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Week 15 of the NFL season opened with the Kansas City Chiefs notching a thrilling 34-28 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football.
In other AFC West games this week, the Cleveland Browns (7-6) host the Las Vegas Raiders (6-7) at 4 p.m. (Arrowhead Time) on Monday (originally scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Saturday), while the Cincinnati Bengals (7-6) will play the Denver Broncos (7-6) at Mile High during Sunday afternoon’s late games.
On Saturday, there’s a big game for Chiefs fans: the New England Patriots (9-4) on the road against the Indianapolis Colts (7-6) at 7:20 p.m. Arrowhead Time. The other game Chiefs fans will want to watch carefully is during Sunday’s early games: the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6-1) hosting the Tennessee Titans (9-4).
You can root for the Colts on Saturday while watching on NFL Network or Amazon Prime Video. On Sunday, you’ll be able to cheer for the Steelers by watching CBS (locally on KCTV/5).
Sunday’s other early games include the Carolina Panthers (5-8) against the Buffalo Bills (7-6) from upstate New York and the Baltimore Ravens (8-5) hosting the Green Bay Packers (10-3).
Sunday Night Football will feature a great NFC South game: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-3) playing host to the New Orleans Saints (6-7). Then Monday Night Football will shift to the NFC North with the Minnesota Vikings (6-7) in the Windy City to play the Chicago Bears (4-9).
A big NFC West matchup (originally scheduled to be during Sunday’s late games) will now be played at 6 p.m. (Arrowhead Time) on Tuesday: the Seattle Seahawks (5-8) on the road against the Los Angeles Rams (9-4).
2021 bye weeks are now finished. Every team will play this weekend — and every week through the end of the regular season.
Here are our picks for this weekend’s games. Be sure to cast your vote, too!
Arrowhead Pride readers pick
READER RECORD: 131-74-3
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Which team wins Raiders (6-7) at Browns (7-6)?
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Which team wins Patriots (9-4) at Colts (7-6)?
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Which team wins Jets (3-10) at Dolphins (6-7)?
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Which team wins Cowboys (9-4) at Giants (4-9)?
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Which team wins Cardinals (10-3) at Lions (1-11-1)?
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Which team wins Panthers (5-8) at Bills (7-6)?
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Which team wins Texans (2-11) at Jaguars (2-11)?
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Which team wins Packers (10-3) at Ravens (8-5)?
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Which team wins Washington (6-7) at Eagles (6-7)?
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Which team wins Titans (9-4) at Steelers (6-6-1)?
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Which team wins Falcons (6-7) at 49ers (7-6)?
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Which team wins Bengals (7-6) at Broncos (7-6)?
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Which team wins Seahawks (5-8) at Rams (9-4)?
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Which team wins Saints (6-7) at Buccaneers (10-3)?
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Which team wins Vikings (6-7) at Bears (4-9)?
Reader Record by Week
Predictions | W-L-T |
Week 1 picks | 8-7-1 |
Week 2 picks | 10-6-0 |
Week 3 picks | 10-6-0 |
Week 4 picks | 10-6-0 |
Week 5 picks | 11-5-0 |
Week 6 picks | 9-4-1 |
Week 7 picks | 10-3-0 |
Week 8 picks | 8-7-0 |
Week 9 picks | 8-6-0 |
Week 10 picks | 9-4-1 |
Week 11 picks | 11-4-0 |
Week 12 picks | 8-7-0 |
Week 13 picks | 9-5-0 |
Week 14 picks | 10-4-0 |
Total | 131-74-3 |
AP Staff Record
TW | LW | Staffer | W | L | T | Pct |
1 | 3 | Bryan Stewart | 134 | 73 | 1 | 0.6466 |
1 | 2 | Pete Sweeney | 134 | 73 | 1 | 0.6466 |
3 | 8 | Mark Gunnels | 113 | 62 | 1 | 0.6449 |
4 | 4 | Kristian Gumminger | 73 | 40 | 1 | 0.6447 |
5 | 7 | Ron Kopp Jr. | 132 | 75 | 1 | 0.6370 |
6 | 1 | Kramer Sansone | 127 | 73 | 1 | 0.6343 |
7 | 9 | Talon Graff | 130 | 77 | 1 | 0.6274 |
8 | 6 | Matt Stagner | 121 | 72 | 1 | 0.6263 |
9 | 5 | Stephen Serda | 129 | 77 | 1 | 0.6256 |
10 | 10 | Jared Sapp | 127 | 80 | 1 | 0.6130 |
11 | 11 | Ethan Willinger | 125 | 82 | 1 | 0.6034 |
12 | 12 | Rocky Magaña | 123 | 84 | 1 | 0.5938 |
13 | 13 | John Dixon | 122 | 85 | 1 | 0.5889 |
In Week 14, Mark Gunnels nailed all of his head-to-head predictions, so his 14-0-0 record led the Arrowhead Pride staff. Ron Kopp was right behind at 13-1-0. Mark also led the staff against the spread — coming in at 11-3-0 — while Pete Sweeney, Jared Sapp and Kristian Gumminger were all 10-4-0. Ron Kopp led the way in over/under with a 10-4-0 record, followed by Rocky Magaña at 9-5-0. Overall, Mark was tops at 32-10-0 — with Ron right behind at 31-11-0.
Among 240 Tallysight experts in Week 15, Mark’s perfect head-to-head record was (obviously) enough for him to be ranked first; Ron was ranked fifth and Talon Graff came in 15th. Against the spread, Mark and Pete both made the top 20, while Ron ranked 11th over/under. Overall, Mark and Ron were ranked fifth and eighth.
Over the whole season, Pete and Ron are ranked in the top 20 head-to-head, while Mark, Pete and Bryan Stewart rank second, third and 19th. In over/under, Kristian, Jared and Talon are ranked third, sixth and 19th — and overall, Pete is second, Kristian is 10th and Mark is 19th.
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