Yes the NFL season kicks off on Thursday. So what am I going to write about involving the NFL season? A preview of every team? Why DeSean Jackson will be a monster? Or is it a complete rundown of Week One?
You got it, a complete rundown of Week One.
What I will do is take every single NFL game in Week One and give you a preview and prediction. I will be doing this every week in the NFL season.
So here we go!
Washington Redskins @ New York Giants
Are the Giants in big trouble now that Osi Umenyiora went down? Yes. But will it mean their defense will be much worse than it was before this? Maybe. Before this, their defense was already looking down after losing many key components.
And now that Mathias Kiwanuka has to move from linebacker to the defensive line, it's even worse. Now the linebacker position will be weaker. With that said, we will now concentrate on the task at hand...the preview and prediction.
The Redskins' defense may not be that superior to the Giants, but it is better, in my humble opinion. The offense? The Giants have the upper hand there, but only because the Redskins' offense is nothing special.
So who wins the matchup?
The Giants will win, pulling away late in the fourth. Plaxico Burress will be too much for the 'Skins' secondary, and Brandon Jacobs will have a strong start to the year (although I don't think he will end up having a good year).
Clinton Portis will have a good game, but it won't be enough to help the Redskins pull out the victory. Giants win 31-17.
Detroit Lions @ Atlanta Falcons
Boy, this will be an exciting game, won't it? Two terrible teams going head to head, you gotta love it! Seriously though, it could turn out to be a decent game. Both teams have questionable offenses and questionable defenses, so maybe it could turn out to be a high scoring or low scoring, close game.
Who would win this engaging affair? The Lions, carried by Kevin Smith and his outstanding debut. Lions win 17-14 with a late field goal.
Seattle Seahawks @ Buffalo Bills
Although I do think the Bills could be a surprise team this year, I don't like them in this matchup. The Seahawks' defense will be too much for Trent Edwards to handle, and Matt Hasselbeck will make a strong start to the season, mainly passing the ball to Nate Burleson, who will also start the season off strong in this game. Seattle wins, 35-21.
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans
The Titans are not facing a good matchup here at all. The Jaguars are superior across the board, and there's no way I see Vince Young and Co. beating Jacksonville. Maurice Jones-Drew and David Garrard will easily showcase their talent in this game, and Vince Young will show why he's another Michael Vick, as the Jaguars come away with the 27-9 win.
New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins
9 comments Last one added 10 months ago — Leave a Comment
William Berry 10 months ago
"Get to da choppa!" only caused a slight smile.
Good article though.
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Christian Karcole 10 months ago
Thanks William!
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Mike Craig 10 months ago
I agree with just about everything here except for your Jets game. I'm not sure if you were watching the preseason at all, but when Brett Favre was in there with the Jets starting defense, he looked to be in tune to me.
Of course its the regular season which means more time has passed for Favre to learn more plays and to get even more in tune. You might want to re-think that one. The Dolphins? Come on. They wont be the worst team in the division this year, but they will be fighting for 3rd place.
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Christian Karcole 10 months ago
Eh, pre-season doesn't mean squat to me, even if it looks good for Favre. I'm not saying he will be terrible, I'm just saying he won't be as good as some expect. His incompletion's could mostly be passes that are too high, too far, too short, and passes that are going against his receivers. Just a gut feeling, I had to do it.
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Bob Fletcher 10 months ago
Good article!
But just a couple things..KC won't score 17 on the Pats, more like 6...And I highly doubt the Ravens will score 31, even against the Bengals.
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Christian Karcole 10 months ago
Thanks Bob, and you may be right about the Ravens, but it's one of those "eh" predictions, and I do think the Chiefs will score 17, most of it coming when the Patriots sit their guys (yes they will sit them this time for you pansies who say they "ran up the score".)
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Thomas 10 months ago
Decent coverage Christian. But I gotta disagree with Baltimore (I have to u know). The Ravens are gonna win 21-17. And Troy Smith will start.
Oh, and Washington will also beat the Giants, 14-10.
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Christian Karcole 10 months ago
Thanks Thomas!
Oh and Flacco was named the starter...
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Christian Karcole 10 months ago
"Joe Flacco will be the Ravens' starting quarterback in Week 1.
On the positive side, Flacco just got back LT Jared Gaither from injury and the rookie's big arm should stretch the field to open it up for Baltimore's backs. On the negative, he's Jared Gaither and hurling Flacco into the fire was never the plan. Cincy's team defense could be a sleeper opening-day play."
That from rotoworld.com
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&id=4677
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