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Guess who’s back! Back again! Um…well…it’s me!

More so than that, it’s football!

I think we all should take a moment to thank college football for providing an adequate couple of weeks of televised football to hold us over…but we are all ready for that first Sunday!

I don’t know about you, but seven months is LONG enough, let’s get back at it!

Week 1 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – WASHINGTON over New York Giants – I think it’s really telling of the gap in the NFC East that…

15 – PHILADELPHIA over Dallas – …their two division matchups sit at the top of our sheet this week.

14 – DENVER over Tennessee – I like Cam Ward…but not when his debut includes Patrick Surtain

13 – Cincinnati over CLEVELAND – The Bengals will need to put up 45 points a game to compensate for their defense … a game against the Browns should be good practice.

12 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Houston – The Rams season will depend on the dependability of Matthew Stafford’s heath

11 – JACKSONVILLE over Carolina – Let’s be honest, the only things we are all looking at in this game is Travis Hunter.  

10 – Pittsburgh over NEW YORK JETS – It’s the Aaron Rodgers Bowl! Yeah that’s about as exciting as this game will be.

9 – Miami over INDIANAPOLIS – Remember what I said about Matthew Stafford? Yeah, that, but for  Tyreek

8 – Tampa Bay over ATLANTA – I don’t know what to call the opposite of the BOLD PREDICTION, but Tampa will win the NFC South this year.

7 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Kansas City – Wind of change blowing? The first BOLD PREDICTION of the year is that THE CHIEFS AFC WEST CHAMPIONSHIP STREAK COMES TO AN END THIS SEASON.

6 – SEATTLE over San Francisco – It will be interesting to see what Sam Darnold can do without Justin Jefferson

5 – Las Vegas over NEW ENGLAND – New season, same ol’ homer picks : )

4 – Arizona over NEW ORLEANS –  This game will happen…so…there’s that.

3 – BUFFALO over Baltimore – A win here will go a long way towards a home game in the inevitable January rematch.

2 – GREEN BAY over Detroit – I think it’s really telling of how close the NFC North will be that…

1 – Minnesota over CHICAGO – …their two division matchups sit at the bottom of our sheet this week.

Things are starting to take shape.

Teams are starting to show who they are and thoughts of just being a “fluke win” or a “fluke loss” are flying out the window. Now that we have seen a few games, we have a pretty good idea what the league really looks like for this season.

Yeah, I know, the thought that we have a handle on how the teams are going to look this season after just two weeks is indeed pretty funny.

Week 3 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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16 – BUFFALO over Miami – Not going to waste time explaining this one.

15 – TAMPA BAY over New York Jets – This MIGHT have been a few lines lower if Justin Fields was playing…but not much.

14 – Green Bay over CLEVELAND – I absolute hate how scary the Packers are looking this year. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE PACKERS WILL REPRESENT THE NFC IN THE SUPER BOWL.

13 – SEATTLE over New Orleans – A win in Pittsburgh might not be the biggest way to show you’re a solid team, but it sure is a way to show you’ll have an easy time against the Saints.

12 – Kansas City over NEW YORK GIANTS – I don’t think there is a team that needs to play the Giants more than the Chiefs right now.

11 – MINNESOTA over Cincinnati – Took us three weeks to get to a battle of backup quarterbacks.

10 – BALTIMORE over Detroit – The Lions deserve to be on the losing side this high until they can prove they can win big games with new coordinators.

9 – PHILADELPHIA over Los Angeles Rams – I don’t know when the Eagles will lose this season.

8 – JACKSONVILLE over Houston – I feel like Jacksonville will be the replacement for Houston in the top of the AFC South.

7 – WASHINGTON over Las Vegas – No Jayden Daniels…no problem

6 – Indianapolis over TENNESSEE – Indiana Jones…how can you hate Indiana Jones?

5 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Denver – Is this a game that will go a long way to determine the AFC Champion?

4 – SAN FRANCISCO over Arizona – Apparently a massive amount of injuries doesn’t deter the 9ers much.

3 – Dallas over CHICAGO – Storied franchises that have absolutely no direction…so this will be fun to watch!

