The Eagles will beat a superior Chiefs team. The Chiefs are a superior team than the Eagles because of their more dependable quarterback and a vastly superior defense. Unfortunately for Andy Reid it takes time to prepare for the unique style of play the Eagles employ, and they play on Thursday. Normally Thursday games are ugly defensive battles, but the Eagles will break that trend by exploiting the defensive mistakes their pace, system (and lack of time to prepare) force.
...ouch. I was right about their being forced mistakes, but those were 5 turnovers forced by the Chiefs defense (most notably their fearsome pass rush).
The Jaguars will not cross the 50 yard line while being shut out. It is not a bold prediction to expect the SeaHawks to crush the lowly Jaguars, but shut outs are rare in the NFL, and for a team to not once cross the 50 is far more rare. The Seattle 12th man (who as a 'Niner fan I borderline loathe) will perform the impossible by making the Jacksonville offense look even more inept than in the first two weeks.
Tampa Bay will defeat New England (a seven point favorite). I love picking against the Patriots, especially because I do not gamble and just like watching New England struggle. The Patriots were lucky in their two wins and the Buccaneers were unlucky in their two losses. The Buccaneers held the Saints too 16 total points. Drew Brees is only a sightly inferior quarterback to Brady and his available weapons vastly outclass the Patriots the receivers the patriots were able to find in the couch cushions, and they were held to only 16 points. I know that members of the sports media are circling the Josh Freeman Greg Schiano rivalry the way sharks circle a wounded tuna but this team is a couple of good plays away from all of that infighting being nothing more than "communication issues that we worked through." If the Tampa defense plays 80% as well as they did last week and their offense plays 10% better than this game will be an upset that should not surprise anyone.
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