NFL - Week 3 predictions

Well after two weeks I am sitting strong at 26-6.  I have called some upsets and some strange winners but so far that seems to be paying off well.  Now if I could only do so well in my Fantasy Football leagues.  After 2 weeks in the NFL some folks are wondering what is going on.  Tom Brady seems human after all…or is the Tony Romo effect???  Brady gets a woman…gets her pregnant…gets married…now he is not all that “perfect” or “great” anymore.  Hmmmmm.  The Titans defense looks like the Detroit Lions offense, sad.  Speaking of the Detroit Lions, will they win a game this year?  I think so and I think it will happen sooner than you might think.  On with the picks for this week.

New Orleans Saints (2-0) at Buffalo Bills (1-1) - New Orleans
Until this offense gets stopped this team will continue to win.  Their offense is actually helping their defense and their special teams play is still solid.  Brees will win as Buffalo fans are left in awe.

Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) - Pittsburgh
This is a tough call but I have to go with what is playing better…but not by much.  The Bengals still look a bit confused out their and Ochocinco will not have as much fun this week against the Steelers D.

Washington Redskins (1-1) at Detroit Lions (0-2) - Detroit
Yes, it finally happens folks.  I can feel it in the air.  The Lions looked tough on Minnesota in the first half last week but fell apart in the second half.  Washington has zero offense so all Detroit has to do is play some solid offense with a decent defense and they win.  I also like Stafford for a break out game here as he finds Calvin Johnson all over the field.

Denver Broncos (2-0) at Oakland Raiders (1-1) - Oakland
Kyle Orton, meet the ugly @$$ Raider nation and their ugly step-children.  This game will scare Kyle into a couple of picks and I see the Raiders running all day.

Green Bay Packers (1-1) at St. Louis Rams (0-2) - Green Bay
Simple, Rogers wants to prove to everyone he can still throw the ball well.  St Louis has no pass rush and they cannot rely on Jackson to run the ball and save their @$$.  Look for a high score on the Packers side of the ball.

San Francisco 49ers (2-0) at Minnesota Vikings (2-0) - Minnesota
Duh, who else would I pick???  Look for Minnesota to attack the 49ers line and shut down Gore.  With Gore shut down…watch Allen rip a few sacks into the old stat column.  Peterson will have a good day again but I would look for Farve to pass over 250 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Atlanta Falcons (2-0) at New England Patriots (1-1) - Atlanta
I am not liking the Tom Brady I see this year.  I do not blame him as his line…well…they suck.  Brady will run for his life again and with Randy double-covered all day the Pats will have a hard time scoring.  Look for Ryan and the Atlanta offense to blow up in New England.  Sorry Pats fans, but with this loss people will begin to start screaming for a change.  *shakes head*  I hate fair weather fans.

Tennessee Titans (0-2) at New York Jets (2-0) - NY Jets
The Titans pass defense is non-existent.  Talk about making life easy for a rookie QB.  Boring game, boring stats…unless you a NY Jets fan.  J - E - T - S, JETS, JETS, JETS!

Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) at Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) - Philadelphia
Philadelphia played well with Kolb last week.  He made mistakes, but he is a backup QB remember.  Vick gets his first real game of the year but has little effect.  Kolb wins this game easy in the air.  Vick fans, he will get about 25 yards rushing and 25 yards passing.  Nothing to get all excited about.

Indianapolis Colts (2-0) at Arizona Cardinals (1-1) - Arizona
This is a great Sunday night match-up.  This will be the game of the week easily.  Look for about 750 yards passing between the teams with Arizona pulling away with the help of Fitzgerald.

Miami Dolphins (0-2) at San Diego Chargers (1-1) - San Diego
I am a bit tossed in the air on this game.  Both have good ideas about winning but just cannot finish it off.  Look for Rivers to pick apart the Dolphins D and watch as the Wildcat falls apart.

Chicago Bears (1-1) at Seattle Seahawks (1-1) - Chicago
Without their star QB, the Seahawks are in for a long day.  Look for Cutler to open up and start to pile on the numbers.

New York Giants (2-0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-2) - NY Giants
Do you really need to ask about this game?  The Bucs are trying to get an offense going but their defense is still the Living Dead.  Jacobs will wake up and run some numbers up and Eli will make just enough passes to win.

Cleveland Browns (0-2) at Baltimore Ravens (2-0) - Baltimore
Brady Quinn…meet Ray Lewis…Ray Lewis…meet Brady, OMFG!  Lewis just ripped Quinn’s head off and kicked it through the uprights.  Long day for Cleveland…even longer for the Brown’s fans.

Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2) at Houston Texans (1-1) - Houston
I wonder if Jacksonville is re-thinking that whole Byron Leftwich thing or not.  I would be.  Houston continues to roll on their passing game and people begin the “Fire Del Rio” crys.

Carolina Panthers (0-2) at Dallas Cowboys (1-1) - Dallas
Get off of Romo’s back already.  Can the Cowboys blitz anymore or are they scared to?!?  Zero sacks in 8 quarters on two very sloooooooow QBs.  Look for the Cowboys to run up the score and blitz like their @$$’s depended on it.  Oh yeah, Jake D…I hope your chin strap is tight and I hope you do not mind throwing a couple of picks and fumbling a couple of times.  Turnover ratio in the game - Cowboys +4.

Well, back to work and back to answering e-mails from very upset Raider fans. 

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