Week 2 NFL Predictions!

Carolina Panthers 14 @ Atlanta Falcons 27
Atlanta’s offensive arsenal will be too much for an out-of-whack Panther squad. Matt Ryan will pick apart a poor defense for a significant divisional W early in the season.

Minnesota Vikings 34 @ Detroit Lions 10
Brett Favre’s surrounding tools combined with a nasty defense will run the Lions’ losing streak to 19!

Cincinnati Bengals 7 @ Green Bay Packers 23
With a hungry GB defense buying into new coordinator Dom Capers’ 3-4 scheme, this will be a tumultuous day for Carson Palmer. (See: Jay Cutler.)

Arizona Cardinals 27 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 23
‘Zona should be able to secure a road win and shake off that disastrous opener a week ago, but the Super Bowl and Madden curses could hinder them.

Oakland Raiders 24 @ Kansas City Chiefs 21
The Raiders are out to prove that last week’s performance against the top team out West wasn’t a joke. They’ll spoil Matt Cassel’s debut with a come-from-behind victory orchestrated by JaMarcus Russell.

New England Patriots 30 @ New York Jets 28
New England needs to restructure its stance as THE team in the AFC East, with a healthy Tom Brady, that’s very likely, but with a suspect defense, only time will tell.

New Orleans Saints 21 @ Philadelphia Eagles 27
Drew Brees will scare just about any defense, and with Donovan McNabb out the Eagles chances are 50-50, but Kevin Kolb, given time and space will make the plays needed to pull out an electric contest in Philadelphia.

Houston Texans 14 @ Tennessee Titans 27
The Titans’ Kerry Collins will be ready to avenge the opening night loss, leading his troops to a convincing defeat over a division foe.

St. Louis Rams 16 @ Washington Redskins 21
In a match-up of cellar dwellers, Jason Campbell gets the nod here and gets Washington’s stingy defense its first victory of the season. (Boy, that loss to the Giants was painful last weekend for Jim Zorn’s bunch.)

Seattle Seahawks 14 @ San Francisco 49ers 10
In a defensive minded chess match, this week’s shocking game of the week will see rookie Aaron Curry’s defense outduel Patrick Willis’s.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 @ Buffalo Bills 27
T.O. will see the ball much more against a bad Bucs team, expect this coming out party to be the start of the honeymoon between T.O.-Bill fans-Trent Edwards.

Pittsburgh Steelers 17 @ Chicago Bears 14
Despite each team losing defensive leaders, the Steelers have lasting power that will crumble Cutler’s shot at breaking the ice in The Windy City.

Cleveland Browns 13 @ Denver Broncos 27
Expect a nice home debut for Kyle Orton, he may not make people forget Cutler, but with Jay’s latest performance in GB, no one in Denver is remembering him right now either. Denver, an enigma with new head coach Josh McDaniels will not stay in the hunt much longer with a rather difficult schedule.

Baltimore Ravens 17 @ San Diego Chargers 13
Baltimore’s Joe Flacco will guide this team over a Charger-less L.T. on the West Coast; a tough test that the Audubon native Flacco will be up for.

New York Giants 35 @ Dallas Cowboys 24
Eli Manning and co. will spoil Dallas’ opener under the bright lights of Sunday Night Football. Jerry Jones’ billion dollar stadium will stand on a miniscule platform, as taking the “grand stage” will be Wade Phillips’ job status.

Indianapolis Colts 20 @ Miami Dolphins 10
An unexciting Monday Night encounter will be the scene with Peyton Manning torching the Fins’ secondary. Indy must show what it’s made of just in case the AFC South starts getting a bit crowded up at the top.