Week 3 Picks

Two posts in two days? Unheard of.

@Kansas City over San Francisco
I will ride the KC bandwagon for one more week. Patented letdown game for the 49ers after almost beating the Saints on Monday night. Good news for the 49ers: they could be 0-3 and still have a chance to win the NFC West. They could be 0-15 and win the last week of the season and still win the NFC West.

@Minnesota over Detroit
If the Vikings lose the game, I predict Brett Favre will be "injured" and have to retire again for the 32nd time. Sorry Lonnie.

@New England over Buffalo
Coming off a bad loss against a hated rival, against a terrible Buffalo team, at home, how many points will the Pats score this week? I will be shocked if they don't get to 40 before the 4th quarter.

@New Orleans over Atlanta
The Saints are 2-0, but haven't exactly looked spectacular. But with how crappy the NFC has looked so far, who are you going put ahead of them, except maybe the Packers? And no, losing Reggie Bush doesn't really hurt at all. It's not like he's a Heisman trophy winner or anything.

@ NY Giants over Tennessee
If the Giants lose, it'll be the last time I pick them this season. But Vince Young is back to being terrible again, so I like their chances.

Pittsburgh over @ Tampa Bay
A tough game to pick because a) the Steelers are on the road b) Charlie Batch is their starting QB c) the Bucs aren't 2-0 good. I'll say the Steelers win a 6-3 game.

Cincinatti over @Carolina
Poor Jimmy Clausen. First he falls in the draft because Todd McShay likes to make up rumors about how Clausen has "attitude" problems, and now he has to start 3 games into his rookie year because Matt Moore was not a franchise QB. Shocking.
Speaking of Notre Dame, they need to forget about who they hire as head coach, and just focus on getting the best defensive coordinator possible. The offense can score with anyone's, but the defense is awful. This has been the theme for a long time.

@Baltimore over Cleveland
Is this the week the Ravens' offense wakes up? It doesn't matter, they won't need more than 10 points to beat any team with Jake Delhomme at QB. But please Joe Flacco, help your fantasy owners out.

Dallas over @ Houston
Dallas is desperate for a victory. Tony Romo is desperate for a victory. Wade Phillips is really desperate for a victory. The Texans are feeling pretty good about themselves, maybe too good. I just can't see the Cowboys starting 0-3. Not that I wouldn't enjoy it.

Washington over @ St. Louis
Will Donovan F. McNabb have a bad game because he's looking past the Rams to his return to Philly next week? Maybe, but it doesn't really matter because they're playing the Rams.
The one good thing about Vick/Kolb, we don't even really mention McNabb too much in the whole thing. I'm sure that'll change next week though.

Philadelphia over @ Jacksonville
The Eagles should win this game, but the never really play well in Florida for some reason (see any game at Tampa Bay, Super Bowl in Jacksonville, Donovan puking in both, etc.). The Jags are not good. Vick will likely have a big game. Wonderful.

Indianapolis over @ Denver
Just start Tebow, Broncos. It's what we all want to see. You're not going to be any good this year anyway. I want some emotional halftime speeches.

@Arizona over Oakland
You want somewhat of a mirror of the Kolb/Vick situation, look at Arizona. McNabb/Warner, the successful QB of the team for years, leaves town to give way to Kolb/Leinart, two young, unproven QBs who have been waiting their turns. However, team brings in Vick/Anderson, who end up taking jobs from said young QBs. Obviously Derek Anderson isn't quite as talented as Vick, and Leinart has played a bit more than Kolb has, but it's comparable. Going great for Arizona so far.

San Diego over @Seattle
I'm not sure how to care about this game. Moving on.

NY Jets over @ Miami
Probably the toughest game to pick of the week. The Jets looked great in the second half of their victory over the Pats, and the Dolphins have looked good as well. Add to it that it's in Miami, at night, and it's tough to pick the Jets. But I will anyway, now that the Curse of Hard Knocks was ended by the Bengals last season.

Green Bay over @ Chicago
Probably won't be easy for the Packers, but they'll take care of the Bears. Remember when Aaron Rodgers was first starting for the Packers? The team wasn't good that year, and he took his lumps, but he ended up better for it. Hmmm, would that work anywhere else?

Last week: 11-5
Overall: 20-12