MrCincinnati Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 You know the drill on this. I help you decide on which games you should watch each week. Will try to change things up a bit this year. Won't be saying who I think has the edge, and won't list every single game. Might re-edit some of this later, busy. Here it goes Opening Night Chiefs vs Patriots - Don't have much of a preference in this game. We all hate the Patriots, but the Chiefs aren't a guaranteed playoff lock either. 1st Slate (Bengals play during this time) 1. Steelers vs Browns - Don't really need to explain who we want to win here. 2. Jaguars vs Texans - Always good to scout the next opponent here. 3. Raiders vs Titans - Two very good teams here, both the favorites to win there division so I really don't have a preference here, although the Bengals do have to play the Titans. 4. Jets vs Bills - Both teams appear to be in tank mode, but its football. 2nd Slate Colts vs Rams - The Colts appear to be heading down a very dark road. Late Monday Night Chargers vs Broncos - Both teams will compete for a wildcard spot. I'd rather see the Chargers win here. AFC RANKINGS 1.Patriots 2.Steelers 3.Raiders 4.Chiefs 5.Titans 6.Broncos 7.Texans 8.Dolphins 9.Chargers 10.Ravens 11.Bengals 12.Colts 13.Bills 14.Jaguars 15.Browns 16.Jets RECORD PROJECTIONS 1.Patriots 15-1 2.Steelers 14-2 3.Raiders 12-4 4.Titans 10-6 5.Chiefs 12-4 6.Broncos 11-5 7.Bengals 11-5 8.Ravens 9-7 9.Chargers 8-8 10.Texans 7-9 11.Colts 6-10 12.Bills 4-12 13.Jaguars 4-12 14.Dolphins 3-13 15.Browns 1-15 16.Jets 0-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, MrCincinnati said: 3. Raiders vs Titans - Two very good teams here, both the favorites to win there division so I really don't have a preference here, although the Bengals do have to play the Titans. This should be a good game and i'll watch the 30 min recap afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 You have the Broncos ranked pretty high. I don't think they do well at all this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futbudds Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 I'm not very high on the broncos this year but I can't even make a half baked argument why they don't deserve one of the wild card spots compared to the rest of the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 11-5 misses the playoffs???? ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, johndeere1707 said: You have the Broncos ranked pretty high. I don't think they do well at all this year Yeah they're going to be bad imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochocinco4pres Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, theJ said: Yeah they're going to be bad imo I think their offense really struggles this year. Their defense will still be solid, but not that good IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, ochocinco4pres said: I think their offense really struggles this year. Their defense will still be solid, but not that good IMO That's kind of how i see them too. Similar to the Ravens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Think I'll be watching Seattle at Green Bay or the Dallas/Giants game if either is the late afternoon or night game. Mara has always led the charge to suspend Cowboys players, then conveniently gets to play them week 1 quite a bit. This should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochocinco4pres Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Agreed @INbengalfan those are the games I am most interested in outside of the Bengals game. Tonight's game should be good as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVillain112 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 I don't believe in the Raiders this year. Penn holdout and a crappy defense outside of Mack. I like them tho so hopefully I'm wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 14 minutes ago, TheVillain112 said: I don't believe in the Raiders this year. Penn holdout and a crappy defense outside of Mack. I like them tho so hopefully I'm wrong... I think they're a playoff team as long as Carr stays healthy, but they won't make it far once there unless the defense improves dramatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCincinnati Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 22 hours ago, johndeere1707 said: You have the Broncos ranked pretty high. I don't think they do well at all this year Most people would agree, but the past several years they still managed to stay competitive. No worse than 8-8 for them IMO. I think they continue to give everyone in there division some trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCincinnati Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 22 hours ago, INbengalfan said: 11-5 misses the playoffs???? ouch My logic told me they would finish 7-9 instead, and in most cases 11-5 is good enough to miss the playoffs. I did a playoff machine and because of the tiebreakers, I have them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCincinnati Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 11 hours ago, INbengalfan said: Think I'll be watching Seattle at Green Bay or the Dallas/Giants game if either is the late afternoon or night game. Mara has always led the charge to suspend Cowboys players, then conveniently gets to play them week 1 quite a bit. This should be interesting. I'm interested in those games two of course, but looking at from a Bengals fan perspective, I've only included the AFC teams because in the long run, that is what affects the playoff picture. The other primetime games and such are just for entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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