I don’t think Jacksonville has a chance in this one. Kansas City wins at home.

Philadelphia at Tennessee

These are two teams that might be good teams I honestly have had a feel for either one so far this season. I’m going to have to go with Philly because they have the edge on offense.

Buffalo at Baltimore

The Ravens should have this game hands down.

Cleveland at New Orleans

It must suck to be a sports fan in Cleveland. New Orleans wins.

Washington at Chicago

I think Washington has the edge here. I’m still waiting for Chicago to completely break down.

Cincinnati at Atlanta

I think Cincinnati pulls off the upset win here. Why? I have no idea…

Pittsburgh at Miami

People that counted Pittsburgh out this season are eating their words. Pittsburgh wins.

San Fransisco at Carolina

Both teams had high hopes and now just hope they can get back on the right track. San Fran is the better team here and should get the game.

St. Louis at Tampa Bay

At the beginning of this season, I would have made some sort of joke about these two teams but now Tampa Bay is getting out of the bottom of the NFL and becoming a legit team. Tampa wins.

Arizona at Seattle

Seattle…?

New England at San Diego

Poor San Diego. Coach is going to be out of a job soon. New England wins.

Oakland at Denver

Denver is the better team and is playing at home….plus they’re still playing Oakland. Denver.

Minnesota at Green Bay

This game will officially close the wound of Favre leaving. Favre has never looked more foolish and Green Bay hasn’t been better since Favre left. Green Bay.

NY Giants at Dallas

I really want the Giants to win here. Nothing has made me happier than the Cowboys year so far. I’m crossing my fingers they let Wade Phillips coach through the year….

Chicago

Green Bay

San Diego

New England

New Orleans

NY Giants

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Houston

San Francisco

Denver

Minnesota

Indy Robots

Tennessee

Jacksonville at Buffalo

Every week there’s a game that seems horrible to watch. This one is this week’s. I don’t know what to do so I’ll go with Buffalo at home.

Tampa Bay at Cincinnati

This game is a whole lot more interesting than it would have been at the beginning of the season. A Tampa Bay upset would be fun but I think that Cincinnati will get the better of them.

Atlanta at Cleveland

Atlanta should win this one on the road. Easy pickins…

St. Louis at Detroit

Which team shall emerge as the team not getting the first pick of the draft this year? Detroit is better and have home field.

Kansas City at Indianpolis

A true test to see if Kansas City has what it takes to take the next step. KC is good but I wouldn’t pick them on the road against the robots. The Robots win this one.

Green Bay at Washington

I think this is going to be a close game. Maybe the best game of the week. Green Bay should take it in the end.

Chicago at Carolina

Poor Carolina. They seem to be looking worse every time I look at them. Chicago.

Denver at Baltimore

I’m feeling an upset. I think Denver can take this one on the road. Who will be worse the Denver defense or Baltimore offense?

NY Giants at Houston

Eli may be able to carve the secondary up. However I think that Houston can take the Giants defense and the Houston secondary is getting a bit better plus…Brian Cushing!

New Orleans at Arizona

This game doesn’t seem fair. New Orleans.

San Diego at Oakland

West Coast mediocrity! San Diego.

Tennessee at Dallas

No matter who I pick I will hate myself. But I think and hope Tennessee will win.

Philly at San Fran

It’s going to be better than it sounds but Philly should beat a west coast team.

Minnesota at NY Jets

Ah, a matchup created last year that should now not be on prime time. These are two teams that I think are over rated. However I’m picking Favre to come back and win this tough game on prime time. He’s made for that kind of dramatics. Minnesota.

San Francisco at Atlanta

I’m going with Atlanta here. I’d love for San Fran to finally get a win but Atlanta at home seems more likely.

Cincinnati at Cleveland

This game never sounds exciting. I’m actually going with Cleveland here. They have to start winning sometime and I think this game is important to them, they’re at home and they’re due a win. Plus Cincy has a way of choking.

NY Jets at Buffalo

I’ve already made an underdog pick and I don’t hate the Jets enough to think Buffalo can beat them. I have to go with the Jets here.

Seattle at St. Louis

Seattle actually looks decent. They might be better than we all thought. I’m going with Seattle on this one.

Denver at Tennessee

The battle of two teams that people argue are either over or under achieving. Both teams are mediocre why can’t we just go with that. Tennessee wins at home.

Detroit at Green Bay

Green Bay lost to the Bears. I doubt they let another game they should win slip through their fingers. Although if Detroit wants to have a winning season it has to start now. I’m still going with Green Bay.

