San Francisco 49ers @ Kansas City Chiefs – After their loss to New Orleans on Monday, Frank Gore came out and said that the Saints couldn't hang with them. Those are some pretty big words considering the defending champs are 2-0 and the Niners are 0-2. I halfway agree with him because the Saints barely pulled it out and the Niners shot themselves in the foot several times throughout the game. Nevertheless, good teams don't make those mistakes, the Niners did and quite frankly, they aren't that good. Put them in any other division besides the NFC West and I think that would become evident. That being said, this game is very winnable for them.

The Chiefs have had some breaks go their way to far. For one, the schedule. They could very well be 3-0 at the bye week or at worst, 2-1. Still remaining on their schedule are games against Jacksonville, Buffalo, Oakland (2x), Arizona, Seattle and St. Louis. I wouldn't be shocked at all if they finished the season 9-7 or 10-6 with a slate of games like that.

I'm going with the 49ers but I'm very hesitant to do so. San Francisco struggled on the road in Week One because Alex Smith couldn't get the plays in time due to Seattle's insanely loud crowd. Arrowhead is just as difficult to play in and it will present the same challenges. It was reported on Monday night that he is now wearing a wristband with the plays on it, but who knows if it will make a difference. I guess we'll find out Sunday. (San Francisco)

Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens – I was going to write this long paragraph about how the Ravens only lost to the Bengals by five points, despite losing the turnover battle 4-0. But honestly, it's not needed. It's their home opener and they are playing the Browns. Unless Josh Cribbs contributes 21 points by himself, the Browns are losing this game. (Baltimore)

Dallas Cowboys @ Houston Texans – This would be the pick of the week where you'll read this and think I'm crazy. Dallas is going to win. They have their backs against the wall and it's the week before their bye week. That would indicate to me that if Dallas doesn't win, Wade Phillips might want to start packing his bags. This is meant as no disrespect towards Houston, they are a very good team, but this game has upset written all over it. (Dallas)

Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings – In the immortal words of Dennis Green, Brett Favre is who we thought he was. He's a turnover machine and unless every circumstance is absolutely perfect (like it was last season), he's going to struggle big time. On top of that, he doesn't even look like he wants to be playing at this point. You can see that much on his face. He and the Vikings get a break with Detroit this week and an early bye next week, but then the season pretty much comes crumbling down. (Minnesota)

Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots – This game is going to be such a blowout that I don't even need to discuss it. At the very least, barring injury, I won't be subjected to three hours of Trent Edwards this Sunday. That's the highlight for me. Hey, maybe they'll even score some points and make things exciting for two or three quarters. It's about all I can hope for anymore. (New England)

Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints – The Falcons looked pretty bad on the road in Pittsburgh and pretty good at home against Arizona. I see a developing trend with this. If they want to prove that theory wrong, they might want to play well and beat the Saints. It would go a long way in proving themselves as a legit contender. Unfortunately for the Falcons, I don't see it happening.

The Saints have been less than spectacular during their two wins this season, but still, they are winning those games. If the Saints can get past Atlanta, they could very well be 8-1 heading into the bye. Not a bad situation to be in if you're the defending champs. (New Orleans)

Tennessee Titans @ New York Giants – Not that I'm a huge fan of Vince Young, but he and the Titans should be able to bounce back and get the win in Jersey. The Giants allowed 160 yards on the ground last week to the Colts, including over four yards per carry from Joseph Addai and Donald Brown. Both running backs are good, but neither is in the class of Chris Johnson. That sound you hear is Johnson's fantasy owners drooling over this matchup. (Tennessee)

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Going into the season, a 2-2 start would've been ideal for Pittsburgh. At this rate, not only are they going to start at least 3-1 or maybe even 4-0, but Dennis Dixon got himself injured and there won't be one single Pittsburgh fan disappointed with the return of Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers offense in general has been less than impressive which should be great news for Ben, but they are winning the games because they don't have to play from behind and their defense is just that good. It's the perfect storm in Pittsburgh right now. I'm going to go pour myself a drink. (Pittsburgh)

