NFL Week 3 -- Winding your way down on Baker Street

[Cosmo]

Kind of remarkable that Baker Mayfield has found a happy place in Tampa. And the Bucs might be pretty decent.

Thursday night
New England at N.Y. Jets (-6.5/37.5), 815, PRIME

Sunday early
N.Y. Giants at Cleveland (-6.5/38.5), FOX
Green Bay at Tennessee (-3/36.5), FOX
Chicago at Indianapolis (-1.5/42.5), CBS
Houston (-2.5/45.5) at Minnesota, CBS
Philadelphia at New Orleans (-2.5/49.5), FOX
L.A. Chargers at Pittsburgh (-2/35.5), CBS
Denver at Tampa Bay (-6.5/39.5), FOX

Sunday late
Carolina at Las Vegas (-5.5/40.5), CBS
Miami at Seattle (-5/41.5), CBS
Baltimore (-1/49.5) at Dallas, FOX
San Francisco (-7/44.5) at L.A. Rams, FOX
Detroit (-3/52.5) at Arizona, FOX

Sunday night
Kansas City (-3.5/46.5) at Atlanta, NBC

Monday night
Buffalo (-5.5/45.5) at Jacksonville, 730, ESPN
Washington at Cincinnati (-8/48.5), 815, ABC

 

[DanOregon]

Well ship, looking at the schedule for this week, if I managed to "Survive" last week, this week would have definitely killed me. I thought I knew what teams you could count on last week, this week I KNOW you can't count on any. Panthers will be the Raiders, Baltimore will thump Dallas, and it seems like half the league is starting back up QBs in week three, or their qbs are just playing like back-ups.

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

The Bucs did make the Divisional playoff last year, y'kmow.

 

[Della9250]

Well ship, looking at the schedule for this week, if I managed to "Survive" last week, this week would have definitely killed me. I thought I knew what teams you could count on last week, this week I KNOW you can't count on any. Panthers will be the Raiders, Baltimore will thump Dallas, and it seems like half the league is starting back up QBs in week three, or their qbs are just playing like back-ups.

If the Panthers hadn't switched QBs, I think sticking with anybody against Carolina would still be a feasible strategy. Dalton probably makes them average enough its not worth the risk.

 

[Cosmo]

The Bucs did make the Divisional playoff last year, y'kmow.

I'm aware. Their Vegas O/U for this year was 9.5, and I think they look significantly better than that. That's all I'm sayin'.

 

[exmediahack]

So the Chiefs can't find another running back off the street who won't kick women?

 

[playthrough]

So the Chiefs can't find another running back off the street who won't kick women?

Don't underestimate their scouting dept.

 

[Songbird]

This gulf bay makes you feel so bold
It's got so many Bucs, and it's got Baker's soul
And it's taken us so long
To find out we were wrong
When Mayfield held everything

 

[DanOregon]

If the Panthers hadn't switched QBs, I think sticking with anybody against Carolina would still be a feasible strategy. Dalton probably makes them average enough its not worth the risk.

I think the Raiders actually looked better in their loss to the Chargers than they did in their win against the Ravens.

 

[dixiehack]

This gulf bay makes you feel so bold
It's got so many Bucs, and it's got Baker's soul
And it's taken us so long
To find out we were wrong
When Mayfield held everything

Cause it was OL
Blockin'
Right down the line

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

I'm aware. Their Vegas O/U for this year was 9.5, and I think they look significantly better than that. That's all I'm sayin'.

That's the other problem, they have started 2-0 like the past 4-5 seasons, but they have had a tendency to dip in the middle of the season.

I don't imagine they'll have too many problems with the Broncos this week as long as Sean Payton is asking Bo Nix to throw the ball as much as he is.

 

[exmediahack]

Not that surprised about Baker and Tampa success.

Cleveland is one of the worst NFL markets to be the QB Savior. Fans are negative, impatient and on your ash right away because there's nothing else to do there after October 15.

Tampa may be the most chill NFL market. If the Bucs are good, they love you. If the Bucs are bad, let's spend our Sundays out on St. Pete Beach or Longboat Key. Baker can probably live fairly anonymously there.