Week 1 NFL Picks and Discussion Thread!

[motionmann]

THURSDAY NIGHT: GAME OF THE WEEK—Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks, SEA by 6 - SEA!HAWKS!

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, NO by 3 – Saints

Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams, STL by 4 – UPSET! Vikings

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, PIT by 6.5 – Steelers

Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles, PHI by 10 – Eagles

Oakland Raiders at New York Jets, NYJ by 5 – Jets

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, BAL by 1.5 – Ravens

Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears, CHI by 6.5 – Bears

Washington Redskins at Houston Texans, HOU by 2.5 – Texans

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4 – UPSET! Titans

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, NE by 4.5 – Patriots

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TB by 1 – UPSET! Panthers

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, SF by 5 – UPSET! Cowboys

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, DEN by 7.5 – Broncos

New York Giants at Detroit Lions, DET by 5 – Lions

San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals, ARZ by 3 – Cardinals

[SKS]

Seahawks 27, Packers 17.

Will get rest later.

EDIT Here are the rest of my picks:

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, NO by 3 - I picked New Orleans to win the Super Bowl this year but for some reason I'm thinking Atlanta takes the opener at home. The Saints have been so-so on the road and Brees has had his struggles @ the Falcons. Maybe it's because I've been watching Hard Knocks. Switching to the Saints here. Saints 28, Falcons 27.

Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams, STL by 4 - Even with Bradford out for the year, I have faith in St. Louis. Shaun Hill isn't awful, and the Rams defense is still really strong. Rams 23, Vikings 17.

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, PIT by 6.5 - I'd be surprised if the Browns win 4 games this season. Steelers aren't going to be that great this year IMO but they should handle Cleveland at home rather easily. Steelers 27, Browns 10.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles, PHI by 10 - The Jaguars will be improved this season a once Bortles gets the starting nod I can see them getting some surprising victories. I have no faith in Chad Henne though. Eagles offense should roll here. Eagles 31, Jaguars 13.

Oakland Raiders at New York Jets, NYJ by 5 - Derek Carr getting named the starter makes this a bit harder for me to pick. If the Jets want any chance of making the playoffs they need to beat Oakland at home or they could very well start the year 0-7. Jets 20, Raiders 14.

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, BAL by 1.5 - I'm surprised that the Ravens are favorites here because of 1) Rice not being available and 2) Baltimore isn't very good. The Bengals won the division last year but were inconsistent, although I don't see them losing this one. UPSET! Bengals 27, Ravens 13.

Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears, CHI by 6.5 - I could see Spiller & Jackson going off against the crappy Chicago run defense, but I don't trust Buffalo enough if the Bears get out to an early lead. Bears 34, Bills 21.

Washington Redskins at Houston Texans, HOU by 2.5 - Watt & Clowney should demolish the Redskins' offensive line. It's a shame that Ryan Fitzpatrick is ass. I'll reluctantly go with Houston here. Texans 21, Redskins 17.

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4 - Hopefully Locker can stay healthy all season because Tennessee has a chance to make a splash. Kansas City should take care of business at home though. Chiefs 23, Titans 13.

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, NE by 4.5 - If Gronk is healthy then I think the Pats could blow Miami out. If not, I think the Dolphins could get the upset here. Tentatively choosing New England. Patriots 24, Dolphins 14.

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TB by 1 - With reports that Cam is a game time decision, this is an interesting one to pick. I think the Panthers take a step back this season and Tampa Bay should improve with Lovie at the head coaching position. Toss up. Switching to the Bucs here. Panthers 6, Buccaneers 14.

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, SF by 5 - 49ers' defense is a mess but nothing is as big as a mess as the Cowboys' defense. 49ers 31, Cowboys 21.

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, DEN by 7.5 - I have a feeling Peyton is going to take his old team to the woodshed with a 6 TD performance after losing in Indy last year. I'm really not a believer in the Colts either. Broncos 45, Colts 17.

New York Giants at Detroit Lions, DET by 5 - After watching the Giants first team offense in preseason, the only hope they have of winning this game is if they hand it to Rashad Jennings for 60 carries. Lions 27, Giants 6.

San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals, ARZ by 3 - Such a good game, shame that it's so late here in the east coast. I can see both these teams making the playoffs this year. I'll give Arizona the nod at home. Cardinals 20, Chargers 17.

[Str8Shooter]

THURSDAY NIGHT: GAME OF THE WEEK—Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks, SEA by 6 - SEA 27 GB 24

[CubsIn5]

THURSDAY NIGHT: GAME OF THE WEEK—Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks, SEA by 6 - Packers!

