We\u2019ve had back-to-back good Thursday night games, which can only mean one of two things; the apocalypse is upon us and the fifth seal broken or NFL teams are finally starting to figure out this whole \u201chow to play football in 2019\u201d thing. It usually takes about a month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If there\u2019s good news for the Rams in the loss, it\u2019s that Jared Goff finally looked loose and ready to play, as did Todd Gurley. Greg Zuerlein missed a 44-yard field goal he\u2019ll hit 95 percent of the time, and, frankly they should have won a game that saw Russell Wilson playing out of his mind at home. There\u2019s no reason to believe these two teams won\u2019t play two more times this year. Plus, if you grabbed the Rams at +1.5 as I did, you were good whether Legatron made the kick or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve got to put all that behind us now. It\u2019s time for picks and shenanigans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m not fooled into believing anything good will happen in Pittsburgh, even after a solid-enough looking win last week. But if the Steelers do somehow get this victory, that Ravens bandwagon will empty faster than Boris Johnson can clear out a men\u2019s room. RAVENS 17, STEELERS 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m not sure who should be more insulted by this line; the Raiders or Bears starting quarterback and former first round pick Mitchell Trubisky, who won\u2019t be playing. RAIDERS 20, BEARS 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ve got to hand it to the Bengals. While everybody was distracted by the Miami Dolphins trading away their players to openly tank the season, Cincy just kept its roster intact, knowing they would tank just as thoroughly. The Cardinals will screw it up for a week. BENGALS 20, CARDINALS 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I expect this to be another classic Gardner Minshew vs Kyle Allen quarterback duel for the ages. JAGUARS 23, PANTHERS 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Giants were going to lose this game, but with Saquon Barkley already ruled out, you\u2019ll get to lose your fantasy football match up too. VIKINGS 34, GIANTS 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I normally don\u2019t like these giant lines, but it\u2019s the Patriots and Redskins. No worries, here. PATRIOTS 38, REDSKINS 6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sam Darnold is still out with the middle school version of herpes so the Jets will have to trot out future Subway sandwich artist or Fudrucker\u2019s grillmaster Luke Falk once again. I don\u2019t expect good things. EAGLES 35, JETS 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I have a bad feeling that the Bucs used up all the good Jameis Winston against the Rams and all they\u2019ll have the rest of the way is regular Jameis Winston. Start the Saints defense on fantasy, is what I\u2019m saying. The picks are coming in bunches. SAINTS 24, BUCCANEERS 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bill O\u2019Brien vs. Dan Quinn. In the great coaching chess matches of our time, this is more like a game of Mario Kart where both guys keep running into their own banana peels. TEXANS 24, FALCONS 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When I\u2019ve finally given up on the Broncos and Joe Flacco, this is where they\u2019ll burn me and turn it on for a playoff run. Let\u2019s get this over with. CHARGERS 20, BRONCOS 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s the problem with the Packers. They keep turning these wide receivers I\u2019ve never heard of into fantasy stars and, frankly, I\u2019m annoyed I have to look up how to spell Marquez Valdes-Scantling all the time. This is Troy Polamalu and Ndamukong Suh all over again for me. COWBOYS 23, PACKERS 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Like the Ravens, we all got excited about the hot start for the Colts, but then the good teams started showing up in their schedule and reality came in, punched them out and stole their rug that really tied the room together. CHIEFS 40, COLTS 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The 49ers opened the season on the bunny slope, going 3-0 against teams that, at the time, had all of one victory between them. It seems almost crazy to type it out after the last decade, but the Browns are a considerable step up in competition. BROWNS 27, 49ERS 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This week: Last week: Season Get the latest NFL football odds and information–follow BetOnline.ag on Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\nCHICAGO BEARS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS (+5, O\/U: 40.5)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (-3, O\/U: 47.5)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (-3.5, O\/U: 40)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (+5.5, O\/U: 43.5)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS (+15, O\/U: 42)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
NEW YORK JETS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (-14.5, O\/U: 43.5)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (-3, 45.5)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
ATLANTA FALCONS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (-5, O\/U: 50)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
DENVER BRONCOS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (-6.5, O\/U: 44.5)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (-3.5, O\/U: 46.5)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY NIGHT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (-11, O\/U: 56)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY NIGHT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (-4, O\/U: 46)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Straight up: 0-1
Against the spread: 1-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Straight up: 7-8
Against the spread: 8-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Straight up: 38-25
Against the spread: 29-34<\/p>\n\n\n\n