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This was supposed to be the first week of Bye Weeks. Thanks to the Titans though, we have already gotten a good taste of missed games. 

 

And thanks to their collective irresponsibility, navigating through Bye Weeks and just weeks teams don’t play will be as easy as navigating Minesweeper – and as easy to understand as well.

 

Nevertheless, games are currently on slated to be played this week, so we need to decide our confidence in their victors!

 

 

Week 5 – HERE WE GO!!!!

 

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

 

15 – PITTSBURGH over Philadelphia – Aren’t too many games you’d think an NFC East team will win outside of a divisional game!

 

14 – NEW ENGLAND over Denver – Still no Cam this week – doesn’t really matter when going up against…I don’t know, whoever is under center for the Broncos. 

 

13 – BALTIMORE over Cincinnati – I really think Joe Burrow will be a solid franchise quarterback – he just doesn’t have enough to keep up with the Ravens offense.

 

12 – SEATTLE over Minnesota – You can’t play Bill O’Brien every week, Vikes!

 

11 – Tampa Bay – over CHICAGO – I know this is technically a battle of 3-1 teams…but…I mean…come on…

 

10 – DALLAS over New York Giants – Lucky for the Cowboys you don’t need to have a solid defense when playing the Giants. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE COWBOYS WILL WIN THE NFC EAST… WITH A LOSING RECORD.

 

9 – Los Angeles Rams over WASHINGTON – It was smart for Washington to move away from Haskins, but it won’t be enough to have a chance this week. 

 

8 – HOUSTON over Jacksonville – I don’t think the Texans have been this motivated to win a game in quite some time!

 

7 – KANSAS CITY over Las Vegas – Obviously this game should be higher, but we all saw the picture of Stephon Gilmore with Patrick Mahomes. There are still a few days for a positive Mahomes test.

 

6 – Indianapolis over CLEVELAND – Just like the Bears, the 3-1 record for the Browns is pretty deceiving. 

 

5 – Buffalo over TENNESSEE – This could be the easiest points you get this year if the game is a forfeit!

 

4 – Arizona over NEW YORK JETS – The Cardinals definitely NEED a game against the Jets to right their ship

 

3 – SAN FRANCISCO over Miami – Yes the 9ers are the better team, but my Fitzmagic senses are tingling… 

 

2 – NEW ORLEANS over Los Angeles Chargers – Yes, the Saints are the better team, but my Herbmagic sense are tingling…(wait, that sounds like something different…)

 

1 – ATLANTA over Carolina – At no point can you have a large amount of confidence is you think the Falcons will win.

Welp, It only took three weeks! We have our first instance COVID situation of the season. While it may not be the last, at least now we have an idea what the standard protocol will be. It looks like we will be short a game this week, which means all points are just a tad more precious!

 

Week 4 – HERE WE GO!!!!

 

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

 

15 – GREEN BAY over Atlanta – Don’t ask the Falcons for change for a dollar, they wont have a 4th quarter to give you! (pause for hysterical laughter…or annoyed groan)

 

14 – TAMPA BAY over Los Angeles Chargers – The Chargers are showing a bit more fire with Herbert, but it won’t be near enough for their cross-country trip.

 

13 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over New York Giants – Aaron Donald vs a non-Saquon Barkley Giants backfield is just going to be fun for LA fans to watch.

 

12 – DALLAS over Cleveland – After another close loss for Jerry’s ‘Boys, they’ll have a lot of pent up aggression to take out on the lowly Browns. 

 

11 – Baltimore over WASHINGTON – Lucky for Lamar Jackson he won’t have to worry about tough competition this week.

 

10 – KANSAS CITY over New England – I mean…will the Chiefs lose a game this year? My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE CHIEFS WILL ONLY LOSE ONE GAME THIS YEAR…TOPS!

 

9 – Seattle over MIAMI – Fitzmagic can’t be cast against the Jaguars every week.

 

8 – HOUSTON over Minnesota – At this point, the Vikings should just hope their game gets postponed as well – they need a break.

 

7 – New Orleans over DETROIT – The Lions handled a high-power offense last week – don’t think they have it in them to do it twice in a row. 

 

6 – Arizona over CAROLINA – Look for Kyler Murray to basically do whatever he wants against the Panthers D.

 

5 – Buffalo over LAS VEGAS – Josh Allen will have a field day against the Raiders defense. 

 

4 – CINCINNATI over Jacksonville – The Jags couldn’t handle Ryan Fitzpatrick last week – Joe Burrow should have no problem.

 

3 – SAN FRANCISCO over Philadelphia – Yes this game should probably be higher but I still have doubts about this depleted 9ers squad. 

 

2 – Indianapolis over CHICAGO – The Bears – If “Hey a win’s a win” was a football team.

 

1 – NEW YORK JETS over Denver – I just fell asleep.

I don’t know about you but I started to hurt just watching the games last week.

 

Whether it is due to the lack of preseason prep or poor field conditions, several teams saw key players go down for injury including superstars who are gone for the year.

