Week 1 predictions

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GB 13, SEA 16
NO 20, ATL 23
MN 13, STL 27
CLE 20, PIT 17
JAX 23, PHI 35
OAK 6, NYJ 20
CIN 17, BAL 13
BUF 23, CHI 34
WAS 17, HOU 24
TN 16, KC 31
NE 27, MIA 17
CAR 10, TB 17
SFO 30, DAL 17
IND 24, DEN 27
NYG 23, DET 20
SD 16, AZ 24

If you want elaboration on any pick, I'll give. So, what are you guys picks?

[58Miller]

GB 13, SEA 16
NO 20, ATL 23
MN 13, STL 27
CLE 20, PIT 17
JAX 23, PHI 35
OAK 6, NYJ 20
CIN 17, BAL 13
BUF 23, CHI 34
WAS 17, HOU 24
TN 16, KC 31
NE 27, MIA 17
CAR 10, TB 17
SFO 30, DAL 17
IND 24, DEN 27
NYG 23, DET 20
SD 16, AZ 24

If you want elaboration on any pick, I'll give. So, what are you guys picks?

GB 20 Sea 16
NO 34 Atl 24
StL 17 Min 16
Pit 27 Clev 17
Phi 34 Jack 13
NYJ 16 Oak 13
Balt 27 Cin 24
Chi 31 Buff 20
Hou 13 Wash 3
KC 20 Ten 9
NE 19 Mia 17
Car 20 TB 10
SFO 34 Dal 24
Den 27 Ind 17
Det 27 NYG 23
SD 19 Ariz 13

[86Elwayfan]

GB 20 Sea 16
NO 34 Atl 24
StL 17 Min 16
Pit 27 Clev 17
Phi 34 Jack 13
NYJ 16 Oak 13
Balt 27 Cin 24
Chi 31 Buff 20
Hou 13 Wash 3
KC 20 Ten 9
NE 19 Mia 17
Car 20 TB 10
SFO 34 Dal 24
Den 27 Ind 17
Det 27 NYG 23
SD 19 Ariz 13

GB 200 Sea -12 or... GB 24 Sea 17
NO 31 Atl 20
StL 21 Min 13
Pit 24 Clev 10
Phi 34 Jack 13
NYJ 17 Oak 3
Balt 24 Cin 31
Chi 31 Buff 17
Hou 17 Wash 24
KC 14 Ten 10
NE 27 Mia 14
Car 23 TB 17
SFO 30 Dal 20
Den 31 Ind 24
Det 28 NYG 23
SD 17 Ariz 21

[onanygivensunda]

My pre-TC picks for week 1...

GB 17, SEA 30
NO 34, ATL 30
MN 17, STL 20
CLE 17, PIT 21
JAX 20, PHI 28
OAK 19, NYJ 23
CIN 21, BAL 24
BUF 20, CHI 30
WAS 23, HOU 24
TN 17, KC 24
NE 24, MIA 13
CAR 17, TB 13
SFO 27, DAL 23
IND 27, DEN 31
NYG 20, DET 28
SD 17, AZ 21

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GB 20 Sea 16
NO 34 Atl 24
StL 17 Min 16
Pit 27 Clev 17
Phi 34 Jack 13
NYJ 16 Oak 13
Balt 27 Cin 24
Chi 31 Buff 20
Hou 13 Wash 3
KC 20 Ten 9
NE 19 Mia 17
Car 20 TB 10
SFO 34 Dal 24
Den 27 Ind 17
Det 27 NYG 23
SD 19 Ariz 13

Not seeing anything I hate here. In a low scoring game, GB does have a shot at SEA although I think SEA pulls it out.

Although, I think ATL-NO will be closer, NO rarely beats them by more than a score, even last year when ATL went 4-12. I think ATL actually edges out that one.

I think at home AZ will beat SD, they are better than a lot of people think. I think Cleveland may surprised some people this year if Hoyer stays healthy.

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GB 200 Sea -12 or... GB 24 Sea 17
NO 31 Atl 20
StL 21 Min 13
Pit 24 Clev 10
Phi 34 Jack 13
NYJ 17 Oak 3
Balt 24 Cin 31
Chi 31 Buff 17
Hou 17 Wash 24
KC 14 Ten 10
NE 27 Mia 14
Car 23 TB 17
SFO 30 Dal 20
Den 31 Ind 24
Det 28 NYG 23
SD 17 Ariz 21

I'd actually be surprised if CAR drops 23 on TB in Tampa. Their defense will be pretty good, and I think they'll match up well with CAR like they did in '12. Verner will be a good addition to their defense, he fits well into their system. That match up is strange in that it seems to flip flop, and favor one team one year and the other the next.

[Rancid]

My week one prediction is that you will all be wrong.

[58Miller]

Not seeing anything I hate here. In a low scoring game, GB does have a shot at SEA although I think SEA pulls it out.

Although, I think ATL-NO will be closer, NO rarely beats them by more than a score, even last year when ATL went 4-12. I think ATL actually edges out that one.

I think at home AZ will beat SD, they are better than a lot of people think. I think Cleveland may surprised some people this year if Hoyer stays healthy.

Arizona lost Dansby and Washington will be suspended. Those two guys will hurt there d. San Diego uses every second of the clock and they dont allow big plays. Im actually suprised that everybody is picking the Cards, they dont have a run game and there d lost there best two players besides Peterson.
The Saints d was much improved last year and now the additions of Jarius Byrd, SJB, and Champ to the secondary with Vaccaro and Lewis the Saints can slow falcons offense down.

