Saturday, September 17, 2005

 

NFL Week 2 Picks

First, a quick recap of Week 1: I stunk, going 2-3. Losses will happen, but when you take the over on Green Bay/Detroit and it winds up being the second-lowest scoring game of the week...well, that hurts. I told you it would be difficult early. Now, we have to figure out what was real and what was a mirage about Week 1.

Green Bay -6.5 vs Cleveland: Losing Javon Walker hurts, undoubtedly. But is there a quarterback would responds to adversity better than Brett Favre? Anybody remember how he destroyed the Raiders the day after his father died? In fact, take the over 40.5 total, too, because the Pack is probably good for 30+ by themselves. Factoid of the week: Cleveland hasn't won in Green Bay for 49 years. If that isn't a trend, I don't know what qualifies.

Indianapolis -9 vs Jacksonville: I'm drinking the Colts Kool-Aid. Take them and lay the wood, unless they're playing the Patriots, of course. The Jags are not as good as they looked last week.

Buffalo +2 at Tampa Bay: The Bills are for real. They shouldn't be getting points against non-elite teams. The Bucs are, um, not elite.

Miami +6 at NY Jets: I'll take the points in a low-scoring game again this week. I think Dolphins coach Nick Saban has performed an attitude transplant in one offseason.

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