NFL Lines - Week 7 results

Chiefs (-3) 30 @ Raiders 31 - X
What a bizarre and unpleasant finish if you were rooting for the Chiefs. I'm not saying the penalties weren't warranted or anything of the sort, but it was frustrating to watch, thinking a team had won twice before seeing that yellow flash on the screen. The Raiders proved more resilient than I had expected. I don't know what that means for their season (they're still 3-4), but it had to be their best game of the season, right?

Buccaneers 27 @ Bills (-3) 30 - PUSH

Cardinals 0 @ Rams (-3.5) 33 - OK
Ouch.

Ravens 16 @ Vikings (-6) 24 - OK

Panthers (-6) 3 @ Bears 17 - X
One surprising result. Even more surprising here is that the two touchdowns were defensive ones and that the winning QB completed 4 passes.

Jaguars 27 @ Colts (+3) 0 - X
Another shutout. Those early games were dreadful.

Saints 26 @ Packers (+5.5) 17 - X

Jets 28 @ Dolphins (-3) 31 - PUSH

Titans (-5.5) 12 @ Browns 9 - X
Hey the Browns covered!

Cowboys 40 @ 49ers (+6) 10 - X

Bengals 14 @ Steelers (-5.5) 29 - OK

Broncos (+1) 0 @ Chargers 21 - X
A third shutout by 20+ points. Oh my.

Seahawks 24 @ Giants (+5.5) 7 - X

Falcons (+3.5) 7 @ Patriots 24 - X
That Falcons offense doesn't look right. I'm far from a football expert, but some play calls felt strange, and quite often ineffective. Even if he had a relatively good completion %, Matt Ryan did miss many open receivers. The pressure from the Pats line was good, but the coverage wasn't that great, and very offense incompletions were due to Ryan overshooting the receiver or, for that Julio Jones attempt in the end zone, too close to the DB. Not taking anything away from the Pats. They played better than I've seen them on defense all year (which is not saying much, to be honest). Did not watch all their games, but from the 3-4 I saw it was their best performance. Yet I'm still not convinced because of how many open receivers there were.

Redskins @ Eagles (-4.5)
Oh man, this game started off so terribly. Out of the first 3 offensive plays we ran, we managed to have 4 penalties called against us. I was thinking "Oh man, this is going to be one of those games, isn't it?". I was prepared for the worst. Then my team showed that perhaps they really were a Super Bowl contender. Our D-Line is extremely talented and makes up for an average secondary. Sadly we lost one of our best LBs in Hicks. In any case, our D was very solid the whole game against an always-underrated Kirk Cousins. It amazes me that this guy is still looked upon as an average QB when he's definitely top 10 in my book. Talking about top QBs in the League, Wentz looked like a freaking Hall of Fame-bound quarterback yesterday. It was amazing. The pick early was stupid, but the rest of the game he was absolutely outstanding. Two plays stand out to me. There's that Houdini trick when he evaded what looked like a surefire sack to run for 17 yards and save a very vital drive. The other one was the TD throw to Clement in the corner of the end zone. It was a fantastically difficult play to pull off under pressure. He's so poised and controlled, and he can pull off plays out of nowhere, it's Aaron Rodgers-esque. Obviously he's FAR from being Rodgers as a second-year QB, but he shows so many flashes of brilliance it's hard not to get excited, even for a mostly apprehensive fan like me.

This week: 4-9-2
Season so far: 44-60-2

Man, this whole thing is really falling apart isn't it? At least the Eagles are winning.

NFL Lines - Week 7 predictions

Chiefs (-3) @ Raiders
This might another good TNF, but now we're not even sure the Raiders are good. It's a division matchup, on a short week, and the best team here is by far the Chiefs. Chiefs it is!

Bucs @ Bills (-3)

Cardinals @ Rams (-3.5)

Ravens @ Vikings (-6)

Panthers (-6) @ Bears

Jaguars @ Colts (+3)

Saints @ Packers (+5.5)

Jets @ Dolphins (-3)

Titans (-5.5) @ Browns
I was about to pick the Browns as home underdogs as I wasn't totally convinced by the Titans. Then I realized the Browns are 1-5 against the spread this season and are straight up 0-6.

Cowboys @ 49ers (+6)
They keep their games really close. They might actually pull this one out and make me a happy man.

Bengals @ Steelers (-5.5)

Broncos (+1) @ Chargers

Seahawks @ Giants (+5.5)

Falcons (+3.5) @ Patriots 
The Pats are 1-5 against the spread and have struggled mightily against the Jets, who are certainly not known for their high-powered offense. The Falcons, while not exactly running on all cylinders as of right now, are perhaps the best offense encountered by New England since Week 1.

Redskins @ Eagles (-4.5)
Oh man that first Redskins game was tough. I'm predicting this one will be close as well, but I feel we come out on top again.

Season so far: 40-51