Week 2: Picks
Thursday, Sept. 15 @ 8:25pm ET
There are multiple big name players on both sides that are questionable to play. Rex Ryan will have some motivation to beat his old team, the Jets. However, a lot of the Bills offense goes through LeSean McCoy (especially with Sammy Watkins banged up) and the Jets defensive front is top notch. This will be a low scoring affair but I think the Jets defense will be too much for the Bills and Ryan Fitzpatrick and the passing offense should be able to have some success vs. the Bills.
Pick: Jets (-1)
Proj. Score: Jets 17, Bills 10
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 1:00pm ET
The Browns are an awful team but should be a bit better with Josh McCown at quarterback. That being said, the Ravens are a much better team and will win this game easily.
Pick: Ravens (-6)
Proj, Score: Ravens 27, Browns 10
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 1:00pm ET
Matt Stafford and the Lions offense have been playing great. The Titans are a bit improved this year but the Lions are one of the NFL’s most improved teams and will win this game handily.
Pick: Lions (-5.5)
Proj. Score: Lions 31, Titans 21
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 1:00pm ET
The Dolphins have a strong defense but the offense is not. The Patriots will win this home opener and cover the spread.
Pick: Patriots (+6)
Proj. Score: Patriots 24, Dolphins 13
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 1:00 pm ET
The Giants new and improved defense looked pretty good last week and their offense is also good. New Orleans has a good offense as well but their defense is not nearly as strong. I’ll take the Giants at home.
Pick: Giants (-4.5)
Proj. Score: Giants 34, Saints 27
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 1:00pm ET
The Steelers are one of my favorite teams this year but this will be a close inter division game. I like the Steelers to win but the Bengals to keep it close and cover.
Pick: Bengals (+3.5)
Proj. Score: Steelers 20, Bengals 17
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 1:00pm ET
Dallas is too inexperienced to keep up with this underrated Redskins team. Dallas doesn’t have the defense to stop Kirk Cousins and the Redskins offense and the Cowboys rookies will likely turn the ball over a few times on offense. Redskins win by double digits.
Pick: Redskins (+3)
Proj. Score: Redskins 27, Cowboys 17
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 1:oopm ET
San Francisco surprised last week with a with of the LA Rams but they aren’t a good team. Carolina will rebound from their opening game loss and run away with this one at home.
Pick: Panthers (-13.5)
Proj. Score: Panthers 24, 49ers 7
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 1:00pm ET
This is a different and much better Houston team than last year. The Texans will have motivation to make up for getting embarrassed twice last year by the Chiefs and win this game easily at home.
Pick: Texans (-1)
Proj. Score: Texans 27, Chiefs 14
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 4:05pm ET
The 49ers worked the Rams last week in a surprising upset. Things won’t get any easier this week against the Seahawks with or without Russell Wilson. The Seahawks are just too strong of a team to not win this game easily, especially with the Rams looking so horrible vs. the Rams.
Pick: Seahawks (-6)
Proj. Score: Seahawks 24, Rams 10
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 4:05pm ET
David Johnson and the Cardinals should bounce back vs. the Buccaneers at home this week. The Buccaneers look to be a surprise team this year but I also think that the Cardinals will perform closer to expectations in this contest, especially the defense. I’ll take the Cardinals to cover.
Pick: Cardinals (-6.5)
Proj. Score: Cardinals 30, Buccaneers 21
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 4:25pm ET
The Colts have not done a good job of surrounding Andrew Luck with talent and despite his ability to carry the Colts on his back, the Broncos defense will be too much for the Colts to handle. In addition, the Colts have serious injury issues on defense and the Broncos should be able to score just enough to win.
Pick: Colts (+6)
Proj. Score: Broncos 17, Colts 14
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 4:25pm ET
The Raiders may not be all that they were hyped to be in the preseason but I like the Raiders to win this one at home in a shootout.
Pick: Raiders (-4.5)
Proj. Score: Raiders 37, Falcons 24
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 4:25pm ET
The Jaguars are a solid and balanced team that lost a close game to the Packers. The Chargers lost their top playmaker on offense and will struggle to get much going against the Jags, let alone win this game.
Pick: Jaguars (+3)
Proj. Score: Jaguars 23, Chargers 10
Sunday, Sept. 18 @ 8:30pm ET
I am in the camp that the Vikings will remain a good team without Teddy Bridgewater and will have Sam Bradford at quarterback this week. Their defense is strong and Adrian Peterson should bounce back this week. The Green Bay secondary is strong but the Vikings and AP should be able to pull out a close victory at home.
Pick: Vikings (+2)
Proj. Score: Vikings 24, Packers 21
Monday, Sept. 19 @ 8:30pm ET
The Bears have an improved defense and looked pretty good against the Texans last week. The Eagles and Carson Wentz looked good last week but are in for a season of growing pains. The Bears defense will give the Eagles inexperienced offense trouble and will win this game easily.
Pick: Bears (-3.5)
Proj. Score: Bears 21, Eagles 10