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All due respect to the great Willie Beaman, we have now seen the true Any Given Sunday.

In one week, we saw two undefeated teams go down in games that they should have easily won, plus a third top team that escaped thanks to a bad no-call! Makes it hard to have confidence in some of these teams!

So, that being said…let’s show some confidence to 13 teams ?

Week 7 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

13 – SEATTLE over Arizona – Look for the Seahawks to make a statement in this one.

12 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Pittsburgh – Hard to have any faith in the Steelers after a cross-country trip.

11 – KANSAS CITY over Los Angeles Chargers – Pretty sure you won’t be picking the Chiefs to lose against the division anytime soon. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE CHIEFS WILL NOT LOSE A GAME AGAINST THE AFC WEST THIS YEAR … … … OR NEXT.

10 – TAMPA BAY over Atlanta – If the Falcons can’t win at home anymore then they have no chance on the road.

9 - NEW ORLEANS over Jacksonville – Drop this down a few lines if Trevor Lawrence does end up playing, but still take the Saints.

8 – Las Vegas over CHICAGO – I’ll be in the stands so I can’t go against my Raiders!

7 – Buffalo over NEW ENGLAND – Bailey Zappe by halftime.

6 – INDIANAPOLIS over Cleveland – The Browns used up all of their winning points last week

5 – Green Bay over DENVER – Why would anyone have confidence in the Broncos?

4 – PHILADELPHIA over Miami – Hell, take who you want – this is just gonna be fun to watch!

3 – Detroit over BALTIMORE – This seems like another road game the Lions will somehow sneak out of with a win.

2 – MINNESOTA over San Francisco – 49ers injuries scare me more than Kirk Cousins in primetime

1 – NEW YORK GIANTS over Washington – I am very not interested in this game

If you haven’t noticed by now, we are in the thick of a time that plays a role in the confidence pool, especially season-long pools – bye weeks!

This can play big in your season long pools. If you have had a solid start and are sitting comfortably towards the top of the standings, you are loving bye weeks as the top numbers aren’t in play! You can’t have 15 and 16 point games where there are only 14 games played in a week!

On the flip side, if you need to make up ground, you need to make sure you hit as many picks as you can in a week.

Lucky for you, you’re reading my picks, so you’re good to go ?

Week 6 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

15 – KANSAS CITY over Denver – A week of dramatic, close, competitive NFL games … … … will begin on Sunday, not Thursday.

14 – MIAMI over Carolina – Welcome to the league, Bryce! We need 64 points from you this week.

13 – BUFFALO over New York Giants – An easy way for the Bills to transition into a season without Matt Milano is to play the Giants

12 – Philadelphia over NEW YORK JETS – Another nationally televised game based on a quarterback who won’t be playing.

11 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Arizona – The Rams offense seemed pretty tough BEFORE Cooper Kupp came back.

10 – JACKSONVILLE over Indianapolis – The Colts don’t win in Jacksonville, and that’s even when they have the better team!

9 – Baltimore over TENNESSEE – I feel that the London crowd will be offended by player nicknamed King Henry crowd so the refs will lean towards the Ravens.

8 – San Francisco over CLEVELAND – Hard to see picking against the 9ers in any situation at this point.

7 – LAS VEGAS over New England – Hopefully the Raiders will keep the ball out of Jakobi Meyeres if the game is close late.

6 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Dallas – How quickly has the allure of the Cowboys disappeared?

5 – New Orleans over HOUSTON – The Saints just seem to find a way to win

4 – ATLANTA over Washington – It’s a home game so obviously you can’t go against Desmond Ridder!

3 – CINCINNATI over Seattle – OK, I’m back with the Bengals. My BOLD PREDICTION of the week is that even with the slow start, THE BENGALS WILL WIN THE AFC NORTH.

2 – TAMPA BAY over Detroit – This could be a surprisingly fun game

1 – CHICAGO over Minnesota – If you think the Bears will win at all this season, keep it on the one-point linen

As we head into week 5, we head into our second week of the International Series. This week we are sending the Bills over to London while keeping the Jaguars over there for a second straight week because Jacksonville probably wouldn’t notice anyway.

This, like last week, means that our Sunday is getting an early start. So if you are like me and wait until Sunday morning to do your final fantasy/confidence tweaking, remember to set your alarm!

