RJ's Pick: Titans by 6
Recap
RJ's Week Three Picks: Lions, Jets, Pats, Ravens, Bucs, Steelers, Colts, Packers, Vikes, Browns, Broncos, Bengals, Redskins, Panthers, Cowboys, Titans
- I picked eight home teams and eight away teams
- I picked nine favorites and seven underdogs
(If you're interested, you can check out the full list of Danny Sheridan's Odds and ESPN's NFL "Expert" Picks.)
2007 Weekly Results
Week One - 11-5
Week Two - 9-7
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— go to most recent comments1 - RJ
Calling all pickers!
You have 48 hours to make your picks...
2 - The Theory
Detroit (2-0) at Philadelphia (0-2)... If Philadelphia loses this game they can start looking toward next year. I don't see the trends reversing for this game. Detroit will leave with a third victory... Philadelphia will blink the confusion from their eyes and ask if the season has started yet.
Miami (0-2) at New York Jets (0-2)... Miami is not good. NYJ have to be better than their current Oh-fer suggests. Throw in a little bit of home field advantage and a blown kiss for good luck and I'm fairly confident of a NYJ victory.
Buffalo (0-2) at New England (2-0)... Upset!...sike. New England.
Arizona (1-1) at Baltimore (1-1)... I don't care about this game at all. For the sake of the pick, Baltimore.
Saint Louis (0-2) at Tampa Bay (1-1)... I feel like I'm just echoing RJ. But great minds think alike, yada yada yada. Tampa Bay.
San Francisco (2-0) at Pittsburgh (2-0)... If this was in San Fransico, I'd consider this for an upset pick. But in Pittsbugh no chance.
Indianapolis (2-0) at Houston (2-0)... Here on the other hand... I'm going Texans all the way.
San Diego (1-1) at Green Bay (2-0)... Green Bay. Because the Eagles' loss to them will feel more palpable if Green Bay goes undefeated this year.
Minnesota (1-1) at Kansas City (0-2)... Kansas City gets their first win of the year in front on unenthusiastic hometown fans.
Cleveland (1-1) at Oakland (0-2)... C-c-c-c-leavelend.
Jacksonville (1-1) at Denver (2-0)... Gahd. I don't know. Jacksonville.
Cincinnati (1-1) at Seattle (1-1)... Seattle. Just because I like Cincy to lose.
New York Giants (0-2) at Washington (2-0)... Washington by a landslide.
Carolina (1-1) at Atlanta (0-2)... Carolina.
Dallas (2-0) at Chicago (1-1)... Chicago. I think Dallas is going to be stifled and won't respond offensively at all.
Tennessee (1-1) at New Orleans (0-2)... This game is in New Orleans. Tennessee is going to have a rough time of it and, as a result, not win.
3 - REMF
The Steelers and Bears
- A volunteer fireman
4 - DOM @ HSU
Tough week with some tough match ups.. Last week 50% underdogs won outright against spread.. so figure this week is going to be tough.. will the favorites get their act together? or will this week be another shoot out?
week 3:
PHILLY: odds of Detroit starting season off 3-0 much greater than philly starting 0-3. i dunno tough game.
JETS: cant see the jets losing.. it is football though
PATS: bet it all?
"I would literally consider betting my life savings on this one, if I actually had a life savings to bet." - RJ
Reminds me of week 9 2006 MIAMI VS CHICAGO.. and.. well we all know what happened.. :) :) :)
BALTIMORE: arizona surprised last week but no way they can do it again..
ST.LOUIS: tough game rams lost first two at home, i say they take this one on the road.
PITTSBURGH: this is A TRUE TEST FOR THE 9ERS.. If they can keep this one close, its going to be a good year!!. if they get blown out.. not expecting to much for the season.
INDY: interesting game thats all i have to say about it..
SD: GB doesn't have to win this game to go to the post season... if they do i will be mildly tickled.
KC: i would imagine improvements can be made.. especially at home.. and against a mediocre vikings team.
CLEVELAND: blehh... this is a game oakland can win on their schedule.. BUT home field advantage means nothing at the coliseum. expect a tight game..
DENVER: would be a good win for JAX... unlikely
CINCINATTI: better team, better ingredients, better beer.. or pizza
WASHINGTON: skins playing well.. NYG.. struggling
CAROLINA: although i wouldnt bet the house..
CHICAGO: turnovers, low scoring.. naturally
NEW ORLEANS: cmon now losing three in a row?.. the third being at home?? unlikely
5 - Melissa
OK, well last week proved that I would have done MUCH better if I didnt let myself be persuaded with silly talk from other friends!!! So this weeks picks..... are purely my own! and I'm horrible with points... so i'm just calling who :-) Enjoy!
DETROIT yup yup over Philly
MIAMI can't go against family....
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, only the upmost respect for my favorite and Home team!!
RAVENS - yeah...
ST. LOUIS - like previously said..... Can't go against family.
PITTSBURGH - yeah thats all i'm gonna say.
HOUSTON - hey, i got a feeling about this one. (not that i'm right!)
GREENBAY - I changed last week from with them to against them... and :-( sadly it was a HUGE mistake .. haha... this was one of those persuasion talks i had with a friend... stupid of me.
