Week 1 picks

The new season kicks off tonight at the site where we all thought Brett Favre's career ended and the location of a recent tradition in the NFL...letting the Super Bowl champion get to prepare less for a season opening game.

Saints over Vikings

Minnesota is coming in too banged up on the offensive side along with Brett Favre's potential rust to ruin the party of a proud and emotional New Orleans crowd. No overtime needed this time around.

Dolphins over Bills

Its September not December so there is no cold weather to worry about for Miami. And lets face it...the Bills are just laughable this year. The fish take this one easy.

Bengals over Patriots

This is one of the more hyped games of the opening week with T.O. and Ochocinco making a visit to take on the Brady Bunch. I have zero confidence in New Englands defense until they can show me they can make a big play and not get beat by recievers all over the field.

Lions over Bears

Believe it or not the Lions have indeed improved. They will be able to pressure Jay Cutler as he looks to repeat as interceptions champion this season.

Titans over Raiders

There are a lot of people high on the Raiders this year now that Jamarcus Russel is out of the picture. But with Jason Campbell's health in question and two banged up runningbacks the offense may struggle. Plus...can anyone name a wide reciever for the Raiders?

Giants over Panthers

Many try not to take so much from preseason but one thing that will carry over is Carolina's lack of ability to find the endzone. Heres a hint...its usually the larger area at the end of the field that is sometimes a different color.

Falcons over Steelers

This will be a very competitive game and come down to the wire. If this were Big Ben starting I may pick the Steelers at home. But its Dennis Dixon.

Browns over Bucs

Some members of the Browns offense shows promise like they can actually do something in the NFL. Plus Jake Delhomme is very familiar with the Tampa defense.

Jaguars over Broncos

Another game with a who cares mentality to it. The Broncos have too many lost players on defense and no play makers on offense. Thus the win goes to the team with an actual play maker.

Texans over Colts

This is becoming a great divisional rivalry. This will be the year the series gets split with each team winning at home.

Rams over Cardinals

The Cardinals have too many unanswered questions heading into week one and Bradford gets a favorable matchup for his nfl season debut.

Packers over Eagles

Aaron Rodgers and company will have no problems picking apart this defense. Big points will be scored.

49ners over Seahawks

The Pete Carrol era in Seattle ends on a sour note. Welcome back to the pros.

Cowboys over Redskins

McNabb is too banged up to do anything really outstanding and unlike the Panthers, the Cowboys scoring problems wont carry over into week one.

Ravens over Jets

Both teams have great defenses. But only one team has success of putting points up on the board.

Chargers over Chiefs

No LT, No Vincent Jackson. No problem. The Chiefs will put up points but they will struggle to keep the Chargers off the board.

So there you have it for week one. We'll keep track of the records throughout the season and feel free to play along at home. See you for week two.