Baltimore at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh at home. I love it.  How good is this team going to be once they have their regular quarterback…or even their backup quarterback. Or even their third string quarterback. What other team can win with a fourth string starter at the most important position?

Carolina at New Orleans

Carolina doesn’t look like a winner this year. I’m going with New Orleans.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville

Jacksonville is a mess right now and the Football Robots of Indianapolis will be glad to show them their weaknesses.

Houston at Oakland

A lot of people are going with Oakland pulling off an upset at home. But the Texans are still a good team.

Washington at Philadelphia

This game should be awesome. Nothing like a good dramatic story to force on an already good game. I think McNaab has the goods to out throw Vick. It’s a game of which defense can hold up and I’m going with Washington.

Arizona at San Diego

Ew…but San Diego should win this one making Arizona one of the worst teams in the NFL.

Chicago at NY Giants

Is Chicago for real? I was telling one of my friends that Chicago is the Denver of last season.

New England at Miami

You can’t bet against New England in this one. They’re angry and need to win.

I slightly improved last week. I went 11-5 which brings my grand total to 21-11 and 66 %. But the season is still young so onto other things.

At this moment I could be playing quarterback for the Steelers. Ben who? Charlie Batch led the Steelers to a victory over the Titans and looked better than…well, past Charlie Batch.

Who would have known we would have been seeing Kerry Collins this early in the season? And without Vince Young having some sort of mental breakdown. Sometimes I wonder why the Titans don’t just let Collins start. So does Vince Young ever start another game for the Titans this season?

It’s all about quarterbacks this week because my main man Kevin Kolb is playing second banana to Michael Vick. And Andy Reid is looking foolish with the media, he seriously looks like some sort of confused security guard. Ah…enough.

Tennessee at NY Giants

Yuck. Is this game watchable? Tennessee didn’t look good last week and their win over the Raiders is nothing to brag about. I’m going to go with the Giants because of homefield advantage and the fact that they have a Manning at quarterback.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay

Is Tampa Bay serious? Tampa Bay being 2-0 is a bit strange. I feel like I’m being Punk’d or something. Only one of these teams can remain undefeated and logic says Pittsburgh will win. I think it’s going to be hard for Josh Freeman to look as good as he did the past two weeks against the Steelers and I have faith that even if it’s David Carr playing quarterback for the Steelers they can score somehow.

Cincinnati at Carolina

It’s obvious that I don’t have a good feel on either of these teams so far. Cincy is proving to be at least decent. Decent enough to give fans hope only to crush them but at least decent. And Carolina needs a QB right now. I’m going to have to go with Cincinnati on this one.

Cleveland at Baltimore

Wow Baltimore. Remember when everybody used to think you were good. Like two weeks ago? Ooooh burn. Seriously though, two weeks ago everybody and their mother thought Baltimore was going to the Super Bowl and now we don’t even know if they can win their division. Luckily enough God has smiled down upon Baltimore and given them a chance to bounce back this week by beating the snot out of Cleveland. Baltimore wins this and if they lose by any chance we know that God hates them.

Dallas at Houston

Quick note I didn’t mention earlier: Dan Fouts and that Ian Somethingorother guy that called the Washington/Houston game last week were horrible. They almost ruined watching a really good game for me, CBS why did you send in the B-Team for my game…?

Anyway, this is the game I’ve been looking forward to for a while. If you are like me and you were an Oilers fan and now a Texans fan you hate Cowboys fans. Cowboys fans are repulsive to me. I hate that team with so much passion and I do admit some of it does come from jealousy. Houston is like the quiet honors student without a homecoming date to Dallas’ pretty cheerleader homecoming queen. But guess what, Sunday is like a high school reunion where the honor student is now very successful and has grown into her looks and the cheerleader is stuck in her life ten years ago when she was popular. The Texans should win this one. The Texans offense is amazing and the defense is decent and despite the stats I believe improving. While the Cowboys are in a funk, have coaching problems and a tendency to beat themselves. Reliant Stadium should be rocking and give the Texans a great home field advantage. This game will be great for Texans everywhere. A good football rivalry is always great and the Texans making the Cowboys 0-3 should make Cowboys fans despise the Texans almost as much as we Houstonians hate the Cowboys. Rivalry time!

San Francisco at Kansas City

This might be my pick for most entertaining game of the week. (For fans outside of Houston.) Kansas City has been showing up to games and San Fran is a good team that can’t afford to lose again. My gut tells me to go with KC at home but I think the 49ers have the edge on the coaching front. This will be a good game but I think Singletary and the 49ers go all out to win.

