Week 1 Recap/Week 2 First Thoughts

Week 1 Record
Investments: 2-1
Others: 6-6

When Indy was up 14-0, I thought I was in for a monster week.  Instead, I'm still up 0.9 units.  On my way to 6.0.

My Power Rankings won't change much until I am convinced to do so.  One week doesn't do much convincing.  I'll update them every two or three weeks.

Neither of my Week 2 "Jump On" games let me jump on them.  The Ravens didn't open at higher than 7 so I didn't take Cleveland yet.  The Steelers had so many injuries, they opened at 6.5 and it is now sitting at 7.  I am still looking into Cleveland and Cincinnati.

At first glance:

Jets at Patriots (-12):  If New England was a better team, I'd love them in a "letdown" spot here for the Jets.  If this was the old Patriots, I could see this being 45-10.  But not much value at 12.

Chargers at Eagles (-9):  This is a crazy over reaction for Philly.  The spread should be no higher than 7.  One thing that they have going for them is that San Diego has to travel much further and will get about 4 less hours of rest.

Titans at Texans (-9):  Houston looked rusty on Mondee and Tennessee's D looked solid vs Pittsburgh. I am not really high on Houston, so if this goes to 10.5, I may take Tennessee.

Dolphins at Colts (-3):  This is where the spread should be.  A Miami win would be impressive to start 2-0 on the road.  With that logic, Indy could be a play.

Panthers (-3) at Bills:  Not enough value on either side here.  This will probably be a pass.

Rams (+7) at Falcons:  Spread is where it should be.  If the Rams are a legit playoff contender, I could see them winning this game or making it a one possession loss.

Redskins at Packers (-7.5):  Washington could offer lots of value with Alfred Morris and a big line that could control Green Bay.  This is a huge bounce back chance for the Skins.  Green Bay is tough so the line had to open at 7.

Cowboys at Chiefs (-3):  Two of my teams.  Not much value.

Vikings at Bears (-6.5):  Again, I think the dog offers some value here.  I had Minnesota ranked higher than Chicago and my opinion didn't change after one game.

Saints (-4.5) at Buccaneers:  Speaking of dogs.  What would this line have been if Tampa didn't give last week's game to the Jets?  Although I think New Orleans could be surprise contenders, Tampa played a top D last week on the road and now they get a bad defense at home.  They could score lots of points.

Lions (-2.5) at Cardinals:  Not much here.

Jaguars at Raiders (-6):  Oakland was the worst team in my rankings and now they're giving 6?  I'm not buying it.

Broncos (-5.5) at Giants:  Spread seems accurate.

49ers at Seahawks (-2.5):  Again, seems accurate.