Anywhoooo, I fared much better last week than I did the first week, going 11-5 to bring my overall record to 18-14 so far. Here's the rundown of this week's games:
Patriots over Bills
- Buffalo's off to a good start so far, but I'm not ready to have them beating New England just yet. The Pats looked pretty sharp against San Diego last week, while the Bills just barely eked out a win over the Raiders. Give Buffalo credit, though, they never say die.
- Another excellent performance by Cam Newton last week. It's just too bad Carolina's defense sucks. It's about time Newton got a win, and the Jags seem to be the team to get one from after the stinker they put up against the Jets last week.
- Neither of these teams seem like much to brag about, but Cincy's at least got some semblance of having its act together. The Niners, meanwhile, blew a ten-point lead to Dallas, and are still lacking on defense.
- I'm not quite ready to say the Browns are the real deal just yet, as it was only a Peyton Manning-less Colts team that they beat last week, but given Miami's struggles on both sides of the ball, especially on defense, I think Cleveland has the edge here.
- Detroit looks like it's headed in the right direction after slaughtering Kansas City. The Vikes just look like they're lost, even with Adrian Peterson, who shouldn't expect to gain much yardage against Ndamukong Suh and the Lions' D-line.
- This one's gonna be a shootout, I'll tell ya that much. But for some strange reason, I think Houston's defense looks a little better than New Orleans' does.
- Michael Vick's injured again... what else is new? The Eagles' so-called "Dream Team" defense didn't really look the part last week at Atlanta, but they should be able to handle a banged-up Giants team whose quarterback is highly prone to throwing picks.
- The Titans somehow managed to tame the Ravens last week. CJ2K should just be starting to get back into form by this Sunday.
- Oakland's still got some issues to work out on defense... the Jets obviously don't after trouncing Jacksonville.
- Losing S Eric Berry for the season was bad enough for the Chiefs, but now they'll have to go the rest of the season without Pro Bowl RB Jamaal Charles. The Chargers haven't been playing like the team I predicted to win the Superbowl - they looked pretty sad last week against the Patriots - but they shouldn't have a problem with Kansas City.
- I'm still trying to figure out how the Ravens managed to lay an egg against Tennessee last week, but their hard-hitting defense should be able to handle St. Louis' offense.
- I'm starting to get a little worried about Green Bay's defense after seeing them give up over 400 yards to Cam Newton and the Panthers last week, but their offense should be enough for them to win this NFC Championship rematch. The once-fearsome Bears D looked anything but at New Orleans last week.
- What's the difference between Kevin Kolb and Tarvaris Jackson? One of them actually gives his team a chance to win games.
- I almost called this one the other way, until I remembered what a friend of mine told me two weeks ago: that Atlanta's a much different team on the road. This game is an excellent opportunity for either of these two contenders for the NFC South title to assert itself early on.
- Shutting out the Seahawks for the second straight game was just what the doctor ordered for Pittsburgh after the debacle in Baltimore. Not sure if the doctor could prescribe anything for the Colts' woes, though. This would have been a much more exciting matchup if Peyton Manning was playing. Now it's just a game that would make me downright ashamed of my team if they lost.
- With Tony Romo's status in question, and Dallas' defense still with a lot of questions, the surging Skins have this one in the bag. Though I gotta say, Romo is one tough cookie, playing with a punctured lung like that last week.
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