Stop the fight.<\/p>\n
In Week 1, Simms and I disagreed on seven of 16 games. In those disagreements, I went 7-0.<\/p>\n
This week, we disagree on five games. Which could extend my lead to 12. Or shrink it to two.<\/p>\n
In Week 1, I went 13-3 straight up and 9-7 against the spread. Simms was 6-10 and 3-13.<\/p>\n
For all Week 2 picks, you know what to do.<\/p>\n
Commanders at Packers (-3.5)<\/p>\n
The Packers look like a team of destiny. The Commanders have an opportunity to rob them of that title.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Packers 27, Commanders 17.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Packers 28, Commanders 24.<\/p>\n
Browns at Ravens (-11.5)<\/p>\n
Last year, the Ravens showed up flat in Week 2 after a close loss in a Week 1 playoff rematch. They won\u2019t do that again.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Ravens 30, Browns 14.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Ravens 31, Browns 20.<\/p>\n
Jaguars at Bengals (-3.5)<\/p>\n
The Cincinnati defense looks better. The offense needs to wake up, quickly.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Bengals 24, Jaguars 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Jaguars 27, Bengals 23.<\/p>\n
Giants at Cowboys (-4.5)<\/p>\n
Remember when this was a game that every network wanted to broadcast on a big platform?<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Cowboys 23, Giants 13.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Cowboys 28, Giants 17.<\/p>\n
Bears at Lions (-6)<\/p>\n
From 15-2 in the 2024 regular season to 0-2 between the 2024 postseason and Week 1. The Lions are experiencing the growing pains of a team that is learning how to be a winner.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Lions 27, Bears 23.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Lions 24, Bears 17.<\/p>\n
Patriots at Dolphins (-1.5)<\/p>\n
If the Dolphins can\u2019t win this one, the season could go sideways. Quickly.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Dolphins 24, Patriots 21.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Patriots 20, Dolphins 17.<\/p>\n
49ers (-3) at Saints<\/p>\n
Four years after many believed Kyle Shanahan traded up to get Mac Jones, they\u2019ll join forces in an attempt to win a football game.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: 49ers 17, Saints 13.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: 49ers 20, Saints 16.<\/p>\n
Bills (-6.5) at Jets<\/p>\n
The Jets have shown improvement. But the early-season schedule is doing them no favors.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Bills 34, Jets 21.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Bills 31, Jets 27.<\/p>\n
Seahawks at Steelers (-3)<\/p>\n
Aaron Rodgers in his Pittsburgh home opener? After throwing four touchdown passes with no picks last week? The Steelers won\u2019t need the help of the officials to beat Seattle this time around.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Steelers 24, Seahawks 13.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Steelers 20, Seahawks 13.<\/p>\n
Rams (-5.5) at Titans<\/p>\n
The Titans will win plenty of games. They\u2019re not quite ready to beat playoff-caliber teams.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Rams 17, Titans 13.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Rams 20, Titans 13.<\/p>\n
Panthers at Cardinals (-6.5)<\/p>\n
Too much was made of the Panthers not getting consistently blown out late in the 2024 season.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Cardinals 21, Panthers 13.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Cardinals 21, Panthers 17.<\/p>\n
Broncos (-1.5) at Colts<\/p>\n
It\u2019s entirely possible that the Colts are for real.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Colts 23, Broncos 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Broncos 27, Colts 24.<\/p>\n
Eagles (-1.5) at Chiefs<\/p>\n
It won\u2019t be a blowout, but the Eagles continue to have the better team.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Eagles 27, Chiefs 24.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Eagles 31, Chiefs 21.<\/p>\n
Falcons at Vikings (-3.5)<\/p>\n
Brian Flores does very well against young quarterbacks, and Minnesota\u2019s young quarterback grew up in a hurry on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Vikings 30, Falcons 21.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Vikings 19, Falcons 17.<\/p>\n
Buccaneers at Texans (-2.5)<\/p>\n
This is a coin-flip game. An X factor? Baker Mayfield returning to his home state of Texas.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Buccaneers 24, Texans 23.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Texans 20, Buccaneers 17.<\/p>\n
Chargers (-3) at Raiders<\/p>\n
The Raiders are better than most expected them to be. But the Chargers are, too. And it could be a memorable reunion for former college and NFC West rivals Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll.<\/p>\n
Florio\u2019s pick: Chargers 27, Raiders 20.<\/p>\n
Simms\u2019s pick: Chargers 27, Raiders 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stop the fight. In Week 1, Simms and I disagreed on seven of 16 games. In those disagreements,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,99],"class_list":["post-149703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}