NFL Week 2: The Picks Vegas Wishes It Made
Week One in the NFL may not have been as exciting as opening week of college football, but it had it's own surprises.
The biggest may have come from the Seattle Seahawks, a team considered to be rebuilding, against the San Francisco 49ers in a NFC West matchup. The 49ers are considered a favorite by many to win their division, while some wonder if the Seahawks will finish below the lowly Saint Louis Rams in the standings.
Seattle not only handled the 49ers 31-6, but they did it with just 242 net yards. It was 19 less yards than what San Francisco accumulated. It also raised such big questions about the validity of the 49ers' title chances, but it caused a stir in the ranks where head coach and Hall of Famer Mike Singletary was complaining about rats who snitch and create unnecessary problems.
Week Two of the NFL could have just as much excitement, if not more.
Here is one take on how it could go :
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tennessee Titans
1 of 16
Dennis Dixon wasn't great in his start last week, but the defense was. This unit realizes they need to carry the team right now.
Steelers 20 Titans 13
Chicago Bears @ Dallas Cowboys
2 of 16
Dallas was horrible last week, a far cry from the team expected to win their division.
If they do not beat a team that had no business defeating the Detroit Lions last week, they may as well go home now.
Cowboys 23 Bears 21
Buffalo Bills @ Green Bay Packers
3 of 16
Green Bay handled the Philadelphia Eagles last week but lost star running back Ryan Grant for the year.
We will see how they will look without him this week.
Packers 24 Bills 21
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers
4 of 16
Tampa Bay outlasted Cleveland last week, even though their quarterback has an injured thumb on his throwing hand.
Carolina's quarterback, Matt Moore, needs to play better than he did last week, and I expect him to.
Panthers 27 Buccaneers 17
Kansas City Chiefs @ Cleveland Browns
5 of 16
While Kansas City provided a nice surprise last week in their upset victory over the San Diego Chargers, the Browns frustrated a few by dropping their game to Tampa Bay.
Though neither team will get to the playoffs this year, it will be an interesting battle of rebuilding teams.
Chiefs 31 Browns 24
Miami Dolphins @ Minnesota Vikings
6 of 16
Both teams like to pound their opponents into the turf, so this will be a real smash mouth grind.
Both have good running games but less than stellar passing attacks.
This could go into overtime.
Vikings 23 Dolphins 20
Arizona Cardinals @ Atlanta Falcons
7 of 16
Arizona squeaked by the St. Louis Rams last week, while the Falcons went toe-to-toe with Pittsburgh into overtime before losing.
Though the Cardinals have a good defense, it isn't quite as good as the Steelers.
Atlanta should be more productive this week.
Falcons 34 Cardinals 21
Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals
8 of 16
Game of the Week
Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco's egos will be the downfall of Cincinnati this year. Both cry for the ball every play but are obviously on the downsides of their careers.
Owens seems to have a foot in his career's grave.
Tight end Jermaine Gresham and the running game are more dangerous weapons, but we won't see enough of it because of the two babbling divas.
This was seen last week when the New England Patriots thrashed them.
Baltimore was amped up last week, so critics expect a let down in a short week to prepare.
This is a veteran team, so their Super Bowl candidacy will broadcast their intentions this weekend.
The great teams win these games.
Ravens 30 Bengals 28
Philadelphia Eagles @ Detroit Lions
9 of 16
While the Lions were robbed last week, the Eagles started their season flat footed.
Both teams will be playing their backup quarterbacks this week.
Philadelphia's Michael Vick is now getting the chance he once thought he'd never get again.
He has a good chance of running and throwing for over 100 yards.
Eagles 34 Lions 17
St. Louis Rams @ Oakland Raiders
10 of 16
While the Rams played fairly well in their loss last week, the Raiders played poorly.
Oakland needs to bounce back this week.
Raiders 27 Rams 21
Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos
11 of 16
While the Seahawks surprised many in their blow out victory over the 49ers, the Broncos dropped a game some thought they would win.
While neither team is looking very strong right now, this should be a game that goes to the wire.
Broncos 24 Seahawks 23
Houston Texans @ Washington Redskins
12 of 16
The Redskins benefited from poor play calling by the Dallas Cowboys last week.
The Cowboys top two running backs averaged almost five yards a carry, but the team decided to throw too much.
Houston will not make this same mistake, especially after Arian Foster had the second most productive ground game of any player in NFL history.
Washington is expected to show more offensive punch than last week.
Texans 26 Redskins 21
New England Patriots @ New York Jets
13 of 16
While the Patriots proved themselves to be a serious Super Bowl contender last week, the Jets showed they are further away than they expected.
New England will widen the gap further.
Patriots 27 Jets 13
Jacksonville Jaguars @ San Diego Chargers
14 of 16
The Chargers are coming off a crushing loss last Monday, and they need to rebound quickly.
Jacksonville looked solid last week and will try to build off that momentum.
Chargers 34 Jaguars 24
New York Giants @ Indianapolis Colts
15 of 16
Neither team was very impressive last week.
While the Giants' defense destroyed the Carolina Panthers, their offense made way too many mistakes.
The Colts tiny defensive line might just be what New York needs in this battle of the Manning brothers.
Giants 27 Colts 26
New Orleans Saints @ San Francisco 49ers
16 of 16
This is not how the Niners wanted to start this season.
They got blown out by Seattle, a team most did not expect a lot of this year.
Now they face the defending champions, who are coming off an impressive win and had a few extra days to prepare as well.
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