Week 3 Picks

Kansas City at Atlanta - Matt Ryan should be able to manage this game well enough to bring the Falcons a second win. Look for Michael Turner to run all over the hapless KC D. It's a sorry time to be a Chiefs fan.

Oakland at Buffalo- Sexy Pick Alert. I got to have on every week. I think the defense which looked so bad Week 1 can win this one for Oakland. Someone has to rain on the parade in Buffalo, and they may be viewing this as a gimme, which is a bad move in any game.

Tampa Bay at Chicago- The decision to bench Garcia for Griese was a strange one in my mind. But alas, Griese will square off with his former team and likely will be happy he moved by the end. Chicago's got the D, but Tampa has the O and the D. Get it?

Carolina at Minnesota - Minnesota needs a win bad, and Gus Frerotte's been after a starting job for a long time now. I think he'll manage the game, as stated previously, just well enough to beat out the competition in Tarvaris Jackson. They should be able to win at least 8 games with their running game and the stout defense alone. If he can complete a few passes and avoid interceptions, Minny can still look forward to playoffs. It's a make or break day for this unit.

Miami at New England - Wouldn't it be great to see the mighty Patriots fall to lowly Miami? That's a pretty wild pick, however, and one that I won't be taking a risk on. It's certainly not out of the question.

Cincinnati at New York Giants - The defending champs are having a nice start to their season, and Cinci is shaping up to be one of the worst teams on both sides of the ball. How could an offense with Carson Palmer, Chad Johnson, and TJ Houshmandzadeh fail you ask? Beats me.

Houston at Tennessee - This is another risky pick, but I like Houston's D and Andre Johnson is one heck of a weapon. If they had a decent running game (think '09 draft, guys) they could really go places. Kerry Collins is a backup for a reason.

Arizona at Washington- I like Arizona to break their playoff drought this year, and if they hope to do so they'll need to win games like these. This could go either way, but I like Arizona by a field goal.

New Orleans at Denver - It doesn't seem like anyone can top red-hot Denver at the moment. The Saints minus Marques Colston lacks a certain amount of firepower needed to win.

Detroit at San Francisco- I think this week is Detroit's week. I can't tell what's gone wrong since last September and this one in Detroit, but I imagine they will win at least 4 or 5 games this year. A rebuilding team like the 49ers is just the type they should be able to beat. Of course, Atlanta is the definition of a rebuilding team and we saw what happened there.

St. Louis at Seattle- Terrible Defense at Terrible Offense in other words. I think here the offense will win as the defense gets tired out. Steven Jackson needs a big game. It's looking good for Seattle to go first-to-worst. Though sooner or later their receivers will return to the field for the most part. Hopefully for them it won't be too late.

Cleveland at Baltimore- Cleveland needs it BAD. Look for a good turnout by Braylon Edwards who's been dropping a lot of balls as of late.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis - This game could go either way, especially if Indy feels they can dominate on defense alone. The Jags have been getting beat up on the line, but David Garrard is still fairly capable and could embarrass Peyton and Co.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia - A classic battle of NFC vs. AFC. I make this pick not only due to the NFC's dominance at this time, but also because McNabb looks as good as ever. Finally. Pittsburgh's pass D isn't good enough to shut them down either. Let's hope we've seen the end of DeSean Jackson's celebratory mood after the major embarrassment he suffered on Tuesday. Did they show anything else on ESPN that day?

New York Jets at San Diego - San Diego should be able to get back on track here after the second consecutive slow start. If they lose this game, they will be losing a lot of ground to Denver which would be a big, big shock to a lot of analysts' preseason predictions.


Last Week's Pick Results: 10/15