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Week 15 saw the gang have another tough week on unanimous picks, going just 5-4 in their nine consensus games. However, Howard Cross had a strong individual week, going 6-1 on his non-unanimous picks to claim the weekly throne with an 11-5 mark. Ross Tucker and co-leaders Ryan Ruocco and Gary Myers finished two games behind at 9-7, meaning that in the overall standings, it’s still a tie between Ryan and Gary with 32 games to go.
In Week 16, we say goodbye to both Thursday and Monday Night Football, but hello to a Saturday showdown between the Falcons and Lions that could see Atlanta wrap up the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Houston plays Minnesota 24 hours later in a game where a win would wrap up the AFC for the Texans, but in TWIF land, there’s no such chance for a clinch – at least not yet. The panel is unanimous on 12 of 16 picks, with only one game (New Orleans at Dallas) earning a split vote. Current leaders Ryan Ruocco and Gary Myers differ on just one pick, that Saints/Cowboys showdown, so whoever wins that will give their rep a one-game lead heading into the final week of the season.
Let’s take a look at the latest standings…
WEEK 15 RECORD:
Howard Cross: 11-5 (.688)
Gary Myers: 9-7 (.563)
Ryan Ruocco: 9-7 (.563)
Ross Tucker: 9-7 (.563)
SEASON TO DATE RECORDS:
Gary Myers: 147-76-1 (.658)
Ryan Ruocco: 147-76-1 (.658)
Ross Tucker: 139-84-1 (.623)
Howard Cross: 139-84-1 (.623)
…and now, the panel’s picks for Week 16:
| GAME |
RUOCCO |
CROSS |
TUCKER |
MYERS |
| Atlanta at Detroit (Sat.) |
Atlanta |
Atlanta |
Atlanta |
Atlanta |
| Indianapolis at Kansas City |
Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
| New England at Jacksonville |
New England |
New England |
New England |
New England |
| Minnesota at Houston |
Houston |
Houston |
Houston |
Houston |
| Cincinnati at Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
Cincinnati |
Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
| Buffalo at Miami |
Miami |
Miami |
Miami |
Miami |
| St. Louis at Tampa Bay |
Tampa Bay |
Tampa Bay |
St. Louis |
Tampa Bay |
| San Diego at NY Jets |
NY Jets |
San Diego |
NY Jets |
NY Jets |
| Oakland at Carolina |
Carolina |
Carolina |
Carolina |
Carolina |
| Washington at Philadelphia |
Washington |
Washington |
Washington |
Washington |
| Tennessee at Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
Green Bay |
| New Orleans at Dallas |
New Orleans |
New Orleans |
Dallas |
Dallas |
| Cleveland at Denver |
Denver |
Denver |
Denver |
Denver |
| Chicago at Arizona |
Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
Chicago |
| NY Giants at Baltimore |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
NY Giants |
| San Francisco at Seattle |
Seattle |
Seattle |
Seattle |
Seattle |
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