I made it through Week 2 of the Last Fan Standing pool with Oakland's easy victory over the Jets. No major upsets yet this season. That's how it was last year. The Browns and Bears both kept losing, and most fans picked against these two bad teams all season. Eventually road-block games needed to weed-out players.
I thought about playing the Eagles this week. It's their home opener. The Giants suck. They have big-time offensive line problems. The Birds' strength is their pass rush. Bad combination for New York.
But it's a division game. The Eagles and Giants always seem to play close, hard-fought games. Plus the G-men may be a desperate team. They are 0-2. They don't want to start 0-3, with two division losses.
The Eagles could really put a crimp the the Giants' 2017 plans by knocking them off this Sunday. With Dallas having a tough road game in Arizona, and with Cowboy running back Zeke Elliot on the verge of being suspended for six games, Philly could get an early lead in the division. Washington has an equally tough game at home against the Raiders.
I'm going to pass on the Birds this week, and save them for later. My prediction is Eagles 20-17 over New York, but I don't like to play a rival-division game. Too much emotion involved.
Instead, I'm taking Green Bay at home vs. Cincinnati. The Packers are 9 1/2 point favorites on Sunday. The Bengals are 0-2, The Pack 1-1 after suffering a loss to Atlanta Sunday night.
Losing again to the Falcons in Atlanta is no disgrace. Green Bay needs to get back on the horse this week against a struggling Bengals club. Coach Marvin Lewis is on the hot seat. Andy Dalton & co. are not playing up to the potential they flashed in the past. Green Bay is ailing with injuries to WRs Nelson and Cobb, among others. But I think Green Bay has enough to beat Cincy at Lambeau Field.
I'd rather save Green Bay at home for later in the season when the bitter cold and snow will work to the Pack's advantage. But, looking ahead, I don't see a good spot, plus this seems like a pretty good bet to get me through another week of the pool.
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