1. Baltimore: 0-0
2. Buffalo: 0-0
3. Detroit: 0-0
4. Philadelphia: 0-0
5. Kansas City: 0-0
6. Tampa Bay: 0-0
7. Denver: 0-0
8. Los Angeles: 0-0
9. Minnesota: 0-0
10. Green Bay: 0-0
Washington begins the season at number 11. Miami begins at 22.
The NFL always likes to give us some good matchups for Week One, and sure enough we have a rare 1 v. 2 matchup, with the Ravens going to Buffalo for a matchup with the Bills on Sunday Night. Also, Number-10 Green Bay will host Number-3 Detroit on Sunday Afternoon. So the season will be off to a fun start.
Once again, we are going to try our hand at Survivor Pool. Last year, the Bengals let us down in Week One, losing to a dreadful Patriots team at home. We can take some consolation from the fact that this lost ultimately cost Cincinnati a spot in the playoffs, but we would like to do better.
Week One is always tough for Survivor Pools, because the League generally likes to match up good teams with good teams, and it also schedules a number of rivalry games. For example, I would never want to use Giants/Washington, Philly/Dallas, San Diego/Kansas City, or Cincinnati/Cleveland -- to pick a few examples from Week One -- as a Survivor choice. In general, you want a team that's (1) favored, (2) at home, (3) against a non-divisional opponent. Also, you'd like to avoid special night games.
With this background, I'm going with Denver over Tennessee. This game will be played on Sunday afternoon, in Denver, and the Broncos are favored by eight points. I believe Denver will win this game and be tough all year. So I'm taking the Broncos.
I'll go with Rams over Texans.
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