After 2 weeks, I’m 17-15. A MASSIVE improvement from 8-8 in Week 1…to 9-7 last week. Yay?

New York Giants over Tennessee – I forgot an important fact last week when picking the Titans to beat the Steelers : Vince Young is a horrible quarterback. The man is a turnover waiting to happen. And against a defense that slaughters passers, they will happen against NY.

Cincinnati over Carolina – The Bengals defense looked really good last week, and they go up against a rookie passer making his first start here. Carolina’s defense has looked generally okay, but the Bengals have too much firepower.

Dallas over Houston – This is my ‘going with my gut’ pick for the week. I just have a feeling Dallas comes out angry and with a purpose this week. It might help if they remembered that they’re built to RUN THE BALL, though. Jason Garrett needs to stop telling himself he’s a brilliant genius of an offensive co-ordinator and pound the ball.

San Francisco over Kansas City – The Chiefs little roll has to stop at some point…they’re atrocious! The offense has done NOTHING! How many games can they win with fluke plays and lucky bounces? I see a Niners team that will hit them hard, force turnovers and run the ball well.

Pittsburgh over Tampa Bay – I really like Tampa’s young line up, but they’re REALLY young. And now they’re facing a Steeler defense that should prey on that lack of experience like a creepy dude uses candy bars to lure dumb kids in to vans. However, the fact that Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback is Charlie Batch makes me nervous…I think the Steelers win, but by a score of something like 16-10.

New England over Buffalo – The Patriots aren’t a power house that will kick the shit out of opponents every week, but the Bills aren’t so much an opponent as they are the pathetic husk of what should be a football team. Ryan Fitzpatrick is now their starter at quarterback. They have no pass rush. Ugliness will ensue.

Baltimore over Cleveland – The Ravens are angry after that loss to Cincy last week. The Browns are horrible. You could throw a team made up of residents from a camp for fat kids in Brown uniforms and they’d put up more of a fight…or mistake each other for candy bars and begin a horrific display of desperate cannibalism. Actually, they’d probably STILL put up more of a fight.

Minnesota over Detroit – I know the Lions came back on the Eagles last week, but they still lost the game. And although I feel the Vikings window on a title shot has closed, they’re still too much for the Lions. I don’t think Jahvid Best comes close to the 230+ combined yards he piled up on Philly in the last game, and Shaun Hill will remember that he’s Shaun Hill.

New Orleans over Atlanta – The Falcons are a scrappy team that seems to find ways to win football games. However, scrappy tends to come up short on the ledger when matched against talent. The Saints have a loaded offense that seems to be finding it’s way, and losing Reggie Bush is only a loss if you have a need for fast guys with no clue how to actually run the ball.

Washington over St. Louis – The Rams have actually played surprisingly close, but I don’t see that happening this week. The Redskins piled up points on a Houston D that’s much better than the unit the Rams put on the field. Sam Bradford is going to spend so much time with Brian Orakpo slamming in to him that they might technically be married at the end of the game, depending on Missouri’s laws regarding common law unions.

Philadelphia over Jacksonville – The fact that Jahvid Best piled up yards at will, and Shaun Hill looked like the greatest quarterback ever, against the Eagles last week gives me hope. But so far this year, Jacksonville’s ground game has been depressingly pathetic. Philly’s blocking hasn’t been good, but Michael Vick has a habit of making opponents (and dogs) who come at him pay.

Indianapolis over Denver – Denver beat up on Seattle. Whoopy. I see Kyle Orton eating a lot of sacks this week. I see Peyton Manning putting up 350+ yards on a defense with no pass rush. Because the D is so focused on the pass, I see one of Indy’s backs rushing for 120 yards. Ugly.

Oakland over Arizona – Bruce Gradkowski vs. Max Hall. That might actually be the QB battle in this game. Drink in THAT matchup for the ages. Oakland’s running the ball well, and their defense has looked good. Arizona’s a mess.

Seattle over San Diego – The Chargers haven’t looked good. Really, neither have the Seahawks. I’ll take the home team in what might be a high scoring shootout.

Miami over New York Jets – NY looks like an inconsistent mess this year. Coming off a big win, I see them letting up a little bit. Miami’s defense is going to remind the world that Mark Sanchez is a dumb, dumb quarterback. And I think Brandon Marshall might explode against a defense with a mistake prone Antonio Cromartie as their #1 cornerback.

Green Bay over Chicago – The Bears have looked good so far, but they’re facing a top notch defense this week (Clay Matthews has SIX SACKS in TWO GAMES). I don’t think Jay Cutler is getting a ton of time back there, and I don’t see the ground game doing well against the Pack. Meanwhile, Chicago’s defense hasn’t really blown me away all that much. Aaron Rodgers does well, and so does his team.