2018 Week 1 Games Thread

[grandy]

Here we go!

Thu Sep 6

8:20 pm Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles

Sun Sep 9

1:00 pm Buffalo Bills @ Baltimore Ravens
1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals @ Indianapolis Colts
1:00 pm Houston Texans @ New England Patriots
1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars @ New York Giants
1:00 pm Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns
1:00 pm San Francisco 49ers @ Minnesota Vikings
1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New Orleans Saints
1:00 pm Tennessee Titans @ Miami Dolphins
4:05 pm Kansas City Chiefs @ Los Angeles Chargers
4:25 pm Dallas Cowboys @ Carolina Panthers
4:25 pm Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos
4:25 pm Washington Redskins @ Arizona Cardinals
8:20 pm Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers

Mon Sep 10

7:10 pm New York Jets @ Detroit Lions
10:20 pm Los Angeles Rams @ Oakland Raiders

 

[Mitchrapp]

I thought the Lions were at 7:10 EST?

 

[grandy]

I thought the Lions were at 7:10 EST?

Correct, my source was wrong

 

[Mitchrapp]

I'm thinking Philly gets a close win.. Goal line stance maybe.

 

[turok]

Sun Sep 9

1:00 pm Buffalo Bills @ Baltimore Ravens (-7)
(Bills should suck this season)

Ravens crush Bills 47-3

1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals @ Indianapolis Colts (-3)
(Luck rusty, ex-Lions Teryl Austin's debut as Bengals' DC)

Bengals come from behind vs Colts with 17 point 4th, 34-23.

1:00 pm Houston Texans @ New England Patriots (-6)
(Pats still too good overall)

Patriots cover by 1 point, 27-20.

1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars @ New York Giants (+3)
(Jags best D in AFC, and O improving)

Jaguars win 20-15

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1:00 pm Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns (+4.5)
(Browns have nowhere to go but up, just not right away)

Browns surprisingly tie Steelers 21-21 with scoreless OT, (blk FG) and win the spread.

1:00 pm San Francisco 49ers @ Minnesota Vikings (-6)
(49ers should win 8 games or more this season)

Vikings cover spread and win by 8, 24-16.

1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New Orleans Saints (-9.5!)
(Saints could clinch the second bye for the playoffs this season)

Upset of the day so far, Bucs beat Saints in a high-scoring game, 48-40.

1:00 pm Tennessee Titans @ Miami Dolphins (+1)
(Titans should make the playoffs as a WC)

Phins win 27-17 after long rainstorms delay and Marriota injury. Don't recall an early Sunday afternoon game ever ending after all of the later games.

4:05 pm Kansas City Chiefs @ Los Angeles Chargers (-3)
(Game could go either way, but Chiefs start seasons hot, then cool off)

Chiefs win 38-28.

4:25 pm Dallas Cowboys @ Carolina Panthers (-2.5)
(Cowboys have to figure out who becomes their #1 WR, post-Bryant)

Panthers win 16-8, Dak fumbles away gurls' last possession.

4:25 pm Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos (-3)
(Seahawks are still a much better team @ home than on road)

Broncos win 27-24, but tie spread.

4:25 pm Washington Redskins @ Arizona Cardinals (PK)
(Cards play tough D @ home, Skins new QB in Alex Smith)

Skins defeat crappy Cards 24-6.


So I went 8-3-1 in predicting the winners of the Sunday afternoon games, but 7-4-1 vs Vegas' spread.

8:20 pm Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers (-7.5)
(Bears D is energized with Mack, but will that be enough to beat ARod and the Packers' O @ home?)

Nope...Packers come from behind in the second half, and win 24-23.

9-3-1, and 7-5-1 vs spread on the day.


Mon Sep 10

7:10 pm New York Jets @ Detroit Lions (-6.5)
(Matty Patty's debut as the Lions HC, could be a long season, if they were to lose to the Jets @ home)

Leave it to the Liedowns, who SOLed themselves into being routed by the upstart rookie-QBed Jets @ Ford Field no less, 48-17. Now the question becomes, exactly who can the team effectively challenge/compete against, much less defeat among the 15 teams who they will play during the remainder of the season? Until they actually do so for a few games, I cannot pick them to win another game this season. If I was a betting man, I would never have picked the Lions to win or lose any games, b/c out of all the other NFL teams, they have always been the MOST unpredictable.

10:20 pm Los Angeles Rams @ Oakland Raiders (+4.5)
(Lock of Week One)

The Raiders, unlike the Liedowns, gave the visiting Rams a competitive game until the second half, eventually losing 33-13.

Record of 10-4-1, and 8-6-1 vs the spread for Week 1, although my picks were made before I checked to see what the Vegas odds were for each game.


(Current Vegas spreads in parenthesis)

 

[tigermud]

The cowgirls look like crap, that makes me happy

The bears are going to clown stomp the packers, packers best days are behind them

 

[turok]

The cowgirls look like crap, that makes me happy

The bears are going to clown stomp the packers, packers best days are behind them

Bears draw first blood on their first possession, then sack ARod, who nearly fumbled theirs away.

 

[mhughes0021]

Bears look great.

 

[tomdalton22]

Bears look great.

yes...only one quarter but they look great. The D is going to easily be top 10, possibly top 5, and so far the offense looks good.

If they get even average QB play they will finish ahead of the Lions

 

[mhughes0021]

yes...only one quarter but they look great. The D is going to easily be top 10, possibly top 5, and so far the offense looks good.

If they get even average QB play they will finish ahead of the Lions

Not sure what the people with high hopes are thinking. Brand new coach and probably the 2 worst coordinators in the league. Even great talent wouldn't be able to overcome that... and we have average at best talent.

 

[grandy]

Rodgers down, grabbing his knee....uh oh

 

[turok]

That didn't take very long.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

That would instantly make the Packers a 3-13 team.....if it were a serious injury.

Danika Patrick might be a better QB than DeShone Kizer

 

[tigermud]

if that's that case the Lions could finish 3rd then!

 

[grandy]

I'll have to bump up the Lions a win or two if Rodgers is done

 

[biggunsbob]

AR is fragile Porcelain masquerading as a football player.

 

[biggunsbob]

Bears defense looks pretty tough although Kizer is craving them up.

 

[biggunsbob]

Lol opps. Have to hang on dingbat ...

Mack rips ball Away from him .

 

[turok]

Better to keep Rodgers out of the rest of the game, if he is only gimpy, than risk letting the Bears' D knock him out for the season.

 

[JScottWriter]

We might kill the Packers only to get destroyed by the Bears.