Another pack unleashed

It's Week 15, we're into the last third of the charity pro football underdog game season now, and it's gotten pretty exciting. Only five points separate first from seventh place, and only eight and a half points stand between first and twelfth. One big 'dog, or even a medium-sized one and a dachshund, could be the difference when we count up all the points after the Super Bowl teams are identified.

Anyway, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Here are this week's bowsers:

15  NEW YORK GIANTS vs. Baltimore

7.5  NEW ORLEANS vs. Washington

6.5  CHICAGO at Minnesota (Monday, pick still due Sunday, 10:00 a.m. PST)

5  PITTSBURGH at Philadelphia

5  TENNESSEE vs. Cincinnati

4.5  NEW ENGLAND at Arizona

4  CLEVELAND vs. Kansas City

4  INDIANAPOLIS at Denver

4  LAS VEGAS vs. Atlanta (Monday, pick still due Sunday, 10:00 a.m. PST)

3  JACKSONVILLE vs. New York Jets

3  MIAMI vs. Houston

3  SEATTLE vs. Green Bay

3  TAMPA BAY at Los Angeles Chargers

2.5  BUFFALO at Detroit

2.5  DALLAS at Carolina

2.5  LOS ANGELES RAMS at San Francisco (Thursday, 5:15 p.m. PST)

Players, if you want the Thurs-'dog, your pick is due at kickoff time of that game. All other picks this week are due at 10:00 Sunday morning PST. All picks must go to dogpdx24@gmail.com.

Our latest standings are here. Good luck, 'dog people!