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DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 23: Quarterbacks Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons and Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions shake hands after the game at Ford Field on October 23, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. The Falcons defeated the Lions 23-16. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
We are at that time in the season where the statistics about 0-2 teams not making the playoffs get rolled out, the prognosticators begin to hit the reset button on their preseason picks and we all begin to acclimate to the reality of where every NFL team truly sits now that they’ve actually played some games.
It’s not the time you’re going to hear, "I told you so" from this space or from our experts from Vegas. Yes, we called the 49ers covering the 14-point spread, but would have never anticipated that happened due to extreme points anemia from both teams. We didn’t think Seattle was 14 points better than San Francisco, plain and simple. We liked the Patriots and the over (check), we thought the Lions were the best upset special play of the year and should have never been underdogs (check). And we could not agree more with Ryan Rusillo never wanting to see the New York Giants in primetime again.
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We liked the Redskins, but didn’t get as much of the market correction downward from the Rams as expected (much love, Jared Goff). We missed on the Chargers and will likely continue to miss on the Chargers because we believe there’s too much talent there for that team to lose. Maybe Dean Spanos has cursed them with his deal with the devil to get to a city that doesn’t really want them, but we still love their roster.
And yes, we called the Bucs’ domination of the Bears, but didn’t really have the guts to go all in on that pick. So where does that leave us heading into Week 3? Well, we hope we’ve earned a bit of your trust and respect as we turn once again to our friend in prognostication, Zack Jones from SportsBookReview.com for Week 3’s most playable games.
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DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 23: Quarterbacks Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons and Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions shake hands after the game at Ford Field on October 23, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. The Falcons defeated the Lions 23-16. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
We are at that time in the season where the statistics about 0-2 teams not making the playoffs get rolled out, the prognosticators begin to hit the reset button on their preseason picks and we all begin to acclimate to the reality of where every NFL team truly sits now that they’ve actually played some games.
It’s not the time you’re going to hear, “I told you so” from this space or from our experts from Vegas. Yes, we called the 49ers covering the 14-point spread, but would have never anticipated that happened due to extreme points anemia from both teams. We didn’t think Seattle was 14 points better than San Francisco, plain and simple. We liked the Patriots and the over (check), we thought the Lions were the best upset special play of the year and should have never been underdogs (check). And we could not agree more with Ryan Rusillo never wanting to see the New York Giants in primetime again.
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We liked the Redskins, but didn’t get as much of the market correction downward from the Rams as expected (much love, Jared Goff). We missed on the Chargers and will likely continue to miss on the Chargers because we believe there’s too much talent there for that team to lose. Maybe Dean Spanos has cursed them with his deal with the devil to get to a city that doesn’t really want them, but we still love their roster.
And yes, we called the Bucs’ domination of the Bears, but didn’t really have the guts to go all in on that pick. So where does that leave us heading into Week 3? Well, we hope we’ve earned a bit of your trust and respect as we turn once again to our friend in prognostication, Zack Jones from SportsBookReview.com for Week 3’s most playable games.