Week 3 Pick'em

After the atrocity that was my week 2 picks, we will see if I can right the ship.

Chicago 21 Seattle 10- It won't matter if Matt Hassellbeck plays or not this Sunday. After being ripped up by Frank Gore last week for over 200 yards expect the Bears coaching staff to seriously attempt to establish Matt Forte for the first time this season. Couple with a far from impressive day from Julius Jones and the Seahawks should struggle offensively.

Detroit 17 Washington 14- The streak ends this week....maybe. The Redskins are annoying in the sense that their offense is so non-explosive, 9 points verse the Rams last week, that the Lions could very likely shut them down and cause Jason Campbell to turn the ball over. Unfortunately, the Redskins may still be holding onto the belief they have a fighting chance in the NFC East and know to make that a real possibility they must win every game against teams like the Lions.

Based on their performance against the Rams last week however, they still appear to believe they are better than they actually are and are vulnerable to Detroit if they play a good game.

Minnesota 28- San Fransisco 14- This will be appear over early, but the 49ers will stick close enough to make it somewhat interesting. Shaun Hill has played well, but has not been asked to do any heavy lifting for the team. The same can be said for Brett Favre, but Favre will remain in that role and Hill will have to carry his team at times if they are going to win. Frank Gore has a tweaked ankle and the Williams' to deal with and will force the team into several 2 and 3 in longs.

If this match-up was in week 8 I think it would be much more intriguing, because by then both teams will be forced to take their qb's out of hiding. The first time this happens for the Niners will be this week and Hill will likely struggle, although he will improve greatly in the second half and for future games against tough defenses.

Green Bay 35 St. Louis 13- The Rams have only scored seven points in two games, and even though the Packers had quite a let down last week against the Bengals don't expect the Rams to carve them up like the Bengals offense did. St. Louis and Steve Spagnola invested a lot of energy into their game last week defensively and the offense could not reward them, leading me to believe there will be an offensive explosion out of Green Bay this week, reminding us of the preseason.