NFL Lines 2014, Week 1 Review
OK, now that the games are over, let’s see what I got right and wrong about the lines for the first week in the NFL.
| Game | Line | What I Said | What Happened | Review |
| Green Bay at Seattle | Seattle -5.5 | Seahawks -5.5 | Seahawks 36 Green Bay 16 |
As expected, the Super Bowl champs trounced whichever team they happened to play at home. |
| New Orleans at Atlanta | New Orleans -3 | Falcons +3 | Atlanta 37 New Orleans 34 |
I mentioned that Atlanta was going to put up a fight, and they led for most of the game before winning in overtime. |
| Minnesota at St. Louis |
St. Louis -2.5 | Minnesota +2.5 | Minnesota 34 St. Louis 6 |
The Rams did a fine job of slowing Adrian Peterson (75 yards on 21 carries), but they forgot about Cordarrelle Patterson (103 yards rushing) |
| Cleveland at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh -5.5 | Cleveland +5.5 | Pittsburgh 30 Cleveland 27 | This one looked like a sure loser early, but Cleveland came storming back to make it close. |
| Jacksonville at Philadelphia | Philadelphia -10 | Jacksonville +10 | Philadelphia 34 Jacksonville 17 | This one looked like a sure winner early, but Jacksonville managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. |
| Oakland at New York Jets |
NY Jets -6 | Oakland +6 | NY Jets 19 Oakland 14 |
Oakland gets it done on the road! |
| Cincinnati at Baltimore | Baltimore -1 | Cincinnati +1 | Cincinnati 23 Baltimore 16 | This game was not really as close as the final score would indicate. Baltimore has a lot of trouble on offense. |
| Buffalo at Chicago | Chicago -6.5 | Buffalo +6.5 | Buffalo 23 Chicago 20 |
Have I mentioned Chicago’s terrible defense? |
| Washington at Houston | Houston -3 | Houston -3 | Houston 17 Washington 6 | Surprising how dominant Texans were; we’ll see how much they miss Clowney on defense the next few weeks. |
| Tennessee at Kansas City | Kansas City -3 | Kansas City -3 | Tennessee 26 Kansas City 10 | The most shocking game of the week; I need to reevaluate both of these teams. |
| New England at Miami | New England -3.5 | New England -3.5 | Miami 33 New England 20 |
Old man Brady wilts in the heat. Always consider whether the weather will be a factor when making picks! |
| Carolina at Tampa Bay |
Tampa Bay -4 | Tampa Bay -4 | Carolina 20 Tampa Bay 14 |
Tampa Bay is still Tampa Bay. Doug Martin is Doug Martin. |
| San Francisco at Dallas | San Francisco -3 | San Francisco -3 | San Francisco 28 Dallas 17 | Impressed Dallas’ Defense gave up only 28 points. This might be the low mark until they play the Giants. |
| Indianapolis at Denver | Denver -7.5 | Denver -7.5 | Denver 31 Indianapolis 24 | Kinda gross how Denver let Indy back in the game. Always a danger when you’re giving more than a touchdown. |
| New York Giants at Detroit | Detroit -6 | NY Giants +6 | Detroit 35 NY Giants 14 |
Whooh. This Giants team is bad. Some talent on defense, but way way overmatched in this one. |
| San Diego at Arizona | Arizona -3 | Arizona -3 | Arizona 18 San Diego 17 |
If Carson Palmer and the Cards do this all year, I’m only going to bid on the total, not the side. |
So, 9-7 for the first week. Not great, but at least it was positive.
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