Cincinnati Bengals @ Carolina Panthers – The Bengals offense hasn't been very good so far, which is slightly surprising considering the weapons they have at their disposal. They have three easy games coming up though, and should be able to work out the kinks in time for the important games. For Carolina, it's already the start of the Jimmy Clausen era. It looks like it will be an ugly year for the Panthers which probably means late season speculation on John Fox's job and whether or not Bill Cowher will return to coaching. I can't wait. (Cincinnati)

Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars – The Eagles made waves this week by announcing that Michael Vick will be the starter, despite the health of Kevin Kolb. Part of me applauds the decision because if Vick is playing well, he should stay in the game and give the Eagles the best chance to win. The other part feels that Kolb is getting shafted. After being handed the keys to the Eagles offense, he barely got time to drive before getting kicked out. Losing your job to injury is always tough. I have a feeling that we haven't seen the last of him this season though. (Philadelphia)

Washington Redskins @ St. Louis Rams – If the Redskins want to make a push for the playoffs this season, they need to take advantage and win games like this one. For instance, after this week, Washington faces Philadelphia, Green Bay and Indianapolis in consecutive weeks. See what I mean? (Washington)

Indianapolis Colts @ Denver Broncos – The Colts got back on track last week and should continue rolling right through Denver. At this point, there isn't much that impresses me about Denver. I made fun of the Bills and their usage of C.J. Spiller so far, but the Broncos shouldn't be exempt from the same treatment. They blew a first round pick on Tim Tebow and so far he has had zero pass attempts and two carries for two yards. Considering the fact that he wasn't drafted to necessarily be the next franchise QB, one can only assume that picking him where they did was an awful use of a draft pick. (Indianapolis)

Oakland Raiders @ Arizona Cardinals – Wow. Nothing about this game seems even remotely appealing. (Oakland)

San Diego Chargers @ Seattle Seahawks – Sometimes I wish the Bills played more late afternoon games so I wouldn't be subjected to so many NFC West teams. Unless Seattle is playing one of their division rivals, I have a hard time picking them. (San Diego)

New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins – Tough game to pick. On one side, the Jets are supposed to be really good and showed that last week by beating down on the Patriots. On another side, the Jets still have Mark Sanchez and regardless of one game, I still think he sucks.

For Miami, they looked more than mediocre in their opening day win at Buffalo and I'm not sure they looked any better against Minnesota. They got a turn of turnovers courtesy of Brett Favre and still almost found a way to lose. On the other hand, they are 2-0 and both games were played on the road. That isn't an easy thing to do in the NFL, regardless of who you're playing.

I've got to go with the Jets though. Their defense is still really good and should be able to shut down the vaunted Dolphins offense, led by future Hall of Famer Chad Henne. The Dolphins defense is good but unless they plan on shutting out the Jets, I don't think it will be enough to get the win. (NY Jets)

Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears – I realize people want to jump on the Chicago bandwagon after their 2-0 start, but I urge you to think about it first. So far this season, Chicago has defeated teams that are a combined 0-4. On top of that, their leading rusher, Matt Forte, has a total of 71 yards rushing in the two games.

Now to be fair, the Packers opponents have been 1-3, including the worst team in the league last week. However, it's my picks article and I don't have to be fair.

I guess my whole point here is that the Packers are looking like the team we thought they were and I really don't think the Bears are for real. (Green Bay)

Last Week: 11-5

Season: 20-12


 
Scott's Picks –

San Francisco 49ers @ Kansas City Chiefs

Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens

Dallas Cowboys @ Houston Texans

Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings

Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots

Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints

Tennessee Titans @ New York Giants

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Cincinnati Bengals @ Carolina Panthers

Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Washington Redskins @ St. Louis Rams

Indianapolis Colts @ Denver Broncos

Oakland Raiders @ Arizona Cardinals

San Diego Chargers @ Seattle Seahawks

New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins

Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears


 
Last Week: 8-8

Season: 17-15


 
As always, here is the updated standings for mine and Scott's fantasy bet. I had a pretty good week and I'm now up in 2 of the 3 leagues. Maybe it's time to go jersey shopping.


