The NFL week two slate of games may not have had the marquee matchups of the week one primetime games, but there was an entertaining mix of close games and high-scoring offenses to keep things interesting.
Week three has another interesting slate of games kicked off by an AFC East grudge match on Thursday night.
That’s followed up by nine games in the 1:00 PM Eastern time block and then four games in the 4:05/4:25PM Eastern time block. As usual, Sunday Night Football has the Chiefs in primetime to pump up the ratings with the Swifties checking in.
It all wraps up for week three with a great Monday Night Football game that could be a Super Bowl preview with the explosive Detroit Lions facing off against Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens.
Each week during the season, I will be making my picks with my buddy David on his SportsKrunch with DKrom podcast as we’ve done regularly for the past five years (and pre-pandemic as well). This weeks’ episode is available here.
Please give a listen each week on your preferred podcast provider. All back episodes are available here at Apple podcasts.
Last Week: Straight Up: 14-2, Versus the Spread: 11-5
Season Totals: Straight Up: 24-8, Versus the Spread: 17-15
Now, on to the week three picks!
Thursday Night Football:
Dolphins 20 at Bills (-12.5) 31
Versus the Spread: Dolphins
Straight up: Bills
(Edit: Final was 31-21. Talk about starting the week off right!)
Sunday 1:00PM:
Raiders 21 at Commanders (-3.5) 27
Versus the Spread: Commanders
Straight up: Commanders
Steelers (-1.5) 22 at Patriots 25
Versus the Spread: Patriots
Straight up: Patriots
Packers (-4.5) 17 at Browns 12
Versus the Spread: Packers
Straight up: Packers
-Bengals 26 at Vikings (-3) 27
Versus the Spread: Bengals
Straight up: Vikings
Jets 22 at Bucs (-7) 27
Versus the Spread: Jets
Straight up: Bucs
Falcons (-5.5) 33 at Panthers 15 LOCK OF THE WEEK
Versus the Spread: Falcons
Straight up: Falcons
Colts (-4.5) 23 at Titans 18
Versus the Spread: Colts
Straight up: Colts
Texans 15 at Jaguars 20 (-1.5)
Versus the Spread: Jaguars
Straight up: Jaguars
Rams 20 at Eagles (-3.5) 15 – UPSET SPECIAL
Versus the Spread: Rams
Straight up: Rams
Sunday 4:05/4:25PM:
Broncos 21 at Chargers (-2.5) 20
Versus the Spread: Broncos
Straight up: Broncos
Saints 20 at Seahawks (-7.5) 25
Versus the Spread: Saints
Straight up: Seahawks
Cardinals 27 at 49ers (-2.5) 15
Versus the Spread: Cardinals
Straight up: 49ers
Cowboys (-1.5) 20 at Bears 24
Versus the Spread: Bears
Straight up: Bears
Sunday Night Football:
Chiefs (-6) 22 at Giants 19
Versus the Spread: Giants
Straight up: Chiefs
Monday Night Football:
Lions 35 at Ravens (-4.5) 38
Versus the Spread: Lions
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