I’m hoping to rebound after a mildly rough 8-5 week. Should have never picked the Packers and Lions …

WEEK 9
ATLANTA over Washington
CHICAGO over Arizona
Baltimore over Cincinnati
INDIANAPOLIS over Houston
NEW ENGLAND over Miami
Green Bay over TAMPA BAY
JACKSONVILLE over Kansas City
SEATTLE over Detroit
NEW ORLEANS over Carolina
N.Y. GIANTS over San Diego
SAN FRANCISCO over Tennessee
Dallas over PHILADELPHIA
Pittsburgh over DENVER
Last week: 8-5 Season: 86-30

Already November — wow.

WEEK 8
Houston over BUFFALO
CHICAGO over Cleveland
DALLAS over Seattle
DETROIT over St. Louis
GREEN BAY over Minnesota
N.Y. JETS over Miami
BALTIMORE over Denver
SAN DIEGO over Oakland
Jacksonville over TENNESSEE
PHILADELPHIA over N.Y. Giants
ARIZONA over Carolina
NEW ORLEANS over Atlanta
Last week: 10-3 Season: 78-25

No chatter, just picks:

WEEK 7
Chicago over CINCINNATI
Green Bay over CLEVELAND
San Diego over KANSAS CITY
Indianapolis over ST. LOUIS
HOUSTON over San Francisco
PITTSBURGH over Minnesota
New England over Tampa Bay
CAROLINA over Buffalo
N.Y. Jets over OAKLAND
New Orleans over MIAMI
DALLAS over Atlanta
N.Y. GIANTS over Arizona
Philadelphia over WASHINGTON
Last week: 9-5 Season: 68-22

Tough week last week; I’m hoping to bounce back …

WEEK 6
CINCINNATI over Houston
GREEN BAY over Detroit
MINNESOTA over Baltimore
NEW ORLEANS over N.Y. Giants
PITTSBURGH over Cleveland
Carolina over TAMPA BAY
WASHINGTON over Kansas City
JACKSONVILLE over St. Louis
Arizona over SEATTLE
Philadelphia over OAKLAND
NEW ENGLAND over Tennessee
N.Y. JETS over Buffalo
ATLANTA over Chicago
SAN DIEGO over Denver
Last week: 9-5 Season: 59-17

Cruising!

WEEK 5
BUFFALO over Cleveland
Dallas over KANSAS CITY
Minnesota over ST. LOUIS
N.Y. GIANTS over Oakland
PHILADELPHIA over Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh over DETROIT
CAROLINA over Washington
BALTIMORE over Cincinnati
SAN FRANCISCO over Atlanta
Jacksonville over SEATTLE
ARIZONA over Houston
New England over DENVER
Indianapolis over TENNESSEE
MIAMI over N.Y. Jets
Last week: 12-2 Season: 50-12

Ta-da! I correctly picked the Lions last week. My lack of faith in the Redskins continues this week, with a prediction they will lose to the Buccaneers.

WEEK 4
Cincinnati over CLEVELAND
Tampa Bay over WASHINGTON
CHICAGO over Detroit
N.Y. Giants over KANSAS CITY
NEW ENGLAND over Baltimore
INDIANAPOLIS over Cleveland
JACKSONVILLE over Tennessee
HOUSTON over Oakland
NEW ORLEANS over N.Y. Jets
Dallas over DENVER
SAN FRANCISCO over St. Louis
PITTSBURGH over San Diego
MINNESOTA over Green Bay
Last week: 14-2 Season: 38-10

I’m doing: Picking the Lions to win this week. Hopefully I don’t get that one right then tank the other 15 …

WEEK 3
DETROIT over Washington
Green Bay over ST. LOUIS
MINNESOTA over San Francisco
NEW ENGLAND over Atlanta
N.Y. JETS over Tennessee
PHILADELPHIA over Kansas City
N.Y. Giants over TAMPA BAY
BALTIMORE over Cleveland
New Orleans over BUFFALO
Chicago over SEATTLE
SAN DIEGO over Miami
Pittsburgh over CINCINNATI
Denver over OAKLAND
Indianapolis over ARIZONA
DALLAS over Carolina
Last week: 11-5. Season: 24-8

What a Week 2! There’s a new No. 1: The Giants take the top spot after the Patriots and Steelers fell. The Jets make the week’s biggest jump, up eight notches, while the Titans take the biggest tumble, 10 spots to No. 17.

1. Giants (2-0)
2. Colts (2-0)
3. Ravens (2-0)
4. Steelers (1-1)
5. Falcons (2-0)
6. Saints (2-0)
7. Patriots (1-1)
8. Vikings (2-0)
9. Jets (2-0)
10. Chargers (1-1)
11. Cowboys (1-1)
12. Cardinals (1-1)
13. Eagles (1-1)
14. Bears (1-1)
15. 49ers (2-0)
16. Broncos (2-0)
17. Titans (0-2)
18. Packers (1-1)
19. Texans (1-1)
20. Redskins (1-1)
21. Seahawks (1-1)
22. Bills (1-1)
23. Dolphins (0-2)
24. Bengals (1-1)
25. Panthers (0-2)
26. Buccaneers (0-2)
27. Raiders (1-1)
28. Jaguars (0-2)
29. Chiefs (0-2)
30. Lions (0-2)
31. Browns (0-2)
32. Rams (0-2)

Last week I started the season well, going 13-3. Let’s see if I’m equally as proficient this week, when I get a little more daring. As usual, the home team is in caps.

WEEK 2
ATLANTA over Carolina
Minnesota over DETROIT
GREEN BAY over Cincinnati
TENNESSEE over Houston
Oakland over KANSAS CITY
New England over N.Y. JETS
New Orleans over PHILADELPHIA
WASHINGTON over St. Louis
Arizona over JACKSONVILLE
BUFFALO over Tampa Bay
SAN FRANCISCO over Seattle
Pittsburgh over CHICAGO
Baltimore over SAN DIEGO
DENVER over Cleveland
DALLAS over N.Y. Giants
Indianapolis over MIAMI
Last week: 13-3

Wow, already making my first weekly picks for the season. Here goes nothing …

WEEK 1
PITTSBURGH over Tennessee
ATLANTA over Miami
CINCINNATI over Denver
Minnesota over CLEVELAND
INDIANAPOLIS over Jacksonville
NEW ORLEANS over Detroit
Dallas over TAMPA BAY
Philadelphia over CAROLINA
BALTIMORE over Kansas City
HOUSTON over N.Y. Jets
N.Y. GIANTS over Washington
ARIZONA over San Francisco
SEATTLE over St. Louis
GREEN BAY over Chicago
NEW ENGLAND over Buffalo
San Diego over OAKLAND