Saturday, September 23, 2017

NFL - Week Three Preview

Two teams will be traveling "across the pond" this Sunday as the NFL once again has games being played in London, England.
The Baltimore Ravens face the Jacksonville Jaguars in the game and the Ravens are big favorites to win this one after getting off to a 2-0 start while allowing just ten points overall and their defense has forced TEN turnovers in the first two games. Jacksonville is 1-1 after a surprisingly easy win over Houston in Week One, followed by a loss to Tennessee.
A match up between a pair of 2-0 teams takes place in Detroit where the Lions host the Atlanta Falcons, who looked rather dominant against Green Bay last Sunday night. The Lions have impressed so far with wins over Arizona and the New York Giants.
Both Matt Ryan (Atlanta) and Matthew Stafford (Detroit) have done well at the quarterback spot heading into this one. Ryan has completed 69 percent of his passes with a pair of touchdowns and no interceptions. Meanwhile, Stafford has six TD passes already along with one interception and a 71 percent completion rate.
NFC East rivals Philadelphia and New York will go at it in the city of brotherly love. The Eagles are 1-1 thus far while the Giants have really struggled so far, scoring only 13 points in two games. Giants quarterback Eli Manning has resembled a tackling dummy as he was sacked five times in the Monday night loss to the Lions.

The rest of the action is in capsule style preview and is followed up with the Heftyinfo predictions for Week Three.

Denver (2-0) at Buffalo (1-1) - Broncos have been playing great football so far, but don't sleep on the Bills at home. Buffalo defense is strong.

New Orleans (0-2) at Carolina (2-0) - Saints defense is terrible so look for a high scoring game that could go down to the wire. Panthers playing a light schedule so far.

Pittsburgh (2-0) at Chicago (0-2) - All signs pointing to a Steelers blowout victory, but this is the NFL in 2017, so all bets are off.

Cleveland (0-2) at Indianapolis (0-2) - The stinker game of the week in the NFL. Someone has to win.

Tampa Bay (1-0) at Minnesota (1-1) - This game should be a tight one. Flip a coin here.

Houston (1-1) at New England (1-1) - Patriots are banged up, but seemed to be back on track last week. Texans offense has struggled so far.

Miami (1-0) at NY Jets (0-2) - The Dolphins lucked out to win last week. The Jets may the be the worst team in the NFL.

Seattle (1-1) at Tennessee (1-1) - Toss up game here. Both teams haven't shown much to impress yet.

Cincinnati (0-2) at Green Bay (1-1) - The Packers were blown out last week, so expect a long day at Lambeau Field for the Bengals, who have scored only nine points in the first two games.

Kansas City (2-0) at LA Chargers (0-2) - The Chargers have had very hard luck in two losses while the Chiefs are on top of the NFL world so far.

Oakland (2-0) at Washington (1-1) - The Sunday night game should be a good one. The Raiders offense leads the league in scoring. Redskins coming off a road win.

Dallas (1-1) at Arizona (1-1) - Two teams still feeling their way along through the first two games. Pick 'em game here on Monday night.


The Heftyinfo predictions for Week Three  . . . . .   (Home teams are listed in bold; Lock of the Week is listed in BOLD CAPS)

LA Rams over San Francisco 
Baltimore over Jacksonville (Game played in London, England)
Buffalo over Denver
Carolina over New Orleans
Pittsburgh over Chicago
Atlanta over Detroit
Indianapolis over Cleveland
Tampa Bay over Minnesota
New England over Houston
Miami over NY Jets 
Philadelphia over  NY Giants
Seattle over Tennessee 
GREEN BAY over Cincinnati
Kansas City over LA Chargers
Oakland over Washington 
Dallas over Arizona 


Last Week's Record -  12-4

SEASON RECORD -  20-11

Lock of the Week Record -  2-0












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