This analysis worked pretty well last week, so here in my opinion are teams who are heading into letdown, bounceback or overlook situations this week....
Letdowns:
Cleveland: Huge comeback win last week, hard to sustain that type of play. Couple that with Pittsburgh's determination to right the ship. I don't really like pointing this out because I will be backing the Browns this weekend regardless. But it's hard to perform well on the road two weeks in a row, and they really did have to use every last trick and every last second on the clock to pull off the win they did last week.
Oakland: They've had two weeks to bask in the glow of knocking off the Steelers. Do they come out soft and unready?
Tampa Bay: After knocking off the hated Rams on national television, how do you get pumped up for the Bengals?? Unfortunately, the Bengals suck so bad it may not matter.
Bouncebacks:
Buffalo: Gaining confidence. Gave one of the AFC's top teams a good game last week, eager to stay in the hunt in their division, and eager to play well in front of the home fans for the first time in 3 weeks.
Tennessee: They beat Philly, but then drop a stinker to Dallas and fritter away what should have been a win against the Browns. Looking for this team to get geared up for a good opponent and rebound, not wither away.
St Louis: If there was ever a spot where a team could get back on track, this would be it. I don't know if that translates into a spread cover, but with a game @ San Fran looming on the horizon, this Dallas game is basically to keep the season alive.
Overlooks:
New England: Big game next week @ Miami. After starting 3-0 and getting everyone on their side, curious if they take the Chargers seriously. Maybe not the best situation as SD is 3-0 and may be a bit more difficult to overlook.
Miami: Similar reasons. Big game vs NE next week, KC means nothing to them, and the wins have come pretty easily thus far.
Denver: The potential is there for them to forget about this "free" win, and be looking ahead to the big divisional game against San Diego next week. But with this game being on Monday night, I'm not sure it qualifies as an overlook.
Green Bay: Coming off a win @ Detroit, where they never play well, and heading into a big Monday-nighter with the Bears next week. If it wasn't for the opponents' 3-0 record, this Carolina game could be easily overlooked.
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Please note, these are not my picks, just observations.
Letdowns:
Cleveland: Huge comeback win last week, hard to sustain that type of play. Couple that with Pittsburgh's determination to right the ship. I don't really like pointing this out because I will be backing the Browns this weekend regardless. But it's hard to perform well on the road two weeks in a row, and they really did have to use every last trick and every last second on the clock to pull off the win they did last week.
Oakland: They've had two weeks to bask in the glow of knocking off the Steelers. Do they come out soft and unready?
Tampa Bay: After knocking off the hated Rams on national television, how do you get pumped up for the Bengals?? Unfortunately, the Bengals suck so bad it may not matter.
Bouncebacks:
Buffalo: Gaining confidence. Gave one of the AFC's top teams a good game last week, eager to stay in the hunt in their division, and eager to play well in front of the home fans for the first time in 3 weeks.
Tennessee: They beat Philly, but then drop a stinker to Dallas and fritter away what should have been a win against the Browns. Looking for this team to get geared up for a good opponent and rebound, not wither away.
St Louis: If there was ever a spot where a team could get back on track, this would be it. I don't know if that translates into a spread cover, but with a game @ San Fran looming on the horizon, this Dallas game is basically to keep the season alive.
Overlooks:
New England: Big game next week @ Miami. After starting 3-0 and getting everyone on their side, curious if they take the Chargers seriously. Maybe not the best situation as SD is 3-0 and may be a bit more difficult to overlook.
Miami: Similar reasons. Big game vs NE next week, KC means nothing to them, and the wins have come pretty easily thus far.
Denver: The potential is there for them to forget about this "free" win, and be looking ahead to the big divisional game against San Diego next week. But with this game being on Monday night, I'm not sure it qualifies as an overlook.
Green Bay: Coming off a win @ Detroit, where they never play well, and heading into a big Monday-nighter with the Bears next week. If it wasn't for the opponents' 3-0 record, this Carolina game could be easily overlooked.
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Please note, these are not my picks, just observations.
