The third week of the NFL season is when some of the real stories for the season start to emerge, the 4th week confirms it. Believe it or not, the first quarter of the season will be finished at the conclusion of Monday night’s game just as the MLB playoffs hit high gear.
Perhaps the biggest story for the year so far is the Indianapolis Colts losing Peyton Manning due to neck surgery for the season and the team’s total collapse without him. The Colts are projected to lose by 10 points visiting Tampa Bay
The incredible success of a team that’s been a bottom dweller since the Jim Kelly days, the Buffalo Bills riding high at 3-0 and their savaging of New England is another “who’d have thought it?” tale. While we’re raving about 3-0 teams, how about the Detroit Lions who until showing much improvement last year had been the laughing stock of the NFL since Barry Sanders days running the ball. The other 3-0 team is the Green Bay Packers, no surprise there for the defending Super Bowl Champs.
The remaining 0-3 teams: Miami , Kansas City, Minnesota , and Seattle weren’t expected to be gangbusters but remember KC and Seattle
Perhaps the remaining surprise is how ineffective the Philadelphia Eagles have been thus far. Remember when signing on as a mere backup QB, Vince Young made bold pronouncements about the Eagles as a “dream team?” They’re 1-2 while the rest of the division is 2-1.
Aside from what’s noted above, NFL parity prevails as teams work to break out atop the heap. Eyes will be on Baltimore
Here’s our picks for week four.
The Redskins defense should be strong enough to keep St. Louis
Here’s where Detroit can prove they’re for real and keep Dallas
These are the tough picks. Teams not thought to be too strong who have shown flashes of good play so far this year. We’ll give the edge to the Titans.
This is the kind of game Buffalo Cincinnati
If the Vikings have any fight left in them, this would be the gae to show it, but Donovan McNabb looks so old while the rest of the team looks clueless, KC needs its first win and are playing at home.
Jim Harbaugh has much to do to make the 49’ers true competitors. They just don’t have it glued together well enough to beat Philadelphia
It’s time for Atlanta
If the Giants play with a little consistency, this game should be theres.
Playing in Green Bay should show up all the weaknesses Denver Florida
Call this the trash talk bowl. It will be a brawl in Crab Town
Who’d believe the mighty Colts would be a ten point underdog visiting Central Florida ? It’s for real and it won’t be pretty.
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