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Thursday night’s Amazon prime game will kick start week 4 of the NFL season with the Miami Dolphins facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals, with the Bengals hungry to get back on track in the AFC North. The red hot Dolphins and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa are playing as well as he’s ever had under rookie head coach Mike McDaniels, this Dolphins team is off to a great 3-0 start leading the AFC and tied with the Philadelphia Eagles for the best record in the NFL.

        Each team definitely has a X-Factor which could be a game changer, let’s go through what each team’s factor is. For the Dolphins their key to winning this game is getting pressure with just a simple four man blitz, with this fins team deep at the corner position and a having an above average pass rush this game could be somewhat low scoring if Miami can shut down the Bengals receivers and force pressure on Joe Burrow and the Bengals to run the ball more than usual.

        The X-Factor for the Bengals winning this game is shutting down Miami’s top receivers in Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, now your not gonna completely stop the duo of Hill and Waddle but if you can hold the receivers to under 125 receiving yards combined this could be a recipe for the Bengals to win this matchup. 

If I was to bet this game I would take Miami to win outright for the fact that the Bengals corners are at best average, the Bengals offensive line have been subpar when facing a average pass rush and or defense, and the momentum Miami has right now has them playing at the top of their game week in and week out. Now it is concerning with Tua’s back injury but it looks like he’s good to go for Thursday night according to reports.

Wrapping up week 3 in the NFL season two of America’s biggest teams played on Monday night, the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys with both teams being mediocre at best this game had potential to be a boring stand alone game for the week but it definitely wasn’t. With the Dallas Cowboys having a backup quarterback play in Cooper Rush while Dak Prescott recovers from a hand surgery Rush has played well in his two or so games thus far in the season, leading the Cowboys to a win last week over the Cincinnati Bengals 20-17 and beating the New York Giants last night 23-16 in metlife stadium. Even though this is a small sample size thus far the Cowboys shouldn’t look to rush Dak Prescott back as it looks Cooper Rush is keeping this team afloat.

     Going to last night’s game the Cowboys Rush played well completing 21-31 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown, the Cowboys run game also showed up running back tandem Ezeliek Elliot and Tony Pollard combining for over 180 rushing yards on just 28 combined attempts. Dallas wide receiver CeeDee Lamb also had a nice game with eight catches for 87 yards and a beautiful one handed touchdown catch, switching to the Cowboys defense Demarcus Lawerance showed up with three sacks and it really set a tone early in the night. 

    For the New York Giants you can’t be discouraged if your a Giants fan as the team isn’t what their record is, this isn’t a team who is a playoff team or much like that and last night that showed, this team looks like a at best .500 team who week in and week out give teams trouble with the run game and their defense, speaking of Saquon Barkely I think it’s safe to say he’s officially back, Saquon is leading the league in rushing yard thus far and finished with 81 yards on 14 attempts last night and with a beautiful 36 yard touchdown run. 

With all that being said with the Giants their limitations are still at quarterback in Daniel Jones, even though Jones didn’t have a bad game last night he hasn’t shown Giants fans any glimpse of special, Jones last night played well finishing with 20-37 pass attempts and a pick which was a late game heave to save the game.

Week three in the NFL was nothing short of spectacular as some teams fell to 0-3, some underdogs won and some teams are still on fire. Let’s go through my three biggest takeaways from Sunday’s games and why they should or shouldn’t be worried about their season.

AFC West had a rough day…mostly

Three of the four teams in the AFC West lost yesterday except one, the Devner Broncos who narrowly won but Denver fans still can’t be excited from that win. Coming into the offseason the AFC West was widely considered by far the best division in football but so far that’s not looking true. With the Raiders dropping to a shocking 0-3 with yesterday’s 22-24 loss to the Titans, the Chargers getting blown out by the Jaguars and now becoming injury riddled, the Chiefs shot themselves in the foot with special teams mistakes and the Broncos winning but still looking atrocious on offense. 

