In part one of our NFL week two preview, we will look at four NFL games. I'll review the following games: Bills at Dolphins, Panthers at Vikings, Browns at Bengals, and Lions at Bears. Is there such a thing as a must win game this early in the season? For a couple of these teams, that's a very real reality. Let's take a look.
Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins
Last week was more of the same for the Buffalo Bills. They played a good game and then made a mistake at the end to lose it. Bills quarterback J.P. Losman needs to learn not to run around in his own end zone with the ball. His mistake led to a safety by the Patriots, which led to a Bills loss by two points. Meanwhile, the Dolphins are playing on extended rest. They discovered that despite all the hype, they still have work to do.
Pick: Dolphins Why? They have a 78.8% winning percentage in home openers.
Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings
The Panthers may be without Steve Smith again. They looked horrible in last week's loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Even if Smith returns, this team has issues. Now they go on the road to face a Vikings team that's fresh off a thrilling Monday night win in Washington. The Panthers are in a must win situation. They can't afford to go down 0-2. The Vikings are playing on a short week and that may be a factor?especially for their older QB Brad Johnson.
Pick: Vikings Why? Vikings will play good at home and Carolina will be shocked again.
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals
Here's a story of two teams going different ways. The Bengals are fresh off their win in Kansas City. The Browns struggled against New Orleans?granted the Saints are slightly better this season. Carson Palmer is back and looks to be as good as ever for the Bengals. The Browns are struggling to find themselves.
Pick: Bengals Why? They are the better team and at home?pretty simple.
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
The Detroit Lions looked pretty good in their loss at Seattle?defensively. As for the offense, well that was missing. The Bears shut down the Packers and handed Brett Favre his first career shutout. The Bears defense was all over the ball. The Lions must leave their friendly confines and travel to Soldier Field to play a nasty Bears team. The Bears offense is still suspect, but they should get the job done. All indicators point to the Bears winning by 7+ in this one.
Pick: Bears Why? They will score 14+ points and limit the Lions offense to field goals.
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In part four of our NFL week two preview, we will look at two NFL games. I'll review the following games: the Patriots and the Jets and the Titans at the Chargers. Both of these games have potential playoff implications. The Patriots possibly get their second easy game in a row, while the Chargers will face an increased task this week. Let's take a look.
New England Patriots at New York Jets
The New England Patriots received a gift last week when Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman danced around in his own end zone and got tackled. The Safety by the Patriots gave them a 19-17 lead as time was running out of the game. The end result was a Patriots win. The New York Jets looked a bit resurgent as quarterback Chad Pennington passed for 319 yards and two TDs. The Jets went into Tennessee and surprised the Titans team by beating them 23-16.
The Patriots have owned the Jets over the past three seasons. This Sunday they will go into New York looking to expand their winning streak against the Jets. Could this be the week that the Jets surprise the Patriots? While Tom Brady played poorly in the Patriots opener, Maroney looked great on the ground. The Jets did have 91 rushing yards last week, but they lacked a go to guy. 71 of those 91 yards were split between running backs Blaylock and Barlow.
Pick: Jets Why? I like upsets. If Pennington passes for 300+ yards again, it could be a long day for the New England defense.
Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers
Tennessee was surprised last week when the Jets came to town and beat them. The difference in the game was the play of Kerry Collins who once again showed that he's not a great QB. Collins was 17 of 38 for 223?not a great completion percentage. He did complete two passes to the defense. It wasn't his entire fault. Titans receivers were dropping passes. The offense looks like it's lacking continuity. Vince young made his NFL debut by going 3 for 4 for 27 yards, but he threw an interception. How long before Titans fans start pushing for Young to start?
The Chargers had a cakewalk on Monday night as they beat the Raiders 27-0 in Oakland. The Raiders couldn't even score in garbage time. Tomlinson had 131 yards, but 58 of those came on one run. He had 31 touches. Rivers only threw 11 passes for the Chargers and that's probably what he will have this week as well. The Chargers want to ease him into the game. The most important thing for them is that he not make mistakes. They are not counting on him for big games yet. He had 108 yards passing last week and could get more of the same this week.
Pick: Chargers Why? They are at home and have won the last 3 meetings against the Titans. The Chargers defense could win up with a couple interceptions as well.
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