Here’s where the Jaguars finally get a win. It’s pretty much guaranteed. What makes me so sure? Simple: I always pick the Thursday night games wrong. And I’m expecting the Titans to win by a field goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Denver<\/a><\/strong> (+7.5) at Green Bay<\/a><\/strong> Detroit<\/a> (+6) at Philadelphia<\/a><\/strong> Baltimore<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(+6.5) at<\/strong> Kansas City<\/a><\/strong> Cincinnati<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(+6) at<\/strong> Buffalo<\/a><\/strong> Atlanta<\/a> (+1.5) at<\/strong> Indianapolis<\/a><\/strong> Oakland<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(+9) at<\/strong> Minnesota<\/a> <\/strong> NY Jets<\/a> (+22) at New England<\/a> <\/strong> Miami<\/a> (+22) at<\/strong> Dallas<\/a> <\/strong> NY Giants<\/a> (+6.5) at Tampa Bay<\/a><\/strong> Carolina<\/a><\/strong> (+1.5) at Arizona<\/a><\/strong> New Orleans<\/a> (+4) at<\/strong> Seattle<\/a><\/strong> Houston<\/a> (+3) at LA Chargers<\/a><\/strong> Pittsburgh<\/a><\/strong> (+6.5) at San Francisco<\/a><\/strong> LA Rams<\/a> (-3) at Cleveland<\/a><\/strong> Because the Browns are still the Browns. Rams by 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chicago<\/a> (-4) at Washington<\/a><\/strong>
Every time the Broncos take the field, the Ravens end up looking that much smarter. Green Bay by nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’d take the home team in this match no matter which it was. Eagles by three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although their stats indubitably are skewed by the fact that they faced weak opposition in their first two games, I think the Ravens are the more complete, more balanced team. Were this game being played in Baltimore, I’d be sorely tempted to pick them. But it’s in Kansas City, so I’ll just look for the Ravens to make it interesting. Chiefs by a point. At the buzzer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sooner or later, the Bills are going to have to face a good opponent. … Wait, what’s that again? Oh, OK. … Next week<\/em>, the Bills are gong to have to face a good opponent. But next week isn’t this week, is it? Buffalo by seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hey, look, the Colts are playing a home game! That’s novel. Indy by a field goal (yes, an Adam Vinatieri<\/a> field goal).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which one of these teams is more uneven? Why it’s the Raiders, of course. Though maybe not by quite as much as one might be temped to think. Vikings by six. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe the only thing stranger than seeing a 22-point spread on an NFL game is figuring it’s pretty safe to give the points. The Patriots outscored their first two opponents this season by a combined 76-3. And one of those teams <\/a>not only had a quarterback (at the time), but a decent team around him. New England by 36.5. (And the Jets front office asks the musical question, “We fired Todd Bowles for what exactly?”)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You almost get the feeling that Vegas doesn’t think very highly of certain AFC East teams. The Dolphins were outscored 102-10 in their first two games. They were home games. Cowboys by as many as they want. But for the purposes of this prediction, let’s figure the margin comes out at something like 51.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New quarterback<\/a>, same old struggles for New Jersey. Bucs by seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You might have heard this, but quarterback is kind of an important position in football. Cardinals by three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
See immediately above. Seahawks by six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t know. I think the Texans are a bit better than anyone seems to realize. Houston by three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve got a feeling the Steelers are going to end up being a fairly strong team before this season is out. But not quite yet. Niners by seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Browns are 1-1 headed for 1-6. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.thisfootballblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-19-at-6.41.54-PM-300x261.png\")
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The Bears are nothing to get excited about. But the Racists are a misfortune headed for a disaster. Chicago by five.<\/p>\n