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Today’s forecast.
Here it is, the
moment you've been waiting for all week. As I
do every Thursday, I will handicap 1 game, give
you my 3 best bets, and also provide my picks
for EVERY game. So sit back, relax and enjoy.
My 3 best bets are:
Bears - 11.5 over Chiefs
Jaguars -10.5 over Falcons
Bengals -6.5 over Browns
Bears over Chiefs
As both combatants in this weeks Soldier Field
duel between the Chicago Bears and Kansas
City Chiefs would likely attest, it is difficult
to win football games without scoring touchdowns.
The Bears and Chiefs were two of four NFL
teams that failed to find the end zone last
week, joining the Buccaneers and Falcons, and
each member of that quartet finished Week 1
in the loss column.
Chicago did not put together a complete effort
in its first meaningful action since a Super
Bowl XLI loss, falling to the San Diego Chargers
by a 14-3 count.
The Bears turned the ball over four times
in the defeat, with two of the miscues charged
to quarterback Rex Grossman (one interception,
one fumble), and running back Cedric Benson
and special teamer Brandon McGowan also responsible
for turnovers that kept the offense from moving
toward the San Diego end zone.
Adding insult to injury (and vice versa) were
season-ending knee injuries suffered by Bears
defenders Mike Brown and Dusty Dvoracek in
the setback.
Kansas City fared no better, going to Houston
and laying a 20-3 egg that left many Chiefs
stakeholders lamenting the erosion of what
was recently one of the NFLs great offenses.
Pro Bowl running back Larry Johnson, fresh
off signing a lucrative multi-year contract,
carried only 10 times for 43 yards in the loss.
Johnson had an NFL- high 416 rush attempts
in 2006.
Quarterback Damon Huard, starting the first
season-opener of his career, threw two interceptions
as part of Kansas Citys four-miscue day.
Winning will be the primary objective for
both the Bears and Chiefs this week, and putting
together their initial touchdown drives of
2007 will likely be viewed as part and parcel
of that effort.
Historically Speaking
Chicago has a 5-4 advantage in its all-time
series with Kansas City, but was a 31-3 road
loser when the teams last met, in 2003. The
Bears won the previous meeting, taking a 20-17
decision at Soldier Field in 1999. The Chiefs
are 1-3 all-time in Chicago, with their only
win there coming by a 21-10 count in 1990.
Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards is 0-1 all-time
against the Bears, with his Jets losing by
a 20-13 count at Soldier Field in 2002. The
Bears Lovie Smith will be meeting both Edwards
and the Chiefs for the first time as a head
coach.
Smith and Edwards both served on Tony Dungys
staff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996
through 2000.
Summary
The Chiefs haven shown any offensive signs
of life since the start of training camp, and
playing the defensively stout Bears is not
an antidote for their deficiencies. Kansas
City is going to have to win this game on defense,
where its talent is average and its opponent
is likely to come out firing after a rough
go in Week 1. All signs point to a Chicago
romp before a relieved group of home fans.
Favorite Spread Underdog My Picks
PANTHERS 6.5 Texans PANTHERS
JAGUARS 10 Falcons JAGUARS
Colts 7 TITANS TITANS
RAMS 3 49ers RAMS
GIANTS Off Packers None
STEELERS 9.5 Bills STEELERS
Bengals 6.5 BROWNS Bengals
Saints 3 BUCS Saints
LIONS 3 Vikings LIONS
Cowboys 3.5 DOLPHINS Cowboys
Seahawks 3 CARDINALS Seahawks
RAVENS Off Jets None
BEARS 12 Chiefs BEARS
BRONCOS 9.5 Raiders Raiders
PATRIOTS 3.5 Chargers Chargers
EAGLES 7 Redskins Redskins
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