Phase 2 of the Picks Challenge began last week with a fight to the finish between Amanda and I, with me just slipping past her 8-7. I hit the early games, while she hit the late ones, with it all coming down to Pittsburgh’s win on Monday. Here are our overall standings:

Matt +6
Jim +3
Kristen +2
David -1
Harry -1
Chris -1
Amanda -3
Ryan -6

This week sees our leader, Matt, back to try to pad his lead. With such a gap between Matt and the rest of the pack, I’m leaving it up to myself to try to make this a competitive race. Let’s see who we pick.

Jason’s Picks:
Chicago (+3) over San Francisco
Atlanta (-1) over Carolina
Tampa Bay (+10) over Miami
Minnesota (-15.5) over Detroit
Jacksonville (+7) over New York Jets
Cincinnati (+7.5) over Pittsburgh
New Orleans (-14) over St. Louis
Buffalo (+6.5) over Tennessee
Denver (-4.5) over Washington
Kansas City (+1) over Oakland
Arizona (-9) over Seattle
Dallas (-3) over Green Bay
Philadelphia (+3) over San Diego
New England (+2.5) over Indianapolis
Baltimore (-12) over Cleveland *

Matt’s Picks:
Chicago (+3) over San Francisco
Atlanta (-1) over Carolina
Miami (-10) over Tampa Bay
Minnesota (-15.5) over Detroit
Jacksonville (+7) over New York Jets
Pittsburgh (-7.5) over Cincinnati
New Orleans (-14) over St. Louis
Tennessee (-6.5) over Buffalo
Denver (-4.5) over Washington
Oakland (-1) over Kansas City
Arizona (-9) over Seattle
Green Bay (+3) over Dallas
San Diego (-3) over Philadelphia
Indianapolis (-2.5) over New England *
Baltimore (-12) over Cleveland