New York Jets @ New England- This game I thought would be a blowout. I was wrong in that regard as the Jets offense was able to move the football pretty well and Geno Smith showed what kind of Quarterback he could possibly be. But it wasn't enough. They lose on a blocked FG. THE most Jets way to lose a football game.
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New Orleans @ Detroit- The Saints are without Jimmy Graham this weekend and the
Lions pass rush looks to be legit. I
expect them to hurry Drew Brees and be able to keep this game low scoring. The key will be how Matt Stafford and Joe
Lombardi attack a Saints D that has been one of the league’s worst giving up
379 plus yards per game. They’re also allowing their opponents to score 28
points per game.
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Carolina @ Green Bay- Cam Newton has been scary the last few weeks. Completing 58% of his passes for 736 yards 5
TD 1 INT and last week 17 car for 107
yards and 1 TD. The problem? A shaken up
Kelvin Benjamin and below average receiving core against a good Packers
secondary. Plus Aaron Rodgers must be
licking his chops to go against that Panthers D.
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Atlanta @ Baltimore- I thought Atlanta was going to be better than they are
and the main reason they’re not is the two concerns heading into the season. Offensive
line and defense. Baltimore is built to
exploit both.
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Tennessee @ Washington- The Washington
football team actually gave the Seahawks a game their last time out. They’re at home against an iffy Tennessee
team. They’ve got to pick up a win here
right?.....Hello? Anyone?
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Seattle
@ St. Louis- The Seahawks have been knocked from their perch
atop the league over the first six weeks with two losses on their resume. Doesn’t mean that St. Louis will continue
that trend. Austin Davis has played well
but expect that Seattle defense to be MAD this week after people have been
trashing them because of the loss to Dallas.
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Cleveland @
Jacksonville- The winless watch has
begun for the Jaguars and they will be facing a Browns team that is the
surprise of the league through the first 6 weeks. Jacksonville drops to 0-7.
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Cincy @ Indy- The Bengals defense is actually worrying me now. The past two weeks allowing 45 and 37
respectively. They’ve faced good
offenses for sure in the Pats and Panthers but it’s not getting any easier this
week going up against Andrew Luck. Luck
wins.
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Minnesota
at Buffalo- The Vikings defense has shown at times flashes of what Mike Zimmer
can do with any kind of visible talent.
I also like Matt Asiata and Jerrick Mckinnon out of the backfield and
Teddy hasn’t made too many rookie mistakes. Buffalo I don’t trust and Kyle
Orton I don’t trust.
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Miami @ Chicago- The Dolphins
were the “surprise” team expected to contend with the Pats this year for the
AFC East. Oops. The Bears offense will
do just fine against a defense that has been underwhelming.
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Kansas City @ San Diego- I’m all in on Phillip Rivers and the Chargers offense.
The Chiefs are starting to see the issues of having not much in the way of
weapons outside of Jamal Charles.
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Arizona @
Oakland- The Cardinals defense will
shut down a mediocre Raiders offense.
Bruce Arians continues to be a magician on the offensive side of the
football.
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New York Giants @ Dallas- The Giants looked worse than awful if that’s even possible
last week against Philly in being shutout.
Does Dallas have the same kind of pass rush? No. Do they have a better
running game than Philly? Yeah. The
Giants were gashed by the Eagles last week and will be again this week.
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San Francisco @ Denver- The Niners
had issues with Austin Davis getting the ball out quickly on Monday night. Now
they go against the master of getting the ball out quickly. With a short week
to prepare and in the altitude that presents a major disadvantage for the
Niners.
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Houston
@ Pittsburgh- I don’t know how much more JJ Watt can do to
help his team win. Luckily for him he’s playing the Steelers who are struggling
mightily this season. Give me the Texans
on the road.
This Week: 1-0
Last Week: 7-6-1
Season: 43-31-1
