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Week 15 NFL Picks: Packers should maintain NFC North lead with win in Oakland

The NFC North is coming down to the wire, and APC expects Green Bay to stay in the lead after this week.

By Evan "Tex" Western
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Acme Packing Company's picks are (almost entirely) in for week 15, and with it we find the writing staff in agreement on eight of the 16 games on the NFL schedule for the weekend. One of those unanimous selections is in favor of the Green Bay Packers this week, as they travel to Oakland to play the Raiders.

However, we find one person who is stubborn in his belief that the Panthers will fall, and a group of APC writers who are confident in the Green Bay Packers once again.

Week 15 Picks

Tex is dying on the hill of Carolina losing, and two weeks after picking them to fall in New Orleans, he's doing it again with the Panthers in New York and without Jonathan Stewart.

Meanwhile, APC is pretty well split on the Vikings-Bears game. If three of the writers are correct and Chicago wins, the Packers could open up a commanding two-game lead on Minnesota for the NFC North.

Game Tex Jason Aron Brendan Kris Paul Adam VCF^ Consensus
TB @ STL TB TB TB TB TB TB STL STL TB
NYJ @ DAL NYJ NYJ NYJ NYJ NYJ NYJ NYJ NYJ*
KC @ BAL KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC*
HOU @ IND HOU HOU HOU IND HOU HOU HOU HOU
ATL @ JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX*
CHI @ MIN MIN MIN CHI MIN CHI MIN CHI MIN
TEN @ NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE*
CAR @ NYG NYG CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR
BUF @ WAS WAS BUF BUF WAS BUF BUF WAS BUF
GB @ OAK GB GB GB GB GB GB GB GB*
CLE @ SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA*
DEN @ PIT PIT DEN PIT PIT DEN PIT PIT PIT
MIA @ SD MIA MIA MIA SD MIA MIA SD MIA
CIN @ SF CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN*
ARI @ PHI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI*
DET @ NO NO NO NO NO NO DET NO NO

^ Note: VCF's final picks for the weekend's games will be out shortly.

Overall Standings

Tex took back a one-game lead this week, after slipping into a tie with VCF the week before.

Author Week 14 Overall
Tex 10-6 131-77
VCF 9-7 130-78
Jason 10-6 129-79
Aron 10-6 126-82
Kris 8-8 124-84
Brendan 10-6 123-85
Adam 10-6 123-85
Paul 10-6 120-88
Consensus 9-7 126-76-6

Meanwhile, make your picks for Sunday's Packers-Raiders game here:

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