Week 2 2020 picks

Last week: 9-7
TNF: 1-0
Season record: 10-7

Just as an FYI, I'm sick with the flu or sinus infection.  It's not Covid though, thankfully.  I tell you this, fellow readers, because I might say some things on this post that seem odd or confusing because I have a head and chest full of snot and.....whoa that took a turn.  see what I mean?  Let's get to the picks......

Atlanta at Dallas--There is no way Jerry's Boys or let's call them Jerry's Kids (see what I did?  I hear the PC police coming now) are going to lose their home opener against the Falcons.  Cowboys 35, Falcons 21

NY Giants at Chicago--I joked with a fellow Giants fan the other day that looking at the Giants schedule, they might go 0-16.  They probably won't but if it happens, I will remind you that you heard it here.  After which I will go sulk in the corner.  Bears 27, Giants 17

Detroit at Green Bay--Oof, the Lions are gonna get shredded by Mr. Rodgers.  Has anyone noticed that the mailman for Mister Roger's Neighborhood is named Mister McFEELY?  That kinda creeps me out.  Packers 34, Lions 17

Minnesota at Indianapolis--One of these teams will be 0-2 on Sunday afternoon.  I'm gonna go against conventional wisdom and say that team will be purple.  Colts 28, Vikings 24

Buffalo at Miami--This is not the 90's Bills, but they are scrappy and sneaky talented.  I bet Josh Allen eats meatball subs for lunch with his lineman while sitting on their lunch pails.  Bills 30, Dolphins 13

San Francisco at NY Jets--I'm from New York and have a lot of friends who are Jets fans.  Hearing them bitch and moan on Mondays during football season has been a rite of passage every year since '69 minus a few Rex Ryan AFC title game appearances.  It's oddly comforting that we can look forward to that.  Niners 34, Jets 10

LA Rams at Philadelphia--My hatred for the Eagles runs very deep and I hope they lose this game but I know they somehow won't.  Eagles 23, Rams 19

Denver at Pittsburgh--That Steelers D is terrifying and it will definitely be that way for Drew Lock. 
Steelers 27, Broncos 13 

Carolina at Tampa Bay--I'll say this for Tom Brady, he makes the NFC South way less boring.  Bucs 35, Panthers 21,

Jacksonville at Tennessee--Now, can someone make the AFC South way less boring?  Actually scratch that, Gardner Minshew III does.  Titans 24, Jags 19

Those DC dudes at Arizona--I'd like to file two complaints.  First, this is the point of my picks where I bitch about the fact we have 10 early games and 3 late games.  I'm gonna watch the Giants game which means I get cheated out of quality Red Zone time.  Andrew Siciliano, man.  That guy is good at his job, but I want you to look at how big his shoes are.....like loaves of Italian bread.  My second complaint is that one event last year shook the balance of power in the NFC East for years to come....Eli Manning got a feel good win in his last game with the G-men.  Unfortunately the team who they beat won the sweepstakes for Chase Young as a result.  That guy was like the Tazmanian Devil out there in Philly last week.  This is not sitting well with me.  Cards 27, WFC 23

Baltimore at Houston--Lamar Jackson.  That is all.  Ravens 38, Texans 21

Kansas City at LA Chargers--Tyrod Taylor against Patrick Mahomes and the champs is a serious mismatch.  Chiefs 31, Chargers 19

New England at Seattle--Someone on NFL Network mentioned that, sure, Tom Brady is no longer the Pats' QB, but they still have Bill Belichick and Cam Newton. This should be one hell of a Sunday night game.  Seahawks 31, Pats 27

New Orleans at Las Vegas--What kind of world are we in where Vegas has a hockey team and a football team?  And a coach whose hair looks like....well, it's not the ol' Chucky bowl cut, that's for sure.  And I'm actually going with the underdog in their first new home home game.  Wait, no I'm not.  Saints 30, Raiders 22

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