Miami upsets Buffalo in a shocking thriller

Two of the hottest teams in the NFL faced off on Sunday afternoon and it was nothing short of spectacular, with both teams 2-0 one had to walk away with a loss and that team was Buffalo who had a shaky defense coming into the game with multiple key pieces missing like Jordan Phillips, Mikah Hyde and others. With all that Buffalo still had a chance to win the game but Josh Allen didn’t have enough time to spike the ball for a game winning field goal but the clock ran out. Allen and Tua had a moment at the end of the game in which Allen looked visually frustrated and disappointed. 

Green Bay holds on for the narrow win in Tampa

In a crazy ending the Green Bay Packers hold on after Tom Brady and the Bucs miss the potential game tying two point conversion. Green Bay got off to a speedy start scoring on their first two drives and taking a 14-3 lead at halftime, credit to the Bucs defense as they shut out Green Bay completely in the second half but Tampa’s offense looked bad with all the missing receivers, Brady was missing multiple offensive lineman, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Julio Jones who are his top three receivers this season. With all those problems Brady had to overcome the game still came down to one two point conversion at the end, Brady acknowledged the Bucs offense shot themselves in the foot with their mistakes. Aaron Rodgers looks like he found his next favorite target in Romeo Doubs who caught eight passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. Green Bay proceeds to 2-1 as Tampa falls to 2-1.

Today is the best day for a NFL fan, as every Sunday is considered NFL day during the football season. Let’s look at each game in time order being played on Sunday, predict the scores and outcomes. 

    New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers

    Score: 24-20 Saints win

    Time: 1:00 PM ET

    Houston Texans at Chicago Bears

    Score: 18-16 Houston win

    Time: 1:00 PM ET

    Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts

Score: 28-27 Chiefs win

    Time: 1:00 PM ET

    Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins

    Score: 27-24 Dolphins win

    Time: 1:00 PM ET

    Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings

    Score: 28-27 Vikings win

    Time: 1:00 PM ET

    Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots

    Score: 27-17 Ravens win

    Time: 1:00 PM ET

    Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets

    Score: 24-13 Bengals win

    Time: 1:00 PM ET

    Las Vegas Raiders at Tennessee Titans

    Score: 28-21 Raiders win

    Time: 1:00 PM ET

    Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders 

    Score: 24-23 Eagles win

    Time: 1:00 PM ET

    Jacksonville Jaguars at Los Angeles Chargers 

    Score: 21-17 Jaguars win *Assuming Justin Herbert doesn’t play

    Time: 4:05 PM ET

    Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals

    Score: 24-21 Rams win

    Time: 4:25 PM ET

    Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks

    Score: 20-17 Falcons win

    Time: 4:25 PM ET

    Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    Score: 20-17 Tampa wins

    Time: 4:25 PM ET

San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos 

Score: 24-20 49ers win

Time: 8:20 PM ET

With the NFL putting one of the most heated rivalries in the league on Thursday night prime time this had potential to be a great watch and for half of it, it was. The Cleveland Browns won in a glowing fashion 29-17, but the second half of this game was a little slow with both teams scoring a combined 13 points in the second half and only three points in the fourth quarter by the Steelers, but there still were some crazy plays and highlights throughout the game that were spectacular to watch.

    Yesterday I previewed this game by giving some betting advice and a possible solution for the Steelers to win this game as they were heavy underdogs for this game {+5.5}, but that solution I gave went out the window as I recommended that the Steelers have to stop the Browns run game in which they did not do that at all but to be fair once the Steelers top corner went out with an injury in the third quarter that’s when the Browns really took this game over.

    Newly acquired Browns receiver Amari Cooper is starting to look really good, the former Cowboys wideout was traded to the Browns in a salary dump for a very late round pick in this upcoming draft and wow is this trade looking good for Cleveland thus far. Cooper had a rocky start in week one but these last two games Cooper has really shown why he was once considered a top receiver in this league a few years ago. Amari has now put up back to back games with over 100 receiving yards and a touchdown which he struggled to put up in back to back games like this in Dallas. 