Detroit at Minnesota

Detroit. I’m going with Detroit here. Shaun Hill is not a horrible quarterback and the Lions are looking pretty good. Minnesota does not look good at all. They might as well just hand the ball to Adrian Peterson on every down. It just might work. I’m picking this as might upset this week.

Buffalo at New England

When will Buffalo win a game? Not this week. New England wins.

Atlanta at New Orleans

Why does this pick seem so easy to make? Atlanta is supposed to be a good team right? New Orleans at home just seems like a sure win against Atlanta. Is Atlanta bad or am I not being fair to them? Only time will tell. Or Sportscenter.

Washington at St. Louis

Donovon McNaab looked good and that Kyle Shanahan offense looks great. I hate Clinton Portis and the running game though, however a bad running game didn’t stop the Shanahan offense in Houston. Washington should win.

Philadelphia at Jacksonville

Vick is back and looks almost better than ever. Poor Kevin Kolb didn’t even have a chance. I hope he gets a chance somewhere because I doubt it will be in Philly now. The Jags are good but I don’t think they can stop the Vick fueled Philly offense. I say Philly wins this one but don’t get on the Philly bandwagon yet.

Oakland at Arizona

Here’s this weeks battle of somebody has to win. I’m going with Oakland because they are actually better than Arizona. That’s right Oakland is better than at least one team in the NFL.

San Diego at Seattle

Seattle might be under-rated and San Diego might be over-rated but I don’t think that equates to Seattle winning (even at home). San Diego should win this one by a couple of touchdowns or they don’t deserve to go to the playoffs.

Indianapolis at Denver

Denver does not have what it takes to beat the football robots from Indianapolis. I doubt Denver’s offense can keep up with Peyton-bot.

NY Jets at Miami

I don’t have a good feeling about this game. Not in a strange ominous way where I think something evil is going to happen but I don’t know who has a substantial advantage. It all depends on which Mark Sanchez shows up to play this week. The average Mark Sanchez or the horrible Mark Sanchez. Nonetheless I’m going with the Jets on this one because I think they have the defensive edge.

Green Bay at Chicago

A good classic old school NFL rivalry…that seems a bit boring at the moment. Monday night seems to bring out the best in teams though. Green Bay will win this one. But what I’m really hoping for is the return of Mike Martz vertical passing game. This would be the perfect time for Martz’ offense to return to form. We’ll see.

The Cowboys looked terrible, which made me really happy until I realized I picked them to win.

I take the bad things I said about San Diego/Kansas City not being a good game. That game was good and it looks like KC might actually be a good sleeper this year. (Or at least like Denver last year.)

The Jets offense looked bad (just like I said it would). I think the Jets are good, just not as good as everyone is making them out to be. I’ve said that since the Jets became media darlings last season. Enough chit-chat let’s get to the picks.

Pittsburgh at Tennessee

The Titans were lucky enough to play the Raiders in week one but this game is going to test them for real. The Steelers look good, Dennis Dixon…not so much. I still think Dixon is a solid back-up but I obviously retract my “people will love Dennis Dixon” after his week one performance.  I feel a low scoring game here with a stout Steelers D and a most likely lack luster offense against the Titans. However I think it’ll be easier for Tennessee to get on the board.

Miami at Minnesota

Both of these teams had an unattractive week one. Minnesota got embarrassed on the season opener and Miami made me  wonder if the Bills were a good team. That does not bode well for Miami fans. The Dolphins are better than that but hey they still got the win. I’m going with Minnesota at home and with an angry Favre. P.S. How many more games does Favre have in him? A side bet to make with friends.

Arizona at Atlanta

Arizona barely got by the Rams and now have to travel to Atlanta. Atlanta’s offense looked pretty back but I think they’ll get back in the grove this game. And maybe the Atlanta defense can get some confidence against Arizona. Atlanta wins.

Baltimore at Cincinnati

The Bengals might be able to get some passing yards against the suspect secondary in Baltimore. Yeah right now Baltimore is 1st in passing yards allowed but that’s just because the played the Jets. And the Bengals ate up yards in the air last week. However I think the Ravens are better and will not lose this game. Another close game for Baltimore this week? The return of the Cardiac Cats? I think so.

Kansas City at Cleveland

I think this is an easy pick (depending on whether a not KC is a fluke). KC looked good in the late night MNF and last week Cleveland looked like…well Cleveland. And there are reports the Jake Delhomme is questionable and not practicing. I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing for Cleveland. I still think KC can win this and show they’re a good team now.

