Last week 7-3
Overall: 12-6
Sunday
Chicago Bears (2-0) @ Atlanta Falcons (0-2)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
12 PM CT
FOX
Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake
Laundry: Jerome Boger
Falcons by 3
After last Sunday’s catastrophic collapse against the Cowboys in which the Falcons blew a 15 point lead with 5 minutes to go, which included not recovering an onside kick that was rolling 6, 7, 8,9 yards while the Falcons were just watching it, the Falcons and Coach Dan Quinn need to recover. I read where the Special Teams Coach took the blame for the miscue on special teams. No doubt about that. It overshadowed the fact that Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley played awesome games. I see the Birds bouncing back this week at home over a surprisingly undefeated Bears team.
Falcons 34, Bears 28
Tennessee Titans (2-0) @ Minnesota Vikings (0-2)
U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis
12 PM CT
CBS
Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, AJ Ross
Head ref, Clete Blakeman
Titans by 2 1/2
I like Derrick Henry and the Titans to survive in Minnesota as they are putting together a very nice season so far.
Titans 27, Vikings 24
Las Vegas Raiders (2-0) @ New England Patriots (1-1)
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.
12 PM CT
CBS
Ref, Ron Torbert
Patriots by 5 1/2
Like Cam and the Patriots to snap back this Sunday after losing a heartbreaker last Sunday Night at Seattle, falling 35-30 with the ball on the 1 yard line on the last play of the game. Cam tried to run it in, but was stopped. Didn’t like the play-call. Thought they should have rolled Cam out to the right and had 4 receivers on the right side and taken a shot that way. The Raiders were so impressive on Monday Night Football in a 34-24 victory over the Saints, but I’ll take the Pats at home.
Patriots 35, Raiders 28
Houston Texans (0-2) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0)
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh
12 PM CT
CBS
Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn
Lead Stripe, Shawn Smith
Steelers by 4
The Texans are desperate and Bill O’Brien is on shaky ground as head coach. I like them to play the Steelers close and almost pull it off, but the Steelers survive.
Steelers 28, Texans 27
Tampa Bay Bucs (1-1) @Denver Broncos (0-2)
Empower Field at Mile High
3:25 PM CT
FOX
Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Lindsey Czarniak
Land Clark
Bucs by 5 1/2
The Broncos give Brady and the Bucs everything they want, but Brady and his offensive arsenal prevails at the end.
Bucs 28, Broncos 24
Dallas Cowboys (1-1) @ Seattle Seahawks (2-0)
CenturyLink Field
3:25 PM CT
FOX
Joe, Troy ,EA
Whistle, Carl Cheffers
Seahawks by 5
The Cowboys are pretty lucky to be 1-1 and the Seahawks just barely overcame the Patriots last Sunday Night. Russell Wilson is playing at an extremely high level, and the Seattle run defense is tough. I like the Seahawks at home.
Seahawks 31, Cowboys 24
Sunday Night Football
Green Bay Packers (2-0) @ New Orleans Saints (1-1)
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
7:20 CT
NBC
Tirico, Cris, Michelle
Suds and Duds, Brad Rogers
Saints by 3
ARodg is another QB playing at a high level and Aaron Jones is an excellent running back for the Pack. But I like Drew and the Saints to snap back at home in a really good game.
Saints 34, Packers 30
Monday Night Football
Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) @ Baltimore Ravens (2-0)
M&T Bank Stadium
7:15 CT
Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters
Lead Aladdin, John Hussey
Ravens by 3 1/2
I’ll take Lamar Jackson barely over the phenomenal Patrick Mahomes and his Chiefs. Hard to go against the defending Super Bowl Champs and their sensational quarterback, but Jackson is terrific right now and the team looks like they’re on a mission to win it all at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on February 7th, 2021.
Ravens 30, Chiefs 28
6 Responses
I cant argue with those picks DW but if I did I would take the Bears at home. It looks like a very competitive week.
The game is in Atlanta, Bama G. Thanks.
Thanks for the preview DW! That is a great slate of evenly matched games. The NFL is really tough to predict. Good luck this week and go Saints!
Thanks, Walter! Yes, some excellent matchups this week. Have a great weekend.
My bad DW at Atlanta then I agree with you. Ravens Chiefs should be an awesome offensive game.
I agree, BG, Ravens-Chiefs should be awesome. Struggled with that pick, almost picked the Chiefs, but like Lamar J and Ravens @ home. Thanks.