We had some weird results, like hapless Buffalo demolishing powerful Minnesota and Detroit overpowering New England. Patrick Mahomes continues to shine, and Miami is surprising at 3-0 (one of only three unbeaten teams). Cleveland won, so with their tie they are guaranteed to lose AT MOST the same number of games they lost two years ago, and are already 3x better than they were last year.
Top Ten [Last week]
1. Los Angeles Rams (3-0) [1]
2. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) [4] : If they and the Rams face off in the Super Bowl, that would be exciting!
3. Baltimore Ravens (2-1) [7]
4. Miami Dolphins (3-0) [5]
5. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-1) [3]
6. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) [2]
7. Tampa Bay Bucs (2-1) [6]
8. Washington Redskins (2-1) [14]
9. Chicago Bears (2-1) [13]
10. Tennessee Titans (2-1) [11]
Thurs night
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams: As much as I would love to see Kirk Cousins succeed, the Vikes go up against the juggernaut Rams. Both offensively and defensively, this team is solid, and they are knocking opponents around like bowling pins. Buffalo showed the Rams how to attack Minnesota, which will make this game tougher. RAMS, 35-13
Sunday early games
Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers: The Bills seemed to wake up last week, and the Pack already have injuries. That makes this game ripe for an upset. Still, it can be tough to play in Green Bay, so I'll give a slight edge to the feisty home team. PACK, 20-16
Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons are a talented team of underachievers, while the Bengals are playing per usual -- they do well in the regular season and then fade in postseason. BENGALS, 30-24
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys: Detroit showed spunk against the Pats, but perhaps the Pats are just in a slump. Dallas is suffering at 1-2 as well, but they seem to have a better hold on their problems -- the offensive line. If they shore that up, they can win. COWBOYS, 20-16
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts: Geez, what has happened to the Texans? They have talent, they don't have too many injuries, but they cannot transfer that to the field. How wacky is that? COLTS, 24-20
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots: Which is stranger -- the Dolphins are 3-0 or the Pats are 1-2? How about the Pats at 1-3? If they don't improve their play, that's what I think will happen. DOLPHINS, 24-17
New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars: The Jags and Titans seemed to play baseball last week, with a defensive 9-6 score. That stiff defense will give rookie Sam Darnold fits. JAGS, 20-13
Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans: The Titans could win this game, but the return of Carson Wentz will give a huge emotional boost to the Super Bowl Champs. EAGLES, 23-16
Tampa Bay Bucs at Chicago Bears: This game renews an old rivalry from the NFC Central days. The Bears defense is resembling the old Monsters of the Midway with Khalil Mack in there. Mitch Trubisky is not terrific, but he doesn't make as many mistakes as his predecessor, Jay Cutler. That would all be good, except for the tremendous job Fitzpatrick is doing leading the Bucs offense. The Bears might pull this one out, but I have to favor the powerful Bucs. BUCS, 31-27
Sunday late games
Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders: Want to know how terrible the Raiders are playing? I'm favoring the Browns. BROWNS, 20-16
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants: The Giants may have won a game, but I don't think they have sorted out their problems on either offense or defense. The latter will be a devastating disadvantage against the offensively strong Saints. SAINTS, 34-17
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers: The 49ers are without Jimmy Garrofolo. Their offense won't be working. CHARGERS, 20-10
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals: The Cardinals are now the worst team in the league, thanks to the Bills' upset of the Vikings. As much as the Seahawks have struggled so far this season, they should win this game. SEAHAWKS, 23-16
Sunday night
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers: The Steelers still seem to be somewhat rattled, whether it is personal or personnel distractions. The Ravens are playing tight, and highly effective, football. RAVENS, 30-24
Monday Night Football
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos: Can anyone stop Patrick Mahomes? The Broncos will try, but I don't think they'll succeed. CHIEFS, 34-30
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