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, NO by 3 –Saints

Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams, STL by 4 – UPSET! Vikings

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, PIT by 6.5 – Steelers

Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles, PHI by 10 – Eagles

Oakland Raiders at New York Jets, NYJ by 5 – Jets

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, BAL by 1.5 – UPSET! Bengals

Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears, CHI by 6.5 – Bears

Washington Redskins at Houston Texans, HOU by 2.5 – Texans

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4 – Redskins

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, NE by 4.5 – Patriots

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TB by 1 – Bucs

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, SF by 5 – 49ers

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, DEN by 7.5 – Broncos

New York Giants at Detroit Lions, DET by 5 – Lions

San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals, ARZ by 3 – Cardinals

[GameDesigner14]

*EDIT* to remove upset from tonights game

THURSDAY NIGHT: GAME OF THE WEEK—Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks, SEA by 6 - Seahawks
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, NO by 3 – Saints

Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams, STL by 4 – Rams

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, PIT by 6.5 – Steelers

Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles, PHI by 10 – Eagles

Oakland Raiders at New York Jets, NYJ by 5 – UPSET!– Raiders

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, BAL by 1.5 – Ravens

Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears, CHI by 6.5 Bears

Washington Redskins at Houston Texans, HOU by 2.5 – UPSET Redskins

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4 –Chiefs

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, NE by 4.5 – Patriots

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TB by 1 – Buccaneers

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, SF by 5 – 49ers

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, DEN by 7.5 – Broncos

New York Giants at Detroit Lions, DET by 5 Lions

San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals, ARZ by 3 – UPSET! – Chargers

[The Legend]

^^^ Seahawks are the favored team, it's not an upset.

[GameDesigner14]

^^^ Seahawks are the favored team, it's not an upset.

Oops mistake..

[ShaneOfan]

Well I missed the first game. Would have taken the Seahawks but oh well.

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, NO by 3: Saints

Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams, STL by 4: Rams

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, PIT by 6.5: Browns UPSET!!!!!

Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles, PHI by 10: Eagles

Oakland Raiders at New York Jets, NYJ by 5: Jets

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, BAL by 1.5: Bengals

Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears, CHI by 6.5: Bills

Washington Redskins at Houston Texans, HOU by 2.5: Skins UPSET!!!!!

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4: Chiefs

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, NE by 4.5: Pats

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TB by 1: Bucc's

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, SF by 5: 49ers

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, DEN by 7.5: Broncos

New York Giants at Detroit Lions, DET by 5: Lions

San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals, ARZ by 3: Chargers UPSET!!!!!

[The Horseman]

THURSDAY NIGHT: GAME OF THE WEEK—Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks, SEA by 6 - I abstain, for obvious reasons.

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, NO by 3 – I'm going to drink the kool-aid here and predict the Falcons pulling off the upset. I do believe this is going to be quite the shootout, however. New Orleans will take advantage of the Falcons terrible defense, and Matt Ryan will take full advantage of his receivers being healthy. UPSET! Falcons 31, Saints 28

Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams, STL by 4 – I don't think Sam Bradford going down necessarily kills the Rams season. They have been forced in the past to get used to life without him. They likely will be saying farewell to Bradford this offseason as well, so they will start moving forward without him now. Shaun Hill obviously won't be their long term starter, but he is a strong game manager with a good head on his shoulders.

With all of that being said, the Vikings obviously have one of the more intriguing situations this year. They have all of the pieces you would want your team to have, to be a contender. They have continuously been missing the QB, and may finally have him. He's not starting today, though.

I predict a low scoring affair, with the Rams getting the nod. Rams 14, Vikings 10

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, PIT by 6.5 – The Steelers offense will push them to victory against the Browns here. The Browns have plenty of great players in key positions on their roster. What they don't have is anything promising at WR. Combine that with the Browns starting Hoyer (can't blame them; Manziel has no playmakers to work with anyway), and I believe "three and out" will be the theme for the Browns.

Steelers 21, Browns 10

Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles, PHI by 10 – This is going to be my big and bold upset prediction for week 1. I believe the Jags are going to surprise the league in week 1.

The Jags were horrible and severely lacking talent last year. They still fought tooth and nail every game, to the end. They clearly believe in Gus Bradley's coaching (as they should). Slowly but surely, they will build the talent base they need to create a true contender in Jacksonville.

As far as this game is concerned, I believe Gus Bradley's defensive schemes are going to surprise the Eagles. I believe that defense will force enough three-and-outs to play to the Jags advantage, keeping the Eagles defense on the field more often than they would prefer. The Jags will take advantage of a tired Eagles defense in the 2nd half, and do just enough to get the job done. UPSET! Jaguars 14, Eagles 13

Oakland Raiders at New York Jets, NYJ by 5 – The Raiders front office fumbled this offseason early and while they did bring in a ton of veterans, I believe that only occurred because they had no other choice.

The Jets are going to get the early win leveraging their ground game. Rex Ryan loves attitude, and Chris Johnson has plenty of it. I think he is going to have a huge game (which I also believe will be his best game of the season, as he will go downhill from here). I do think the Raiders will get some points on the board behind Derek Carr, however. Jets 28, Raiders 17

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, BAL by 1.5 – I don't buy the Ravens at all this year. I can only think they are favored in this game because they are at home. I'm not going to let that deter me in my pick. UPSET! Bengals 27, Ravens 20

Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears, CHI by 6.5 – My beloved Bears end the season with 5 home games out of their final 7. In order to get there, they have to go through quite a tough stretch early on.

