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NFL Week 2 Picks

Week two is already here people.  Here’s what I see happening, along with my picks stacked up against the experts.

Cincinnati (-7.0) @ Cleveland

This should be the last game that Cleveland starts a quarterback that isn’t named Brady Quinn.  Cincinnati is coming off of a thrilling win against division rival Baltimore and should put up at least 28 on the Browns.  I’m excited to see what Chad Johnson does if he scores a touchdown.  God I love that guy.

Pick: Cincinnati

San Francisco @ St.Louis (-3.0)

Not really a “must win” game for St.Louis but they certainly won’t be feeling good about themselves with an 0-2 record and a loss at home to an up and coming division rival like the Niners.  Stephen Jackson should have a better game than last week and get over 100 yards rushing, leading to a win. 

Pick: St.Louis

Buffalo @ Pittsburgh (-9.5)

Then 9.5 spread should give the Bills some motivation.  They played their butts off last week against Denver and shouldn’t have been underdogs by more than 7.  People are getting too high on Pittsburgh after one win, forgetting that it was against the Browns.

Pick: Pittsburgh

New Orleans (-3.5) @ Tampa Bay

Saints have had 9 days to prepare for a rebound after the miserable performance on national television against the Colts.  Tampa Bay will lose and lose by a lot.  I still don’t understand why people are in love with Cadillac Williams and picked him so high in fantasy drafts.  He sucks.

Pick: New Orleans

Houston @ Carolina (-6.5)

The Panthers looked nasty against the Rams last week.  Defense looked on point and Delhomme looked like he did two years ago.  Steve Smith will dominate Dunta Robinson this week and the Panthers will win big.  The Panthers were my pick to win the NFC South and I’m sticking to it.  12-4.  Watch.

Pick: Carolina

Atlanta @ Jacksonville (-10.5)

The Jags offense looked anemic last week and had better rebound strong if they want a shot at the playoffs this season.  As for Atlanta, 15 more games till they get the number one pick in the draft.

Pick: Jacksonville

Dallas (-4.0) @ Miami

This year looks like the return of the battle between Moss and Owens as the best wide receiver in the league, and of course Steve Smith is in the conversation also.  Owens has promised to get 100+ catches and 20 touchdowns.  He got two last week, and he’ll get one more this week. 

Pick: Dallas

Seattle (-3.0) @ Arizona

Surprisingly, big week two divisional matchup between the two west coast clubs.  Seattle didn’t look too strong against the Bucs and the Cardinals gave up a win in San Francisco.  If Arizona is going to have a good season, they cannot afford to lose two games to start the season to two divisional opponents. 

Pick: Seattle

Kansas City @ Chicago (-12.0)

Chicago’s offense can be really explosive at times, and can be worse than Kansas City’s at times.  Bears are lucky they have a terrible team coming into town this week.  I have to say, I’m a little surprised that the Chiefs are this bad though. 

Pick: Chicago

Oakland @ Denver (-10.0)

Josh McCown looked good against the Lions last week but he’s out for week two.  Denver looked lousy last week but here’s all you need to know:  The Raiders have not won a division game in three years.

Pick: Denver

New York Jets @ Baltimore (-10.0)

Rookie quarterback Kellen Clemens will get his first start this week for the Jets while Pennington sits out with an injury.  He gets to play against an angry Baltimore defense.  Good luck.

Pick: Baltimore