First pick:  13.5 points is a huge number to cover in the NFL.  You could be up 20 points only to have a last minute touchdown against a prevent defense turn the tide against the spread.  I like Buffalo to cover the huge margin against the Packers.

So much for 13.5 points being a huge number.  If the Packers do keep up their early dominance, Vegas will do to them what they did to the Patriots when they went 16-0.  Keep increasing the spread so things balance out.

2nd pick:  I like the Chargers -7 against the Jaguars.  First of all, the Jags have to make a cross country trip to San Diego, and they looked competent against the Broncos, but not necessarily good.  Expect the Chargers to bounce back from a frustrating performance against the Chiefs.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.  I was right about the Jaguars traveling across the country, though I’m not sure it makes much of a difference.

In my pride picks:

Oakland -3.5: The Raiders should never be bet on because they are completely unpredictable. Since it’s not my money, put the cash on the Raiders.

Loser, loser, cup o ramen dinner.  The Raiders won, but by two miserable points.

San Francisco +6: A fiery coach plus lackluster performance equal a miserable week of practice. Expect the Niners to come out and play hard… for the sake of self preservation.

Winner, but that kick was blocked.  I can’t believe it still went through.  What’s funny is that if it wasn’t tipped, it might not have gone through the uprights because it looked like it was headed wide left.

I also like the Redskins to upset the Texans, but this is my stay away pick, because it could quite literally go either way.

I would call and overtime game where both teams have the ball a game that could go either way

Final analysis on the week, 2-2 which puts me on par with a coin.