The beauty of the NFL is that there is something for every football fan. You get the glory of victory by either your favorite team or one you can root for. There's sorrow and joy when you see your team lose or watch a rival fall. It's simply a magical game through and through and every week brings us something new and exciting and Week 3 will be no exception. We have teams desperate for a win and this may be the moment they finally leave victorious. We have teams riding the high of two straight wins and they may come crashing to the ground this week. It's what makes this game so exciting...the fact that anything can happen on Sunday and without further ado, here are the games that we think fit that mold and have us fascinated. DENVER BRONCOS AT DETROIT LIONSScotty's Take IT'S A TRAP!!!! I always wanted to say that, you will just have to take my word for it that I am laughing out loud right now. This is the biggest trap game of the season and it has to come against the 2-0 Broncos. I am far from high on the Broncos bandwagon this year, don't get me wrong, I love the team, but they have left a lot to be desired on the offensive side of the ball. Although they did score a couple of touchdowns last week, the defense once again won the game. I do not have a clue what is happening in Detroit right now, but this is one of the best teams at putting up numbers and very fast. With Matt Stafford and his favorite target Chad Johnson, the game might come down to the crafty rookie running back Ameer Abdullah to put the Lions on his back and run to victory. I am not calling an upset alert on this game, but I hope the Broncos are ready to play their hearts out to win it, because in the wild, I would give a lion a better chance of eating a donkey than the other way around, just saying. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW YORK JETSScotty's Take Have you started to drink the Kool-Aid in New York yet? I am not talking about the 0-2 Giants but the 2-0 Jets that are starting to turn heads. I know that they have not played the best of teams yet, but they are number one in the league with I think ten turnovers in their first two games. That is nuts, but their defense is not the only part of the team that is playing right now, their offense looks pretty darn good and with the addition of Brandon Marshall, it looks like Ryan Fitzpatrick is having the time of his life with the weapons he has always deserved. Philly is just a downright mess right now and I hate to say it, but Chip Kelly might find the door before the end of this season if he is not able to get anything to start working. With the best running back in the game last year on his roster, I would expect to see a great running attack, but with everyone homing in on DeMarco Murray, and no blocking on the front line, he will be lucky to break a hundred yards this season. I am still not sure what offense the coach was trying to make, but the Eagles defense will not be able to keep the games close if they are on the field for more than three quarters of the game. CHIAGO BEARS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKSScotty's Take Oh, the Seahawks have yet to win a game this season and I hate to say that it might not get any easier for them. With trying to upgrade their offense with Jimmy Graham, they may have made it worse. But have no fear, this should be a great warm up game for them since they should have little trouble finding a way to beat the Bears this week. With Denver's favorite son Jay Cutler out for this game, the Bears will have to depend on their running attack of Matt Forte and Jacquizz Rodgers who have had a less than stellar start to the season. The defense looks like they have lost a step or three as well so this game is not so much for the Seahawks to win, but for the Bears to lose. Please don't hate me Ditka. BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINSJohn's Take
This is a game that fascinates me for so many reasons because these are two teams clearly struggling with identity on the field. Miami for example is trying to establish itself as a defensive powerhouse by bringing in Ndamukong Suh to terrorize quarterbacks while at the same time establishing themselves as a balanced offense that will irritate a team by constantly moving the ball and putting up points. The irony is, Buffalo is trying to establish the same things and to top it off...neither team has accomplished their goals in two weeks. Both teams have shown flashes of brilliance on both sides of the ball, but when the chips are down...they are teams that fold and this is the game for both of them to figure out the mess quite frankly. I'll be watching with baited breath to see which coach can get his team where they need to go and in all honesty, I have more faith in Rex Ryan than I do Joe Philbin.
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