Chicago (+6.5) at Green Bay
A little bit of a high spread for this rivalry game, if I may blog so myself.
The referees follow up last week's disaster in Arizona by giving Chicago five timeouts in the second half, allowing the Bears to cover in Lambeau.
The rest of the picks will be posted prior to kickoff on Sunday.
Arizona at New England (-13.5)
Kevin Kolb against Tom Brady in New England? Ahahahaha! Ahahahaha!
Cleveland (+9.5) at Cincinnati
Brandon Weeden will most likely be attempting 20 or so passes Sunday, some of which are bound to go complete. Let's just hope they're to the team without the black stripes on their orange helmets.
Kansas City (+3.5) at Buffalo
Considering Buffalo somehow managed to be down three touchdowns before it was even 2:00 p.m. last Sunday, I'll gladly take the points.
Houston (-7.5) at Jacksonville
On the road, in a dome, with less than two minutes left, Blaine Gabbert led Jacksonville on a touchdown drive to momentarily take the lead last week in Minnesota. This actually happened!
But as for trusting him two weeks in a row, I will pass on that.
Oakland (-2.5) at Miami
A furious comeback capped by Darren McFadden's 13-catch performance in the late Monday game moved me to 1-0 in my main fantasy league heading into Week 2. And I have Carson Palmer's obsession with the check down to thank for it!
Tampa Bay (+7.5) at New York Giants
I was one of the few who had the Bucs over Carolina last week, as everyone seemed to forget that Raheem Morris is no longer coaching this team, and I'll be one of the few taking the points against the Giants Sunday.
Minnesota (-1.5) at Indianapolis
I took Indy last week, forgetting that 1) They have no defense. 2) Their wide receivers other than Reggie Wayne include Donnie Avery, Kris Adams and LaVon Brazill and 3) They REALLY have no defense.
Baltimore (+2.5) at Philadelphia
New Orleans (-2.5) at Carolina
Rather than give a half-hearted explanation of why I like the Ravens and Saints, respectively, I'll just say that these were the two toughest games to pick from the 1:00 slate and leave it at that.
Washington at St. Louis (+3.5)
With the way the Saints defense looked, I think RG1 and RG2 could have thrown for 300 yards and two touchdowns in the Superdome. But a (Yes, don't laugh) improved Rams team will keep it close with Washington this Sunday.
Dallas at Seattle (+3.5)
To be expected: Braylon Edwards dropping a game-winning touchdown. Not to be expected: Kevin Kolb (Kevin Kolb!) engineering a game-winning drive to snatch away Seattle's first victory. Thankfully the Seahawks head home, where they should be able to play Dallas close.
Tennessee (+5.5) at San Diego
After their win in Oakland everyone loves the Chargers but Norv Turner is still the coach in San Diego right? He is? OK, just checking.
New York Jets at Pittsburgh (-6.5)
After dropping to 0-1 on the week thanks to Jay Cutler, I could see this game playing out in a similar way to what we saw Thursday in Green Bay.
Detroit at San Francisco (-6.5)
At this point, anything other than Jim Schwartz running across the field and clotheslining Jim Harbaugh during the post game handshake would be a HUGE disappointment.
Denver (+3.5) at Atlanta.
Because it's Peyton Manning, indoors and on Monday night, getting more than a field goal against the now Brent Grimes-less Falcons.
