NFL WEEK 3 GAME PICKS

bulldawg (32)in #sports • 8 years ago (edited)

Here are the predicted winners for each game and the Monday night score.
Below are 3 facts and details for each contest to help you make your picks.

Denver @ Cincinnati ____________________________BENGALS
Washington @ NY Giants _________________________GIANTS
Minnesota @ Carolina __________________________PANTHERS
Cleveland @ Miami _____________________________DOLPHINS
Baltimore @ Jacksonville _________________________RAVENS
Arizona @ Buffalo ________________________________BILLS
Oakland @ Tennessee ____________________________RAIDERS
Detroit @ Green Bay _____________________________PACKERS
Los Angeles @ Tampa Bay _______________________BUCCANEERS
San Francisco @ Seattle _________________________SEAHAWKS
San Diego @ Indianapolis ________________________CHARGERS
NY Jets @ Kansas City _____________________________JETS
Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia _______________________STEELERS
Chicago @ Dallas _______________________________COWBOYS
{Monday Night Football}
Atlanta @ New Orleans ___________________________SAINTS
Score 43-25 Total Points = 68

                       Denver (2-0) @ Cincinnati (1-1)

*The Bengals need to keep pace in the division, so they'll really want to get a win playing at home this week.
*Denver has the best Defense in the NFL lead by Von Miller, but haven't faced a WR like A.J. Green yet.
*Andy Dalton leads all QB's with 732 yards, while Denver isn't the best Offensive team with a rookie QB.
WINNER=BENGALS

                     Washington (0-2) @ New York Giants (2-0)

*This will be the most anticipated player matchup of the week, as CB Josh Norman will go head to head with WR Odell Beckham again, after they came to blows the last time they faced one another.
*The Giants are pretty satisfied with Eli's play, however Washington might have a potential QB mutiny on their hands as negative talk surrounds Kirk Cousins.
*Washington has the 7th ranked Offense while the Giants have the 8th ranked Defense. The Giants are undefeated and the Redskins are still looking to get their first victory.
WINNER=GIANTS

                       Minnesota (2-0) @ Carolina (1-1)

*QB Cam Newton is always great at home throwing for 353 yards and 4 touchdowns last week vs the 49ers.
*The Panthers scored 46 points last game and also have the #1 ranked rushing attack in the NFL.
*RB Adrian Peterson is out and won't be back anytime soon, so Sam Bradford will have to lead the Offense against the 7th ranked Carolina Defense on the road.
WINNER=PANTHERS

                        Cleveland (0-2) @ Miami (0-2)

*Miami lost their first 2 games, but haven't been blown out, so expect them to be optimistic for a win.
*The Browns are down to their 3rd string Quarterback already this year, so we don't know what to expect from new starting QB Cody Kessler and probably shouldn't expect much.
*The Dolphins have the advantage by playing at home and have the better QB, Ryan Tannehill, who leads this 14th ranked Offense and will try to score more touchdowns.
WINNER=DOLPHINS

                      Baltimore (2-0) @ Jacksonville (0-2)

*The Ravens are lucky to be undefeated after falling behind to Cleveland last week 20-2, but found a way to comeback and win.
*Joe Flacco has been looking like the veteran he was when he won the Superbowl, along side his WR weapons Steve Smith and Mike Wallace.
*The Best part about Baltimore, is the fact that their Defense has started to have a resurgence, with S Eric Weddle and LB Terrell Suggs leading the way.
WINNER=RAVENS

                        Arizona (1-1) @ Buffalo (0-2)

*Buffalo will likely be without star WR Sammy Watkins which will hurt them, as they don't have many other good receivers.
*The Cards are coming off a pounding win over the Jags and look to keep some momentum going forward.
*The Jets shredded the Bills last week and now they have to face Carson Palmer and WR Larry Fitzgerald. However, I believe that Buffalo will clean up their Defense and Rex Ryan will find a way to avoid going 0-3 at home.
WINNER=BILLS

                        Oakland (1-1) @ Tennessee (1-1)

