So far I'm 20-12after a harsh .500 week 2.
Browns @ Ravens-Magic Mangini is going to have to pull a pretty damn big rabbit out of his hat to win this one. How long have the Browns gone without an offensive TD? I don't see that trend changing against the Raven's D. Meanwhile, Baltimore's been scoring 30+ points a game and Cleveland's been giving up about that much. Biggest blowout since the Eagles beat the Panthers here. Ravens 44-9
Chiefs @ Eagles-The Eagles D is going to resemble week 1 more than week 2. The Chiefs are not the Saints and Cassel is not Drew Brees. My gut says Philly, but I don't think a McNabb-less Eagles offense can beat KC, and I need an upset. Low-scoring game, and it's also my sleeperof the week. Chiefs 16-15
Falcons @ Patriots-The NFC South will be closer late in the season and ATL will start losing sooner or later. The Pats will make a run for the playoffs and the Jets will not take the division uncontested. Both teams will see a turnaround in their streaks, but it won't happen this week. Both teams are going to score points on each other's offenses, but Brady's gunslinging is going to take a backseat to the Falcons' complete offense. TOP wins this one. Falcons 27-23
Titans @ Jets-Time to get statistical. Titans have the number two rushing D in the league. A year ago that would have scared the Jets, but not now. The Titans also sport the worst pass D in the league. This is going to be like the total opposite of a sleeper, everyone thinks it'll be a good game and it'll be one-sided. Jets have the best defense in the league, 6th against rushing 9th against passing. The Titans' slide continues. Jets 31-10
49ers @ Vikings-Believe me, I would love to pick the Niners here. Yes, Minnesota's rush D has fallen off a bit so far. Yes, Gore is doing amazing. Still, I think Gore is bound to hit a wall sometime this season and up north they call that wall the Williams Wall. Shaun Hill also faces the toughest pass D he's seen all season. The Niners' D holds up and keeps its pace, but that pace is enough for Minnesota to take the game. Vikings 17-10
Jaguars @ Texans-Texans are averaging just over 2 yards rushing per attempt, Jags are allowing just over 3. Very tough game for Steve Slaton. Jaguars are 26th in the league against passing, though, and only have one sack so far. Schaub can pass for a big game without run support, as he proved last week. Meanwhile, the Jaguars have only scored 29 points so far. Texans 31-14
Redskins @ Lions-The Lions are better than they look, the Redskins are worse than they look. Stafford and Jones will have their best games this season, with Stafford getting time in the pocket against the Skins' weak pass rush. Still, I expect it to be close, but the second-most embarassing streak in sports history (to the 100+ year Championship drought of the Cubs, of course) ends this week. I guess I do have another upset after all. Lions, 20-17.
Giants @ Buccaneers-I was down on the Giants heading into the season, but not anymore. Cadillac has a tough day against that D, as does Bryon Leftwich. Tampa has scored at least 20 points a game so far, but no more. Giants 30-10
Packers @ Rams-Rams have over 200 yards rushing, but are abysmal at passing. The Green Bay D isn't stellar in either category, but if you can't pass against them you don't stand a chance, and Saint Louis cannot win putting up the points they have in the past two weeks. The Rams' D also has only two interceptions and one sack, you can't play that poorly against Aaron Rodgers and expect to win. Rams' rushing keeps it closer than it should be, but still a big deficit. Packers 34-10
Bears @ Seahawks-Hasslebeck is the key to the Hawks doing well. The two passing D's are very evenly matched, don't expect a good day for any quarterback. Seahwaks's run D is bad, if Forte can't get going against them he never will get going at all. The stas make the Bears' run D look worse than it actually is due to a couple of big runs by the Steelers, and they're still ranked 12th in the league. I think the Seahwaks' run game stalls against them. Bears pull away in the fourth in the firstgame of the season that's not a nailbiter. Bears 27-13
Saints @ Bills-Stats can't tell the story on this one. Is N'Orleans' rush D that good, or are the teams they've faced that bad? I'm going with the latter and saying the Bills steamroll them with a running back by comittee approach. Saints are also very bad against the pass, but so are the Bills. Watch out, it's a high-scoring affair. Saints 35-31
Dolphins @ Chargers-Tough call. I guess I should be over the Dolphins' week one loss, but it's just not out of my mind. Meanwhile I don't know how the Chargerscan score20+ points a game and lose. Close game, but I gotta go with the Chargers in OT. Chargers 27-24 GOTW
Broncos @ Raiders-I still think Mickey D is in for some harsh reality. This looks bad for the Raiders, but I've been going against my gut all week so I gotta go with the silver and black. Raiders 20-13
Steelers @ Bengals-I'd like to say the Steelers will bounce back, but between their O-line and the Bengals' sack attack I don't see it. Very low-scoring affair, but the pressure on the QB wins out and the Bengals win again, while the Steelers lose again. Bengals 17-13
Colts @ Cardinals-Colts dominate passing ont both sides of the ball and Arizona can't run. No-brainer for me here, I'm going with Manning over Warner. Colts 23-17
Panthers @ Cowboys-Jake Delhomme has oficially bounced back, putting up over 300 yards of offense last week. Carolina also boasts a third-ranked passing D while Dallas sits at 30 (ouch!). Both teams are pretty bad against the run so look for this game to at least be interesting, but a weak pass rush by Dallas will let Delhomme have an easy day. On the other side, Romo is going to have his worst game of the season. And yes, I know I keep saying that, but I have to be right sooner or later. Panthers 30-24
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