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Oh this is going to be a fun week!

To clarify, this will be a “fun” week.

This is the kind of week where season-long confidence pool participants are separated. Once we get past the first few lines, nearly every other game is a crap shoot!

My best to those who have to make picks for a survival pool this week.

We’re not worried about that here though so let’s get some confidence!

Week 3 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – TAMPA BAY over Denver – Seems like this is the season that Baker Mayfield has been waiting for!

15 – LAS VEGAS over Carolina – With how the Raiders looked last week, benching Bryce Young means this game is on the 15 point line, not the 16. My BOLD PREDICTION for this season is that THE RAIDERS WILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS

14 – NEW YORK JETS over New England – Aaron Rodgers big New York home opener Jets debut! … … … take two!

13 – CLEVELAND over New York Giants – Daniel Jones got is one win for the quarter last week.

12 – Kansas City over ATLANTA – Normally I would mistakenly have faith in the Falcons after a big road win – they won’t trick me this time!

11 – CINCINNATI over Washington – If this misses, it will be the last you see the Bengals this high this season.

10 – PITTSBURGH over Los Angeles Chargers – Can’t play the Panthers every week!

9 – BUFFALO over Jacksonville – Rumors of the Bills demise might have been greatly exaggerated.

8 – Houston over MINNESOTA – It’s been a good story in Minnesota so far, but not good enough to slow down Houston.

7 – NEW ORLEANS over Philadelphia – The Saints are going to be a fun team to watch this year for sure.

6 – INDIANAPOLIS over Chicago – It’s a long season Bears fans, hang in there!

5 – Detroit over ARIZONA – This could easily be a wrong pick depending on the Kyler Murray that shows up.

4 – DALLAS over Baltimore – Both these teams are going to play pretty desperate after last week.

3 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over San Francisco – Brock Purdy is playing…Matthew Stafford is playing … after that I’m not that sure!

2 – SEATTLE over Miami – We’ll need a week of seeing Skylar Thompson before picking the Dolphins to win.

1 – TENNESSEE over Green Bay – If Jordan Love does play then this pick switches to the Packers, but keep it on this line.

Just one week into the season and we have already seen a lot!

But do we really KNOW anything based off of one week? As you’ll see in this week’s picks, no, not really! Don’t forget that just a couple years ago the Jaguars upset the Colts in week 1 and created a bit of a hype train for themselves!

…they proceeded to finish the season 1-15. Week 1 isn’t the end all-be all of the season.

So let’s get back to the games!

Week 2 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – PHILADEPHIA over Atlanta – Seems like another season of disappointment headed to Atlanta this year.

15 – BALTIMORE over Las Vegas – (looks at my watch patiently waiting for Aiden O’Connell to take over for the Raiders)

14 – WASHINGTON over New York Giants – So we’re just gonna add Benny Hill music in the background of any time the Giants are on offense, right?

13 – DALLAS over New Orleans – The Cowboys are playing angry and will be a force to be reckoned with … you know … until the playoffs.

12 – KANSAS CITY over Cincinnati – If you lose at home to the Patriots, you’re not allowed to beat the Chiefs in Kansas City.

11 – HOUSTON over Chicago – Hopefully CJ Stroud can show Caleb Williams how to succeed as a rookie quarterback.

10 – Los Angeles Chargers over CAROLINA – Whoever is playing Carolina this season will be the best option for a fantasy football defense.

9 – DETROIT over Tampa Bay – Baker Mayfield is on fire…for one week

8 – JACKSONVILLE over Cleveland – Buyers remorse? My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that DESHAUN WATSON WILL BE BENCHED BY WEEK 12.

7 – MIAMI over Buffalo – Sooooo many Miami PD jokes just speeding through my hea…ope, just got slammed to the street by the Miami PD!

6 – Seattle over NEW ENGLAND – The big win last week made me, well, not put a Patriots loss higher on this list.

5 – San Francisco over MINNESOTA – Can anyone deny the validity of the Madden Curse anymore?

4 – TENNESSEE over New York Jets – I repeat, the Jets are overrated!

3 – ARIZONA over Los Angeles Rams – I, for one, would be excited if Marvin Harrison Jr. were on my team. To each their own though … apparently.

2 – Indianapolis over GREEN BAY – The Colts catch a break with Jordan Love going down last week.

1 – Pittsburgh over DENVER – This will be ugly – take the under.

Folk, give yourselves a round of applause! We all did it!!

We have all gotten through the pain and torment that is the annual six to seven month period of our lives that does NOT include football!