Chicago at Dallas

This is a tough call because it’s really tough to peg these teams for me right now. I’m going with Chicago because Detroit is not as bad as they have been and Chicago put good D on them and had a decent offensive outing. And Dallas really likes beating themselves.

Philadelphia at Detroit

The battle of the backups. Michael Vick is starting his first game since 2006 which will be either very disappointing or very exciting. It’s like when Quentien Tarentino came out with the Grindhouse Double Feature. You knew it was going to be great or it was going to be a huge tease. On the other side there’s Shaun Hill, filling in for Matthew Stafford. Shaun Hill is actually 10-6 as a starter and is a decent QB. But he has as much appeal as that Legends of G’Hoole owl movie.  As much as I want the Lions to win this one I have to go with the Eagles.

Buffalo at Green Bay

No Ryan Grant for Green Bay but the good news is they have a week to figure out how to run the ball. Playing Buffalo is a free pass for Green Bay to find out what works for them without Grant. This would be a tough win for Buffalo on the road, I’m going with Green Bay.

Tampa Bay at Carolina

I smell a game with a lot of rushing yards here. It’ll be a close one with Carolina getting the edge.

Seattle at Denver

Seattle’s win over San Fran was not all that impressive on their part. I think Denver is the better team and will be ready to win this one. Maybe I just hate Pete Carroll.

St. Louis at Oakland

I don’t know where to begin with this one. I’m thinking Oakland but it’s almost too close to call. You really would like one of these teams to come out of the NFL cellar but last week did not look good for either team. The team that wins this could gain momentum to…almost hit 500 but the team who loses is verifying their spot in the cellar. I’m going with…sigh…Oakland.

Houston at Washington

Will Arian Foster have a repeat performance? No. Will Arian Foster have a good game? Yes. One thing about the Texans though is they have an incredible passing game that was not unleashed last week. I’m thinking the pass attack comes full force here. This should be a very pass happy (Kyle Shanahan) game but I’m going with Houston to win the shoot-out.

New England at NY Jets

This game should be fun. In one corner we have a team loved by the media who is showing it’s flaws and had a horrible week one. In the other a team that is not well like outside of it’s own fan base, has been written off this season, however had a great week one. The Pats look good and I don’t think the Jets have what it takes to stop them. Sub-plot of this game is whether or not Randy Moss gets stranded on Revis Island.

Jacksonville at San Diego

I don’t want to pick one here because I feel like I’ll be jinxing one of them. This is an important win for both of these teams in terms of momentum. I think the Chargers are a better team and they are playing at home. San Diego will win but the Jags might be able to prove that they’re to be taken seriously.

NY Giants at Indianapolis

The battle of the Manning’s. Here’s the way it works. Indy is a better team. Indy has now lost the Super Bowl and a game vs. the Texans they historically win. Indy is a football machine that wins games. Indy will beat the Giants.

New Orleans at San Francisco

The Saints are in back-to-back prime time games here. The Saints looked really good last Thursday and have had plenty of time off to rest and prepare. San Francisco on the other hand had horrible offensive woes last week and have a really tough opponent here. New Orleans should win this game hands down.

Minnesota at New Orleans

I just can’t see Brett Favre winning this for Minnesota. I’d pick New Orleans’ defense stopping Minnesota’s offense in what could be a shoot-out. Favre is missing that receiver I can’t think of at the moment and Percy Harvin is having migraines. And migraines ain’t no joke. How can you run routes when your head is being destroyed? Favre’s nightmare is revisited on Thursday. New Orleans.

Miami at Buffalo

How many games will Buffalo win this year? And how many games will Miami win before we really start to care? I really don’t see Buffalo as the type of team that gets off to a good start I’m going with Miami.

Detroit at Chicago

I feel bad for the Lions. But not bad enough to pick them over the Bears. I say the Bears win this one mainly because I can’t pick the Lions until the Lions start proving they can actually win a game. I can’t pick the Lions this early until I see them in action. Chicago.

Oakland at Tennessee

Anyone who knows me knows that I always try to find a reason to not pick the Titans. This game doesn’t look good for Oakland. Their at Tennessee and they have to play Chris Johnson. We all know Oakland’s run defense is suspect. And yeah the offense will be better with Jason Campbell…it will be better nobody said anything about it being good. Also, I don’t see the hype about Oakland stealing the division. Tennessee.