 

Obviously this will have an impact on our picks. You need to keep up with the injury list, teams will be looking different starting this week!

 

 

Week 3 – HERE WE GO!!!!

 

 

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

 

16 – INDIANAPOLIS over New York Jets – Pretty safe to say the Jets are filling in nicely for the Jags in the “Tank for Trevor” role.

 

15 – ARIZONA over Detroit – It’s pretty much going to be a continuation of last week’s debacle in Green Bay for the Lions. 

 

14 – PITTSBURGH over Houston – The Steelers are going to be the team to give the Chiefs and Ravens the most problems in the AFC this year. 

 

13 – Tampa Bay over DENVER – Injuries are making an already bad season for the Broncos worse.

 

12 – SEATTLE over Dallas – Dak and the ‘Boys are going to find out that not every team regularly blows a lead.

 

11 – JACKSONVILLE over Miami – After my negative prediction in week 1, I would like to take full credit for the Jaguars looking some sort of relevant,

 

10 – PHILADELPHIA over Cincinnati – If you wanted to drop the Eagles a few spots on your list, I wouldn’t take it personally.

 

9 – ATLANTA over Chicago – Eesh…well think of it this way Falcons fans…at least it was just week 2! At least you didn’t blow that kind of a lead in the Super B…oh…

 

8 – Tennessee over MINNESOTA – Remember when I said it would be an entertaining battle all year between the Packers and Vikings? Yeah…battle’s over!

 

7 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Carolina – Justin Herbert better succeed, or apparently the Chargers will sick their doctor on him too!

 

6 – CLEVELAND over Washington – This game will happen…what else is there to say.

 

5 – BALTIMORE over Kansas City – We already get the Game of the Year and the Ravens are just happy that will be played on the East coast.

 

4 – BUFFALO over Los Angeles Rams – The Pats haven’t exactly gone away, but change is here. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE BILLS WILL WIN THE AFC EAST.

 

3 – NEW ENGLAND over Las Vegas – Cam has been a pleasant surprise for New England fans and will be just enough to contain Vegas. 

 

2 – Green Bay over NEW ORLEANS – The Raiders showed and the Bucs almost showed that if you have an offense that can pile on the points, you can beat these Saints.

 

1 – NEW YORK GIANTS over San Francisco – A combination the 9ers players that were injured last night and those that weren’t but have the mentality of playing on the same exact field will be enough for the Giants to pull off the major upset.

Week 1 is in the books and it taught us, well, nothing.

 

One week does not a whole season make – that being said, opening weekend gave us plenty of drama, and room for improvement after a .500 week

 

So let’s get at it!

 

Week 2 – HERE WE GO!!!!

 

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

 

16 – GREEN BAY over Detroit – On the bright side, the Lions won’t have the opportunity to blow a 17 point 4th quarter lead this week!

 

15 – TENNESSEE over Jacksonville – I said the Jags would only win one game this year – well the Panthers once won their first game and lost the rest…so I still can be right.

 

14 – PITTSBURGH over Denver – The Denver offense just isn’t good enough to do anything against this Steelers defense.

 

13 – TAMPA BAY over Carolina – I said I wasn’t buying the Tampa Bay hype…that doesn’t mean I don’t think they are a good team!

 

12 – Kansas City over LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – The Chiefs are a great team, but the biggest thing we learned in that game was how disgusting their fans are. If you boo unity,  you shouldn’t be allowed inside an NFL stadium! 

 

11 – SEATTLE over New England – This will be the first real look at the post-Tom Patriots.

 

10 – San Francisco over NEW YORK JETS – The Jets offense was questionable at best before losing Le’Veon Bell and Jamison Crowder to injury.

 

9 – ARIZONA over Washington – Arizona proved a lot last week. My BOLD PREDICTION for this is week is that even with Seattle and San Francisco, THE CARDINALS WILL WIN THE NFC WEST.

 

8 – DALLAS over Atlanta – The Cowboys are one bad call away from being 1-0, they’ll have a lot of anger to let out this week.

 

7 – Buffalo over MIAMI – It’s the home opener for the Dolphins but with no fans. So, you know, just another game. 

 

6 – Baltimore over HOUSTON – David Johnson looked surprisingly solid in his Texan debut, but my goodness do the Ravens look good!

 

5 – Minnesota over INDIANAPOLIS –  I think last week was more the Colts showing they won’t be good this year than that Jaguars showing they will be good.

 

4 – LAS VEGAS over New Orleans – The Michael Thomas injury is a huge shot of luck for the Raiders Vegas debut.

 

3 – CHICAGO over New  York Giants – Mitchell Trubisky played 15 minutes of football that Bears’ fans having been waiting years for! 

 

2 – CLEVELAND over Cincinnati – I feel that the Bengals are closer to being the team the Browns were supposed to be last year than the Browns are. 

 

1 – PHILADELPHIA over Los Angeles Rams – Blowing a lead against Washington should give you something to play for. This game will tell us a lot about the 2020 Eagles.