Time to dust off the crystal bowl, pull my prognosticator's robe out of the closet, and pull on the funny-looking wizard hat. The NFL Ace is back to bedazzle, amaze (sometimes myself), and pierce the veil of time to see what Tuesday morning exposes.
Thurs Sept 10
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs begin their Super Bowl title defense with a battle against DeShaun Watson and the Texans defense. After being followed by a documentary crew for a while, the Chiefs are hyped to show off Chiefs 20.20, and they should find a way around the stiff Texans defense. CHIEFS, 28-17
Sunday early games
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions: Mitch Trubisky steps up to prove why he won the starting position, and he gets to do it against a pretty pathetic Lions team. Hmm, maybe he have to quiet the critics next week, as this should be a cruise. BEARS, 27-13
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens: Everyone is crowing about the Browns, but the Ravens are still the most powerful team in the AFC North. RAVENS, 20-13
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings: We start the NFC North action with a contest that should be close and exciting. Vikings QB Kurt Cousins is interested in showing off everything he learned this off-season, while Aaron Rodgers and the Pack know they need to win every game they can while the entire squad is healthy. Neither team will go away quietly. VIKINGS, 24-20
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars: ** UPDATE ** Phillip Rivers did not get an preseason to gel with his new teammates, and he doesn't take to changes really well. The Colts will start slowly, and probably lose this game, but improvement is on the horizon. JAGS, 16-13
Las Vegas Raiders at Carolina Panthers: Like the Golden Knights, I predict the Raiders will have some success in their first season in Las Vegas. I think they'll have success outside the city, too, as they get to beat up on the hapless Panthers. RAIDERS, 23-16
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots: I don't think either team will make this the type of classic shoot-out we've gotten used to when these two teams meet, but the result will be the same. PATS, 20-17
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills: The Bills begin their march to capture the division crown by knocking down a Jets team that is probably simply happy to get out of town. BILLS, 24-16
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Whozits: Since they won't name themselves, I'll honor Dr Seuss and give them a meaningless name until they find a meaningless one for themselves. DC is not allowed to come to the stadium (although thankfully President Trump has not followed up on his threat to send in his stormtroopers into Democratic cities with protesters like DC; at least, not at the time of this post). That'll be about the only good thing about this game for the home fans. EAGLES, 27-17
Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons: This game will likely finish closer than it would later in the season, as Seattle is still warming up. SEAHAWKS, 24-20
Sunday late games
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers: No contest, as the defending NFC Champs run wild. 49ERS, 31-16
Los Angeles Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals: Neither offense will be clicking, so defenses will be on display. Well, the Chargers' will be, anyway. CHARGERS, 17-13
Tampa Bay Bucs at New Orleans Saints: Without preseason, it may take a game or two for Tom Brady to get used to his new targets, and Gronk can't catch everything. SAINTS, 30-24
Sunday night game
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams: Dallas comes out of the gate as the featured game on Sunday. Under that spotlight, you know Jared and the Rams will play hard, too. The trickery of the Cowboys will prevail, though. COWBOYS, 28-21
Monday Night Football
Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants: The now traditional Monday Night opening doubleheader starts in New Jersey, as a team still getting acclimated to their new coach hosts the feisty Steelers. Not a good start for the Jersey boys. STEELERS, 23-17
Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos: Monday ends in Mile High as the Titans try to get used to the rarified air to open with a win. The Broncos haven't gotten in tune yet, so this game will end on a sour note for the Denver faithful. TITANS, 20-10
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