- Raiders at Bills: Buffalo-I'm not surprised the Raiders won in Week 1, but I certainly didn't expect the Bills to win in Kansas City, especially by such a wide margin. Oakland doesn't beat teams outside the AFC West, so I'm taking Buffalo to go to 2-0.
- Chiefs at Lions: Detroit-This is still a "Who cares?" game, even though both teams are now somewhat good. The Lions won last week. They should again in their home opener.
- Ravens at Titans: Baltimore-One of the most surprising results of Week 1 was the Ravens' thorough dismantling of their archrival Steelers. If they did that to Pittsburgh, I almost don't want to think of what might happen to Tennessee.
- Browns at Colts: Indianapolis-The Colts' first game without Peyton in 13 years didn't go very well. Things should go better this week, but they still might lose. I have a little more confidence in Indy at home, though.
- Bucs at Vikings: Tampa Bay-Everybody in the NFC South lost last week. Tampa Bay has a chance to give the division its first win of the season.
- Bears at Saints: New Orleans-One of the top games of the weekend. It's the Saints offense against the Bears defense. New Orleans has had some extra time to get ready after that opening night loss in Green Bay, which I think makes the difference.
- Jaguars at Jets: Jets-The Jets had no business winning that game on Sunday night. But they did. When good teams get lucky, that's when magical seasons can happen. The Jaguars got a nice home win over the Titans, but Tennessee's nowhere near as good as the Jets.
- Seahawks at Steelers: Pittsburgh-This Super Bowl XL rematch features two 2010 division winners that lost their openers to division rivals. The Steelers were left shell shocked by the Ravens last week. But one of this team's most impressive characteristics is its ability to bounce back from games like that. I'm taking Pittsburgh at home.
- Cardinals at Redskins: Washington-Both teams won in Week 1, but that doesn't make either one good. All it means is that one of them will be 2-0 after this game.
- Packers at Panthers: Green Bay-The defending champs against the worst team in the league last year. Uh, yeah, good luck Panthers. Cam Newton's fantasy points aren't gonna help you against the Pack.
- Cowboys at 49ers: San Francisco-Remember when this was the marquee game of the season? Dallas-San Francisco was the New England-Indianapolis of the 80s and 90s. Unfortunately, it's not anymore. The Cowboys are better, but the 49ers won last week and are at home. I'm taking San Fran in the upset.
- Bengals at Broncos: Denver-Fortunately, there are two other late games on CBS.
- Texans at Dolphins: Houston-Is this finally going to be the year that Houston finishes over .500? I know, it was only one game, but they looked really good against the Colts. Although in fairness, that wasn't really the Colts they were playing. Regardless, they should go to 2-0.
- Chargers at Patriots: New England-This is the game of the week, which is why it's the doubleheader game. Both of them won games they should've won last week. I'm going to have a hard time picking against New England at all this year, especially in Foxboro.
- Eagles at Falcons: Philadelphia-The "Vick Bowl." I'm surprised the Falcons were beaten so badly in Chicago last week. They're a better team than that. Meanwhile, the Eagles looked mighty impressive in St. Louis. The emotion of Vick coming back to Atlanta for the first time could definitely be a factor, but I don't think it will be. If anything, I think that's why he leads the Eagles to victory.
- Rams at Giants: Giants-This is your Monday night game. I think the Giants thought last week was another preseason game. Because the starters only played a half. From what I understand, the Rams will have enough guys to play in the game, even though seemingly their entire team got hurt in Week 1 against the Eagles. Neither team can really afford to go 0-2, but that'll be a harder hole for the Giants to climb out of. It'll be close, but the Giants pull this one out.
Season: 8-8
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