Week 3 Results

Kansas City 14, Atlanta 38 (predicted: Kansas City 13, Atlanta 27)- Got this one pretty much right on the money. Larry Johnson returns to relevance, which is a bright spot for the Chiefs... I guess...

Oakland 23, Buffalo 24 (Oakland 17, Buffalo 31)- Buffalo is leading the AFC East for the first time in years. As expected, the Raiders didn't get much going on the ground with Justin Fargas out and Darren McFadden injured (combined 97 yards for Bush and McFadden). Jamarcus Rusell had a respectable day, going for 156 yards, 1 TD and no picks. It's a little puzzling that the Bills handled the Seahawks and Jacksonville handily, but needed a last-second field goal to beat the lowly Raiders.

TB 27, Chicago 24 OT (predicted: TB 21, Chicago 20)- Bucs win in overtime. Brian Griese threw 67 times...ridiculous.

Carolina 10, Minnesota 20 (predicted: Carolina 27, Minnesota 17)- If the Panthers hadn't stubbornly stuck to running between the tackles the entire game, they might have had a chance. In case nobody has noticed, it's really hard to run on the Vikings. Gus Frerotte won't last the season though.

Miami 38, NE 13 (predicted: Miami 10, NE 31)- Best game of the week. Ronnie Brown was the 8th highest scoring team in the NFL this week. The Patriots lost in spectacular fashion. Strangely, all of the articles lauding Matt Cassell for being a game manager were missing on Monday morning.

Cincinnati 23, NYG 26 (predicted: Cincinnati 14, NYG 38)- Well, at least Carson Palmer seems to be rehabbing his offense. I still think the Giants are an overrated team. None of their wins so far have been particularly impressive. A victory against the Cowboys or the Eagles would be much more telling.

Houston 12, Tennessee 31 (predicted: Houston 17, Tennessee 23)- Houston still has a chance, but they are going to need a major turnaround in order to try for a wild card spot. Tennessee is making a strong case for a playoff berth by taking the title away from the Colts in the AFC South, especially since the Titans are a run-first team and the Colts are terrible against the run.

Arizona 17, Washington 24 (predicted: Arizona 31, Washington 27)- Washington's defense was surprisingly resilient, forcing a key turnover from Kurt Warner at the right time. They still had trouble with the Cardinal receivers, but I still think if the play calling had been a bit more creative the Cardinals wouldn't have stunk so much.

New Orleans 32, Denver 34 (predicted: New Orleans 13, Denver 34)- Credit to Drew Brees for matching the Broncos blow for blow until the very end. Reggie Bush seems to have put last season's troubles behind him, and has turned into Brees' go-to receiver. Deuce is done, he'll retire after this season if not before. Brandon Marshall is averaging over 100 yards a week.

Detroit 13, SF 31 (predicted: Detroit 24, SF 30)- You'd think that with Roy Williams, Calvin Johnson, and the absence of a pass rush that Jon Kitna & the Lions would be able to manage more than 13 points. While I don't think Detroit is in the same category of awfulness as Kansas City and St. Louis, they're not going to finish with more than 6 wins.

St. Louis 13, Seattle 37 (predicted: St. Louis 13, Seattle 23)- The Rams are just terrible. Looking at their schedule, I'm not sure when their first win is going to come. To make matters worse, the teams they play in weeks 16 and 17 are not playoff teams and therefore they won't be playing second stringers to rest for the games that matter. St. Louis is looking like a great 0-16 candidate.

Cleveland 10, Baltimore 28 (predicted: Cleveland 27, Baltimore 23)- So who's ready to give up on the Browns? The offense looks lost while the defense looks exactly like it did last year. The only thing I hate about the entire situation is that everyone is surprised. Figure it out: when mediocre teams play bad teams (like the 2007 Browns), they win. When mediocre teams play good teams (like the 2008 Browns) they lose. The Ravens are a lot like the Bears- a defense that has returned to health and an offense that can at least put up some points.

Jacksonville 23, Indianapolis 21 (predicted: Jacksonville 20, Indianapolis 30)- Colts run defense got gashed by MJD and Fred Taylor as usual. Look on the bright side Colts fans, the last season that they averaged 150+ yards allowed on the ground, they won the Super Bowl!

Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 15 (predicted: Pittsburgh 27, Philadelphia 34)- Thank God the conversation about the Steelers being an elite team is quieted for now. The patchwork offensive line that held up just fine against crappy teams like the Texans and the Browns finally showed its true colors. The win was costly for the Eagles though- Westbrook and McNabb both got banged up (McNabb returned to the game, however).

Dallas 27, GB 16 (predicted: Dallas 31, Green Bay 27)- Surprisingly not close, unsurprising result. Aaron Rodgers isn't at the next level yet.

NYJ 29, SD 48 (predicted: NYJ 17, San Diego 30)- Well at least this game lived up to the Monday night expectations. Favre aired it out, and paid for it with a pick-6. One only wonders what this game plan would have done against the Patriots in week 2.

11 for 16 this week. Much better. Nobody would have ever picked the Dolphins anyways... 27/46 on the season to date.