| TEAM |
OPPONENT |
COMMENTS |
|
1. New England
|
Kansas City |
One of the biggest mismatches of the entire season. |
2. Pittsburgh
|
Houston |
Shutout a possibility in this matchup. |
3. Green Bay
|
Minnesota |
Vikings can't throw; Packers strong against the run. |
4. Indianapolis
|
Chicago |
Conservative Colt offense could lead to low-scoring game. |
5. Tennessee
|
Jacksonville |
First team to 17 wins this AFC South encounter. |
6. San Diego
|
Carolina |
Chargers catch break with Smith suspended. |
7. Jacksonville
|
At Tennessee |
Both teams intent upon running the ball. |
8. Denver
|
At Oakland |
Raider offense really nothing special. |
9. Baltimore
|
Cincinnati |
Bengals far from healthy for this one. |
10. Minnesota
|
At Green Bay |
Absence of Favre changes face of this rivalry. |
11. Seattle
|
At Buffalo |
Seahawks must win this one with defense. |
12. Dallas
|
At Cleveland |
Browns could make mistakes in catch-up mode. |
13. Philadelphia
|
St. Louis |
Eagles embarrassed by last year's defense. |
14. NY Jets
|
At Miami |
Defense should be fired up to make Favre winner in debut. |
15. Tampa Bay
|
At New Orleans |
Classic duel of good offense vs. good defense. |
16. Oakland
|
Denver |
Wouldn't expect old-fashion AFL shootout here. |
17. Washington
|
At New York Giants |
AFC East games should be low-scoring this season. |
18. Arizona
|
At San Francisco |
Martz's offense tend to make lot of mistakes. |
19. Buffalo
|
Seattle |
Good time to catch Seahawks with depleted WR corps. |
20. New Orleans
|
Tampa Bay |
Even Saints should be able to slow down Buc attack. |
21. Cincinnati
|
At Baltimore |
Bengal unit probably not as good as it will look here. |
22. Carolina
|
At San Diego |
Few teams will slow Chargers this season. |
23. Detroit
|
At Atlanta |
Team wants to believe it'll be improved defensively. |
24. NY Giants
|
Washington |
Giants have suffered many losses since we saw them last. |
25. Atlanta
|
Detroit |
Two bad teams can put on an entertaining show. |
26. Chicago
|
At Indianapolis |
Bears might be better, but it probably won't show in this one. |
27. Houston
|
At Pittsburgh |
Little Texans can do to slow Steelers. |
28. San Francisco
|
Arizona |
Warner should pick apart these weaklings. |
29. Miami
|
New York Jets |
Wouldn't want to be first to go up against Favre. |
30. St. Louis
|
At Philadelphia |
No reason to consider this unit in opener. |
31. Kansas City
|
At New England |
Patriots can name the score in this one. |
32. Cleveland
|
Dallas |
Holding Cowboys under 34 will be a challenge. |