 

 

1. New Orleans Saints (1) – It won't always be pretty, but it doesn't have to be when you're the defending champs. It will be interesting to see how much they miss Reggie Bush in the next six weeks.

2. Green Bay Packers (3) – There might be some people doubting this because at halftime against Buffalo, it was only a 13-7 lead. Trust me; the Bills were never once in the game. The Packers just toyed with them a little bit before putting the hammer down. If it wasn't for a big Charles Woodson pass interference penalty, the Packers would've easily shut out the Bills. After seeing what their running game looks like without Ryan Grant, the Packers might seriously want to consider trading for Marshawn Lynch. Trading Lynch would make so much sense for both teams, but like usual, I expect the Bills to not do it for that very reason.

3. Houston Texans (6) – At one point on Sunday I thought the Texans bandwagon was veering off the road and headed for a cliff, but Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson quickly got it back on track. Houston needs to keep things in perspective but at this point; they look like the real deal, and have a handful of winnable games before their rematch with Indianapolis in Week Eight.

4. Indianapolis Colts (5) – For those people that might've thought they Colts were on the decline (Bill Simmons), they pretty much put that theory to bed Sunday night against the Giants. At one point, the Giants didn't even look like they belonged on the same field. I honestly thought Archie was going to come down on the field and ask Peyton to stop picking on his little brother.

5. New England Patriots (2) – I know the logic doesn't necessarily make sense, having the Patriots ranked ahead of the Jets even after they lost head-to-head, but hear me out. Last week I had New England at the two spot and still picked the Jets to win. The Patriots are still the better team but this game had Patriots loss written all over it. Now that the Patriots are nice and mad, they get to host the Bills in Week Three. Awesome.

6. San Diego Chargers (7) – I was in and out of the Chargers and Jaguars game but I swear every time RedZone cut it for an update, they were showing another turnover by either team. The score indicates a huge blowout but it was a lot uglier than that. The Chargers have some work to do.

7. New York Jets (9) – I was very impressed with the catch the slouch had on Revis Island. Of course, Revis immediately cried about his hamstring and ran off the field. Those seeds were planted early enough in the week though, so we pretty much all saw that one coming. Assuming his injury is legit, he deserves it for skipping out on training camp and all of the preseason.

8. Baltimore Ravens (4) – The Ravens are going to drop out quickly if they can't muster some sort of competent offense. Joe Flacco has been downright awful in the first two games. I chalked the first game up to him facing the Jets tough defense, but I'm not sure what his excuse was for yesterday. Throwing four interceptions is expected from someone like Brett Favre, not so much from Flacco. Through the two games, Flacco has one touchdown, five interceptions and a 41.2 rating. That is actually worse than Trent Edwards, if you can believe that.

9. Miami Dolphins (12) – Miami benefitted from Favre being Favre on Sunday, despite their best efforts in losing the game. The highlight for me had to be Tony Sparano wearing sunglasses for a game being played in the dome. We'll find out a lot about the Dolphins in the next two weeks and if they are for real or not. I still have my doubts.

10. Pittsburgh Steelers (15) – Pittsburgh is in the perfect situation right now. They'll be looking at 3-1 or even 4-0 when Ben Roethlisberger returns, but his replacement(s) have been so mediocre that he'll still be welcomed back with open arms. I'm pretty much in sports hell right now.

11. Chicago Bears (17) – I'm sure to me and everyone else outside of Chicago, the Bears 2-0 start has been a very big surprise. Even if they are for real, I see no way that they are going to beat Green Bay next Monday night.