*Derek Carr has looked terrific throwing for 618 yards and 4 touchdowns thus far and should have another big day against the Titans defense.
*Marcus Mariota has been solid as well throwing for 509 yards 4tds and 2ints in his first two games.
*It will be a close game so one big play could be the difference and Oakland's WR Amari Cooper, could be the X-factor with 208 yards so far.
WINNER=RAIDERS

                       Detroit (1-1) @ Green Bay (1-1)

*Both of these teams are coming off of tough losses from last week and they'll both want to rebound in a big way, seeing as this is a divisional game.
*Aaron Rodgers hasn't looked like himself this season, but with the Packers home opener this week, he'll likely get back on track and try to find some consistency.
*The Lions are not as bad as you'd expect this year without megatron, although injuries are racking up already and they might be without some key players in this game.
WINNER=PACKERS

                       Los Angeles (1-1) @ Tampa Bay (1-1)

*The Rams stunned the football world, defeating the Seahawks 9-3 in the opening game at the infamous coliseum.
*Tampa Bay got manhandled in Arizona 40-7 by the Cardinals and didn't look like a team that had improved.
*Although the Rams were clearly the better team last week, expect QB Jamis Winston and the Bucs to rebound in Tampa's home opener.
WINNER=BUCCANEERS

                        San Francisco (1-1) @ Seattle (1-1)

*The 49ers gave up 46 points in a loss to Carolina last week, but have seemed like a better team this year than was anticipated.
*Seattle has not been the same team this season, beating Miami 12-10, then losing to the Rams 9-3, for a total of 13 points scored in 2 games.
*The 49ers might have a better Offense, but Seattle still has a good D and playing at home you can expect them to play angry this week.
WINNER=SEAHAWKS

                         San Diego (1-1) @ Indianapolis (0-2)

*The Chargers are coming off of a blowout win over the Jags, but that didn't come without them losing WR Keenan Allen and RB Danny Woodhead for the year, as well as TE Antonio Gates getting banged up.
*Andrew Luck is likely to carry the load for his team and this might be his best game of this season up to this point.
*The Colts are in the weakest division in the league and have the perfect opportunity to get back in the mix this week, but I believe Philip Rivers will find a way to get the win for San Diego.
WINNER=CHARGERS

                       New York Jets (1-1) @ Kansas City (1-1)

*Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick lit up the Bills on Thursday throwing for 374 yards and 1 TD, mainly hitting deep balls to star Receivers Eric Decker and Brandon Marshall.
*Running Back Matt Forte lead his Offense by racking up 100 yards and scoring 3 touchdowns.
*The Chiefs may get a big boost as RB Jamal Charles could be back in the lineup in this week's contest, but more than likely won't be a factor if he does play at all.
WINNER=JETS

                        Pittsburgh (2-0) @ Philadelphia (2-0)

*This Could be the game of the week as two undefeated squads do battle in the city of brotherly love, where one will remain standing with zero losses.
*Philly has surprised us all with QB Carson Wentz, who is a rookie that has been sensational, throwing for 468 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions this year.
*Pittsburgh's QB Ben Roethlisberger leads the NFL with 6 touchdowns and has the best WR in the game in Antonio Brown who has 165 yards and 2 touchdowns.
WINNER=STEELERS

                           Chicago (0-2) @ Dallas (1-1)

*The Cowboys may have some light at the end of the tunnel, with rookies like QB Dak Prescott and RB Ezekiel Elliot showing off their young talent to the league.
*Dallas has the best Offensive line in football and it has showed, even though Tony Romo was injured. Dak Prescott hasn't disappointed with scrambling ability as well.
*The Bears are still the same old mess that can't figure out what to do on either side of the ball and now QB Jay Cutler has a finger injury.
WINNER=COWBOYS

                                 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 
                         Atlanta (1-1) @ New Orleans (0-2)

*This is one heck of a Monday Night rivalry game, that couldn't be played in a better stadium, with a better environment, like the Superdome.
*The Falcons are the better team, but forget every stat in the book, because the Saints history in this building against Atlanta on MNF is epic.
*The heroic punt block heard around the world by Steve Gleason started it all 1 year after hurricane Katrina. Fast Forward 10 years ahead to 2016, this game will still be emotional, crazy, electric and very very LOUD!
WINNER=SAINTS
Final Score Prediction - Falcons 25 Saints 43 Total Points-68