Week 3 Picks

Local Teams

Redskins at Texans
There's still a chance that the Redskins are a good team temporarily playing badly. The Texans are a bad team.
Pick: Redskins

Ravens at Browns
The Ravens are for real.
Pick: Ravens


Lock of the Week

Titans at Dolphins
Jeff Fisher says that Billy Volek threw the Titans under the bus. But who pushed aside Steve McNair, then signed Kerry Collins and rushed him into the starting lineup like he was the next coming of Johnny Unitas?
Pick: Dolphins

Upset of the Week

Giants at Seahawks
The Giants return to the scene of the Noise Bowl and get the win they should have gotten last season.
Pick: Giants


Games of the Week

Bengals at Steelers
It's tough to think the defending Super Bowl champions are going to be 1-2 but the Bengals are very, very good.
Pick: Bengals

Jaguars at Colts
It's tempting to take the Jaguars with the Colts all beat up, but Peyton Manning finds a way.
Pick: Colts

Falcons at Saints (Monday night)
The Falcons have been running right over opposing defenses and they're probably the better team, but emotion carries the night for the Saints.
Pick: Saints


Other Games

Panthers at Buccaneers
It's now-or-never time for Carolina. (It's the same thing for the Bucs, but it's looking like it's "never" for them this season.)
Pick: Panthers

Bears at Vikings
Another tossup game in a week full of them. It could go either way but the Bears, in the long run at least, are the better team.
Pick: Bears

Broncos at Patriots (Sunday night)
These are two flawed teams right now, and the matchup doesn't quite pack the punch that it would seem to possess. There's no reason right now to pick a Jake Plummer-quarterbacked team against a Bill Belichick-coached club.
Pick: Patriots

Packers at Lions
Two bad teams going nowhere. Somebody has to win.
Pick: Lions

Jets at Bills
The Bills might not be as dreadful as they looked entering the season.
Pick: Bills

Eagles at 49ers
This is a dangerous game for the Eagles after the emotions of last weekend's folding act against the Giants and the loss of Jevon Kearse, but the 49ers might not have quite enough to pull off the upset.
Pick: Eagles

Rams at Cardinals
Don't trust the Rams on the road. Ever.
Pick: Cardinals


Record
Last Week: 11-5
Season: 20-12

By Mark Maske |  September 21, 2006; 2:30 PM ET  | Category:  Picks
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