Yes, we got a small taste of football with a full college schedule this past weekend. But, I mean, come on! There’s nothing like a full Sunday of the NFL.

I don’t know about you, but I’d say that it’s been LONG enough, let’s get back at it!

Week 1 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – NEW ORLEANS over Carolina – Well Panthers fans, at least after this miserable season, you’ll still have your first round pick to look forward to!

15 – CINCINNATI over New England – The Patriots have nothing around the quarterback right now – its smart to sit Drake Maye until they can get him some help. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that once the season ends…THE PATRIOTS WILL BE ON THE CLOCK WITH THE FIRST PICK IN THE DRAFT.

14 – BUFFALO over ARIZONA – With everyone that was lost over the off-season, this could be the make or break season for Josh Allen’s career.

13 – MIAMI over Jacksonville – Take the over on this one!

12 – SAN FRANCISCO over New York Jets – I’m not buying the Jets hype at all. They’ll comfortably finish third in the AFC East.

11 – SEATTLE over Denver – Well at least the Broncos were able to get away from Russell Wilson …

10 – ATLANTA over Pittsburgh – …well unfortunately the Steelers were not able to get away from Russell Wilson.

9 – KANSAS CITY over Baltimore – Hard to see the Chiefs making the same Thursday Night home opener mistake that they made last season.

8 – CHICAGO over Tennessee – I am fully on board the Bears hype train. No Super Bowl yet, but improvement and maybe even the playoffs.

7 – DETROIT over Los Angeles Rams – We are going into a season where the Lions are expected to make the playoffs … this is weird!

6 – Green Bay over PHILADELPHIA – Why can’t we just get an extended period of the Packers not having a potential MVP candidate quarterback??

5 – Las Vegas over LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – The Raiders put up 63 points on the Chargers the last time they played – maybe brining in Jim Harbaugh will be able to keep that number in the low 40s this time around.

4 – Houston over INDIANAPOLIS – This time last year I made a comment about how rough a year the Texans were going to have last season … … … I’d like to apologize.

3 – Dallas over CLEVELAND – This just seems like one of those games you expect the Cowboys to blow but escape with a win somehow.

2 – WASHIGNTON over TAMPA BAY – The Texans last year made a huge jump behind the play of their rookie quarterback – that will sound familiar this year.

1 – NEW YORK GIANTS over Minnesota – Another year of keeping the Giants on the one-point line if you think they are going to win.

To say this has been a year of uncertainty is an understatement.

So many injuries, coaching changes, player issues shaped this season into pure unpredictability. So we’re are gonna end the year with a toss up of our own. Winners will be picked like normal, but the points list will be based on when the games are played – should add an additional degree of interest to the season finale in Miami Sunday Night!

Before we get into the games, I just wanted to say thank you again for following along this year! I hope I helped you in your pools this year…and I’ll see you in September!

Week 18 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – MIAMI over Buffalo – We start with a symbol of the craziness – through the pre-season of Bills and Jets talk, the Dolphins end up winning the AFC East.

15 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Kansas City – The Taylor Swift curse has been fun to watch.

14 – Los Angeles Rams over SAN FRANCISCO – Who knows who will play for the 9ers?

13 – ARIZONA over Seattle – This season seems like it should end with an L for the Seahawks

12 – Philadelphia over NEW YORK GIANTS – Did the Taylor Swift curse carry over to the whole Kelce family?

11 – LAS VEGAS over Denver – Give Pierce the job!

10 – Dallas over WASHINGTON – I wouldn’t be surprised if Washing pulls off the unnecessary upset in this one.

9 – GREEN BAY over Chicago – The future is bright Bears fans. My final BOLD PREDICTION for the season is that JUSTIN FIELDS WILL BE UNDER CENTER FOR THE BEARS TO START THE 2024 SEASON.

8 – CINCINNATI over Cleveland – Who knew it would be the Bengals season coming to an embarrassing end here and now the Browns!

7 – Tampa Bay over CAROLINA – The Bucs will win the NFC South…that’s the level of excitement this game deserves.

6 – New York Jets over NEW ENGLAND – So long, Bill!

5 – NEW ORLEANS over Atlanta – I’ll put the Falcons as the favorites to win the NFC South next year

4 – DETROIT over Minnesota – I can both see the Lions losing their first playoff game, and winning the NFC.

3 – Jacksonville over TENNESSEE – Despite their best efforts to blow it, the Jags will squeak out another AFC South title.

2 – INDIANAPOLIS over Houston – The Texans have set up something special for their future.

1 – Pittsburgh over BALTIMORE – I’ve gone against the Steelers too much to not pick them this week.