12. Cincinnati Bengals (19) – Cincy got a big win on Sunday and now have a real good shot at running off three straight wins at the very least and having a nice 4-1 start to the season. This is all despite Carson Palmer's attempt to play like absolute crap even with Chad Ochocino and T.O. lining up for him. And here I thought he would be a decent sleeper in fantasy for my backup QB spot.

13. Washington Redskins (13) – I almost feel bad for the Redskins, who basically lost the game on a hokey timeout by Houston. I hate how they can call the timeout as the ball is being snapped, but hey, I guess rules are rules. Washington still finds themselves tied for first place so they aren't in bad shape by any stretch. They might want to look at their pass defense though.

14. Tennessee Titans (10) – The Titans had every chance in the world to win the game on Sunday and still found a way to lose. Tennessee turned the ball over seven times and still had a shot at the end of the game to tie. This was a textbook example of simply giving away the game. Awful effort by the Titans.

15. Minnesota Vikings (8) – Speaking of awful, Brett Favre ladies and gentlemen! His four turnovers yesterday were directly responsible for the loss and the Vikings 0-2 start. Favre has started the season off with one touchdown, four interceptions and a 56.1 rating. It's good to see things back to normal for the NFL's interception king.

16. New York Giants (11) – Granted I feel asleep for a bit of the first, second, third and fourth quarter; I never once saw a moment when the Giants were in the game. Their defense was chewed up by Peyton and the Colts' running game. I'm hoping the Giants and their fans are enjoying the Perry Fewell era so far.

17. Philadelphia Eagles (21) – The Eagles let Detroit hang around way too long and got chewed up by Jahvid Best and Shaun Hill, but they still got the win and should be encouraged by Michael Vick. Seeing that Vick is a free agent at the end of the season, they might want to consider trading him before the deadline to cash in on their investment. Of course, they'll need to know for sure that Kevin Kolb is healthy and not going to suck first.

18. Atlanta Falcons (20) – The Falcons took their opening day loss out on the lowly Cardinals to the tune of 41-7. Before we get too excited, please remember, they only beat up on Arizona. Their first real test will come next week at New Orleans.

19. Denver Broncos (23) – Wow. I hope Denver enjoyed their victory next week because the next four games are against Indianapolis, Tennessee, Baltimore and the Jets. That has 1-5 written all over it.

20. Seattle Seahawks (16) – Yesterday's loss to Denver was so predictable. After their opening day blowout of San Francisco, people were piling on Seattle, almost forgetting that they are still an NFC West team. I'll be shocked if anything better than 7-9 wins that division. I wish the Bills could make the switch.

21. Dallas Cowboys (14) – After seeing the Cowboys for the first two weeks, I'm fully convinced that people picked them for the Super Bowl strictly because they are hosting it this year. They have looked awful so far and I'm not sure if they'll get any better.

22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (26) – Since Tampa Bay was expected to be one of the worst teams in the league, I couldn't be more thrilled with the fact that they are 2-0 to start out the season. I'm pretty sure the Bills won't even get two wins, so that is just one less team competing with them for the first overall pick.

23. Jacksonville Jaguars (18) – With a handful of QBs playing horribly yesterday, David Garrard did his best to get into the action by playing like his usually horrendous self. Sometimes I'm baffled how the NFL, the most elite football league on the planet, can't even find 32 good QBs to start for each team. It's amazing.

24. Kansas City Chiefs (28) – What I said about Tampa Bay goes just as well for Kansas City. I just glanced at their upcoming schedule and realized they play Buffalo on Halloween. Talk about scary.

25. San Francisco 49ers (24) – All is not lost with the 0-2 start by the Niners assuming seven wins takes the West. To their credit, they lost in the last seconds to the top team and basically only lost because they repeatedly shot themselves in the foot with turnovers.

26. Carolina Panthers (25) – That took a long time. The Jimmy Clausen era is already set to begin this week. Kudos to Carolina for pulling the trigger early.

