Week 4 Selections

Week 4 Selections
Record: (32-16 SU 29-16-3 ATS)

Denver @ Tennessee (-7) - Titans 30 - Broncos 17

Baltimore @ Pittsburgh (-1.5) - Steelers 16 - Ravens 13

Cincinnati (-3) @ Cleveland - Bengals 20 - Browns 9

Detroit @ Green Bay (-14.5) - Packers 41 - Lions 17

Carolina @ New Orleans (-14) - Saints 31 - Panthers 10

San Francisco (+7) @ Atlanta - Falcons 24 - 49ers 20

Seattle (-1.5) @ St. Louis - Seahawks 24 - Rams 17

New York Jets (-6) @ Buffalo - Jets 27 - Bills 10

Indianapolis (-8) @ Jacksonville - Colts 31 - Jaguars 14

Houston (-3) @ Oakland - Texans 24 - Raiders 13

Arizona @ San Diego (-8.5) - Chargers 34 - Cardinals 17

Washington (+6.5) @ Philadelphia - Eagles 27 - Redskins 24

Chicago (+4) @ New York Giants - Bears 27 - Giants 20

New England (-1) @ Miami - Patriots 30 - Dolphins 24

Power Rankings - Week 3

Here are the Power Rankings after Week 3

1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. Indianapolis Colts
3. New York Jets
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Baltimore Ravens
6. Chicago Bears
7. Green Bay Packers
8. New England Patriots
9. Atlanta Falcons
10. Houston Texans
11. Philadelphia Eagles
12. Cincinnati Bengals
13. Kansas City Chiefs
14. Tennessee Titans
15. Miami Dolphins
16. San Diego Chargers
17. Dallas Cowboys
18. Minnesota Vikings
19. Seattle Seahawks
20. Washington Redskins
21. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22. Arizona Cardinals
23. New York Giants
24. Oakland Raiders
25. San Francisco 49ers
26. Denver Broncos
27. St. Louis Rams
28. Detroit Lions
29. Jacksonville Jaguars
30. Carolina Panthers
31. Cleveland Browns
32. Buffalo Bills

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - Week 3

Good

Adrian Peterson. AP took the Vikings, put them on his back and ran all over the Lions. The Vikings passing game looks terrible and Farve looks his age but Peterson single-handedly won the game Sunday. Over the past 2 weeks, Peterson has over 300 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns. Without Peterson, the Vikings don’t have a shot at the playoffs.

Runner Up: Michael Vick

Bad

The Mike Shanahan era. Shanahan arrogantly thought he could go into the season with a stable of washed up running backs and the corpse of Joey Galloway and still put up points. The season began with a big win over Dallas, followed by a late game collapse in Houston. Sunday the Redskins lost outright to the Rams. This week they draw the ire of Philadelphia. Andy Reid does not want to look like he made a mistake in cutting Donovan loose. Shanahan has his work cut out for him.

Runner Up: Sebastian Janikowski

Ugly

The San Francisco 49ers. Congratulations to San Fran for being the first team to fire a coordinator in-season. After last year, the 49er’s appeared to be headed right direction and in a weak NFC West, they would make the playoffs by default. They still may sneak into the playoffs, but winning the NFC West in 2010 is like being the tallest mountain in Kansas. They’ve put up the least points in the league and QB Alex Smith’s progression appears to have stalled. Mike Singletary wanted winners but ended up with Michael Crabtree.

Runner Up: Garrett Hartley

Eric's Locks of Week 3 NFL

Eric's Locks of the Week
Record ATS (3-0)

Dallas Cowboys (+3) @ Houston Texans

The Cowboys have not scored consistently in two years. The Texans are all about offense. I feel the Cowboys D will hang but they have a tendency to allow big plays. With Andre Johnson, Kevin Walter, and Arian Foster in the fold big plays are bound to happen. Vegas keeps giving the Cowboys to much credit just because of their popularity. The Texans are for real and look to be a serious contender. Matt Schaub and company will eviscerate the thin secondary. The Cowboys are also giving up more in the return game than any other team, look for Jacoby Jones to have a huge day. The Cowboys are a .500 team at best. So long Wade, thanks for the memories. The Texans are 3 point favorites, take the Texans to win by at least a touchdown.

PICK: TEXANS (-3)

New York Jets (+2 ½)@ Miami Dolphins

Mark Sanchez looked great against a questionable New England Secondary. I don’t care. I’m not sold on the Sanchize just yet. The Dolphins are a prototypical Parcell's built team. They’re well coached, fundamentally sound, and polished. The Jets are loaded with talent but in building that talent came with a cost. The team has more than a few head cases (ex Braylon Edwards, Santonio Holmes) and that type of drama always holds a team back from reaching its full potential. I love the Dolphins to cover and possibly win this one. Without Kris Jenkins, the Jets are more vulnerable to the run and we all know the Dolphins are going to commit to the running game. Revis is out this week and next. Brandon Marshall should continue his development in this offense. We all saw what Blodin did to Cromartie is week 1. Marshall is a faster version of Boldin. Take the ‘Fins to win this one outright.