Thank you NFL for offering a sacrificial lamb before the games truly begin! The Bills looked horrible in preseason, and Da Bears are going to display something on offense that hasn't been around in a loooooooooooong time; consistency. Their confidence will at least build up by dominating this one!

Bears 38, Bills 10

Washington Redskins at Houston Texans, HOU by 2.5 – The Redskins terrible defense is going to be the only reason the Texans win this game. I do NOT believe either of these teams will be playoff teams.

I think there will be plenty of struggles here, where neither team looks like a clear great team. Texans 17, Redskins 14

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4 – Jake Locker needs to prove NOW that he is the franchise QB for the Titans. I believe he is going to take a strong first step in demonstrating that to his new coaching staff.

While I do like the Chiefs, they simply endured too many free agency losses this offseason. When you combine that with the obviously tougher schedule on their slate, I just don't see them making the playoffs for the 2nd consecutive year. I think they look ugly in their home opener. UPSET! Titans 20, Chiefs 10

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, NE by 4.5 – The Dolphins are making more progress than any other AFC East team, in my opinion. I just can't bet against Belechick/Brady yet. The Dolphins will make it interesting, however. Patriots 28, Dolphins 24

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TB by 1 – There are too many questions surrounding the Panthers right now, and too many reasons for optimism on the Bucs end. I'm obviously partial to Lovie a bit, but I do believe the Bucs are much more talented than what we observed last year. The Panthers aren't going to completely tank, but there has simply been too much turnover on that offense to feel comfortable with them. Bucs 24, Panthers 14

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, SF by 5 – Shootout....shootout.....shootout! The 49ers defense is going to look terrible early on this year. Fortunately, their offense looks promising. Combine that with a Cowboys defense that Alabama could destroy, and you get the kind of game that makes fantasy players drool! Start ALL offensive players in this game with confidence! 49ers 42, Cowboys 35

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, DEN by 7.5 – Wes Welker's suspension will hurt. This is still Peyton Manning, and the old guard isn't quite ready to relinquish their supremacy to the new wave just yet. Both QBs will look great, however. Mannings 31, Lucks 27

New York Giants at Detroit Lions, DET by 5 – The Lions offense is going to will themselves past the Giants in this one. I expect to see sloppy play from both teams, however. Lions 24, Giants 21

San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals, ARZ by 3 – Maybe I've listened to too much local Arizona sports radio living down here, however I do like Bruce Arians a lot, and believe the Cardinals are going to be the only true competition to the Seahawks for the toughest division in the NFL this year.

This has the potential to be the best game of the week. Cardinals 27, Chargers 24

[Str8Shooter]

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, NO by 3 – NEW ORLEANS

Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams, STL by 4 – UPSET!! VIKINGS

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, PIT by 6.5 – PITTBURGH

Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles, PHI by 10 – PHILADELPHIA

Oakland Raiders at New York Jets, NYJ by 5 – UPSET!!! OAKLAND

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, BAL by 1.5 – BALTIMORE

Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears, CHI by 6.5 – CHICAGO

Washington Redskins at Houston Texans, HOU by 2.5 – UPSET!! WASHINGTON

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4 – KANSAS CITY

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, NE by 4.5 – NEW ENGLAND

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TB by 1 – TAMPA BAY

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, SF by 5 – SAN FRANCISCO

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, DEN by 7.5 – DENVER

New York Giants at Detroit Lions, DET by 5 – DETROIT

San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals, ARZ by 3 – UPSET!!! SAN DIEGO

[Philip Rivers]

Raiders suck

[Philip Rivers]

[quote="Philip Rivers"]New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, NO by 3: Saints

Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams, STL by 4: Vikings

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers: Steelers

Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles, PHI by 10: Eagles

Oakland Raiders at New York Jets, NYJ by 5: Jets

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, BAL by 1.5: Bengals

Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears, CHI by 6.5: Bears

Washington Redskins at Houston Texans, HOU by 2.5: Skins UPSET!!!!!

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4: Chiefs

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, NE by 4.5: Pats

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TB by 1: Bucc's

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, SF by 5: 49ers

Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, DEN by 7.5: Broncos

New York Giants at Detroit Lions, DET by 5: Giants

San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals, ARZ by 3: Chargers UPSET!!!!!

[Everlong]

The Bears lost to the fucking Bills...

LMAO.

[The Legend]

The Bears lost to the fucking Bills...

LMAO.

This pissed me off so much. The Bills are really screwing up my plan to have the #1 overall pick this year.

[Everlong]

Bad news for Houston.

[Messiah]

[Messiah]

[CubsIn5]

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4 – Redskins

PSA: Ladies and gentlemen. Don't get high and then make your picks.

[Philip Rivers]

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4 – Redskins

PSA: Ladies and gentlemen. Don't get high and then make your picks.

[The Legend]

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, KC by 4 – Redskins

PSA: Ladies and gentlemen. Don't get high and then make your picks.

What's really funny is you picked the Skins to win the game they weren't playing in, but lose the game they actually were playing in. If Tim wanted to make a really racist assumption, he could say that you were thinking Chiefs when you wrote that.