27. Detroit Lions (27) – I've gotta hand it to the Lions, even with them sucking, at least they are putting points on the board and keeping the games relatively close. If they are going to disappoint the fans, at least give them a show first. Jahvid Best has pretty much wrapped up the offensive rookie of the year award after only two weeks.

28. Oakland Raiders (29) – It's only two weeks into the season and Jason Campbell was already benched. Remember when I wanted Buffalo to trade for him? Yikes. Maybe I should stop talking.

29. Arizona Cardinals (22) – If Larry Fitzgerald needs any advice on what it's like to play for a garbage QB, I'm sure he can give Lee Evans a phone call. At least Fitz had the opportunity to play with Kurt Warner before being bombarded with garbage.

30. St. Louis Rams (30) – I need the Rams to get a win or two so that Buffalo can lock up the first overall pick. Luckily they do play in the NFC West so there is plenty of opportunities to get a win. At least there is promise in St. Louis with Sam Bradford. Must be nice.

31. Cleveland Browns (31) – I honestly see three wins at best for Cleveland this season, which isn't good news for the Bills. Luckily one of those three wins is against Buffalo so not only will it give Cleveland the victory, but also in the tie-breaker in the scenario where they both finish with the same record. Of course, that would be assuming that the Bills can even must one win at this point. And that leads us to….

32. Buffalo Bills (32) – I was watching an episode of Family Guy this weekend, the one with the android Miley Cyrus destroying all of Quahog. At one point, the Evil Monkey runs out and says, "Ms. Cyrus, I ask you to stop what you're doing. I don't just mean this, I mean everything: the show, the music--it's all just awful."

That about sums up my feeling on the Bills right now.

(Additional post-Edwards benching note: I give 10/10 stars to Chan Gailey for this move. Fitzpatrick isn't necessarily an upgrade, but Gailey recognized that Edwards was horrendous the first two games and made the decision quickly. This is a decision that would've taken Dick Jauron weeks or a decision he wouldn't have made it all. Cheers to being on the Chanwagon.)

As I said in my picks late last week, the game at Green Bay was going to be a massacre. And man, saying it was a massacre is putting it nicely.

The Bills went into halftime and found themselves only down 13-7, but honestly, they were never in the game. The Packers got the game to start out and promptly marched down the field for an opening field goal. This game reminded me of one of those games I play on Xbox; meaning I know I'm gonna win so I just relax and it ends up taking longer to put away the other team. At one point it looked like Green Bay wasn't even trying. Although to be fair, the Bills have looked like that for two straight weeks.

The Good: The Bills running game looked decent. It was even better if you consider the fact that without a competent passing game, teams can stack up against the run, and yet the Bills still had mild success.

They finished with 124 total, with 64 coming from Marshawn Lynch. One has to assume the Bills were showcasing him a bit. It's become evident through two games that the crowded backfield is a problem, not a blessing. In the first week it was Lynch who suffered with minimal opportunities and this week it was Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller. Even if they can only get a 3^rd or 4^th round pick for him, they need to pull the trigger sooner rather than later.

If the Bills are actually serious about keeping all three backs for the season, they need to figure out a way to get them all significant playing time. There is no way Spiller should see such limited action during a game. I would actually endorse the wildcat at this point if it got all three backs on to the field at the same time. Plus, the wildcat would get Edwards off the field. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.

The Bad: Along those lines, the Bills should also explore the possibility of trading Lee Evans. For one, Evans has been surrounded by garbage for his entire tenure in Buffalo. He deserves more from the franchise and they should grant him his. The Bills are clearly playing a throwaway season so there really is no point in keeping Evans as their start #1 receiver. There are teams out there, like Minnesota, that are in desperate need of a big play receiver. If the Bills are rebuilding, go all out and stock pile as many draft picks as possible. Through two games, Evans has been targeted seven times with four receptions. This includes yesterday's double zero outing.

