Rams @ Packers - Saturday 4:35 PM (FOX) Ravens @ Bills - Saturday 8:15 PM (NBC) Browns @ Chiefs - Sunday 3:05 PM (CBS) Bucs @ Saints - Sunday 6:40 PM (FOX)
My picks Packers Bills Chiefs Saints I could see the Ravens and Bucs winning on the road. The Rams and Browns not so much.
I say at least one home team won't cover. Which one, I don't know. I feel like it will be Saints or Bills.
This is pretty cool. The Bills were in a bit of a no-win situation with whomever they faced before they possibly met the Chiefs because the run defense is pretty susceptible. They were also pretty much outplayed by the Colts for a lot of that game. I do chalk some of that up to the massive nerves those guys had playing the first Bills home playoff game in 25 years and being a decent sized favorite. Should play more loose this week. They did play the Colts run offense better than I expected but the best thing that happened to them was almost lucking into a lead and that big time end of half drive by Allen. They put the Colts in play from behind mode and Reich's stupid no FG call and toss absolutely crushed them.
It’s an amazing contrast in QBs between the AFC and NFC here - the oldest AFC QB playing this weekend is Patrick Mahomes, who is 25. The only NFC QB under the age of 37 is Jared Goff (who most people think isn’t very good anyway). This is very bad news for the Jets. Of course, the extra bonus is that 3 of the 4 AFC QBs were in Darnold’s draft class, and the Jets had the opportunity to draft 3 of the 4 QBs in the AFC playoffs. What a disaster.
Rams @ Packers - Packers 24-10 Ravens @ Bills - Bills 27- 23 Browns @ Chiefs - Chiefs 38-27 Bucs @ Saints - Bucs 24-21
Ravens got to be about the worst matchup imaginable for Buffalo. I thought Buffalo would make a run to the SB but now I feel differently. Ravens are gonna run all over them and could beat them in the snow
"When I had to sit and watch week 17 it tore me up. I told them there was no way I'm watching another game. The pain I felt watching that game mentally was worse than any pain I was going to feel physically" -Cole Beasley, Bills WR on playing injured last week Our jets need guys like that. We have people sitting out all the time
Brook if each home team had an 84.1 % chance of winning, then the odds that all 4 home teams winning would be 50%. Your thinking that it would be the Saints or Bills who lose their home games agree with the oddsmakers who gave very few points to these home teams. Of the two, I think the Bills have the greatest chance of losing. 1. Baker and the Browns have no chance of beating the Chiefs who are well-rested. Beating the Steelers was their Super Bowl. 2. Rams have a scary defense but the team's injuries will prevent them from having any chance against a well-rested Packers team. 3. The Saints offense has not been stopped by Tampa in both games. So if the Bucs offense even has a good day, their defense will surely let them down. The Bucs defense will determine the outcome of the game more than Brady in my opinion. They better show up for Tampa to have any chance. 4. Ok the media is telling us Lamar is unstoppable. However, he did this against a poor Titans defense. If the Bills force the Ravens into a high scoring game, can we really count on Lamar to throw for over 300 yards? However, the Ravens do have one of the better defenses in the game which should keep Bill's offense somewhat in check. So this might be the closest games for sure. Hence a very slight edge to the Bills. So I say 3 out of 4 home teams win this weekend and I am starting to sound like you.
Cooper Kupp out for Rams, and Aaron Donald didn't play much on Green Bay's first drive, which ended in a field goal. Goff looks pretty good on this drive.
If that is the type of balance Lafleur is going to bring to the Jets, I’ll take it!!! 17 rushes and 16 pass attempts.
