
St. Louis |
Arizona |
| San Francisco at New Orleans |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
| Green Bay at NY Giants |
NY Giants |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
| Carolina at Philadelphia (Mon.) |
Philadelphia |
Carolina |
Carolina |
Philadelphia |
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