Week 1 in the NFL was a fun one because all of the defenses failed to show up. Sunday alone featured the highest combined points per game (53.3) in Week 1 of NFL history, per CBS Sports Research, headlined by the Chicago Bears defeating the Carolina Panthers, 59-37. I mean, I had the Over in that game, but I didn't expect Ben Johnson to cover it by himself.
As far as my picks went, our top pick in the Pittsburgh Steelers covering six points against the Atlanta Falcons hit. I even called the final score at 20-13. We knew the Minnesota Vikings would defeat the Green Bay Packers, whether they had Kyler Murray or not, and that the Las Vegas Raiders would beat the Miami Dolphins by at least three points.
What we missed was the primetime games, as I was on both the Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys. Those two defenses were incredibly disappointing. Overall, we went 3-2 on best bets, 8-8 ATS and 11-5 straight up.
They say Week 1 is a liar, and it's our job to decipher what's real and what's fake from last week. Here's a look at what I'm thinking this week. As always, credit to the CBS Sports research team for making me sound smart.
Top five picks ATS record: 3-2Overall ATS record: 8-8Straight up record: 11-5 Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox, Stream: Fubo, try for free) This isn't really a pick backing the Philadelphia Eagles as much as it's a pick fading the Tennessee Titans. In his Titans coaching debut, Robert Saleh lost by 13 points to his former team, the New York Jets.
Yes, there's a team that lost to the New York Jets by 13 points. The Titans were definitely one of the worst teams in Week 1, and the way they failed in all three aspects of the game was shocking. The supposedly stout defensive line got pushed around by the Jets.
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