NFL Picks (Week 3)

Last week: 8-8
Season: 16-16

Carolina 21, Miami 14 (Panthers pumped after beating New England)
Atlanta 20, Buffalo 13 (Bills' D is tough, but Vick is the difference)
Cincinnati 23, Chicago 16 (Bengals keep it going)
Indianapolis 24, Cleveland 14 (Colts' offense breaks out)
St. Louis 27, Tennessee 17 (Rams too strong at home)
NY Jets 16, Jacksonville 13 (Close game goes to the home team)
Green Bay 22, Tampa Bay 17 (Packers won't start 0-3)
Philadelphia 30, Oakland 20 (Eagles have it going now)
Minnesota 21, New Orleans 19 (Vikings aren't this bad)
Arizona 26, Seattle 23 (Seahawks always lose one they should win)
Dallas 24, San Francisco 17 (Cowboys forget last Monday's stunner)
New England 17, Pittsburgh 13 (If the Pats lose here it could start a slide)
San Diego 16, NY Giants 10 (Charger fans give it to Eli Manning)
Kansas City 28, Denver 27 (We'll believe in the Chiefs after this one)

NFL Picks (Week 2)

Last week: 8-8

Baltimore 21, Tennessee 17 (Anthony Wright makes his case in place of Kyle Boller)
Tampa Bay 17, Buffalo 14 (Bucs' defense holds back J.P. Losman)
Detroit 20, Chicago 13 (Lions can start 2-0 in NFC North)
Indianapolis 24, Jacksonville 16 (Colts don't want to lose home field for playoffs)
Cincinnati 27, Minnesota 20 (Do you believe in the Bengals? I do)
New England 23, Carolina 21 (Pats live for games like these)
Pittsburgh 24, Houston 7 (Texans' offense no match for Steelers)
Philadelphia 27, San Francisco 17 (McNabb, Owens will light it up)
Atlanta 23, Seattle 20 (Falcons learning how to win big games)
St. Louis 21, Arizona 14 (Cards' defense is tough, but Arizona can't score enough)
Green Bay 26, Cleveland 13 (Favre won't have two straight bad games)
NY Jets 20, Miami 10 (No magic for the Dolphins on the road)
San Diego 16, Denver 7 (Shanahan starts to hear it)
Oakland 28, Kansas City 24 (Collins to Moss too much for Chiefs)
NY Giants 20, New Orleans 14 (Too much ask for the Saints)
Dallas 24, Washington 17 (Bledsoe solving a lot of Cowboys problems)

NFL Picks (Week 1)

New England 27, Oakland 24 (Pats' offense gets it done)
Washington 20, Chicago 10 (A struggle for Bears' rookie Kyle Orton)
Cincinnati 30, Cleveland 17 (Bengals' offense could be one the league's best)
Miami 17, Denver 14 (Home emotion, defense carry Dolphins)
Houston 23, Buffalo 20 (Time for the Texans to make a move)
Carolina 20, New Orleans 16 (Can the Saints focus?)
NY Jets 24, Kansas City 21 (Arrowhead is a tough home field, but Jets are a tough team)
Jacksonville 16, Seattle 14 (Close wins will be Jags' forte)
Minnesota 30, Tampa Bay 14 (Bucs don't have much)
Pittsburgh 21, Tennessee 10 (Long season in Nashville)
Arizona 24, NY Giants 14 (Kurt Warner lights up former mates)
San Diego 21, Dallas 20 (Home field wins for Chargers despite no Antonio Gates)
Detroit 23, Green Bay 21 (Lions have to start showing something)
St. Louis 28, San Francisco 13 (Is Mike Martz still a genius?)
Indianapolis 24, Baltimore 17 (Colts begin long run)
Philadelphia 31, Atlanta 27 (It's Monday night, so McNabb and T.O. will shine)

NFL Season Predictions

AFC East
x-New England 11-5 (Pats take a little dip)
y-NY Jets 9-7 (Not enough firepower to be elite)
Buffalo 6-10 (Rough ride for J.P. Losman)
Miami 5-11 (QB play dooms Dolphins)

AFC South
x-Indianapolis 13-3 (It’s their time)
Jacksonville 8-8 (Jags tread water this season)
Houston 6-10 (About time to make changes)
Tennessee 4-12 (Too many player losses)

AFC North
x-Pittsburgh 12-4 (Can Bettis and Staley hold up?)
y-Cincinnati 10-6 (Carson Palmer becomes a star)
Baltimore 8-8 (Time running out for Kyle Boller)
Cleveland 3-13 (Romeo Crennel gets a pass)

AFC West
x-Kansas City 9-7 (The defense can’t be that bad)
San Diego 9-7 (Everyone is looking for them now)
Denver 8-8 (Does Mike Shananan have a lifetime deal?)
Oakland 8-8 (Randy Moss makes things exciting)
Wild-card: New England over N.Y. Jets; Cincinnati over Kansas City
Divisional: Pittsburgh over New England; Indianapolis over Cincinnati
Championship: Indianapolis over Pittsburgh

NFC East
x-Philadelphia 13-3 (Still far ahead of the pack)
Dallas 9-7 (Drew Bledsoe can solve a lot of problems)
Washington 7-9 (Joe Gibbs makes an improvement)
NY Giants 5-11 (Eli Manning’s elbow will be a problem)

NFC South
x-Carolina 11-5 (The trendy pick, and it’s justified)
y-Atlanta 11-5 (The Michaels, Vick and Jenkins, become a top combo)
Tampa Bay 6-10 (Mark Clayton’s a player, but not much else)
New Orleans 6-10 (A surreal situation)

NFC North
x-Minnesota 10-6 (Not better without Moss, just different)
y-Green Bay 9-7 (This will be Brett Favre’s last season)
Detroit 7-9 (Make or break for Joey Harrington)
Chicago 4-12 (Even with Muhsin Muhammad, offense is horrible)

NFC West
x-St. Louis 10-6 (Rams have the best offensive personnel)
Seattle 8-8 (Just enough for Mike Holmgren to stay in there)
Arizona 8-8 (Another trendy pick)
San Francisco 3-13 (Alex Smith may sit all season)
Wild card: Atlanta over Minnesota: St. Louis over Green Bay
Divisional: Philadelphia over Atlanta; Carolina over St. Louis
Championship: Philadelphia over Carolina

Super Bowl: Indianapolis over Philadelphia