[Idiot_Kicker]

Denver 41 Colts 16


Don't care about the rest

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Arizona lost Dansby and Washington will be suspended. Those two guys will hurt there d. San Diego uses every second of the clock and they dont allow big plays. Im actually suprised that everybody is picking the Cards, they dont have a run game and there d lost there best two players besides Peterson.
The Saints d was much improved last year and now the additions of Jarius Byrd, SJB, and Champ to the secondary with Vaccaro and Lewis the Saints can slow falcons offense down.

That is true, I had forgotten about the Washington injury. Their D seems to work well together though. The Chargers defense is a pretty good 'bend but don't break' defense that doesn't let anybody decimate them, and they have done well with clock control. They do have a shot at beating AZ, and really they could have a good chance beating any opponent on their schedule. I'm looking to see if they can do well with clock control again. I just figure AZ will edge it out at home though.

As for NO, well they also lost some offensive players, Sproles and Moore though I'm sure they will recover well from that as they do a good job getting the most out of skill players. However, you have to take into account the match up itself between the 2, and that things out of the norm often happen in it.

Think about last year-ATL was 4-12, NO had a top 5 O and D and yet...both meetings were less than a score. I think ATL will be better than that this year even. NO is top notch at home, yet ATL came very close to winning down there. ATL had an awful defense last year, NO had a great offense..yet 23 and 17 points is all they gave up in 2 meetings. The 2 teams just know eachother well, and it's always close. They find ways to get the upper hand through the player match ups, familiarity and etc.

It's just one of those things, it's like how the Browns defense used to play Peyton Manningwell when they had Crenell. Their defense was bad, but no one seemed to play Peyton Manning better than them.

[86Elwayfan]

I'd actually be surprised if CAR drops 23 on TB in Tampa. Their defense will be pretty good, and I think they'll match up well with CAR like they did in '12. Verner will be a good addition to their defense, he fits well into their system. That match up is strange in that it seems to flip flop, and favor one team one year and the other the next.

Agreed to a sense. I actually think it will be Carolina's defense the allows them to score 23 pts. I was less thinking about Tampa's D. I feel like Carolina's D will produce a couple turnovers and that will either give their O a short field or could see the possibility of a defensive touchdown. I'll be honest McCown had a good year last year but I just have a hard time drinking the koolaid that he is as good as his season was.

[58Miller]

That is true, I had forgotten about the Washington injury. Their D seems to work well together though. The Chargers defense is a pretty good 'bend but don't break' defense that doesn't let anybody decimate them, and they have done well with clock control. They do have a shot at beating AZ, and really they could have a good chance beating any opponent on their schedule. I'm looking to see if they can do well with clock control again. I just figure AZ will edge it out at home though.

As for NO, well they also lost some offensive players, Sproles and Moore though I'm sure they will recover well from that as they do a good job getting the most out of skill players. However, you have to take into account the match up itself between the 2, and that things out of the norm often happen in it.

Think about last year-ATL was 4-12, NO had a top 5 O and D and yet...both meetings were less than a score. I think ATL will be better than that this year even. NO is top notch at home, yet ATL came very close to winning down there. ATL had an awful defense last year, NO had a great offense..yet 23 and 17 points is all they gave up in 2 meetings. The 2 teams just know eachother well, and it's always close. They find ways to get the upper hand through the player match ups, familiarity and etc.

It's just one of those things, it's like how the Browns defense used to play Peyton Manningwell when they had Crenell. Their defense was bad, but no one seemed to play Peyton Manning better than them.

I forgot about sproles, he is big part of there O. They did bring in Brandon Cook but I doubt he will be a big part of there O week one.

[Blue Thunda]

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GB 13, SEA 16
NO 28, ATL 21
MN 13, STL 27
CLE 20, PIT 17
JAX 23, PHI 28
OAK 14, NYJ 17
CIN 17, BAL 13
BUF 23, CHI 34
WAS 17, HOU 24
TN 21, KC 24
NE 27, MIA 17
CAR 13, TB 14
SFO 30, DAL 17
IND 21, DEN 38 (especially with Mathis out and at denver, I think the broncos stomp the colts)
NYG 10, DET 20
SD 14, AZ 27

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Agreed to a sense. I actually think it will be Carolina's defense the allows them to score 23 pts. I was less thinking about Tampa's D. I feel like Carolina's D will produce a couple turnovers and that will either give their O a short field or could see the possibility of a defensive touchdown. I'll be honest McCown had a good year last year but I just have a hard time drinking the koolaid that he is as good as his season was.

In large part, it was those great Bears receivers. Jeffries and Marshall are a great duo. I do think he's good though, but I doubt he will have a repeat season in TB. He does have Vincent Jackson though, who I think he can connect with well.

That's why I picked TB, since I think their defense will hold down CAR's offense, and that TB is likely to get a few plays to VJ that can help make 17 points happen. If they get defensive scores they could put up 23 but I doubt it otherwise. I don't think they'll get the turnovers though, I think McCown will avoid that.

[58Miller]

In large part, it was those great Bears receivers. Jeffries and Marshall are a great duo. I do think he's good though, but I doubt he will have a repeat season in TB. He does have Vincent Jackson though, who I think he can connect with well.

That's why I picked TB, since I think their defense will hold down CAR's offense, and that TB is likely to get a few plays to VJ that can help make 17 points happen. If they get defensive scores they could put up 23 but I doubt it otherwise. I don't think they'll get the turnovers though, I think McCown will avoid that.

He also has two 6' 5" rookies in Mike Evans & Austin Seferain-Jenkins.