Week 5 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

14 – MIAMI over New York Giants – The Dolphins put up 70 in their last home game…this time I feel like they could get 70 sacks against the Giants O-Line.

13 – WASHINGTON over Chicago – There is no way change can’t be coming soon. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that, if the Bears lose, MATT EBERFLUS WILL BE FIRED BEFORE WEEK 6.

12 – DETROIT over Carolina – The top three lines on a confidence pool sheet are the Dolphins, Commanders and Lions…whoduh thunk!

11 – BUFFALO over Jacksonville – The Bills lost to the Jets … that still just dumbfounds me.

10 – Baltimore over PITTSBURGH – The Steelers are playing almost the same kind of offense they just gave up 30 points to…only this offense is better.

9 – INDIANAPOLIS over Tennessee – The Colts are just an intriguing team this year.

8 – DENVER over New York Jets – I’d say the non-Rodgers led Jets had there moment in the sun by almost winning last week…that won’t carry over.

7 – LAS VEGAS over Green Bay – OK, maybe still a little bit of a personal reason for putting the Raiders this high on the list.

6 – Cincinnati over ARIZONA – If they can’t beat the Cardinals, stick a fork in the Bengals.

5 – SAN FRANCISCO over Dallas – Grab your Pogs and put on some Ace of Base – this one will take you right back to the 90s!

4 – NEW ENGLAND over New Orleans – Two teams with two-letter abbreviations that both start with N … … … that’s the excitement I found for this one.

3 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Philadelphia – The will be the game the Rams show the league that they are indeed back.

2 – Houston over ATLANTA – This is going to be an unexpectedly fun game to watch.

1 – MINNESOTA over Kansas City – If you think someone will get their first win against the Chiefs, keep it on the one-point line.

And what a difference a week makes!

Last week, we had a decent amount of games that were sure fire picks. This week, we have a LOT more games that are pick’em’s to say the least!

Well, last week a few too many “sure fire’s” were apparently not that sure a thing…maybe more toss-up’s will mean more correct picks this week!

Week 4 – HERE WE GO!!!!

(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)

16 – SAN FRANCISCO over Arizona – When you are a team that looks unbeatable, a home game against the Cardinals is not necessarily something to be worried about.

15 – Kansas City over NEW YORK JETS – Aaron Rodgers being replaced on this Sunday Night Football broadcast by Taylor Swift probably won’t help the Jets too much.

14 – DALLAS over New England – Losing to Arizona last week only upset the Cowboys defense. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE COWBOYS DEFENSE WILL SHUTOUT THE PATRIOTS WITH AT LEAST FIVE SACKS, TWO ITERCEPTIONS, A FUMBLE RECOVERY.

13 – PHILADELPHIA over Washington – I said the Eagles were going to be better than they were last year … I was right.

12 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Las Vegas – I can verify that Raiders fans are already looking at 2024 Mock Drafts.

11 – NEW YORK GIANTS over Seattle – The Giants still win if Saquon doesn’t play here…but drop them down below the five point line

10 – Baltimore over CLEVELAND – Take the over on this one.

9 – Minnesota over CAROLINA – I just can’t see the Vikings starting the season 0-4…can you?

8 – GREEN BAY over Detroit – It will be interesting to see how Jordan Love responds to the national spotlight.

7 – INDIANAPOLIS over Los Angeles Rams – Id’ say drop the Colts down a few if Richardson doesn’t play again…but it didn’t seem to matter last week.

6 – BUFFALO over Miami – This is just going to be fun to watch!

5 – NEW ORLEANS over Tampa Bay – I’m not saying that Jameis Winston went to the locker room kicking Derek Carr so he could play against Tampa this week … buuuut I’m not NOT saying it either.

4 – HOUSTON over Pittsburgh – I feel legally and morally obligated to pick Houston to win after picking them to lose in the 16 point slot last week.

3 – Atlanta over JACKSONVILLE – And on that note, I feel the same about picking the Jags to lose after picking them to win in the 16 point slot last week.

2 – Cincinnati over TENNESSEE – This was a playoff matchup not too long ago…just gonna leave that there…

1 – CHICAGO over Denver – I don’t care who you pick, just keep it on this line – neither team deserves to be higher than the one point line