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Originally Posted by August
You're right Mapuc it is tough to pick this early in the season but i will give it a shot.
My picks to win (ties very rarely happen) are in bold
1. Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Vikings
2. Pittsburgh Steelers - Kansas City Chiefs
3. Washington Redskins - Indianapolis Colts
4. New Orleans Saints - Cleveland Browns
5. Atlanta Falcons - Carolina Panthers
6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Philadelphia Eagles
7. New York Jets - Miami Dolphins
8. Buffalo Bills - Los Angeles Chargers
9. San Francisco 49ers - Detroit Lions
10. Los Angeles Rams - Arizona Cardinals
11. Jacksonville Jaguars - New England Patriots
12. Denver Broncos - Oakland Raiders
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Prognostications and Picks all look good until the game is over. These all seem like very good picks though. I have 2 upsets though.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 4.5 point favorites over the Kansas City Chiefs. Steeler QB Rothlisberger has an ailing elbow and may not even start, let alone play. 2nd team QB Josh Dobbs took all of the first team snaps this past week. That coupled with an inexperienced back up QB, Josh Dobbs and a slow start last week and I think the Steelers lose this one in a close game. Steelers CB Joe Haden with a hamstring injury and Guard DeCastro, in addition to Rothlisberger, probably won't play. The Kansas City Chiefs are also a good team that figures to be in the playoff hunt at the end of the season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots game is a rematch of last year's AFC Championship game. I think The Jaguars are looking for vindication and win this one in a close game as well. The Vegas line is the Patriots are 1 point favorites with an over / under of 45 points. Everyone knows the Patriots are the team to beat in the AFC conference. With Tom Brady and company in New England, the Patriots are a high mountain to climb. Both teams had their hands full last week with the Texans and Giants, respectively. I look for both of these teams in the playoffs come January.
Well, that's my 2 cents worth of wisdom.
