Channing Frye, Charlie Frye, Charlie Batch

Week 3 kicks off with a plethora of good 1-1 teams, supposedly sketchy 2-0 teams, a couple very bad 2-0 teams, and a whole slew of deserving 0-2 fucks (Cowboys, Lions, Rams, Browns, Bills), perennial losers for 9-17 years. A season involving Dallas going 2-14 or worse, the Patriots & Jets missing the playoffs, and the Vikings doing so poorly that Brett Favre smashes through one of his mansion's rooms of mirrors and Wranglers would be just delightful. If Dallas and Minnesota went 0-16, the Seahawks and Jaguars could play in the Super Obsolete Bowl and I wouldn't even care.

My week 3 predictions (home team in caps, my pick in the left column):

NYG (-3) vs tennessee

buffalo (+14.5) vs NEW ENGLAND

cleveland (+12) vs BALTIMORE

pittsburgh (-3) vs TAMPA BAY

CAROLINA (+3.5) vs Cincinnati

NEW ORLEANS (-3.5) vs atlanta

KANSAS CITY (+3) vs san francisco

detroit (+12.5) vs MINNESOTA

HOUSTON (-3) vs dallas

ST LOUIS (+5) vs washington

philadelphia (-3) vs JACKSONVILLE

indianapolis (-6) vs DENVER

san diego (-4.5) vs SEATTLE

oakland (+5.5) vs ARIZONA

MIAMI (-2.5) vs new york jets

green bay (-3) vs CHICAGO

Lock of the Week: Miami getting 2.5 at home vs the Jets.

Upset special (underdog to straight win): Kansas City, Oakland, Carolina

Record so far this year: 9-6 for regular picks, 4-1 for upset specials