Last week wasn’t my best effort as I only got two out of my four picks right, but I did nail my upset pick for the second straight week. Let’s see if I can rebound in week 3.
Week 3
1. New England Patriots (-4) over the Atlanta Falcons
The Pats are very upset in their performance last week against the Jets and will be out for a vengeance this week. This match up features arguably the best quarterback in the game, Tom Brady, to the next big thing in Matt Ryan.
Brady struggled last week but the Falcons defense is no where close to the Jets D. They won’t be able to apply the same amount of pressure and Brady will be able to sit back in the pocket and make throws. The return of Wes Welker should also benefit the Pats as he was sorely missed as Brady’s safety valve last week.
2. Chicago Bears (-2) over the Seattle Seahawks
The Bears were very impressive last week defeating the world champ Steelers holding them to only 14 points. Jay Cutler also proved why Chicago traded for him and delivered a great game.
The Seahawks look like they will be playing without Matt Hasslebeck this week and instead will start Seneca Wallace. The Bears defense will harass Wallace all game long and force him to make some mistakes. I see Matt Forte breaking out of his mini slump and having a big day as the Bears beat the Seahawks.
3. New York Giants (-6.5) over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
These are two teams going in complete opposite directions. The Bucs have looked awful in their first two games while the Giants looks like the class of the NFC.
The Bucs secondary has been ripped to shreds the first two weeks and in come Eli Manning and he red hot Giants passing game. The emergence of Mario Manningham and Steve Smith has been a pleasant surprise for the G-Men and have made them forgot about Plaxico Burress. Also I expect Brandon Jacobs to have a big game running all over the the smallish Bucs defense. I think the Giants win this game big.
Underdog Pick
1. Detroit Lions (+190) over the Washington Redskins
I know I can’t believe I’m picking the Lions, but I got a feeling this is the week. The Redskins looked bad last week as they couldn’t even muster a touchdown to the lowly Rams. They had four trips inside the 10 yard line but could only manage three field goals and after the win were met with boos from the home crowd.
It may be only two games into the season but Jim Zorn and Jason Campbell are feeling the heat. The Lions meanwhile, have lost both games, but have been competitive in both and had the lead at halftime against the Vikings. If Stafford can improve his accuracy and hit Calvin Johnson and Kevin Smith gives them some balance in the running game the Lions can pull this one out ending a 19 game losing streak. Just saw on ESPN Herman Edwards picking the Lions, might want to rethink this pick.
Final Score Lions 23 Redskins 20
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