The Bills offense is actually so anemic that during their first possession, I was with a group of friends at my house watching the game and we tried to guess what the play was going to be. I ended up being right when I said "a sack."

During Week One I would've argued that Edwards really didn't have time to get set before he had someone in his face. Yesterday, it looked totally different to me. There were several times where he got sacked and he could've gotten rid of the ball. Instead, he hung on to it for far too long, mostly because he's afraid to take any chances down the field.

The Ugly: Trent Edwards. Friday night while I was out to dinner, I noticed via a retweet from Kawika Mitchell, that Donte Whitner was running his mouth on Twitter again. It was something to the effect of, "Every year there are 6 or 7 new playoff teams, why not us?" I promptly replied, "Two words. Trent Edwards."

Of course, thanks to Mitchell I'm still subjected to Whitner's garbage tweets. He quickly blocked me last year when I kindly reminded him of his career interception total, and the total that Jairus Byrd had at the current time.

But enough about Whitner and his nonsense, this section is dedicated to Captain Checkdown.

Trent Edwards couldn't play any worse if he wore a blindfold and threw the ball left handed. I'm so disgusted with him right now that the mere sight of him on the sidelines pisses me off. I can't even believe for a second that I thought he was going to evolve into the Bills' franchise QB. There is no way you can ever convince me that he is better right now that J.P. Losman ever was. At the very least, Losman wasn't afraid to throw the ball further than three yards. Edwards is a joke.

It seems to me that for every Edwards hater, there is at least one person claiming that "he hasn't had a chance yet" or "he has no offensive line." Blah blah blah. This is Edwards fourth season in the NFL now and besides a 4-0 start against four mediocre teams in 2008, he has done nothing to show he should be starting in this league. Nothing.

So far in 34 career games, he has 25 touchdowns, 27 interceptions and a 76.8 QB rating for his career. At what point are people ready to pull the cord? In a similar amount of time (43 games), Losman had 33 touchdowns, 34 interceptions and a 75.6 QB rating. Yet somehow everybody was cool with cutting Losman (not saying they are wrong) but they want to hang on to Edwards to give him a chance?

I also find it worthwhile to point out that during that 4-0 start, he had to come back during three of those games because he played pretty average for the first two or three quarters. Only one of those wins was a complete domination and this biggest highlight of that game was a Roscoe Parrish punt return and Brian Moorman tossing a touchdown on a fake field goal. Neither play involved Edwards being on the field.

I would be estatic if the Bills announced they were starting Ryan Fitzpatrick next Sunday. At least with Fitz, the Bills will have a QB who isn't afraid to throw the ball. Granted half of those passes might nosedive into the ground, but it can't be any worse than what Edwards is doing on the field right now. But no, keep starting Edwards because he gives Buffalo "the best chance to win."

Awful.

The Uglier: The fact that I actually wrote that the Bills might win seven games. I'm not even sure they can muster one win right now, let alone seven. Jacksonville? Maybe. If Jacksonville forgets to show up. Kansas City? No way. The Chiefs are a much improved team so far, though still far from the playoffs. Detroit? Nope. Jahvid Best is going to have a career day. The Browns game is honestly the only one I see them winning, and I'm being nice with that assessment. The Browns are also 0-2, but both games have been relatively close. The Browns have also defeating the Bills for the last three years straight, so even when the Bills were better, the Browns still handled them.

The Ugliest – If the Bills are tanking the season for Jake Locker, they might not need to try so hard. If Locker has a few more games like he did this past Saturday (4 for 20, 71 yards, one TD, 2 INT), he'll fall quite a bit in the draft. Of course, with a few more Saturdays like this past one, and Jake Locker will be definite Buffalo Bills material.


