Today I'm going to go with a few of these:
I'm going to pick Buffalo over Cincinnati by a field goal. Ryan Fitzpatrick (aka Harvard Boy) has impressed me and given the Bills something to build off of almost every week since being named the starter, while Carson Palmer might find himself in the rare position of envying Matt Leinart.
And, while I was surprised to see the Cowboys win over the Giants, I don't think they'll duplicate that feat against the Lions, who may be better than most people think they are. Dallas' locker room is rife with a lack of discipline and even new Head Coach Jason Garrett will need some time to really get things right. A desperate win like last week is still a win, yes, but it's also still desperate. I think the Lions will beat their former QB Jon Kitna by nine.
I'm also going to pick Green Bay over Minnesota, for obvious reasons. Brett Favre's play has been as unimpressive as his alleged penis, and he'll need some time to get back in sync with Sidney Rice, who was just removed from the PUP list. Green Bay, on the other hand, is chock full of weapons at Aaron Rodgers' disposal, and when they're on their game they can light up scoreboards. GB by 12.
Oakland and Pittsburgh. Two teams that this writer literally cannot stand, but the media's on the bullhorn and discussing how it's the first time in a while these two have played a meaningful game, and I agree. It's meaningful because everyone's going to realize that the Raiders are too young, inexperienced, and unprepared to hang with the big boys, and that the 2010 AFC West is just a basement dweller division that allows the Chargers to squeak into the playoffs every year. Steelers by fourteen if things go well for the Raiders.
Indianapolis and New England. I am going to watch this game because it's what makes sports, no, competition so much fun to watch. The two best quarterbacks of their generation, perhaps of all time, going head to head to prove to themselves that the winner has a leg up in the argument seventy-three percent of the people watching this game are going to be having. Watch the games these teams have played against one another in the past ten years- Brady and Manning are never on the field together and you can still feel the way they feed off of one another's energy. It's riveting, it's classy, it's classic. This is football. If Indy had all of their starters I'd push it their way, but they're missing some key players. That being said, they should give the Brady Bunch a fight. This one's coming down to the wire: Patriots score a field goal for the win in closing moments.
Eagles and Giants. NFC East battles are tough, especially for first-place outright. Michael Vick is making a strong case for MVP this year, and Eli Manning, who leads the league in turnovers, duels against Asante Samuel, who has five picks. My guess is that Philly is tops in the NFC, perhaps the NFL, and could give anybody they play right now some terrible headaches. Philly by ten.
And for Monday Night, Broncos and Chargers. Not quite so interesting a rivalry as Colts-Patriots, but one near and dear to this writer's heart, being a Colorado Alum and owning a Kyle Orton jersey and having lived in San Diego and all. The Chargers defense is very good, and Denver's passing game is second to, well, San Diego. The way these affairs seem to go of late is the Broncos win in a nail-biter or the Chargers win by six touchdowns. That being said, I liked what I saw last week against the Chiefs with the offensive line coming together and helping with the run. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Broncos are due for a win by six. There, I said it.
Good luck to everyone else's team this week. I hope it's a gratifying experience.
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