Week 2 Picks

Buffalo Bills @ Green Bay Packers


The Packers win this one easily, probably by at least 20 points. Green Bay’s offense is too explosive for the Bills, and the Pack defense should have an exceptional today against a terrible offense.

Miami Dolphins @ Minnesota Vikings

This game will be close, but I predict a big day for Viking’s running back Adrian Peterson. With how fierce Minnesota’s run defense is Miami will resort to passing and I don’t think they will be able to win that way. Vikings get an ugly win.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Cleveland Browns

The toilet bowl game. Moving on…

Arizona Cardinals @ Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta puts their ugly week one loss in the rear-view and crushes Arizona. The Cardinals defense will play well, yet despite that their offense isn’t good enough to stay with the potent Falcon’s offense. Expect an ugly day from QB Derek Anderson.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals

By far the toughest pick of the week, in what should be a close game. Despite the Bengal’s dreadful week one loss, they should be sharper in this one…look for Palmer to attack the young Raven’s secondary and look for it to work. Despite that, I don’t think the Cincinnati defense can stop the Ravens, so it will come down to a couple of plays. I like the Raven’s defense to come up big when it matters most and seal the deal.

Chicago Bears @ Dallas Cowboys

If the Cowboys are a play-off team like everyone knows they should be, they need to make a statement against a mediocre Bear’s team. I like them to take care of business and win by double digits in their home opener. (But if they lose….dear god)

Philadelphia Eagles @ Detroit Lions

Without Matt Stafford this will be a tough game for Detroit to win. Without Stafford they can’t stretch the field and won’t be able to score on a talented Eagle’s defense. I also think Vick will have a hell’ of a day, exploiting a weak (but growing) Lion’s defense.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tennessee Titans

Fact: The Titans looked tremendous against the Raiders. Fact: The Raiders suck. The point I’m illustrating is that we don’t totally know how good the Titans are yet. Despite that I like them to win a close defensive battle against the Steelers. With Ben I think the Steelers have the edge, but without him they will have to rely on the ground game and defense. With how good Pittsburgh’s defense looks with a healthy Polamalu they will always be in games but with Dixon at the helm I give Tennessee the edge. .

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers

Another pretty awful game. Matt Moore looked bad Week 1 but the Panthers have one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL. It’s not enough to win against good teams, but the Bucs are not. Therefore I like Carolina’s two-headed monster in Williams and Stewart to carry the day against a bad defense and come out on top. If Moore can improve during the season Carolina will be a dangerous team.

Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos

What should we make of Seattle’s thumping of San Francisco in week 1? I along with many others thought Seattle would contend for the league’s worst team in 2010. The team doesn’t look like they have the talent to contend, yet they did just that and more against a playoff hopeful. If Hasselbeck and the defense continue to play well, who knows what could happen? I’m still going with Denver in this one though; their just plain more talented. I like Denver’s offense putting up points against the Seahawks with the Seahawks not being able to match them. I will say this though; if Seattle wins I’m jumping on the bandwagon.

St. Louis Rams @ Oakland Raiders

It pains me to even use up time writing about this crapfest of a game. Neither of these teams will make the playoffs, and I doubt anyone outside of Oakland or St. Louis really cares about the outcome of this contest. At least Bradford and Campbell will get to shine against mediocre defenses. I like the Raiders in this one because of a more experienced quarterback, and a better defense. (Note: The New England Patriots have the Raider’s number one pick. The Pats have the Raider’s number one pick! The Raider’s number one pick belongs to the patriots!!)

New England Patriots @ New York Jets

What happened to the super bowl bound J-E-T-S? It took just one game for this team to go from media darling to a train-wreck. But really, anyone who watched Hard Knocks or a couple of Jets preseason games saw this coming. Sanchez is still a few years away from competence, and their hodge-podge of has-been receivers has not worked out thus far. It remains to be seen how much of a difference Santonio Holmes will make. Their defense remains fierce but New England is catching them at a time with Kris Jenkins out for the season and Darelle Revis seemingly rusty from his 36 day holdout. With Revis on Moss, rookie Kyle Wilson will likely be guarding slot machine Wes Welker, a matchup that undoubtedly favors New England. All signs point to Welker, along with the Pat’s rookie Tight Ends to have a big day. I like the Patriots in this one, possibly by double digits.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ San Diego Chargers

I like Jacksonville’s offense, and I think their defense is not great, but passable. They’re also catching the Chargers at the right time, as they are without Vincent Jackson. The Chargers have a penchant for starting seasons off badly under Norv Turner (1-3 in 07’, 2-3 in last two years), so this is a Jags win in the making. Look for Jones-Drew to have a huge day, and the Jaguars to win a high scoring battle in this upset.

Houston Texans @ Washington Redskins

Houston’s offense is just too good for Washington to contain, never mind keep up with. I like Schaub and company to get on track after a poor showing of the passing game in week one and light the Skins’ on fire. The key to this game will be if the Texans can protect Schaub and if their defense can get to McNabb. If those two things happen, and if the passing game gets going I think the Texans beat Washington handily at Fed-Ex field.

New York Giants @ Indianapolis Colts

Of all the games this week, I thought about this one the longest. It’s never a good idea to bet against Peyton and company, yet I have a good feeling about the Giants at home. Plus, the Colts are due for a downer of a year, just like the Pats had in 2009. Let’s not overreact to week one, but couldn’t this be the year the Colts go 9-7, 8-8 and do some serious spring cleaning? On to the Giants. Their defense looks a lot better than last year (although it was against the panthers) and they will be matching up against the Colt’s worst offensive line in recent memory. New York’s offense also looks greatly improved with the emergence of Hakeem Nicks. Based on the Colts God awful run defense in week one, I think the Giants will run it down their throats. The Texans showed that that was a possible blueprint for beating the Colts, so look for teams to try it all year. If the Giants can control the clock, run it as well as Houston did, and hold the Colt’s under 20-22 points I like them to win.

New Orleans Saints@ San Francisco 49er's

As much as I would like to think the 49ers can win this one, I continue to remind myself that Alex Smith is their Quarterback. To beat the Saints a team needs to be able to score because New Orleans’s offense is too good to contain. San Fran won’t be able to implement their ball control, smash mouth, put it in the hands of the defense game plan; thus the Saints get the edge because of Drew Brees. I just don’t trust Alex Smith near enough to believe they can match the Saint’s touchdown for touchdown. Look for the Saints to win handily, as the 49er’s fall to 0-2 in danger of their season falling apart.

(Winning teams in bold)

Upset of the Week: New York Giants over Indianapolis Colts

Pounding of the Week: Green Bay Packers over Buffalo Bills

Lock of the Week: Tennessee Titans over Pittsburgh Steelers