NFL 2010 Regular Season Week One:Pick These Games For Your Office Pools

Here are my predicted winners for Week One of the regular season in the NFL.

If you use my picks in your office pool, most likely you will win two or three times this season, or maybe more, in which case, everyone will quit playing with you. It's happened.

Before Week One commences, a separate article will be published strictly based on the point spreads, and this will be repeated each week throughout the season as well.

NFL Mikee will be hot this season, as my predictions ran cooler than normal last season, and always the next season is hammer to the metal when that occurs.

I am very familiar with my own streaks of brilliance and mediocrity.

In Week One of the regular NFL season, the marquee game is the Saints and Vikings. Take the Saints at home. That's all I'm going to tell you. With Brett Favre or without, the Vikings will lose to the Saints.

Miami will beat Buffalo on the road. Lock that one up in the vault. No contest in this one.

Take the Falcons in a mild upset  against the Steelers as Atlanta tries to keep pace with the Saints this season.

The Steelers are at home without Ben Roethlisberger against Atlanta, which does not bode well for the Steelers making the playoffs this season. Ben will miss four to six games.

Jacksonville will get off on the right foot against Denver.

Jacksonville travels to Denver, who will not be ready for Maurice Jones-Drew and his explosive running attack or the Jags' improvement at quarterback.

Peyton Manning and the Colts will start off things with that normal first week win against Houston on the road. Take the Colts over Houston, as as they are favored to reach the Super Bowl, yet again.

Cleveland will showcase its new look under GM Mike Holmgren by beating Tampa Bay, who really look hopeless for the next couple of seasons.

The New York Giants will easily beat Carolina in the opener at the Meadowlands.

New England should be ready for the Bengals along with T.O.s and Ocho Cinco's antics, as New England will get a scare, but Tom Brady will save the day late.

The Raiders will play a decent game, but lose a close one in Tennessee to start their season with new hope and direction.

Chicago should have enough healthy troops to start the season and defeat Detroit at home in one of the happier moments of the Bears' season.

Arizona will travel to St. Louis, just to remind everyone that the Rams are still the worst team in football. The Cardinals will win this game. Even with Matt Leinart? So be it.

Packers-Eagles is a tough pick, but I love the Packers to come out pretty strong this season, and a new quarterback takes time to mesh with his team, even if he was the backup. Kolb loses this one.

The San Francisco 49ers, behind the brute force running of Frank Gore, will wear down Seattle and get this one on the road. For 49er faithfuls, take heart! Playoffs baby!

Dallas will beat Washington and spoil Donovan McNabb's home opener with his new team.

The Jets should survive an assault by the Ravens to open up the season on a good note, and San Diego should be able to handle the Chiefs even in Arrowhead. That said, both of these games reek of upsets, so I will take Baltimore and Kansas City in these two final games of Week One of the 2010 NFL season.

Watch each week as my winning percentage dwarfs that of any other NFL handicapper, points or not!

Thomas NFL Mikee Moreland