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Lucky
is back this week hoping to duplicate my
successful opening week where I went 10-5-1.
Let's kick it off!
SUPER
PICKS
Redskins
(-3) @ Giants:
Holly cow. Just in: Clinton Portis is really
that good. He alone could beat the Giants
by more than three points. The Redskins
new defensive scheme is blitz, blitz, blitz,
and the Giants don't have a quarterback
or an offensive line that can handle that.
The Skins roll big. In fact, I intend to
place my own mortgage on this game, hoping
to get Grandma back into her own house!
Game Date: 09/19/04 13:00 ET
Jets
(-3) @ Chargers:
Both the Chargers and the Jets looked good
on opening weekend, starting off the season
with wins. Don't expect that trend to continue.
The Jets are a good team, the Chargers are
not. LaDainian Tomlinson ran wild against
the Texans and might do it again against
the Jets. But that alone will not suffice.
For the Chargers to win, Drew Brees will
have to play mistake free football for another
week, and I just don't see that happening.
The Jet's have a potent passing attack with
Chan Pennington throwing the ball to Santana
Moss, and will ride a rejuvenated Curtis
Martin to victory. Game Date: 09/19/04
16:15 ET
Seahawks
(-2.5) @ Buccaneers:
The Buccaneers looked hard for some offense
last week and came up wanting. Scoring more
points on defense than offense is now way
to win football games. Seattle on the other
hand, looked as good as advertised, beating
the Saints by two touchdowns in New Orleans.
Their young defense held Deuce MaCallister
to 57 yards rushing and forced three turnovers.
Look for the Seattle offense to improve
in week two, and beat the Bucs by a touchdown.
Game Date: 09/19/04 16:05 ET
Colts
(+1) @ Titans:
It's hard to imagine the talented Colts
at 0-2… so I won't. The Colts will
come back in week two and beat a formidable
opponent in the Tennessee Titans. Edgerrin
James looks like the Edge of old, running
for over 140 yards against a good Patriot
D in week one. Colts need a victory, and
Lucky Lester says they'll Edge one out here.
Game Date: 09/19/04 13:00 ET
Lucky
Lester's Picks For Week Two
Broncos
(-3) @ Jaguars:
The Broncos really showed me something last
week against the Chiefs. Jake Plummer can
lead Shanahan's offense down the field.
Quentin Griffin is making people forget
about Clinton Portis in Denver. The Bronco's
balanced attack is hard to defend against.
Denver's defense is hugely improved with
the addition of Champ Bailey. The Jaguars
won't squeak this one out, and will get
beat at home by a much more experienced
Bronco squad. Game Date: 09/19/04 13:00
ET
Steelers
@ Ravens (-3.5):
The Ravens are pissed, and a pissed off
Ray Lewis is down right scary. Duce Staley
is veteran enough to know, he's in big trouble
this Sunday. Jamal Lewis can't be satisfied
with 50 yards rushing, look for him to bounce
back with help from Jonathan Ogden who's
back in the lineup.
Game Date: 09/19/04 13:00 ET
Texans
(+3) @ Lions:
Good news and bad news for the Lions last
week. They finally won on the road, as I
predicted, but unfortunately lost budding
star receiver Charles Rogers for the year.
But for some terrible bounces, David Carr
would have led his team to victory in week
one. Look for the bounces to even out and
watch the Texans win in Detroit. Game
Date: 09/19/04 13:00 ET
Bears
@ Packers (-8.5):
Bears can't score if they don't have the
ball, and the Packers have been very piggish
with that lately. Don't expect undersized
Brian Urlacher to hold his ground against
a missive Green Bay ground assault. Ahman
Green will run wild, and Brett Favre will
sling it around. Green Bay in a land slide.
