Forecaster Frank's Lessons From Week 3
As the shirt says, Week 3 was feeble as I was 7-9 in my picks and for the season I am 24-24. Catch my Week 4 picks on Thursday.
Thursday Night
Hou +8.5 (o/u 43)
My Pick Panthers 24 Texans 16
Score Panthers 24 Texans 9
Sam Darnold has departed the Jets dumpster fire and has emerged as a good quarterback, as the Panthers are 3-0, while Davis Mills is who we thought he was as the Texans are going to be on a long losing streak.
Result: LOSS
Sunday at 1
Buf -7.5 (o/u 45.5)
My Pick Bills 29 Washington 6
Score Bills 43 Washington 21
Buffalo appears ready to go on a stampede as they were in control the entire game, with Washington only getting on the board when the Bills let up at the end of the first half and the end of the game.
Result: WIN
Chi +7 (o/u 45.5)
My Pick Browns 28 Bears 24
Score Browns 26 Bears 6
Matt Nagy should begin seeking realtors as the Bears will surely be looking for a new coach as Justin Fields had one-yard net passing and was sacked nine times in an embarrassing performance.
Result: LOSS
Bal -8 (o/u 50)
My Pick Ravens 37 Lions 16
Score Ravens 19 Lions 17
No team is more tormented than the Detroit Lions, who lost the game on a 66-yard field by Justin Tucker, and it was an NFL record and hit the crossbar and bounced over to add to the agony.
Result: LOSS
Ari -7 (o/u 52)
My Pick Cardinals 34 Jaguars 17
Score Cardinals 31 Jaguars 19
The Jaguars played well until Trevor Lawrence threw a pick-six that gave the Cardinals a lead. With the loss, the Jaguars extended their losing streak to 18 games, the fifth-longest in NFL history.
Result: WIN
LAC +6.5 (o/u 55)
My Pick Chiefs 30 Chargers 27
Score Chargers 30 Chiefs 24
The Chiefs have only themselves to blame, as they turned the ball over four times in a back and forth divisional loss at home.
Result: WIN
NO +3 (o/u 42)
My Pick Saints 27 Patriots 17
Score Saints 28 Patriots 13
Mac Jones had some growing pains as he threw three interceptions, as the Patriots dropped to 0-2 at home, with Tom Brady coming home next week.
Result: WIN
NYG -2.5 (o/u 47.5)
My Pick Giants 27 Falcons 16
Score Falcons 17 Giants 14
The Giants are officially an embarrassment as offensive coordinator Jason Garrett uses a child's activity and coloring book for the Giants' game plan. No wonder John Mara kicked the garbage can; he was looking for more players inside it.
Result: LOSS
Pit -3 (o/u 44)
My Pick Steelers 23 Bengals 13
Score Bengals 24 Steelers 10
Ben Roethlisberger is done. At 39, he looks like he is 69, and that is not nice as he tosses the ball like an old grandpa playing with his kids.
Result: LOSS
Ten -5.5 (o/u 48)
My Pick Titans 30 Colts 10
Score Titans 25 Colts 16
The Colts played well for three quarters, but the Titans hit their stride in the fourth quarter to pull away as the AFC South is already under their control.
Result: WIN
Sunday Late Games
NYJ +11 (o/u 41)
My Pick Broncos 23 Jets 13
Score Broncos 26 Jets 0
Let me spell it out; the J E T S are A W F U L.
Result: LOSS
LV -4 (o/u 44.5)
My Pick Raiders 23 Dolphins 6
Score Raiders 31 Dolphins 28 (OT)
The Dolphins had their chances but lost the game in the trenches as the Raiders survived a battle the went the full ten minutes in overtime.
Result: LOSS
TB -1 (o/u 56)
My Pick Buccaneers 27 Rams 24
Score Rams 34 Buccaneers 24
The Buccaneers were the first team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium, and the Rams could be the second as they are looking strong after a 3-0 start.
Result: LOSS
Sea -1.5 (o/u 55.5)
My Pick Seahawks 31 Vikings 29
Score Vikings 30 Seahawks 17
The Seahawks could be in serious danger, as they sit 1-2 with a terrible defense and playing in the best division in the NFL, with the Cardinals and Rams on the rise at 3-0, while the 49ers are one play away from also being 3-0.
Result: LOSS
Sunday Night
GB +3.5 (o/u 50)
My Pick Packers 27 49ers 24
Score Packers 30 49ers 28
The 49ers did a great job of coming back to take the lead, but left Aaron Rodgers too much time, as Mason Crosby won the game with a field goal as time expired.
Result: WIN
Monday Night
Dal -4 (o/u 52)
My Pick Cowboys 30 Eagles 13
Score Cowboys 41 Eagles 21
The Cowboys are suddenly looking like a Super Bowl contender after taking the Eagles to the woodshed, prepare to see all of Cowboy nation to be strutting for the next six days.
Result: WIN