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Week 15 NFL Picks: APC narrowly picks Packers over Panthers

In a tight 7-6 decision, APC’s official pick shows faith in the Packers to keep their playoff hopes alive.

By Evan "Tex" Western
Green Bay Packers v Carolina Panthers Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

It’s going to be quite a Sunday in Charlotte.

The Green Bay Packers are in town with Aaron Rodgers cleared to play, and they’ll be bringing their best as they try to keep their playoff hopes going against the Carolina Panthers. Carolina’s defense is a tough matchup for Rodgers in his first start following his return, however, as they rank in the top ten in the NFL in most statistical categories and feature a fearsome pass rush.

As you might expect, we at APC are pretty tightly split on whether we feel the return of Rodgers will be enough to overcome this difficult challenge. As you’ll see below, six of our 13 writers making picks this week have the Panthers coming out on top. However, that means that a majority still picked the Packers, so we will wait and see which group of us end up being correct.

Here are our picks for week 15, and please forgive those of us who picked Carolina.

APC NFL Picks

Game Tex Jason Kris Jon M Matub Mike Paul Peter Shawn Zach APC Pick
Game Tex Jason Kris Jon M Matub Mike Paul Peter Shawn Zach APC Pick
IND @ BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL*
MIN @ GB MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN*
CLE @ CHI CLE CHI CHI CHI CHI CLE CHI CHI CHI CHI CHI
DET @ CIN DET DET DET DET DET DET DET DET DET DET DET*
LAR @ TEN LAR LAR LAR LAR LAR LAR LAR LAR LAR LAR LAR*
MIA @ KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC*
BUF @ NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE*
ATL @ NO ATL NO ATL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
LAC @ NYJ LAC LAC LAC LAC LAC LAC LAC LAC LAC LAC LAC*
DEN @ WAS WAS WAS WAS WAS WAS WAS WAS WAS WAS WAS WAS*
TB @ CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR*
JAX @ SF JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX JAX*
SEA @ DAL DAL DAL SEA DAL DAL SEA DAL DAL DAL DAL DAL
NYG @ ARI NYG ARI NYG NYG ARI NYG ARI ARI ARI NYG tie
PIT @ HOU PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT*
OAK @ PHI PHI PHI PHI PHI PHI PHI PHI PHI PHI PHI PHI*

Week 14 Recap

It was a middling week for APC in week 14, as Tex, Jason, and Jon Barnett led the way at 10-6 with the other writers finishing between 9-7 and 7-9.

In the overall standings, Kris still maintains a lead over Paul for the overall season tally, picking up two games last week. Jon Meerdink and Jason are tied for third, four games behind Paul.

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