CHanging my Carolina- Baltimore pick to the Ravens winning. Changing my GB-CHI game to GB winning. Changing my MIA-OAK pick to Oakland winning.

On the plus side, Blake Bortles is about to get his chance.

You sure talk a lot in absolutes for someone who is basically middle of the pack just like me in this prediction league.

The Saints have lost to the Browns and Falcons this year, so I'm not really sure they're the same team we've known from previous highs. Teams do decline, like the Giants, SF, etc. I think the Giants are extremely overrated if you give them too much credit for Kirk Cousins throwing the ball away at every other play. What I saw last night was complete ineptitude by the Redskins.

Anyway, I also think Dallas is overrated in many people's minds, people think 'oh they won a game or two'. Yeah sure, but they won against trash teams, just like the Giants did. However, Dallas did actually have a chance against SF if it weren't for some of the worst QB performance I've ever seen. They were rushing well against the SF defense, but Romo kept throwing into double and triple coverage for no reason, or throwing to recievers that weren't there because he wasn't actually looking, just playing the routes. Overall I'd put both NYG and Dallas in the fully 'mediocre' category. Philly is a step avove that completely, and will likely dominate both the Cowboys and the Giants easily. Washington is a blank page, they can play above their level, like that lights out game against Philly, or they can be complete buffoons, like the game last night. The very definition of unpredictable and inconsistent, like the whole NFC East to some degree or another.

That very inconsistency is the reason I wouldn't be surprised if the NO v Dallas game score turns out to be 42-7 ... for EITHER TEAM.

The bad thing about this year is that so many teams seem significantly WORSE than last year. Sloppy play, blown routes, blown coverage, muffed special teams, stupid penalties, bad preperation, it just goes on and on.

And if you don't think the Colts are solid, I don't know what to say. The "loss" to Philly was only due to back to back horrendously bad calls by the refs, it was all over the sports media the day after, hell even on network TV while it was being shown the announcers couldn't believe how botched those calls were. They are a 2 and 1 team with only a 1-score loss to the defending AFC Champ Broncos if you take the cheating refs out of it. I'm the last thing in the world from a Colts fan, but that team is legitimately good. They've played 3 solid weeks of football so far.

I don't know WTF you're talking about with 'The Giants are better defense/offense than the cardinals", as the Giants lost AT HOME to the Cardinals already, blowing a lead with multiple turnovers. The very definition of a 'better team' is not losing to that team at home. The cards beat SF, the cards beat the Giants, and the cards can easily beat Dallas or Washington as well. Philly I'm not so sure about, depends if they keep playing with heart.

In other news, the NFL wants a franchise in London...

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000401027/article/nfl-envisions-londonbased-team-in-2022-notes-across-league

Tough week for some of us I think.

I don't think that would be the best idea... For one if they add a new team wont they have to create 3 more teams to keep the system they have working and two the london team would probably be the most hated team in football just due to the fact that it wont be an american team.

Why doesnt England create a league similarly too Canada. England has shown a ton of interest in football in the recent years, other then a lack of talent I dont see why they dont start up a league right now.

I think it will happen eventually they will probably put it in the AFC or NFC East and either move the Cowboys or Dolphins to a different division.

Forgot that the Cardinals already beat the Giant, but the Colts are not a very solid team they don't have much depht when it comes to their receiving core and their defense is not that good.  The Giants got more then twice as many interceptions and almost twice as many sacks.  Plus they alow 32 more yards per game so far this year when it comes to yards per game alowed only the Jaguars, Browns and Broncos are worse so far this year.

The London Ex-Patriots!

It's been a while coming. I wouldn't mind except for the fact that travel time would be absolutely brutal. We already whine about West Coast teams travelling to the East Coast: adding another six hours+ to the flight time won't do anyone any favors.