NFL

NFL Week 3 Tennessee @ NYG (-3): Both teams are looking to rebound from week 2 JWOW like losses in the Wizard of Oz game. Vince Young looks for some heart this week and Brandon Jacobs looks for his head. Antrel Rolle's interview this week questioning Giant coach Tom Coughlin sounded like a "ship be sinking" moment and has me leaning towards the longest tenured coach in the NFL and the Titans. Cleveland @ Baltimore (-10.5): Ray Lewis blamed the officials after Sunday's loss to the Bengals and no reporter seemed to ask him the most relevant question of the entire rant; "have you met Joe Flacco and do you realize he was once beaten out by Tyler Palco?". I can't lay over 10 to a team that is barely averaging double digits even against a coach who looks to be pulling a Joaquin Phoenix like ruse. Would it really surprise anyone to hear that Casey Affleck is filming Browns coach Eric Mangini for a documentary? Pittsburgh (-2.5) @ Tampa Bay: Pittsburgh should be allowed to play Tampa backup QB Josh Johnson as their starter. With the way the Steeler D is playing who plays QB is like a wedding DJ, it doesn't matter how good they are you are still going to dance and have fun. That theory will be put to test this Sunday with Charlie Batch who I am convinced had to be woken up and given pads after Dennis Dixon was injured. Buffalo @ NE (-14): Take heart Buffalo fans; Sabres training camp is under way. Cincy (-5) @ Carolina: We asked for it after week 1 and it only took until week 3 for the Jimmy Clausen era to begin. Matt Moore looked as familiar with playing QB in the NFL as Bristol Palin is with birth control and in turn the Panthers were made one dimensional. I don't see Clausen being able to duplicate Tom Brady's performance in week 1 vs. the Bengals, but he will do enough to give the Panthers hope. After two games and Palmer throwing 5 INT's that were dropped it is time to turn over the offense to Ced Benson. Atlanta @ NO (-4): This game should be an opening for Atlanta with NO coming off a late Monday night win across the country, but Atlanta seems harder to gauge than a drunk Ronnie from Jersey Shore pick up line. I can't shake the thought Matt Ryan is Tony Romo without a celebrity girlfriend. The only thing I am sure of is US Weekly breaking the news of Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian getting back together now that he like her has nothing to do for the next month. I see a second straight Garrett Hartley kick to win it. SF (-2.5) @ KC: Through two weeks KC has found the winning ugly formula while San Fran's play has just been ugly. Any NFC West team laying points on the road makes the underdog as automatic as Real World/Road Rules challenge first night hookups or splitting Aces. Detroit @ Minny (-10.5): Minny has gotten older faster than Brittany Spears or the '10 Red Sox's, while Detroit has been game in two straight covers. Brett Favre's struggles have been well documented and the over/under is Week 10 on when he will be taking his talents back to high school fields in Mississippi. More concerning for Minny has to be AP getting stopped repeatedly at the goal line with the game on the line last week. The best back in the NFL finds a way to get in the end zone in that situation. Dallas @ Houston (-3): Will this be a line we look back on in five weeks and laugh at how wrong it was, like Ben Affleck once being thought of as an actor as opposed to a director? This game always means more to Houston and now they have more talent and the better team. A Cowboy loss followed by the by the bye week could lead to Bill Cowher patrolling the sidelines October 10th vs. Tennessee. Washington (-3.5) @ St. Louis: It will take all of Mike Shanahan's coaching prowess to not let last week's brutal home loss to affect the Skins play this week. McNabb showed last week that he can still be productive and Skins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett should have an easy time in his return to St. Louis defending Ram WR's who are as fleet footed as Margaret Cho's dancing. Games and weeks like this are why Shanahan was brought to Washington and I like the Skins laying the points. Philly (-3.5) @ Jax: Philly's offense is even more explosive with Vick as top dog. Most interesting question in this game is can enough Philly fans make the trip to prevent a TV blackout. Tough summer for Atlanta fans as the Hawks made Joe Johnson the richest NBA free agent, the Braves are collapsing and Vick is about to emerge as the better QB than Matt Ryan. Indy (-5.5) @ Denver: Last week Kyle Orton to rookie WR Demaryius Thomas emerged as a viable offensive threat and Indy showed that talk of their demise was premature. Without CB Champ Bailey this week we should learn how many points it takes to see backup QB Curtis Painter. Diego (-5.5) @ Seattle: "Norv and Diego look for redemption on the road", sounds like a line in a trailer for a Christopher Nolan movie. If you were Charger LT Marcus McNeil would you want to block for a QB that treats his O line like they are live in help? I just don't see the NFC West getting their first out of division road against a team on the fringe of super bowl contender status. Oakland @ Arizona (-4): I have already spent too much time on this game. NYJ @ Miami (-1.5): South Beach isn't the best place to send the Deltas and playing against the Phins will be no Toga party. Miami has had this game circled on the schedule and the Phins D will make Mark Sanchez look more disoriented than Braylon Edwards behind the wheel after a couple of cocktails. Green Bay (-3.5) @ Chicago: Mike Martz and Jay Cutler seem to make a great match as Martz is looking like the Ram genius he once was and Cutler like an MVP, I wonder if Martz has met Kristen Cavaleri yet? Chicago at home seems game for a Monday night rival and I wouldn't be stunned by an outright win, that last sentence was extremely hard to type coming from a guy firmly entrenched on team LC.