Amer-rikan football thread

[CammyKnoxville]

So week 2 is upon us.

Who has who picked to win?

Myself being a San Diego native and Chargers fan, I'm rooting for another win against Baltimore today.

[kaiho]

the Broncos will pummel Cleveland.

that's all the wisdom i can master when it comes to NFL.

(being a fan of the Broncos doesn't help me with objectivity)

[CammyKnoxville]

You're a Broncos fan?

Sorry, but I have to hate you now

[kaiho]

"fan" is an overstatement but yes ... i like them a lot.

blame John Elway and Mike Shanahan for that.

[CammyKnoxville]

Mah picks;

Sun, Sept. 20 Carolina at Atlanta FOX 1 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 Minnesota at Detroit FOX 1 p.m
Sun, Sept. 20 Cincinnati at Green Bay CBS 1 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 Oakland at Kansas City CBS 1 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 New Orleans at Philadelphia FOX 1 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 St. Louis at Washington FOX 1 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 Houston at Tennessee CBS 1 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 New England at New York CBS 1 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 Arizona at Jacksonville FOX 1 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 Tampa Bay at Buffalo FOX 4:05 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 Seattle at San Francisco FOX 4:05 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 Pittsburgh at Chicago CBS 4:15 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 Cleveland at Denver CBS 4:15 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 Baltimore at San Diego CBS 4:15 p.m.
Sun, Sept. 20 New York at Dallas NBC 8:20 p.m.

Looks to be a good day today for football 8)

[JJ Smooth]

I see Detroit lost again today. I think this is their 19th straight loss. Could they possibly...go winless for two seasons?!

And let me get this out in the open, yes I live in Cleveland, but in no way do I care or support out football team. It's a terrible product year after year, wake me up when they win something significant.

[Mad_Man_Moon]

Don't take this the wrong way; but I love that teams are called 'franchises' and 'products' over here.
Beautiful.

[JJ Smooth]

Week 3 matchups, who do we like? My picks are in the ( ) and thoughts below on each contest.

(Atlanta) at New England

The Patriots looked terrible against the Jets and Brady was horribly mediocre. I'm thinking one more loss before the Patriots wake up and start acting like Super Bowl contenders again.

(Tennessee) at NY Jets

I'm not drinking the Kool-Aid on that other New York team. No way Tenn. goes 0-3 with their talent. I'm expecting a close one here, but the Titans get the W.

Cleveland at (Baltimore)

I'm believing the Browns might go winless for the '09-10 season; after a pathetic showing in Denver, no way do they even bother to compete against the Ravens. I expect a blowout.

(Washington) at Detroit

The Redskins haven't impressed this season, and the Lions are...well, the Lions. Washington wins by default.

(Green Bay) at St. Louis

The Packers were embarrassed by that other Ohio team, expect them to take it out on the sad Rams.

Kansas City at (Philadelphia)

The Eagles will probably still be without McNabb, and I have no clue on how Westbrook is either. I'm more in the dark on any of the talent with KC, so a coin toss determined this one.

(NY Giants) at Tampa Bay

Giants are looking good this season, especially when they hung in with the very tough Cowboys. I expect them to ride that high to another win here.

San Francisco at (Minnesota)

San Fran. seems like the West Coast Jets, so I skip the bandwagon and am going with what I know. A tough O-line, a veteran QB, and Adrian Peterson; Vikes all the way.

Jacksonville at (Houston)

Don't care, heads came up, so I go with Houston.

(Chicago) at Seattle

Chicago played spoilers to the Steelers last week. Plus, Cutler has a gun for an arm, I'm expecting lots of touchdown passes from da Bears.

(New Orleans) at Buffalo

The Saints are one team I will hop on the bandwagon for. Drew Brees, if he keeps up his pace, will throw for 5K yards this year. New Orleans offense is too much for any team right now.

(Pittsburgh) at Cincinatti

Pitt. all the way, their the champs for a reason.

Miami at (San Diego)

San Diego is banged up, but I'm thinking they'll be able to get by Miami's gimmick offense to get a win.

Denver at (Oakland)

Neither team is very impressive, but I have a little more faith in the Raiders than the directionless Broncos. Yeah, Denver may be 2 and 0, but one was lucky, and the second win was over Cleveland. That doesn't say much.

(Arizona) at Indianapolis

Kurt Warner passed 24 for 26 last week, and he's got Larry Fitzgerald catching for him. While the Colts were able to make things happen with some short possession time last week, the accuracy and completion rate of the Cardinals is scary. Arizona for the upset.

Carolina at (Dallas)

Dallas gets that win in their new stadium against a less than stellar opponent. Jerry Jones finds another way to be fined. All is well in the world.

[kaiho]

another lucky win for Denver.

don't mind me ... i haven't watched a game this season thus far (only highlights). I am running purely on hope.

[Sgt. Preston]

Here's my picks as designated with emoticons:

Atlanta at New England

Atlanta has too many offensive weapons

Tennessee at NY Jets

Titans squeek one out

Cleveland at Baltimore

Baltimore wins another round in the Modell Bowl

Washington at Detroit

Detroit in a shocker. The Bucs record for futility remains.

Green Bay at St. Louis

Rams get stomped by underperforming Pack.

Kansas City at Philadelphia

KC's in chaos; Philly's D is strong

NY Giants at Tampa Bay

Fourth string safeties make Eli Manning's mouth water in a blowout

San Francisco at Minnesota

49ers leave more than just their heart at home in a whoopin'

Jacksonville at Houston

Schaub's on a roll now in a home win

Chicago at Seattle

Bears triumph against weak Seattle defense

New Orleans at Buffalo

Brees in the best QB in the game right now

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

The 'Nati in a home upset against the Curtain

Miami at San Diego

Chargers win with passing game

Denver at Oakland

Oakland wins one in the weakest division in football

Arizona at Indianapolis

Colts in wide open scorefest

Carolina at Dallas

Dallas against Panther team past their prime