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Today’s thought: How do the weekly picks of the AFC East News bloggers stack up to the heavyweights of a major sports reporting organization. To accompany an uneven number of experts we selected the top and bottom five pickers from each entity.

ESPN EXPERT		AFCE EXPERT
SCHEFTER	11-5	CGC	11-5
JAWORSKI	10-6	LOONEY	10-6
DITKA	10-6	ARCHER	10-6
ALLEN	9-7	VINNY	10-6
MORTENSON	9-7	MARS	9-7
CARTER	8-8	RCR	9-7
SCHLERETH	8-8	CKNUCKLES	8-8
JOYNER	8-8	SCOTT	8-8
HOGE	8-8	LINKAGE	7-9
JACKSON	6-10	NIKVOODOO	6-10
	87-73		88-72

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