Do the Steelers make a quarterback change? Head coach Mike Tomlin says no, with reporters asking Tomlin after the game if he would consider starting rookie Kenny Pickett next week Tomlin shot that idea down rather quickly. Even though the blame is falling mostly on Mitchell Trubisky there were a couple things that went wrong in favor of Trubisky, the Steelers could not block Browns superstar Myles Garrett and the Steelers wideouts had multiple drops in the third quarter when trailing.

Week 3 of the NFL season is starting with a great all time rivalry game in Pittsburgh versus Cleveland. Even though these two teams aren’t great teams right now they always play each other really well, especially in the last few years. 

With below average quarterbacks starting for each team this is more based on whose defense can hold the other team to less points. Both offenses for these teams have been bottom of the league thus far through two weeks but that’s nothing to be concerned about as a viewer as per usual something interesting will happen during the game.

With Cleveland being 5.5 point favorites at home this looks like a potential money maker if you bet on the Steelers as head coach Mike Tomlin has always played well as an underdog, now I’m not telling you to bet but if I personally was looking to bet this game I’d take Pittsburgh +5.5. Even with the media being significantly down on Steelers QB Mitchell Trubisky and T.J Watt’s injury in week 1 this Pittsburgh team can still cover the points, that being said i do have the Browns winning this game in a ugly 24-20 fashion it’s still a wood watch for a stand alone game this week. 

The key to this game is the Steelers run defense as they currently rank bottom ten in the league and Cleveland averaging a league 200.5 rushing yards a game between running backs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt at the helm. Cleveland is doing something historically amazing as the only other team to rush for over 200 yards a game was the 2019 Baltimore Ravens, if Pittsburgh can hold the Browns to under 150 yards rushing this could be a ball game. 

My final prediction for this game is a scrappy 24-20 win for the Cleveland Browns.

Sources: https://www.nfl.com/news/2022-nfl-season-four-things-to-watch-for-in-steelers-browns-clash-on-prime-video

With the NFL season heading into week 3 let’s look at all the winless teams and so far several teams that haven’t gotten a win yet. Out of these seven teams who should be worried about their season and their chance to turn around their season and make the playoffs. Historically 0-2 teams have over a 75% chance of missing the playoffs

1. Las Vegas Raiders

The Las Vegas Raiders are on paper a phenomenal team and can easily make the playoffs but their schedule and division is one of the toughest in the league, I don’t see them making the playoffs due to the AFC being so good and the Raiders already being 0-2.

2. Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are like the Raiders, on paper a great team and coming off a super bowl loss last season usually the loser of the super bowl has a “hangover” and the team doesn’t come close to what they did the following year, That being said the Bengals still have a chance to make the playoffs because the AFC North isn’t playing well as a whole. 

3. Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts coming into this season was seen as a sleeper AFC team with new QB Matt Ryan but things haven’t gone to plan as they tied in overtime with the Texans and got shutout by the Jaguars last week. Like the Bengals the Colts can still win this division due to the AFC South being one of the weakest divisions in football right now.  

4. Tennessee Titans

The Titans are a decent team but playing a hard schedule throughout the year and losing many pieces in the offseason the Titans just aren’t the team they used to be for the last three year and even in the AFC South I don’t see them making the playoffs. 

5. Carolina Panthers

The Panthers have a shot to make the playoffs as the NFC is in shambles right now with no teams looking like “world beaters”. As the Panthers are 0-2 they still have a shot to make the playoffs if newly acquired QB Baker Mayfield can mesh with this offense. 

6. Houston Texans

The Houston Texans are cooked, we already knew that but it had to be said, the Texans are still in a full rebuild but are starting to be viable in some of their games which Texans fans must feel somewhat good considering what’s happened to their team in the last three years.

7. Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are going to be a bottom three team in the league as most predicted this season, from losing many pieces in the offseason to playing in a decent division the Falcons are heading into a reboot and everyone knows it.

Monday night football in the NFL is nothing less than spectacular but I’d argue week 2 of the Monday night games were kinda boring because of the blowout wins were not used to seeing in this league, especially between good teams. Let’s go through my biggest takeaways from each team and what this means for them.

    Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings

    Was this game more of a Kirk Cousins in primetime issue or the Eagles are that good? I’d argue it’s both actually, Kirk Cousins on monday night primetime games is 2-10 and can’t seem to get past it as he threw three interceptions last night and just looked horrible overall, the Vikings are a good team but maybe not as good as we thought after their spectacular win over Green Bay in week 1. The Eagles on the other hand looked great, specifically Jalen Hurts who had a monster first half throwing and running the football, Hurts had three touchdowns in the first half and that’s all the Eagles needed for the win, this Eagles team is definitely a top 3 NFC team for the year and look like the best NFC team right now.

    Tennessee Titans vs Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills routed the Tennessee Titans thanks to new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey stepping in and showing what he’s capable of. The Bills offense was humming, scoring 41 points and scoring the most points through the first two weeks of the NFL season. As for the Titans this team is in trouble for the fact that Derrick Henry can’t save this team anymore, Henry in the past has been able to run this team to a top seed in the AFC conference but with the team being stripped of some offensive pieces the Titans are solely relying on Henry to carry them on the offensive side of the ball and opposing defenses know that now.

NFL Sunday was nothing less than spectacular, with some walk off wins to shutouts, week 2 of the season was crazy and the storylines are even crazier. With thirteen games being played between twenty six teams let’s go through my three biggest takeaways from NFL Sunday.

• The Trey Lance draft pick is looking bad

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance is out for the season with a horrific ankle injury, the same injury Dallas QB Dak Prescott had. It appears the 49ers might have whiffed on this draft selection of Trey Lance especially since he’s out for the season which was the whole reason they were trying to get rid of now starting QB Jimmy Garoppolo. Lance has yet to look the part in his first few starts as the first string QB and we’ll have to wait another year to see what he’s capable off.  

• Bengals are a mess all around

The Cincinnati Bengals may be experiencing a Super Bowl hangover, Mostly on the O-Line. The Bengals spent an enormous amount of assets on the offensive line to protect superstar QB Joe Burrow and it doesn’t look any better than it did a year ago, in the two games the Bengals have played they’ve allowed 13 sacks on Burrow and specifically six sacks last night against the Dallas Cowboys. The Bengals are now a whopping 0-2 to start the season and are on pace to give up a NFL record 111 sacks. 

• Lamar Jackson deserves the extension

PAY THE MAN! With twitter buzzing the last two weeks for the Ravens organization to pay superstar QB Lamar Jackson he’s definitely looking like he deserves it. Jackson and the Ravens put on a show yesterday in the 1 ‘o’ clock window game against the Miami Dolphins but unfortunately for the Ravens their defense couldn’t hold as they gave up 42 points and over 360 yards to Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle combined. Lamar did his thing on offense with four total touchdowns and over 350 yards from scrimmage himself, including some great down field passes and a insane 79 yard touchdown run.

Today is the best day for a NFL fan, as every Sunday is considered NFL day during the football season. Let’s look at each game in time order being played on Sunday, predict the scores and outcomes. 

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Score: 27-24 Baltimore wins

Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Cleveland Browns vs New York Jets

Score: 21-18 Cleveland wins

Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions

Score: 31-28 Detroit wins

Time:1:00 PM Eastern Time

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars

Score: 21-20 Jacksonville wins

Time:1:00 PM Eastern Time

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints

Score: 24-23 New Orleans wins 

Time:1:00 PM Eastern Time

Carolina Panthers at New York Giants

Score: 24-20 New York wins

Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Score: 18-14 New England wins

Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Los Angeles Rams vs Atlanta Falcons

Score: 31-20 Los Angeles wins

Time: 4:05 PM Eastern Time

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

Score: 20-18 San Francisco wins

Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys 

Score: 28-21 Cincinnati wins

Time: 4:05 PM Eastern Time

Denver Broncos vs Houston Texans

Score: 27-21 Denver wins

Time: 4:25 PM Eastern Time

Las Vegas Raiders vs Arizona Cardinals

Score: 28-24 Las Vegas wins

Time: 4:25 PM Eastern Time

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Score: 27-17 Green Bay wins

Time: 8:20 PM Eastern Time