The NFL season took off in great fashion with the slug fest between the New York Football Giants versus the Dallas Cowboys this past Thursday night. Sunday will be even more entertaining with so many marquee match ups in the fold. Check out what games we picked for this week.
San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers, 4:25pm ET– This could be the preview of the NFC Championship game. Both teams lost to the New York Giants in the playoffs last season and will look to bounce back after the playoff disappointments. Aaron Rodgers & Co. will have their hands full with Patrick Willis & Co so it will be interesting to see the chess matches between to two All-Pro performers. My opinion is biased hoping for a Niners victory, but it will be hard to contain all of the weapons that the Packers possess.
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Denver Broncos, 8:20pm ET– The return of Peyton Manning could not come against a tougher opponent in the Pittsburgh Steelers. The last time the Steelers were in the mile high city they were Tebow’d so they will be looking forward to some type of redemption. Manning has looked great in preseason and will continue the trend versus the Steelers secondary. This will be a great game, but in the end there may be too much Peyton Manning for the Steelers to handle.
Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens, 7:20 ET (Opening game of Monday Night Football double header)– The AFC North is one of the toughest divisions in the NFL. The game between both teams will be well coached and there will be a lot of hard hits due to two standout defenses. How much will the Ravens miss Terrell Suggs? Can A.J. Green and Andy Dalton cue up an encore to their outstanding rookie season? With all that said I think the Ravens will take the victory due to home field advantage the play of Ray Lewis and Ed Reed.
These are our picks for the week. Do you agree with our selections? Feel free to comment or give some input about the games we chose for week 1.
