Week 3 of the NFL Season and I'm going to spotlight the AFC Championship rematch. Who would have thought the Patriots who had "the easiest schedule in the NFL" would be 0-2 right now? Many sportscasters were predicting a 15 win season for them, well I guess we can say that isn't going to happen. The Ravens missed the chance at a Superbowl appearance last year thanks to a TD catch that couldn't be held on to and a muffed field goal. Last week the Patriots lost to the, now 2-0, Cardinals thanks to a muffed field goal. No quite payback, but I'm sure Ravens fans felt good about it. Tonight the two teams meet again after a both facing tough losses for a prime time Sunday Night Football game. The Cardinals showed the NFL how to stop Brady, but the Ravens don't care about stopping Brady, they just want to hurt Brady. The animosity runs deep between these two teams. I think the Ravens defense will rally around this animosity and around the "what ifs" from last season to make this a very tough game for Tom Brady. I also think this will come down to the wire. The Ravens defense will outlast the Patriots offense and the Patriots young defense will be exploited by this new Ravens offense. Patriots 24 - Ravens 27 for a Ravens win and the Patriots will be under .500 at this point in the season for the first time since the Brady era begun (more than likely, I didn't research this).
Here's the rest of my picks and a quick run down.
Panthers over Giants - I obviously picked this one wrong, but I was leaning on the fact that the Giants had to travel in the short week and they had multiple injuries and a very tough game last Sunday. The current champs proved me wrong.
Cowboys over Buccaneers - They get the home field advantage, I'd probably pick the Buccs if this was in Tampa.
Colts over Jaguars - Colts look like they are starting to get things moving better and have the home field advantage. I think they have a young team, but a better team than the Jags.
Dolphins over Jets - I'll just take the home team in this one. Divisional match ups are always tricky, especial between two teams that lack any real identity.
Lions over Titans - I think the Lions will get it together and the Titans still have some figuring out to do. High scoring affair but the Lions are much more high powered, so they get the W.
Saints over Chiefs - The Saints have to be the better team in this match up, plus they need to try to save face from the first loss at home this season.
Bears over Rams - Maybe this is the bounce back game the Bears need, they looked confused last week. As for the Rams, I don't believe that they are who we saw last week. They have a history of beating the Redskins when they aren't favored to win. Plus I think that win was written in as part of the RGIII deal.
Bills over Browns - I really don't know here, both teams are iffy. Ground battle game, but in the end the QB with the better arm will seal the deal.
Redskins over Bengals - I would say this is the toughest defense for Robert Griffin III so far this season, but in his home opener he will shine. With Garcon out, DC native Josh Morgan will attempt to redeem himself. Skins defensive line will beat the Bengals o-line to disrupt the passing game.
The San Francisco 49ers over Vikings - I hate games that look this easy on paper, they usually turn out as upsets but I believe the new Niners offense will be too much for a lacking defense and their defense will be too much for the Vikings offense to handle. Moss returns to his original NFL home and has a big day.
Eagles over Cardinals - The Cardinals defense is a sleeper this year, but I don't think they will last all 4 quarters against the Eagles offense. The Eagles get the edge. Plus the Eagles defense is also very good in my opinion and will make the Cardinals offense look as bad as we know it is.
Falcons over Chargers - This is a tough pick, I'm going with the hot team with the new offense. But this isn't a game I would bet money on, it could go either way. It should be an entertaining game to watch.
Steelers over Raiders - Why not... The Raiders are still figuring things out, the established Steelers team should walk away looking like a top of line team.
Texans over Broncos - Peyton Manning as his old self could make this go the other way, but with this game I'm going to stick with one of the best defenses in the NFL and say the Texans grind this one out.
Ravens over Patriots - Did you not read the paragraph up top? LOL.
Packers over Seahawks - If the Packers lose this game then the Aaron Rodgers is cursed and needs to do what he has to do to clear himself of that. The Seahawks have a nice defense a decent offense and the 12th man tonight, but if everything goes right the Packers offense should be too much and their front line should be able to contain the run on Monday Night Football.
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