PICK: DOLPHINS -2.5

Week 3 Selections

Tennessee (+3) @ New York Giants - Titans 24 - Giants 20

Buffalo (+15) @ New England - Patriots 34 - Bills 20

Cleveland @ Baltimore (-11) - Ravens 27 - Browns 6

Pittsburgh (-3) @ Tampa Bay - Steelers 20 - Buccaneers 9

Cincinnati (-3.5) @ Carolina - Bengals 24 - Panthers 13

Atlanta (+4) @ New Orleans - Saints 27 - Falcons 24

San Francisco (-3) @ Kansas City - 49ers 24 - Chiefs 13

Detroit (+11) @ Minnesota - Vikings 20 - Lions 17

Dallas (+3) @ Houston - Cowboys 24 - Texans 20

Washington (-4) @ St. Louis - Redskins 27 - Rams 17

Philadelphia (-3) @ Jacksonville - Eagles 34 - Jaguars 20

Indianapolis (-6) @ Denver - Colts 35 - Broncos 14

San Diego (-6) @ Seattle - Chargers 31 - Seahawks 17

Oakland (+4.5) @ Arizona - Raiders 20 - Cardinals 13

New York Jets (+2.5) @ Miami - Jets 17 - Dolphins 16

Green Bay (-3) @ Chicago - Packers 34 - Bears 30

Week 3 Broadcasting Schedule

Sunday September 26

Tennessee Titans @ New York Giants (CBS, 1 p.m.) — Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf – Meadowlands Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ
Cincinnati Bengals @ Carolina Panthers (CBS, 1 p.m.) — Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (CBS, 1 p.m.) — Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots (CBS, 1 p.m.) — Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens (CBS, 1 p.m.) — Don Criqui, Steve Beuerlein – M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD

CBS early games coverage map via The 506

Dallas Cowboys @ Houston Texans (FOX, 1 p.m.) — Joe Buck, Troy Aikman [National] – Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
San Francisco 49ers @ Kansas City Chiefs (FOX, 1 p.m.) – Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan – Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings (FOX, 1 p.m.) — Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa – Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints (FOX, 1 p.m.) — Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick – Superdome, New Orleans, LA

Washington Redskins @ St. Louis Rams (FOX, 4 p.m.) – Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, Jim Mora – Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO
Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars (FOX, 4 p.m.) – Ron Pitts, John Lynch – Everbank Field, Jacksonville, FL

FOX Coverage Map

Indianapolis Colts @ Denver Broncos (CBS, 4:15 p.m.)-– Jim Nantz, Phil Simms [National] – Invesco Field, Denver, CO
Oakland Raiders @ Arizona Cardinals (CBS, 4:15 p.m.)– Spero Dedes, Randy Cross – University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
San Diego Chargers @ Seattle Seahawks (CBS, 4:15 p.m.) -– Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts – Qwest Field, Seattle, WA

CBS late games coverage map

New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins (NBC, 8:20 p.m.) – Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth – Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL

Monday September 27

Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.) – Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden – Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

Week 3 Start Em/ Sit Em

Start Em

Quarterbacks

1. Donovan McNabb WAS - Facing the Rams, McNabb will look to throw early and often against a defense that will struggle to stop the run and the pass. McNabb was in sync with his receiving corps against Houston, this will continue against St. Louis.

2. Michael Vick PHI - The Jaguars won't be able to contain Vick. They get no pressure from their front four, and their cover corners are not quick enough to keep up with Maclin and Jackson. Vick will run and pass, the Eagles should win by double digits if their defense doesn't give up garbage points again.

Sit Em
1. Joshua Freeman TAM - He is playing the Steelers, sit him.

2. Mark Sanchez NYJ - Don't get on this train yet, the Dolphins will put pressure on Marky Mark all game forcing.


RUNNING BACKS
Start Em

1. Cedric Benson CIN - He is HUNGRY. Calling out the direction of his offense. Benson is going to go off against a bad Panthers defense.

2. Knowshon Moreno DEN - The Colts are week against the run, and you better believe the Broncos are going to run the ball as much as they can in order to keep Peyton off the field.

Sit Em
1. Arian Foster HOU - Dallas will completely contain the Texans running game, unfortunately they will have to deal with a quarterback that just threw for nearly 500 yards last week.


WIDE RECEIVERS
Start Em

1. Kevin Walter HOU - Give him a shot this week as the Cowboys struggled against the passing attack from the Bears last week. Walter will get extra looks as the Boys will try to "contain" Andre.

2. Devin Hester CHI - He's back, start him. This game has shootout written all over it. With Clay Matthews breathing down Cutler's neck every play, the short slants to Hester will be money all night.

Sit Em
1. Steve Smith CAR - Clausen will be pressured all game, the Bengals will be running the ball down their throats and killing the clock. With double coverage all game, Clausen will look to the opposite side of the field.