September 10th: NFL Week 2 Preview

After the excitement of last Sunday, the Zoot Perspective: Left Fielder takes a look at Week 2 in the NFL, predicting the winners of each game.

THURSDAY:

Steelers over Ravens in Baltimore

- The Ray Rice situation is nothing but a distraction for the Ravens, who will begin their season 0-2 after a disappointing loss to the arch-rival Steelers.

SUNDAY:

Dolphins over Bills in Buffalo

- Both teams won their first game. The Dolphins look to be the real deal, while the Bills may have just gotten lucky.

Panthers over Detroit in Carolina

- Detroit has an intense offense, but the Panthers’ defense can hold them, while Cam Newton will give the Panthers the spark they need on the other side of the ball.

Bengals over Falcons in Cincinnati

- Andy Dalton is playing for his new contract, while the Falcons defense proved they will have to win offensive shootouts if they hope to win this season.

Saints over Browns in Cleveland

- Brees won’t let this team start the season 0-2. Cleveland will look more like they did in last week’s first half than it’s second.

Patriots over Vikings in Minnesota

- Don’t worry, New England fans. The Patriots will right the ship this week against Minnesota. Although the loss last week may be a sign of things to come.

Cardinals over Giants in New York

- The Giants look to be starting another rough year. The Cardinals look to be a tough oponent, and are never really out of things.

Titans over Cowboys in Tennessee

- Jake Locker will pick up where he left off last year, and continue to beat up on a broken Cowboys defense. Romo can’t help them in shoot-outs this year.

Jaguars over Redskins in Washington

- This is the year RGIII has to either make it or flunk out of the NFL. My money is on flunking.

Seahawks over Chargers in San Diego

- Rough luck for the Chargers. Two tough NFC West opponents in the first two weeks. Can’t bet against Seattle, though.

Buccaneers over Rams in Tampa Bay

- I predicted the Buccs would have a good year. Maybe they’ll get the memo this week. Who is the Rams quarterback again?

Broncos over Chiefs in Denver

- The Broncos defense got better. The Chiefs defense got worse. The Broncos will roll to an easy win.

Packers over Jets in Green Bay

- The Packers are playing with a chip on their shoulder, and the Jets are playing lazy after an easy Oakland game the week before. Aaron Rodgers is no Derek Carr.

Texans over Raiders in Oakland

- I like the Texans to rebound, and there is no better way to start the winning than a winning streak against the Redskins and Raiders.

49ers over Bears in San Francisco

- You just can’t trust Jay Cutler. He makes betting on the Bears impossible. Although he is just good enough to surprise you every once in a while…

MONDAY

Colts over Eagles in Indianapolis

- The Colts almost came back to beat the Broncos. They are too good to go down again. And the Eagles proved they were vulnerable last week.