Here are my picks for week two of the 2017 NFL season.
Thursday, September 14th
Houston Texans (0-1) vs Cincinnati Bengals (0-1)- 8:25, NFLN: Both of these teams laid eggs last week. The Texans are coming off an awful home loss against the Jacksonville Jaguars in which DeShaun Watson came in the second half. The Bengals are coming off an awful shutout home loss against the Baltimore Ravens. I have no idea what to expect in this game considering Andy Dalton usually isn't good in primetime games and Watson is making his first career start. I'm gonna swallow hard here and pick Dalton's team to bounce back here although I say Watson plays well too.
Prediction: Cincinnati 20, Houston 16.
Sunday, September 17th
Cleveland Browns (0-1) vs Baltimore Ravens (1-0)- 1:00, CBS: Here we got a division battle. The Browns are coming off a close divisional home loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens are coming off a dominant shutout divisional road win in Cincinnati against the Bengals. The Ravens defense is so good and they'll force DeShone Kizer into mistakes.
Prediction: Baltimore 27, Cleveland 13.
Buffalo Bills (1-0) vs Carolina Panthers (1-0)- 1:00, CBS: The Bills are coming of a divisional home won over the New York Jets. The Panthers are coming off a road win in Santa Clara over the 49ers. The Panthers didn't look all that great last week, but I'm expecting improvement this week and for the Panthers to get another win.
Prediction: Carolina 27, Buffalo 16.
Arizona Cardinals (0-1) vs Indianapolis Colts (0-1)- 1:00, FOX: The Cardinals are coming off a disappointing road loss in Detroit against the Lions. The Colts are coming off an awful road loss in Los Angeles against the Rams despite not having Andrew Luck. Jacoby Brissett should start instead of Scott Tolzien and despite that, the Colts defense is just atrocious and the Cards, even without David Johnson will bounce back and win on the road.
Prediction: Arizona 30, Indianapolis 13.
Tennessee Titans (0-1) vs Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)- 1:00, CBS: The Titans are coming off a disappointing home loss against the Oakland Raiders. The Jaguars are coming off an impressive divisional road win in Houston against the Texans. Something tells me the Jags week one performance was an aberration because the Texans got caught up in the moment and emotion a hit returning after the hurricane, so expect the Titans to bounce back here.
Prediction: Tennessee 26, Jacksonville 16.
Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) vs Kansas City Chiefs (1-0)- 1:00, FOX: This game is very enticing. The Eagles are coming off a divisional road win in Landover against the Redskins. The Chiefs are coming off a very impressive road win in Foxboro against the reigning champion Patriots. This game should be close and despite losing Eric Berry for the season with an ACL injury, the Chiefs will survive against Andy Reid's former team.
Prediction: Kansas City 24, Philadelphia 20.
New England Patriots (0-1) vs New Orleans Saints (0-1)- 1:00, CBS: This game is very fascinating. The Patriots are coming off a very disappointing opening night home loss against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Saints are coming off a Monday night road loss in Minneapolis against the Vikings. This game will be very high scoring, but Tom Brady and the Pats bounce back here in a close one.
Prediction: New England 37, New Orleans 30.
Minnesota Vikings (1-0) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)- 1:00, FOX: This should be a fun game. The Vikings are coming off a Monday night home win over the New Orleans Saints. The Steelers are coming off a narrow road win in Cleveland against the Browns. The Vikings may have a good defense, but I don't think they can outscore the Steelers, especially at Heinz.
Prediction: Pittsburgh 24, Minnesota 16.
Chicago Bears (0-1) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-0)- 1:00, FOX: The Bears are coming off a tough home loss against the reigning NFC champion Atlanta Falcons. The Bucs didn't play in week one due to Hurricane Irma. My fear here is that the Bucs (like the Texans) will get caught up in the emotion of retuning home after the hurricane, but I'll say the Bucs win a closer game than the experts think.
Prediction: Tampa Bay 27, Chicago 19.
Miami Dolphins (0-0) vs Los Angeles Chargers (0-1)- 4:05, CBS: The Dolphins didn't play last weekend due to Hurricane Irma. The Chargers are coming off a tough Monday night divisional road loss in Denver against the Broncos. Although they have a short week, this screams Chargers bounce back against a team that didn't play a week ago.
Prediction: LA Chargers 33, Miami 20.
New York Jets (0-1) vs Oakland Raiders (1-0)- 4:05, CBS: The Jets are coming off a divisional road loss in Orchard Park against the Bills in which they did hang around in. The Raiders are coming off a nice road win in Nashville against the Titans. The Jets are tanking and last week pretty much proved it with Todd Bowles deciding to punt down 9 midway thru the fourth quarter and combine that with that the Raiders are awesome, the Raiders are my lock of the week.
Prediction: Oakland 34, NY Jets 13.
Washington Redskins (0-1) vs Los Angeles Rams (1-0)- 4:25, FOX: The Redskins are coming off a disappointing divisional home loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Rams are coming off an impressive home win over the Indianapolis Colts (yes the Colts have an atrocious defense and Andrew Luck was out). Jared Goff looked really good in the opener and I say he plays well again to lead the Rams to another home win.
Prediction: LA Rams 26, Washington 20.
San Francisco 49ers (0-1) vs Seattle Seahawks (1-0)- 4:25, FOX: The 49ers are coming off a dismal home loss against the Carolina Panthers. The Seahawks are coming off a tough road loss at Lambeau against the Packers. I see the Seahawks bouncing back here in a big way at home with help from the Twelfth Man.
Prediction: Seattle 27, San Francisco 10.
Dallas Cowboys (1-0) vs Denver Broncos (1-0)- 4:25, FOX: The Cowboys are coming off a good Sunday night divisional home win over the New York Giants. The Broncos are coming off a good Monday night divisional home win over the Los Angeles Chargers. My big question is whether the Cowboys defense is as good as it was Sunday night or was it the Giants looking so bad without Odell Beckham. I think it was more about the no OBJ factor, but I think their defense does well again against a Trevor Siemian led offense and the Boys win a low scoring affair although picking the Broncos because of their great defense is tempting.
Prediction: Dallas 20, Denver 17.
Green Bay Packers (1-0) vs Atlanta Falcons (1-0)- 8:30, NBC: Here we have the NFC Championship rematch. The Packers are coming off a nice home win over the Seattle Seahawks in which their defense played well. The Falcons are coming off a close road win over the Chicago Bears in which they could have lost if Jordan Howard doesn't drop the ball late. This will be a great game, but the Falcons will rise in their new stadium and come out victorious.
Prediction: Atlanta 31, Green Bay 27.
Monday, September 18th
Detroit Lions (1-0) vs New York Giants (1-0)- 8:30, ESPN: The Lions are coming off a home win over the Arizona Cardinals. The Giants are coming off a dismal Sunday night divisional road loss in Arlington against the Cowboys despite not having Odell Beckham. I say Beckham comes back and the Giants bounce back and win their home opener in primetime.
Prediction: NY Giants 24, Detroit 16.
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