NFL Week 1 thread

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Thursday
Buffalo (-2.5/52.5) at L.A. Rams, NBC

Sunday early
Jacksonville at Washington (-3/44), FOX
New Orleans (-5.5/42.5) at Atlanta, FOX
San Francisco (-7/41) at Chicago, FOX
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (-6.5/44.5), CBS
Philadelphia (-4/48.5) at Detroit, FOX
New England at Miami (-3/46.5), CBS
Baltimore (-7/44.5) at N.Y. Jets, CBS
Cleveland at Carolina (-2.5/41.5), CBS
Indianapolis (-8/46) at Houston, CBS

Sunday late
N.Y. Giants at Tennessee (-5.5/43.5), FOX
Green Bay (-1.5/48) at Minnesota, FOX
Kansas City (-4.5/53.5) at Arizona, CBS
Las Vegas at L.A. Chargers (-3/52), CBS

Sunday night
Tampa Bay (-1.5/50) at Dallas, NBC

Monday night
Denver (-6.5/43) at Seattle, ESPN/ABC

 

Only 1 game with a spread of more than a TD. Schedule-maker starts off strong...

 

I don't remember this many "rivalry" games in Week one. Raiders-Chargers, Falcons-Saints, Steelers-Bengals, Packers-Vikings, Patriots-Dolphins. Tough games to bet at any point in the season, let alone Week One.

ADD: I don't know if the Eagles are better than the Cowboys - but playing a second-place sked in the NFC means you get the Vikings and Cardinals instead of the Rams and Bucs. The Eagles also get the Packers at home while the Cowboys get them on the road. Big differences.

 

Denver Seattle is a temp rivalry game. Give the points.

 

How the hell did the Chiefs blow the AFC title game? Jesus.

 

The Bengals beat them in the regular season, too, so I'm not sure I buy your characterization of that game.

 

Maybe they do fall victim to the hangover, but on paper, they got better. The offensive line is better, which I grant you is a low bar, and I think Hill will help in that secondary.

I'm not sure the Steelers will be the ones to take advantage if they do falter. Pittsburgh's offensive line is a disaster, Trubisky is no more than a placeholder at quarterback, and they just aren't good enough against the run. The Ravens, on the other hand, could be very dangerous if they can stay healthy this time around.

 

Browns-Panthers is a rivalry game, at least this time, because of the Baker Mayfield situation. I like to think he'll torch them like the Cuyahoga River.

 

It surprised me how few of the guys in the bottom two tiers I knew at all. (From Black Adam Schefter.)