KANSAS CITY - I dont know why.
CLEVELAND
CINCINNATI
DENVER
CAROLINA
WASHINGTON
DALLAS
TENNESSEE
OK there you have it. I didnt have anything to say about the rest.... Oh well.
6 - alessandro
Eagles, Jets, Pats, Cardinals, Bucs, Steelers, Colts (though I would not be surprised the Texans win), Chargers, Chiefs, Browns, Broncos, Bengals, Redskins, Panthers, Bears, Saints.
7 - RJ
Final Scores:
Green Bay 31, SD 24 - RJ 1-0 (Key stats: Brett Favre throws for 369 yards, 3 TDs, and 0 INTs...)
Ravens 26 - Arizona 23 - RJ 2-0 (Key stats: Matt Stover went 4-for-4 in field goal attempts, including the game-winner as time expired...)
8 - RJ
Final Scores:
Eagles 56(!), Lions 21 - RJ 2-1 (Key stats: Kevin Curtis caught 11 passes for 221 yards and 3 TDs...Donovan McNabb completed 21 of 26 passing attempts for 381 yards, 4 TDs, and 0 INTs...)
Jets 31, Miami 28 - RJ 3-1 (Key stats: Thomas Jones ran for 110 yards on 25 carries...Chad Pennington threw for 2 TDs with no INTs, and ran for a TD as well...)
9 - RJ
Final Scores:
Steelers 37, 49ers 16 - RJ 4-1 (Key stats: Willie Parker rushed fort 133 yards on 24 carries...Ben Roethlisberger was 13-for-20 for 160 yards, and with 1 TD and 0 INTs...)
TB 24, Rams 3 - RJ 5-1 (Key stat: Marc Bulger throws 3 INTs, while yet another Rams offensive lineman goes down to injury...)
10 - RJ
Final Scores:
Pats 38, Bills 7 - RJ 6-1 (Key stats: Tom Brady threw 4 TD passes with no INTs, going 23-of-29 for 311 yards...the Patriots scored exactly 38 points for the third consecutive week...)
KC 13, Vikings 10 - RJ 6-2 (Key stats: Damon Huard goes 20-of-29 for 206 yards, 1 TD, and 0 INTs...)
Colts 30, Texans 24 - RJ 7-2 (Key stats: Peyton Manning completes 20 of 29 passes for 273 yards, 1 TD, and 0 INTs...Joseph Addai rushes for 2 TDs and 72 yards on 22 carries...)
11 - RJ
ESPN's "experts" through 9 games:
Theismann 5-4
Salisbury5-4
Hoge 5-4
Jaworski 8-1
Schlereth 7-2
Allen 8-1
Mortensen 8-1
Golic 7-2
Accuscore 8-1
12 - RJ
Final Scores:
Jacksonville 23, Denver 14 - RJ 7-3 (Key stat: Jaguars defense holds Denver to a total of 47 yards rushing...)
Raiders 26, Browns 24 - RJ 7-4 (Key stat: LaMont Jordan rushed for 121 yards on 29 carries with a TD...)
Seattle 24, Bengals 21 - RJ 7-5 (Key stat: Bengals commit 4 turnovers and blow late lead...)
13 - RJ
Final Score:
Carolina 27, Falcons 20 - RJ 8-5 (Key stat: Joey Harrington goes 31 for 44 passing, with 361 yards, 2 TDs, and 0 INTs, and it's still not enough for the hapless Falcons...)
14 - RJ
Final Score:
Giants 24, Redskins 17 - RJ 8-6 (Key stat: Jason Campbell completes only 16 of 34 passes for 190 yards, and makes several poor decisions in the final ninety seconds to seal the Redskins fate...)
15 - DOM @ HSU
the experts are cheating again.. not to mention any names.. cough cough ALIEN cough cough..
16 - RJ
DOM:
Really? Did he change one of his picks just before a game ended?
17 - DOM @ HSU
ya he changed his WASH pick to NYG.. what an alien.. lol..he thought no body would notice?
18 - DOM @ HSU
most of them change right before the games cuz i always look in the morning and then by the afternoon everything is all scrambled around differently. lol
19 - DOM @ HSU
i mean i cant even imagine the pressure they have built on them.. u know..of being an "expert" and all... :)
20 - alessandro
How do the Bears look at themselves in the morning with that offense?
21 - DOM @ HSU
they don't have mirrors in the wilderness..
22 - Andy Marsh
See...that's why I don't pick these games. I'm way to sentimental for my team...even though that would have given me a win that none of you seemed to have. I wouldn't even go down to the local watering hole to watch my giants play yesterday...way to many skins fans around here!!! And then there are those teams I hate...the ones I just can't make myself pick...and they all win too.
But it's fun to watch you folks attempt it!
23 - RJ
Final Score:
Cowboys 34, Bears 10 - RJ 9-6 (Key stat: Rex Grossman threw 3 INTs and 0 TDs on 15-for-32 passing...)
24 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "experts" -
Theismann 9-6
Salisbury 7-8
Hoge 7-8
Jaworski 9-6
Schlereth 11-4
Allen 11-4
Mortensen 9-6
Golic 10-5
Accuscore 11-4
25 - DOM @ HSU
DOM: 8-8