2023 NFL Pick Em Confidence Pools: Week 15 Predictions
Welcome to NFL Week 15! With the Los Angeles Chargers taking on the Las Vegas Raiders for Thursday Night Football, it's time to set up our weekly picks straight up – nothing against the spread. Confidence pools and weekly pick em contests are coming to a close soon and we are fighting tooth and nail to advance further up the overall standings. After hitting a bit of a speed bump two weeks ago, we bounced back in a major way with our picks last week. There were a few misses and we went 9-6 overall, but with the way we assigned points to specific games, we scored the sixth-highest point total for the week and vaulted back up the standings to right on the cusp of the Top-10 overall. We may have to take a few chances with how confidence points are assigned, but we don't have to get too crazy just yet. We can save that for future weeks when we really need to make a bold move. For now, let's get to our NFL Week 15 picks straight up.
- Season Record: 128-80
- Season Points: 1,085
| Game | Pick | Confidence # | Money Line |
| San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals | 49ers | 16 | -900 |
| Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Rams | Rams | 15 | -300 |
| New York Jets at Miami Dolphins | Dolphins | 14 | -400 |
| New York Giants at New Orleans Saints | Saints | 13 | -275 |
| Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots | Chiefs | 12 | -450 |
| Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions | Lions | 11 | -210 |
| Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers | Falcons | 10 | -165 |
| Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks | Eagles | 9 | -200 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers | Packers | 8 | -175 |
| Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills | Cowboys | 7 | 110 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts | Colts | 6 | -125 |
| Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars | Ravens | 5 | -165 |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders | Raiders | 4 | -160 |
| Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans | Titans | 3 | -145 |
| Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals | Bengals | 2 | -165 |
| Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns | Browns | 1 | -165 |
Player News
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports Saints hosted free agent CB Asante Samuel for a visit Monday.
Samuel, fresh off offseason neck surgery, visited with the Saints Monday as he pursues his next playing opportunity. He has clear connection to the franchise after they hired Brandon Staley to fill their defensive coordinator position, for whom Samuel played under with the Chargers. Fowler adds that Samuel has another doctor visit scheduled for early July, during which time he hopes to gain clearance to resume football activities.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Packers met with WR Jayden Reed’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, to clarify his status with the team.
The meeting comes after the Packers selected a wide receiver in the first round for the first time since 2002 in this year’s draft. ESPN’s Adam Schefter added that the team emphasized Reed’s status as the top option at wide receiver after the selection of Matthew Golden and Savion Williams. “Green Bay’s top receiver” means far less for fantasy than it does in other places around the league considering Reed led the team with just 62.6% of the team’s offensive snaps played in 2024.
Saints signed QB Hunter Dekkers.
Dekkers spent three seasons with the Cyclones of Iowa State before stepping away from football following an indictment surrounding charges related to sports gambling. He then played his final collegiate season at Iowa Western before being invited to Saints camp. Dekkers spent his redshirt season backing up Brock Purdy at Iowa State.
Seahawks signed No. 18 overall pick OG Grey Zabel to a four-year contract.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Zabel’s deal is worth a guaranteed $18.471 million. The former North Dakota State guard will be tasked with bolstering a Seahawks line that ranked 26th in PFF pass blocking grades and 24th in run blocking grades. The Seahawks didn’t do much to address their offensive line this offseason, with Zabel being the biggest addition to date. The FCS stud showed out at this year’s senior bowl, and brings high expectations into his rookie season after dominating at the college ranks.
Free agent WR Gabe Davis is visiting the 49ers on Monday.
It’s the first known interest we’ve seen of Davis, who was released by the Jaguars last week with a failed physical designation. The 49ers will likely be without Brandon Aiyuk to start the season, and the idea of adding another veteran to the room is appealing. Kyle Shanahan can turn a lot of football players into something fantasy-interesting, but Davis might be a step beyond even his schemes.
Falcons released WR Phillip Dorsett.
What was your favorite moment of Dorsett’s three-month run on a reserve/future contract with the Falcons? Was it when the signing was announced, or was it when the release happened? Dorsett will try to bounce to another team as wideout depth as he enters his age-32 season. He did not play NFL snaps last year and was only targeted three times by the Broncos in 2023.