Cowboys NFL Picks wk 2 [B]Atlanta vs Arizona[/B]
Atlanta was one of those sleeper teams before the season began that some predicted could make a run at a Super Bowl. But now no one is talking about the Falcons after running into that Pittsburgh defense. The Steelers desperately needed to get that win last week as to have any reasonable chance of turning a 2-2 team back over to Roethlisberger when he returns. The Falcons couldn’t quite match the Steelers desperation last week. But they now will have some motivation of their own as they don’t want to go down 0-2 to start a season. The Cardinals are without Warner who averaged 8 yards per pass attempt for his career. That might not hurt you in week 1 against the Rams. But the loss of Warner will now catch up to the Cardinals against a good team on the road for the 2nd consecutive week.
[B]Atlanta -6 -110[/B]
[B]Ravens at Bengals[/B]
The Ravens have a slew of weapons they can throw at the Bengals and I would expect to see Ray Rice get going this week as he will gash the Bengals for big gains on screen passes. The Bengals won’t be able to keep up with the Ravens offense. But however I don’t see the Ravens holding the Bengals to less than 16 points in this game. The Ravens will score 24 or more points and assert themselves as the AFC’s best team after week 2.
[B]Ravens over 39.5[/B]