NFL results Wk 3

Here's my third round of NFL picks after a better week last week.

1. Baltimore at Buffalo, Under 34.5: Two god-awful offenses. Pretty simple.

Total score: 31 -- Yay for me, I'm a genius. (1-0)

2. NY Jets at Cincinatti -6.5: The Bengals are a wounded, frustrated team and I think they'll go off this weekend, which could be bad news for my fantasy football matchup considering the guy I'm playing has Carson Palmer and Ocho Cinco.

Cincinatti 38, NY Jets 31 -- This game was looking hairy for a while. Wow, the Bengals are really pretty bad. (2-0)

3. San Francisco +9 at NY Giants: The 49ers are coming off a much-needed bye week. They won't win but I think it'll be close.

NY Giants 33, San Francisco 15 -- Ugh. (2-1)

4. New England at Miami, Over 51.5: It's hard to believe that the Patriots' last regular-season loss came last year to the Dolphins, and not only was it a loss but it was a 21-0 shutout. Boy, how times have changed with New England's unstoppable machine of an offense. I like to attribute the new success to the team's addition of Wes Welker.

Total points: 77 -- Haha, I had this nailed by early third quarter. I'm convinced, Tom Brady is half cyborg/half ninja. I was also right about Welker: 140 yards, 2 TDs. Suck it. (3-1)

5. Kansas City +2.5 at Oakland: Larry Johnson will run wild again, at least my fantasy team hopes so.

Kansas City 12, Oakland 10 -- What a boring game. I'll take the win. I'm kind of rolling right now! (4-1)

6. Chicago +5.5 at Philadelphia: The Eagles are just a very mediocre team right now. The Bears certainly aren't world beaters either, but I think they'll cover here.

Chicago 19, Philadelphia 16 -- As my friend Keith so eloquently said on the phone, "I think I'm going to jump off a bridge." Spoken like a true Eagles fan! Fly Iggles, Fly! (5-1)

7. Pittsburgh -3.5 at Denver: The Steelers will control the ball and the clock and probably win by 10-14 points.

Denver 31, Pittsburgh 28 -- Oh well, you can't win them all, right? (5-2)
8. Tennessee -1.5 at Houston: I think VY will play, but even if he doesn't, the Titans will still run the ball all over the Texans' defense. Tennessee knows how to win ugly games, and that's what this will be.

Tennessee 38, Houston 36 -- Talk about making me sweat til I bleed, the Titans blew a big lead but still held on for me. (6-2)

9. Indianapolis at Jacksonville +3: I picked the Jags straight up in our pick 'em at work, but for this purpose I'll take the points. Go MJ-D, Go!

Indianapolis 29, Jacksonville 7 -- This shocked me. (6-3)

10. Minnesota at Dallas -9.5: Yeah, I know, Adrian Peterson is great and rushed for 230-something yards last week against Chicago. Well, that's dandy and all, but the Vikings have one of the league's worst pass defenses and Dallas still has a pretty formidable offense. I think this week is when it gets back on track. Cowboys by 17.

Dallas 24, Minnesota 14 -- Look who just went 7-3. Fabulous.

My season record now after three weeks is 16-12-2. Vegas better be ready because I'ma comin'.