Cincinnati at New England

I have a feeling this is going to be a really good game. The Cardiac Cats are going to be in effect this game. I think the Bengals can beat the Pats here but the Pats make less mistakes than the Bengals. I’m going to say this will be close but it’s hard to pick the Bengals to not only beat the Pats but not beat themselves. I’m doing it any way though. Cincinnati upset.

Carolina at NYG

This is strange because I feel a lot of people are high on Carolina and downing the Giants. Personally I think Carolina is a year away from being really good. Only time will tell. For now I’m going with the Giants.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh

I’m going with the Steelers here because I like the Steelers D. I like the Steelers at home. I like the Steelers passing attack against Atlanta’s pass defense (yes even with out Big Ben). I might even go so far as to say people will love Dennis Dixon after this game. I think Matt Ryan & Co. is going to struggle against the Steelers D and Mike Tomlin is going to have a great game plan for success with Dixon at QB. Pittsburgh.

Cleveland at Tampa Bay

This is one of those games that I wonder if anyone will win. On paper I had trouble really picking a winner so I’m going with coaching and management on this pick early in the season. Holmgren/Mangini seems better I’m going with Cleveland.

Denver at Jacksonville

I predict Jacksonville will have more people on the field than people in the stands. I really think Jacksonville will have a stellar offensive year.  I say Jacksonville wins it but the people of Jacksonville won’t care. They’ll still walk away angry because Tebow didn’t play.

Indianapolis at Houston

If you followed my picks last year you know I rarely pick against Houston. Visions of last year play through my head though. An unprepared Houston team looks horrible in the season opener. We all know the Colts are robots, emotionless beings on this earth for the shear purpose of playing playoff football. As much as I want to pick the Texans I see the first half of this game being Houston shaking the rust off while the Colts show that they are a well oiled machine. The second half will tease me and make me think we could come back but the Colts always find ways to beat the Texans. Prove me wrong Kubiak, Colts win.

San Francisco at Seattle

Everyone, myself included, is on the 49ers bandwagon this preseason. I think the 49ers defense is going to be great. And the reports of the crazy drills they’re putting Alex Smith through makes me think the offense is going to be bland but will be able to move the ball. I think rookie coach Pete Carroll might look a little bad in this game. Who is Matt Hasselbeck going to be throwing to again? Wait is Hasselbeck even starting anymore? Maybe I just don’t know anything about the Seahawks…anyway I choose San Fran.

Green Bay at Philadelphia

Aaron Rodgers is going to prove he’s worth the hype and my  good old friend Dom Campers has a solid defense in Green Bay. Meanwhile in Philly, they’re making adjustments. I think Green Bay is too strong of an opponent for Philly here. I hope Kolb has a good game because I really like him and it could get nasty for him if he doesn’t produce and win. I hope to see a lot of Kevin Kolb Cambell’s Chunky Soup commercials in this game…McNabb passed that torch to Kolb too right? Green Bay.

Arizona at St. Louis

This game seems a lot more exciting on paper than it actually is…and it really doesn’t excite me on paper. I don’t see St. Louis being capable of surprising the downward spiraling Cardinals. Arizona will win but it won’t feel like a win.

Dallas at Washington

I really want Washington to win this one. And I really want Dallas to lose every game they ever play. Ever.  But all of that aside I have to be cautious here and pick Dallas. I really need to see this Washington offense before I can feel good about picking them against good defenses.

Baltimore at NYJ

I’m still waiting for the Jets to break down. I really like this game because it’s going to be a great defensive game. The punters might actually have more to do with who wins than the quarterbacks. I like Flacco in this game more than Sanchez. I’m going with Flacco being able to put it together better than Sanchez can. Baltimore.

San Diego at Kansas City

Kansas City can be one of those surprise teams this year but ANY team in the West (NFC or AFC) could be a surprise team. I think KC could have a good season and everyone is predicting San Diego will decline this year but they’re still the better team. I’m going with San Diego, this is still a team with Philip Rivers and Norv Turner that should get them this win. But now that I think about it, Who choose this to be the opening game for Monday Night Football. San Diego at KC really? Weak.

To those of you who are excited for football season starting back up, I will repeat the same disclaimer I made last year. Do not bet based on my picks. If you put money on the line my picks will backfire. I have a good knowledge of football but I will not say I’m an expert. So my official stance is don’t listen to me. I don’t want to be responsible for you losing your house, wife and kids because of nonstop sports betting.

To those of you who don’t like football…learn to love it.