NFL Predictions - Week 3 (and Week 2 in review)

For all the Chicago Bears fans whose hopes I unfairly raised early last week (after all, your team was facing the defending world champs)... you're welcome. And that Bears win over Pittsburgh was only the first of many Week 2 entries into the "teams-that-honestly-should-have-won-but-didn't" file. But I picked the Bears last week...let's just get that straight....

My copycat week of FIVE losses (and 11 wins) was made possible thanks to FIVE very unfortunate scenarios:

1) After nearly taking down the defending champion Steelers in the season opener at Pittsburgh, the Titans come home only to allow the Texans to steamroll them for 34 points...oh...and lose.

2) Tom Brady has all necessary offensive weapons to manhandle the new-look Jets...but fails to put a touchdown on the board in a 16-9 loss.

3) Week 1: Packers beat Bears; Bengals lose at home to Broncos. Week 2: Bears beat Steelers, making Packers Week 1 victory all the more significant; Bengals beat Packers at Lambeau? Unfortunately yes.

4) Before a regular season record-setting crowd of 105,121 at the new Cowboys stadium, Tony Romo goes for the worst outing of his career in Dallas, and the 'Boys lose by just 2 to the Giants. Imagine if he were on his game....

5) Finally Monday night, the Dolphins control the ball for THREE TIMES as long as the visiting Colts, they do everything right - everything in Tony Sparano's gameplan - and Indy wins.

Let's just pick Week 3, shall we? Look for this week to be in favor of the home team.

Last week: 11-5

Overall: 22-10

Jets over Titans

Raiders over Broncos

Chargers over Dolphins

Cardinals over Colts

Cowboys over Panthers

Ravens over Browns

Steelers over Bengals

Texans over Jaguars

Vikings over 49ers

Patriots over Falcons

Eagles over Chiefs

Giants over Buccaneers

Bills over Saints

Bears over Seahawks

UPSET SPECIAL: Lions over Redskins

SO UGLY, I CAN'T LOOK AWAY: Packers over Rams