Football week 2 picks & spreads

by Doug Kaufman

Game: Bengal's vs. Browns - Captain obvious, the battle of Ohio goes to Cinnci. Plus you will get round 2 of Chad Johnson's TD celebration!!! I am truly looking forward to that.

Average spread - 7pts. Cinnci should handle that with ease.

Game: Buffalo vs. Steelers - Copy cat the Ohio game here folks. Steelers RUN over the Bills with ease. Steelers favored by 10! (WARNING - Denver was last week by 8)

Game: Saints vs. TB - TB disappointed me last week, but since neither team has a DEF here this should be a HIGH scoring game. Take the over 42pts...Both Qb's get 200 yrds and the RB's of the Saints get 100 yrds a piece +TD. The Cadillac even gets high points.

Game: Houston vs. Carolina - YIKES Matt had a decent week 1, but he got thrown into the lions den here. This WILL be a true test for him. Carolina messed with Bulger & Bruce's timing last week and beat the Rams due to it. Low scoring game take the under 39.

Game: Atlanta vs. Jags: Here's this weeks YAWNER! MJD gets a big day out of it all. And Jags DEF gets to Joey more than the Vikings. Take the Jags here - even with 10.5

Game: Indy vs. Titans - Start all Indy players. Titans will be spanked here. Vince is going to see how tough the NFL will be. Indy by 7, should be more.

Game: 49ers vs. Rams : Tough game here, 49ers def vs. rams offense here. Don't expect too much out of Gore here this week. Rams win at home in a nail bitter.

Game: Packers vs. Giants - Eli isn't going to play. Packers will slaughter the Giants Def like the Cowboys did last week. I am personally starting Favre & Jennings here.

Game: Seattle vs. Arizona - Seattle surprised me last week. The def held and this week vs. a weak Cards def should be the blowout of the week here!!!

Game: Vikings vs. Lions: Lions were very lucky last week, they had to push to get the last set of tickets to sell for a non-blackout game. All of the fans will be disappointed when the Vikings break out the whoopin stick against their divisional foes.

Game: Dallas vs. Miami: Romo showed last week that he is the real deal and that a failed snap will not put him down. Miami's Def is a little better than NYG but expect Romo, Barber III, & Owens to be big fantasy lifelines this week.

Game: NYJ vs. Baltimore: Yes, even if Boeller is playing, he used to be the starter. Knows the system & can roll out when needed. The jets will be lucky to get 3 field goals.

Game: Oakland vs. Denver: After the 12 second field goal fire drill, the Broncos disappointed me last week vs. the Bills. Heavily favored last week - and Culpepper is FINALLY starting.this game should be a close one. This game is my toss up of the week.

KC vs. Chicago - Bears blowout KC. Larry Johnson fantasy managers are crying about how bad KC is going to be this year. This is unfortunate. I would trade him now to any sucker in your league. Cedrick Benson gets 2 td's this week.

Chargers vs. Patriots: OMG - after the camera man gets fired, Brian is going to be under a BIG microscope. I expect the Pats to fall apart. Even with their new "communication" scheme - they will not stop Rivers/LT/Gates combo. Chargers by 9.

Game: Redskins vs. Philly : MNF - Should not disappoint any fans. I see Jason Campbell coming out of his shell and the game should be better than last Monday nights put together. Philly by 3.