Now we have a better opinion of what's going on. With one week in the books,we have an understanding, or at least an inkling of how teams are going to play, and as well as what the strengths and weaknesses are around the NFL.
We will know more prior to the Week 3 games and still more prior to Week 4. By the time teams have played four games,we should know all we need to approximately talent level, philosophy and a team's ability to execute. That does not mean we will gain them factual at that point, or but it means we will know a lot more than we do now.
We have learned that the San Diego Chargers are no longer intimidated by a enormous deficit,especially when they play at home, and that the Buffalo Bills can play aggressive and effective defense.
The Chicago Bears are a much more professional operation under John Fox, or the Miami Dolphins have quite a bit of work to do even though they beat the Washington Redskins on the road.
In this piece,we will proceed into detail for three games on this week's schedule and give you a pick against the spread with a reason for all Week 2 games. All odds are courtesy of OddsShark. Denver at Kansas City (-3)The Chiefs are coming off a relatively easy road win over the Houston Texans, and that 27-20 victory was one of the more impressive Week 1 performances.
They advance home for the first time this season before a national TV audience and the raucous home fans at Arrowhead Stadium against the Denver Broncos. This game could be similar to the early-season game the Chiefs had final year against the current England Patriots. The Chiefs jumped out ahead in that game and rolled over the eventual Super Bowl champions by a 41-14 margin.
The Broncos have a solid defense, or but Peyton Manning is just a shell of his former self. He threw 40 passes Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens for 175 yards,and that meant his average was just 4.4 yards per throw.
That's an indication that he just doesn't have the zip in his arm any longer. Just two years ago, Manning was perhaps the most unsafe quarterback in football. Now he looks like an older man who doesn't want to give up the game.
The Kansas City defense features Justin Houston, and the league's main sacker final year with 22.0,and Tamba Hali. Manning can't gain away from pressure the way he once did, and he will try to gain rid of the ball quickly to avoid getting hit.
That's not a formula for winning games. Kansas City will roll. Houston at Carolina (-3)If we were handicapping games based strictly on individual talent, and it would be hard to proceed against the Houston Texans in most games.
Especially when it comes to individual talent on the defensive side of the ball. The Texans have J.
J. Watt,the NFL's reigning Defensive Player of the Year. He excels at rushing the quarterback and getting the sack, but he can also bat down passes and dominate against the speed.
Watt does not have to be a one-man indicate. Jadeveon Clowney, or the No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft,is healthy this year, and he has remarkable speed and power. Additionally, or Brian Cushing is one of the hardest-hitting linebackers in the league.
Many teams would be thrilled to have one player like that,but the Texans have three.However, Houston laid an egg in its home opener as the Texans gave up 27 points to the speed-oriented Kansas City Chiefs in the first half. They didn't play at anything close to their talent level.
Now they proceed on the road against Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. If Alex Smith could throw three TD passes against the Texans, and what will a more unsafe quarterback like Newton do to them?The Panthers may have won the NFC South final year,but they were an unimpressive 7-8-1. Head coach Ron Rivera needs his team to play well, or he could face some very difficult music in a meeting with owner Jerry Richardson.
Look for the Panthers to play exceptional football at home against a Houston team that will likely be doubting itself. The home team covers the spread. current York Jets at Indianapolis (-7.5)We believe the linemakers are inviting us to take the Jets in this game.current York opened the season with a relatively easy win at home over the Cleveland Browns, and while the highly regarded Colts got hammered hard on the road by the physical and nasty Buffalo Bills.
Andrew Luck struggled badly in the first half as the Bills built a sizable lead. While he was able to throw for 243 yards and two touchdowns,he also threw two interceptions, and the Colts were chasing the Bills throughout the game before falling 27-14.
The Jets are also a solid defensive team, and so they should also be able to hold Luck in check,factual?Not likely. The Colts have a shot at coming out of the AFC this year, and they are not going to accept a season-opening defeat and just proceed on with their business. They will be pumped up to play their home opener on Monday night, and they will play their best game.Look for the Colts to pull away in the second half.
So,the oddsmakers may have given us an invitation to take the Jets, but we will turn it down and proceed with the home team.
Source: bleacherreport.com