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Continue reading →: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons: 2017 Week 2 NFL Pick
Green Bay Packers (1-0) at Atlanta Falcons (1-0) The defending NFC Champion Falcons almost lost their first game of the season in Chicago against a mediocre Bears team, with the Bears having four chances to win it on the goal line at the end of the game. However, that’s to…
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Continue reading →: Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2017 Week 2 NFL Pick
Chicago Bears (0-1) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-0) Going into the season, the Bears were on my underrated list. They went 3-13 last season, but the framework of the team was much better than their record suggested, as they finished 13th in first down rate. Their record was largely the…
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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers: 2017 Week 2 NFL Pick
Minnesota Vikings (1-0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) This is a tough one. The Steelers had an underwhelming start to the season, winning by just 3 in Cleveland in a game in which they returned a punt for a touchdown. They actually lost the first down rate battle, as the Browns…
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Continue reading →: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks: 2017 Week 2 NFL Pick
San Francisco 49ers (0-1) at Seattle Seahawks (0-1) The Seahawks’ season opened with a tough trip to Lambeau Field, where they lost by score of 17-9 and fell to 0-1 for the first time since 2012. Their offense struggled all game, gaining just 12 first downs to Green Bay’s 26,…
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Continue reading →: Buffalo Bills at Carolina Panthers: 2017 Week 2 NFL Pick
Buffalo Bills (1-0) at Carolina Panthers (1-0) The Panthers entered the season high on my underrated list. I don’t expect them to be as good as they were in their 15-1 season in 2015, when Cam Newton had a career year, they won a lot of close games, and their…
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Continue reading →: New York Jets and Oakland Raiders: 2017 Week 2 NFL Pick
New York Jets (0-1) at Oakland Raiders (1-0) The Jets lost their season opener in Buffalo by the final score of 21-12 last week and now again head on the road to Oakland. Fortunately for them, teams tend to do better in their 2nd of two road games, especially as…
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Continue reading →: Detroit Lions at New York Giants: 2017 Week 2 NFL Pick
Detroit Lions (1-0) at New York Giants (0-1) Going into the season, I had the Lions as a 6-win team and high on my overrated list. They went 9-7 and made the postseason last year, but won just one game by more than a touchdown, finished 28th in first down…
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Continue reading →: Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos: 2017 Week 2 NFL Pick
Dallas Cowboys (1-0) at Denver Broncos (1-0) The Cowboys have had arguably the worst homefield advantage in the league in recent years. Since 2010, they are 30-29 at home, outscoring opponents by an average of 1.80 points per game, as opposed to 30-26 on the road, where are outscored by…
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Continue reading →: Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers: 2017 Week 2 NFL Pick
Miami Dolphins (0-0) at Los Angeles Chargers (0-1) This game is a first for both teams. For the Dolphins, it is their first game of the season, as their week 1 game was re-scheduled to week 11 because of Hurricane Irma. For the Chargers, it is their first game in…
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Continue reading →: New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints: 2017 Week 2 NFL Pick
New England Patriots (0-1) at New Orleans Saints (0-1) One of the big surprises of week 1 was the Patriots losing at home to the Chiefs by 15. The Patriots entered the season as the consensus top team in the league and hadn’t lost a meaningful conference home game with…