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The days may be long, but the week seems short this time of year. It’s Week 3, which means we’re now all the way into this.
Amazon Prime has another AFC East rivalry, but without Bill Belichick, Patriots/Jets just doesn’t seem to have the juice. The Patriots are playing hard however, beating the Bengals and going to overtime vs. Seattle, it’s a quick trip to the meadowlands to play Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. Both of these teams played two games last year that was an affront to the sport, so it’s the quintessential Thursday night matchup.
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The Eagles get the short week following a brutal MNF loss, and travel down south to the Super Dome to play the 2-0 New Orleans Saints, who have scored 47 and 44 points in their first two games. Is Derek Carr somehow the best QB in the NFC? Who can really say?
We’re still waiting official word, but we may be looking at the Malik Willis return game. The Packers took care of the Colts last week, while the Titans look for their first win after 2 close losses.
Take the under in Giants/Browns, and fire up the hot seat for Brian Daboll.
CBS doesn’t have the greatest slate, the most interesting game seems to be Houston @ Minnesota. The Texans are 2-0, but got slowed down by the Bears last week, and the Vikings usually have a good defense.
Chargers @ Steelers gets Nantz and Romo. Both teams are 2-0, and we presume that means both teams are good. Seems like an under game. Chargers stayed East after playing in Carolina.
Miami has Skylar Thompson at QB, while signing Tyler Huntley, former Pro Bowler, and most recently, a practice squad guy. Feels like a good bet we’ll see both guys while Tua Tagovailoa is on IR.
Someone is presumably watching Carolina @ Las Vegas so no one else has to. I’m going to guess that Alabama markets switched out of that one. Red Rifle lives.
You’ll never believe it, but Fox has Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady doing a third Cowboys game in the first three weeks. The Ravens rarely start seasons poorly, but they’re 0-2 after coughing up a 4th quarter lead to the Raiders. A loss here will send them to the Panic Station with the Bills and Bengals on deck.
The 49ers are a pretty big road division favorite to the LA Rams despite both teams dealing with injuries to star players. Losing 41-10 to the Cardinals might have something to do with it.
Speaking of, the Cardinals host the Lions in a sneaky good early season matchup. The Lions got shocked at home by Tampa Bay, and it’s evident that the Cardinals are here to be serious people. Feels like an important game for Jared Goff who did not play well last week
Sunday night pits 2 teams with big wins last week. The Atlanta Falcons host the Kansas City Chiefs, probably not thrilled about having a short week to prepare for the 2-time defending champs, who managed to escape with a win over the Bengals.
Double Monday Night: staggered start times, both nationally available
7:30 on ESPN - Jacksonville goes to Buffalo, and this is a big spot for the Jags, who will need to be desperate to avoid going 0-3. They have 2 division games followed by 2 London games, we may be lighting a match under Doug Pederson’s seat
8:15 on ABC - Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have already said they will be in Cincinnati, who hosts Washington. We’ll get a look at Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels against a pretty good defense the Bengals have, who are in the same spot they were last year, playing Monday Night at home to avoid going 0-3.
Amazon Prime has another AFC East rivalry, but without Bill Belichick, Patriots/Jets just doesn’t seem to have the juice. The Patriots are playing hard however, beating the Bengals and going to overtime vs. Seattle, it’s a quick trip to the meadowlands to play Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. Both of these teams played two games last year that was an affront to the sport, so it’s the quintessential Thursday night matchup.
The 506 Maps:
The Eagles get the short week following a brutal MNF loss, and travel down south to the Super Dome to play the 2-0 New Orleans Saints, who have scored 47 and 44 points in their first two games. Is Derek Carr somehow the best QB in the NFC? Who can really say?
We’re still waiting official word, but we may be looking at the Malik Willis return game. The Packers took care of the Colts last week, while the Titans look for their first win after 2 close losses.
Take the under in Giants/Browns, and fire up the hot seat for Brian Daboll.
CBS doesn’t have the greatest slate, the most interesting game seems to be Houston @ Minnesota. The Texans are 2-0, but got slowed down by the Bears last week, and the Vikings usually have a good defense.
Chargers @ Steelers gets Nantz and Romo. Both teams are 2-0, and we presume that means both teams are good. Seems like an under game. Chargers stayed East after playing in Carolina.
Miami has Skylar Thompson at QB, while signing Tyler Huntley, former Pro Bowler, and most recently, a practice squad guy. Feels like a good bet we’ll see both guys while Tua Tagovailoa is on IR.
Someone is presumably watching Carolina @ Las Vegas so no one else has to. I’m going to guess that Alabama markets switched out of that one. Red Rifle lives.
You’ll never believe it, but Fox has Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady doing a third Cowboys game in the first three weeks. The Ravens rarely start seasons poorly, but they’re 0-2 after coughing up a 4th quarter lead to the Raiders. A loss here will send them to the Panic Station with the Bills and Bengals on deck.
The 49ers are a pretty big road division favorite to the LA Rams despite both teams dealing with injuries to star players. Losing 41-10 to the Cardinals might have something to do with it.
Speaking of, the Cardinals host the Lions in a sneaky good early season matchup. The Lions got shocked at home by Tampa Bay, and it’s evident that the Cardinals are here to be serious people. Feels like an important game for Jared Goff who did not play well last week
Sunday night pits 2 teams with big wins last week. The Atlanta Falcons host the Kansas City Chiefs, probably not thrilled about having a short week to prepare for the 2-time defending champs, who managed to escape with a win over the Bengals.
Double Monday Night: staggered start times, both nationally available
7:30 on ESPN - Jacksonville goes to Buffalo, and this is a big spot for the Jags, who will need to be desperate to avoid going 0-3. They have 2 division games followed by 2 London games, we may be lighting a match under Doug Pederson’s seat
8:15 on ABC - Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have already said they will be in Cincinnati, who hosts Washington. We’ll get a look at Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels against a pretty good defense the Bengals have, who are in the same spot they were last year, playing Monday Night at home to avoid going 0-3.
