While there have been a couple spectacular weeks and some hideous ones, we mostly keep plugging weekly-picksalong at just a solid, workmanlike pace for the season. That was the case again last week as three of four writers and Dr. Phil were correct on a double-digit count of games. That’s not too bad, I think, when every week the NFL seems to be throwing in upsets like the Oakland/San Francisco game that, I think, has to pretty much end the 49ers chances of another playoff run the way things are turning out this year.

John came back to the pack a little bit, but still paced us with a 12-4 mark. He’s taken over the lead among the writers, though we’re all still chasing Dr. Phil.

Here are the standings:

Name Week 14 Overall
Dr. Phil 11-5 145-62-1
John 12-4 139-68-1
Tony 11-5 138-69-1
Andy 11-5 133-74-1
Maggio 9-7 124-83-1

Week 15 brings another slate of games that are nearly impossible to predict. I guess that’s probably a good thing – keeps the suspense building as playoff time approaches. About the only thing you can count on is the NFC South losing.

Here are our picks for week 15.

Andy Tony John Maggio
Thursday, December 11
Arizona at St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis
Sunday, December 14
Green Bay at Buffalo Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay
Jacksonville at Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore
Cincinnati at Cleveland Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cleveland
Tampa Bay at Carolina Carolina Carolina Carolina Carolina
Houston at Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis
Oakland at Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City
Miami at New England New England New England New England New England
Washington at NY Giants NY Giants NY Giants NY Giants NY Giants
Pittsburgh at Atlanta Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Atlanta
Denver at San Diego Denver San Diego Denver Denver
NY Jets at Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee NY Jets NY Jets
Minnesota at Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit
San Francisco at Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle
Dallas at Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia
Monday, December 15
New Orleans at Chicago New Orleans New Orleans Chicago Chicago

Game of the Week: Dallas at Philadelphia – This duo was tied when they matched up on Thanksgiving. Philly won handily. They’re again tied. The winner has a huge leg up on the division championship and even a better than outside shot at a bye in the first round of the playoffs. This is a HUGE game.

Game of the Weak: NY Jets at Tennessee – There were a few games under consideration this week – the Monday nighter between Chicago and New Orleans isn’t going to be much of a treat, but technically the Saints are still alive for the NFC South “crown,” so there is something on the line. This game features two teams with a combined 4-22 record. Rex Ryan is about to get fired. Either one could end up with the top pick in the draft. I can’t see why anyone would have any interest in watching this game.