 
(Ed. Note: After writing this article, it was announced by Chan Gailey that Ryan Fitzpatrick will be the starter this Sunday at New England. Yay)

Arizona Cardinals @ Atlanta Falcons – The Falcons looked bad enough last Sunday at Pittsburgh that it has many people reconsidering whether or not they are a playoff team. I have confidence in my pick that they can contend for the NFC South title, despite one poor showing on opening day. It's merely a matter of how they bounce back at home against a very beatable Arizona team. Let's be honest, the Cardinals are a terrible team right now. For the first time since I've seen Larry Fitzgerald play, I thought he was actually going to blow a gasket on the sideline. The Cardinals escaped St. Louis with a victory and that says a lot about the team they have this year. (Atlanta)

Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals – Don't let the 38-24 score fool you last Sunday. The Bengals were manhandled in Foxboro before the Patriots let up and Cincy put some garbage points. It doesn't get any easier as they now come home to face Baltimore in the first of their two meetings this year. Baltimore's offense looked less than great on Monday night, but you have to also consider the team they were facing. Cincinnati's defense is a far cry from the Jets' defense. Despite these rough two weeks, the Bengals could very well be 3-2 in a few weeks after games against Carolina, Cleveland and Tampa Bay. All hope is not lost yet for Cincy. (Baltimore)

Kansas City Chiefs @ Cleveland Browns – When a team is as bad as Cleveland is, they need to pick up the easier wins when they have the opportunity. This is exactly what they failed to do last Sunday when they faced Tampa Bay. Now they are 0-1 and face the upstart Chiefs, who just upended the Chargers on the late Monday night game. The Chiefs have a short week and they travel, but I expect them to keep the momentum rolling with a relatively easy win in the Dawg Pound. If the Browns can't pick up a win on Sunday, I'd be shocked if they didn't start out at least 0-9. After Kansas City, take a look at their schedule. At Baltimore, Cincinnati, Atlanta, at Pittsburgh, at New Orleans, New England and NY Jets. Looks like the Bills might have some competition for the first overall pick. (Kansas City)

Chicago Bears @ Dallas Cowboys – Dallas did look horrible on Sunday night but they aren't that bad in reality. Despite their win on opening day, Chicago is a horrible team in reality. I would be astonished if the Cowboys didn't hammer the Bears and get the hype machine up and rolling again. (Dallas)

Philadelphia Eagles @ Detroit Lions – How do you know by week two that your fantasy season might be going down the tubes? When you're starting Michael Vick already. This is what happens when you draft Kevin Kolb to be your starter and your backup QB faces Baltimore this week. I can only hope Vick tears up Detroit like he did against Green Bay as the game wore on last week. Honestly, I kind of expect it. (Philadelphia)

Buffalo Bills @ Green Bay Packers – This game is going to be a massacre. The Bills struggled to score any points against a mediocre Miami team at home so I have no reason to believe it will be any better on the road against a Super Bowl contending team. While the Bills secondary is their one strong point, covering the tight end is clearly not. Against the Dolphins, the one touchdown the Dolphins scored was set up by a 21 yard pass from Chad Henne to Anthony Fasano. You know who is better than Henne and Fasano? Aaron Rodgers and Jermichael Finley. I'll be shocked if the Packers don't have a double digit lead by halftime. I'd bet the house even if the line was Green Bay by 20. (Green Bay)

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tennessee Titans – I'm not falling for the trap that Pittsburgh is going to put together some kind of miracle run with Dennis Dixon at QB. He's started two NFL games now and he hasn't looked very good in either one. He's had his moments, but overall, I wouldn't be too excited if I were a Pittsburgh fan. Granted the Titans faced the Raiders, but they completely throttled them. Dating back to last year when Vince Young took his starting spot back, the Titans are 9-2. I like those odds. I also like Chris Johnson running all over the Steelers vaunted defense. (Tennessee)

Miami Dolphins @ Minnesota Vikings – I wouldn't normally be so quick to pick Minnesota, but Miami did nothing to show me that they are better than 8-8 this season. Meanwhile, Brett Favre gets the comfort of the home dome this week and has plenty of rest leading up to this game. The Dolphins got their gift win last week, I doubt it happens again. (Minnesota)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers – I'd be lying if I said I had any interest in this game. Neither team excites me and there might be one player combined that holds any fantasy interest for me. When in doubt, go with the home team. (Carolina)

Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos – At first glance, I was really tempted to pick Seattle in this game. Then I talked myself back down and realized I don't want to be jumping on the Seattle bandwagon after one blowout win against a fellow NFC West team. Denver should be able to bounce back and win their home opener. If they don't, they might be a lot worse than any of us thought. (Denver)

St. Louis Rams @ Oakland Raiders – Yeesh, what's with all the awful games this week? The Raiders come home after being pounded by the Titans and find the upstart Rams coming to town. The Rams didn't look nearly as bad as I thought last week against Arizona, but the Raiders aren't the same team. For anything they lack on the field, they make up for with their crowd. I've seen many quarterbacks struggle in the black hole and I don't think Sam Bradford will be any different this week. (Oakland)

New England Patriots @ New York Jets – It might seem odd that I'd pick the Jets for this game when I've bashed the Sanchize for pretty much his whole entire NFL career and I've boosted the Patriots to the second spot in my power rankings. However, I have a method to my madness. The Jets played the Patriots pretty well last year at home and I expect more of the same. Randy Moss will surely be a non-factor because he's either pouting on the sideline or being shut down by Revis Island. The Patriots defense is a far cry from the Ravens defense so even an inept QB should be able to manage at least one touchdown. I expect a 16-13 Jets win. (NY Jets)

Jacksonville Jaguars @ San Diego Chargers – The Chargers flopped in their opening game like they were Paul Pierce during the NBA Finals. Luckily for them, their division is still pretty weak and they really have no reason to worry. The Jaguars simply aren't very good and I've never been too keen on East Coast teams traveling out West for games. (Chargers)

Houston Texans @ Washington Redskins – Fine, I'll bite, I'm on the Texans bandwagon for at least this week. I'm not totally sold on Houston as a playoff team just yet, but they'll have plenty to prove this week after last Sunday's huge upset. If the Texans fall to Washington in this game, all of the doubters will come back out and assume this is the same old up and down Houston team. There is more at stake than a lot of people realize. (Texans)

New York Giants @ Indianapolis Colts – I'm so excited for another Manning Bowl that I can barely stand it. For some reason I get the feeling that we're headed for an NFL with 32 different Mannings running each team and clones of Archie Manning sitting in each press box. First step in the NFL, next is world domination. Don't say I didn't warn you. As for this game, I see Peyton lashing out on his little brother over his 0-1 start and evening things up. (Indianapolis)

New Orleans Saints @ San Francisco 49ers – The Niners had their chance to start the season out right and instead threw it out in the window. Good thing Alex Smith didn't personally throw it out the window or it would've been intercepted. Mike Singletary wasted no time and immediately called out several players during a team meeting the minute the plane landed. Good times are gonna be had in San Francisco this year. (New Orleans)

Last Week: 9-7

Season: 9-7


 
Scott's Picks –

Arizona Cardinals @ Atlanta Falcons

Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals

Kansas City Chiefs @ Cleveland Browns

Chicago Bears @ Dallas Cowboys

Philadelphia Eagles @ Detroit Lions

Buffalo Bills @ Green Bay Packers

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tennessee Titans

Miami Dolphins @ Minnesota Vikings

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers

Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos

St. Louis Rams @ Oakland Raiders

New England Patriots @ New York Jets

Jacksonville Jaguars @ San Diego Chargers

Houston Texans @ Washington Redskins

New York Giants @ Indianapolis Colts

New Orleans Saints @ San Francisco 49ers


 
Last Week: 9-7

Season: 9-7


 
Now that we're done with the picks, below are the updated fantasy standings after one week of football. The total points scored won't matter once the season is actually over, but for now it's a nice way to see who is actually winning the bet. Hint: it's not me.