Game Date: 09/19/04 13:00 ET
49ers @ Saints (-7.5):
Based on last weeks performance one would
be inclined to take the Niners, but Lucky
Lester knows San Francisco, and San Francisco
sucks. Not to mention Miami's own Ken Dorsey
will be under center this Sunday. Never
a good thing! Saints have got to be better
then the Niners. Take the bitter pill and
give the 7.5 points. Game Date: 09/19/04
13:00 ET
Rams
@ Falcons (-2.5):
This is a tough one. Both these teams looked
terrible in their Victories last week. Sure,
each team is 1-0, but only because they
played the Arizona/San Francisco tandem
that will be hard pressed to win ten games
combined. Mike Vick only had 18 snaps in
pre-season and should be greatly improved
with a full game under his belt. Take Atlanta
at home in this offensive dog fight.
Game Date: 09/19/04 13:00 ET
Panthers @ Chiefs (-6):
The Panthers were dominated at home by the
Packers stellar offensive line and star
running back Ahman Green last week. Guess
what? The Chiefs boast an even better offensive
line and league scoring record holder Priest
Holmes. Expect more of the same in Kansas
City. Game Date: 09/19/04 13:00 ET
Browns (+4.5) @ Cowboys:
The Browns took it to the Ravens vaunted
defense in week 1. Jeff Garcia looked even
more comfortable running the Brown offense
then he thought he'd be. His young receivers
ran up and down the field and William Green
compiled 65 yards on the ground. The Cowboys
run D isn't as good as Baltimore, so Green
should find bigger holes in Dallas. Game
Date: 09/19/04 16:15 ET
Patriots
(-8) @ Cardinals:
There isn't a number under twenty the Cardinals
would get that would persuade me to bet
Arizona against a great Patriot team. I've
got to give it to Arizona, they made up
the spread against the Rams last week, and
played tougher than expected. But, the Patriots
aren't the Rams, and I can't imagine Bill
Belichick will allow his team to look past
Dennis Green's young Cardinals. And don't
think for a minute that Emmitt Smith will
gain 5.4 yards a rush against the Patriot
run defense. Smith played well last week
but should be slowed by a Patriots defense
looking to improve from last weeks sub par
performance. Watch the Patriots win their
17th in a row this Sunday. Game Date:
09/19/04 16:15 ET
Bills
(+3) @ Raiders:
The Bills dominated an improved Jaguar team
nearly the entire game last week just to
let them stumble down the field in the closing
minute and steal a victory. But the Bills
are better than advertised. Buffalo's defense
is one of the most underrated in the NFL
and Drew Bledsoe looks like his old self
again. The Raiders will fail to run against
the Bills; Wheatley hasn't proven himself
and Justin Fargas just isn't ready to carry
the load. The Raider's allowed Duce Staley
to gain nearly 100 yards last week and Jerome
Bettis scored 3 touchdowns. The Buffalo
duo of Travis Henry and Willis McGahee are
much younger and faster. Look for Buffalo
to take advantage of the Raiders' lack of
cohesiveness. Bledsoe will find Lee Evens
and Eric Moulds for big plays. I have to
take the Bills and the points in Oakland.
Game Date: 09/19/04 16:15 ET
Dolphins @ Bengals (-5):
The Dolphins are a mess, they took two months
to decide on a quarterback and then promptly
benched him within thirty minutes, and now
A.J. Feely is the starter. Lucky him. No
running game, no passing attack, don't invite
me to that party. The Bengals Carson Palmer
proved to be worthy of his hype, playing
a solid game against a good Jets team in
week 1. Cincinnati should notch their first
win of the season, and the Dolphins should
continue their hasty downward spiral. I
take the Bengals at home, in fact if it
weren't for Miami's stout defense, which
might win them a game or two, they might
have a shot at 0-16… Thanks Ricky!
Game Date: 09/19/04 20:35 ET
Vikings
@ Eagles (-3):
The Vikings couldn't stop Vinny Testeverde's
Cowboys from racking up over 400 yards of
offense, so there's no doubt in my mind
Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens will explode
for close to 500 yards against the Viking
defense. But neither defense could stop
their opponent. The lowly Giants racked
up over 400 yards against the Eagles last
week. The Eagles had more trouble defending
the run, but luckily for them the Vikings
don't have a running back. It's on this
stat alone and the fact that Philly's playing
at home that I take the Eagles in this big
Monday Night Match-Up. Game Date: 09/20/04
21:05 ET
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