Two weeks down, 16 to go. And the lead is growing.<\/p>\n
Nine games, with a 10-1 record in our disagreements.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s a new week. And a new chance to screw things up.<\/p>\n
In Week 2, I went 13-3 straight up and 9-7 against the spread. Simms was 11-5 and 9-7.<\/p>\n
For the year, I\u2019ve blind-squirreled my way to 26-6 and 18-14. Chris is 17-15 and 12-20.<\/p>\n
For all Week 3 picks, you know what to do.<\/p>\n
Dolphins at Bills (-12.5)<\/p>\n
Mike McDaniel calls playing on a Thursday after losing on Sunday a \u201cblessing.\u201d Playing at Buffalo is always a curse.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Bills 35, Dolphins 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Bills 41, Dolphins 24.<\/p>\n
Falcons (-5.5) at Panthers<\/p>\n
Desperation could help Carolina keep it close. Bijan Robinson should be the difference.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Falcons 23, Panthers 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Falcons 27, Panthers 17.<\/p>\n
Packers (-8.5) at Browns<\/p>\n
Green Bay continues to prove its status as a team of destiny.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Packers 24, Browns 9.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Packers 27, Browns 13.<\/p>\n
Texans at Jaguars (-2.5)<\/p>\n
The 0-2 Texans badly need a win. As I see it, the Jags will make just enough mistakes to make that happen.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Texans 23, Jaguars 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Jaguars 23, Texans 20.<\/p>\n
Bengals at Vikings (-3)<\/p>\n
Jake Browning has seven career starts; Carson Wentz has 94. And Browning, not Wentz, will be facing Brian Flores.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Vikings 23, Bengals 21.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Vikings 20, Bengals 19.<\/p>\n
Steelers (-1.5) at Patriots<\/p>\n
This is a re-establisher game for the Steelers, who have no chance to make it to the playoffs if they lose to teams they should beat.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Steelers 30, Patriots 24.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Steelers 28, Patriots 24.<\/p>\n
Rams at Eagles (-1.5)<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a tush push grudge match, with Rams coach Sean McVay (one of the vocal opponents of the play) trying to stop it.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Eagles 26, Rams 22.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Rams 24, Eagles 21.<\/p>\n
Jets at Buccaneers (-7)<\/p>\n
Even without the Creamsicle bump, the Bucs are more than good enough to win this one.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Buccaneers 24, Jets 13.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Buccaneers 28, Jets 20.<\/p>\n
Colts (-4.5) at Titans<\/p>\n
The Titans are better than 0-2. The Colts are lucky to be 2-0.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Titans 17, Colts 16.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Colts 24, Titans 13.<\/p>\n
Raiders at Commanders (-3)<\/p>\n
The schedule-makers stuck it to the Raiders this week. After playing until 1:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, they\u2019re flying across the country to play a team that played on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Commanders 24, Raiders 17.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Commanders 21, Raiders 17.<\/p>\n
Broncos at Chargers (-2.5)<\/p>\n
Look for more and more Najee Harris for a Chargers team with a defense that is more than good enough.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Chargers 23, Broncos 17.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Chargers 23, Broncos 21.<\/p>\n
Saints at Seahawks (-7)<\/p>\n
Winning in Pittsburgh shows that the Seahawks need to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Seahawks 30, Saints 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Seahawks 27, Saints 14.<\/p>\n
Cowboys (-1.5) at Bears<\/p>\n
Whoever wins, there will be plenty of points scored.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Cowboys 27, Bears 24.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Bears 31, Cowboys 28.<\/p>\n
Cardinals at 49ers (-2.5)<\/p>\n
Are the Cardinals for real? This is their chance to prove it.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: 49ers 24, Cardinals 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: 49ers 19, Cardinals 14.<\/p>\n
Chiefs (-6) at Giants<\/p>\n
The Chiefs need this one, badly.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Chiefs 34, Giants 17.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Chiefs 24, Giants 17.<\/p>\n
Lions at Ravens (-4.5)<\/p>\n
The Ravens destroyed the Lions two years ago in Baltimore. It should be closer this time around, but look for the same outcome.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Ravens 30, Lions 27.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Ravens 34, Lions 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two weeks down, 16 to go. And the lead is growing. Nine games, with a 10-1 record in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-152544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}