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Steelers at Ravens
The
two teams split the 2013 season series with the
Steelers winning by 3 in Pittsburgh and the
Ravens winning by 2 in Baltimore.
The
game in Baltimore last season is remembered for Steelers
coach Mike Tomlin involvement on a kick return.
Dolphins at Bills
These
longtime AFC East rivals are in a three-way tie for first place in the division
after Week 1 upset wins. Miami upset New England at home while the Bills upset
the Bears in Chicago in overtime.
Despite
Miami finishing the season 8-8, the Bills swept the Dolphins. Fortunately for
the Dolphins, they get their trip to Buffalo out of the way early in the
season.
Falcons at Bengals
Well,
the Falcons and Bengals proved me wrong last week with wins against the Saints
and Ravens. Cincinnati's secondary will have challenges taking on Atlanta's
receiving corps and quarterback Matt Ryan. Same can be said about the Falcons
secondary lining up against Bengals quarterback-receiver combination of Andy
Dalton and A.J. Green.
If
the Bengals are to match the Falcons score for score in this game, they need to
do better at finishing off drives. Three of their five field goals scored in the
first half at Baltimore in Week 1 were inside their opponent's 20-yard
line.
Chiefs at Broncos
The
final score on Sunday Night was not a true indication of the game. Denver held
a 24-7 lead over the Colts before Andrew Luck made the game close. The Broncos
got a 4th down stop inside 2 minutes that sealed the win and made Peyton
Manning the second NFL quarterback to defeat all 32 teams. The first was Brett
Favre.
Kansas
City was flat in their season opener against the Titans. This could spiral out
of control real quickly given the Chiefs' schedule. Next week is at a
surprisingly competitive Miami Dolphins team, followed by hosting the Patriots
on Monday Night, and a late afternoon kickoff in San Francisco in Week 5. Worst
case: the Chiefs could be 0-5 by the time they get to their Week 6 bye week.
"Must
win" is a cliché regularly used, but for the Chiefs this is very
appropriate at this early junction of their season.
Seahawks at Chargers
Seattle
were dominant over the Packers in their home opener a week ago. This will be
the Seahawks first game in 10 days. For the Seahawks, they better not be
looking ahead to their Week 3 rematch against the Broncos back in Seattle.
The
Chargers blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter at Arizona last Monday
night. Starting 0-2 will not doom the Chargers as their next four games are
against teams that did not make the 2013 playoffs, but notching a win against
the defending Super Bowl champions should boost morale.
Bears at 49ers
Levi's
Stadium, the new home of the 49ers, formally opens their new stadium in Santa
Clara this coming Sunday night. San Francisco is looking to keep the momentum
going after their Week 1 28-17 win in Dallas while the Bears are looking to
play spoiler much like the Bills did in Chicago beating the Bears 23-20 in
overtime.
Eagles at Colts
The
Colts nearly came back from down 24-7 in Denver last Sunday while the Eagles at
home trailed Jacksonville 17-0 before realizing they were playing the Jaguars
and won 34-17. Per ESPN's fantasy football scoring system, quarterback Nick
Foles had negative 7 fantasy points at one point. Foles ended the game with 19
points.
The
Eagles cannot afford to let the Colts build that same type of lead that the
Jaguars did last Sunday. A 2-0 start for the Eagles would do wonders in placing
some separation between them and the rest of the dumpster fire that is the NFC
East.
And
now the picks.
Kickoff
times are mountain time, games airing in Denver are noted by (DEN), and picks
are in BOLD.
Me
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WEEK
1
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8-8
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11-5
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8-8
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TOTAL
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8-8
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11-5
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8-8
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THURSDAY NIGHT, CBS/NFL 6:30 PM
Steelers at Ravens
CBS 11AM
Patriots at Vikings
(DEN)
Dolphins at Bills
Falcons at Bengals
Jaguars
at Washington
FOX 11AM
Cowboys at Titans (DEN)
Cardinals
at Giants
Lions at Panthers
Saints at Browns
CBS 2PM
Chiefs
at Broncos (DEN)
Jets
at Packers
Texans at Raiders
FOX 2PM
Rams
at Buccaneers
Seahawks at Chargers
SUNDAY NIGHT, NBC 6:30 PM
Bears
at 49ers
MONDAY NIGHT, ESPN 6:30 PM
Eagles at Colts
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