2 – Pittsburgh over New England – Apparently week 1 was less about the Jets coming to the Steelers level than it was the Steelers falling to the Jets level

1 – CAROLINA over Atlanta – The Panthers can’t go winless, so lets get one of their two wins out of the way.

And what a difference a week makes!

Last week, we had a decent amount of games that were sure fire picks. This week, we have a LOT more games that are pick’em’s to say the least!

Well, last week a few too many “sure fire’s” were apparently not that sure a thing…maybe more toss-up’s will mean more correct picks this week!

Week 4 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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16 – BUFFALO over New Orleans – The Saints are a 16+ point underdog for the first time in over 50 years … … … anyone gonna argue?

15 – DETROIT over Cleveland – Every team gets at least one game they win that they shouldn’t have – the Browns used theirs a little too early.

14 – DENVER over Cincinnati – A Burrow-less Bengals offense just made the Vikings defense look like the ’85 Bears reincarnated.

13 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Indianapolis – Indiana Jones is about the meet a rolling boulder for the first time and I don’t think he can dodge this one.

12 – HOUSTON over Tennessee – The Titans just don’t seem to be able to compete with, well, anyone at this point. My BOLD PREDICTION is that NICK CHUBB WILL HAVE OVER 150 YARDS.

11 – Los Angeles Chargers over NEW YORK GIANTS – I am very intrigued by a Jaxson Dart-led offense, just not in a winning effort this week.

10 – NEW ENGLAND over Carolina – Remember what I said about the Browns a few lines ago?

9 – Minnesota over PITTSBURGH – The Steelers seem destined for a .500 year…and they won last week.

8 – SAN FRANCISCO over Jacksonville – The Jags have been trying to give wins away, the 9ers should be more than willing to let them.

7 – ATLANTA over Washington – Maybe drop this down a few lines if Jayden Daniels plays, but the Falcons should still win.

6 – Seattle over ARIZONA – Who knew this might go a long way in deciding the NFC West this season.

5 – Green Bay over DALLAS – Green Bay gave us obvious reasons to doubt them last week.

4 – MIAMI over New York Jets – Remember when Monday Night Football was exciting?

3 – KANSAS CITY over Baltimore – The Ravens could be 1-3 … that’s weird.

2 – TAMPA BAY over Philadelphia – Just sit back, this will be an entertaining one!

1 – LAS VEGAS over Chicago – Pick whoever you want, just put it on the one-point line.

Slim pickin’s this week!

Six teams are on a bye meaning, with only thirteen games, our pool of points significantly drops.

All this means is that we have to be on our game and pick perfectly…you know…like we always do.

Week 8 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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13 – INDIANAPOLIS over Tennessee – Apparently a change of scenery is more than beneficial for some – Indiana Jones is legit! My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE COLTS WILL MAKE THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME … … … AT LEAST.

12 – KANSAS CITY over Washington – Obviously the loss of Jayden Daniels is a big blow when you have a game in Kansas City coming up.

11 – ATLANTA over Miami – These just seem like two franchises that are going in completely different directions.

10 – PHILADELPHIA over New York Giants – This could very well be the matchup that determines the NFC East … … … next year.

9 – Buffalo over CAROLINA – The Panthers have been solid at home but the Bills are just too much.

8 – Tampa Bay over NEW ORLEANS – The Tampa offense as banged up as they are needs a game against the Saints defense.

7 – NEW ENGLAND over Cleveland – Can’t play the Dolphins every week, Browns.

6 – CINCINNATI over New York Jets – I don’t know if the Jets will win a game this year.

5 – Chicago over BALTIMORE – Obviously this is based on Lamar Jackson NOT playing.

4 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Minnesota – The week starts off with a matchup of “Who are they? Really?”

3 – PITTSBURGH over Green Bay – No real special meaning or backstory to this game…right?

2 – DENVER over Dallas – Do the Broncos know that there are three quarters where they can play before the fourth quarter starts? Doesn’t really seems to matter, just sayin.

1 – HOUSTON over San Francisco – Injuries really turn this into a far less entertaining game than it could be.