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For those fans who dislike Thursday night football Youth Mike Williams Jerseys , rejoice that this week is the final game of the season on such short rest.Also rejoice that it's one of the best matchups of the year, with hefty implications in the standings, as Kansas City hosts the Los Angeles Chargers.Even with a loss, the Chiefs keep the top spot in the AFC West with a better division record as the teams will have split their series. in the conference, though, depending on what happens to the Patriots and Texans.The Chargers (10-3), who lost to KC 38-28 in the season opener, will own a postseason berth with a victory. They also can get in with a loss and help elsewhere, but those scenarios give Pro Picks a migraine.Los Angeles, ranked fourth in the AP Pro32, is a 3陆-point underdog at top-ranked Kansas City. We think, right now, the Chargers are the better-balanced team, though winning on the road on Thursday nights is very difficult, especially if the top two running backs are out. That could be the case with Melvin Gordon (knee) and Austin Ekeler (neck, concussion protocol) uncertain.Bye-bye Thursday nights.CHIEFS, 30-29KNOCKOUT POOL: Too bad we had to make last week's selection before all the Broncos' injuries hit. If you're still alive 鈥?Pro Picks most certainly is not 鈥?try BALTIMORE.No. 19 Green Bay (plus 5 1-2) at No. 6 ChicagoNormally, letdown for Bears could be expected. Not against Packers, though.BEST BET: BEARS, 23-16No. 9 Dallas (plus 3) at No. 11 IndianapolisWe recognize this could be sucker bet. OK, we're suckers.UPSET SPECIAL: COWBOYS, 20-17No. 5 New England (minus 1 1-2) at No. 10 PittsburghSteelers about to blow division and possibly wild card.PATRIOTS, 39-32No. 22 Tampa Bay (plus  at No. 12 BaltimoreRavens about to surge to AFC North title.RAVENS, 26-20No. 2 New Orleans (minus 6 1-2) at No. 17 Carolina Mike Williams Jerseys Stitched , Monday nightSaints need to stay ahead of Rams for NFC home-field edge.SAINTS, 33-20No. 16 Philadelphia (plus 9 1-2) at No. 3 Los Angeles RamsEagles play hard while undermanned, just don't win enough.RAMS, 37-24No. 8 Seattle (minus 5 1-2) at No. 31 San FranciscoSeahawks have that NFC wild-card berth in sight.SEAHAWKS, 17-13No. 7 Houston (minus 6) at No. 26 New York Jets, SaturdayTexans get back on track in New Jersey.TEXANS, 28-13No. 14 Tennessee (plus 2 1-2) at No. 21 GiantsTitans keep it going in New Jersey? Well, no.GIANTS, 30-19No. 20 Cleveland (plus 3) at No. 18 Denver, SaturdayBrowns on right track, Broncos too banged-up.BROWNS, 27-23No. 15 Miami (plus 7) at No. 13 MinnesotaNo "Drake Escape" or "Miami Miracle" this week.VIKINGS, 22-20No. 32 Arizona (plus 8 1-2) at No. 25 AtlantaCardinals even more confounding than Falcons.FALCONS, 30-20No. 23 Detroit (plus 2 1-2) at No. 27 BuffaloTwo more confounding also-rans.BILLS, 23-17No. 30 Oakland (plus 3) at No. 28 CincinnatiBengals have lost their way. They'll partially find it for one week.BENGALS, 21-20No. 24 Washington (plus 7) at No. 29 JacksonvilleWill Redskins show up this week? Will Jaguars?JAGUARS, 20-102018 RECORD:Last Week: Against spread (8-. Straight up (9-7)Season Totals: Against spread (103-93-7). Straight up: (136-70-2)Best Bet: 4-10 against spread, 9-5 straight upUpset special: 8-6 against spread, 7-6-1 straight upThe Los Angeles Chargers will win against the Kansas City Chiefs Chargers Football is back!For the last three years, I’ve predicted the Chargers to finish with a 10-6 record. In the first two of those, they made it to 9 wins. Combined. However, a 9-7 record last year after an 0-4 start lends a lot of reasons to be optimistic, and we’re feeding into that optimism with three reasons the Chargers will beat the Chiefs on Sunday:#1: The Chiefs defense is a big weaknessHere’s the Kansas City Chiefs depth chart heading into the season opener:All offseason, people have been ridiculing the Chiefs defense Youth Dan Feeney Jerseys , using their perceived weakness as a way to drive home their point. If I had a dollar for every time I heard “the Chiefs may need to score 35 points just to stay in a game this year!” I’d be able to buy the damn team myself.Point is: This is a bad, bad defense. There are a few exceptions: Xavier Williams is excellent against the run, Chris Jones has the potential to make life difficult for opposing teams, and Kendall Fuller is one of the best slot cornerbacks in the league. Realistically, however, this is one of the weakest defenses the Chargers will play all year, if not the weakest. There’s a whole lot of replacement level talent starting, and not a lot of... well, genuine talent. Eric Berry is one of the best safeties in the league when he plays, but he hasn’t practised all week with a heel injury, and isn’t expected to suit up for this one.The Chiefs defense were bad last year, but with the loss of Marcus Peters (and I understand why they traded him), they’re looking like taking another step backwards. That’s great news for a Chargers team hoping to snap a four year losing streak against Kansas City on Sunday.#2: The Chiefs CBs vs Chargers WRsThe Chiefs do have one genuinely talented CB, as Kendall Fuller (as aforementioned) is one of the best slot CBs in the league. However, it’s rumoured that the Chiefs are going to look to use him outside this year, rather than just exclusively in the slot. With that in mind, I think it’s possible that Bob Sutton might use Kendall Fuller to shadow Keenan Allen this week, with #13 looking set to play a mixture of slot and outside WR this season. Shadowing the opposing #1 isn’t usually Bob Sutton’s style - he kept Marcus Peters on one side of the field, rather than match him up specifically - but when the other two starting CBs on the Chiefs are Steven Nelson and Orlando Scandrick, he may have his hand forced. If Allen draws Nelson or Scandrick for most of the day, he could easily grab 15 passes for 150 and a couple of TDs. There are very few CBs capable of going one-on-one with Keenan Allen, and Steven Nelson and Orlando Scandrick are nowhere near.Even if Fuller is able to erase Allen for most of the day - and, spoiler alert, he won’t be - Tyrell Williams and Mike Williams have to like their chances against two mediocre Dan Feeney Jerseys Stitched , smaller CBs (Nelson is listed at a generous 5’11 and Scandrick at a probably accurate 5’10).Philip Rivers was awful against the Chiefs last year, but Marcus Peters was the root cause of that. Without Peters to torment Rivers, he should be in line for a big day come Sunday.#3: Patrick Mahomes is still getting used to the NFLSigh...It’s begun.If you aren’t sure of the context, I guess it would be fair to say I was fairly high on Patrick Mahomes coming out of Texas Tech.Then the worst happened, and I didn’t want to accept fate:Unfortunately, that wasn’t a dream. Mahomes really is a Chief, and he’s just been given the keys to the franchise. I (unsurprisingly) think he’s going to be really good - probably a Hall of Famer by the time he hangs up his cleats - and I don’t foresee the terrible start for Mahomes this year that other analysts may do (but I wouldn’t, would I?)If there was a good time to play Mahomes, however, Week 1 in his first ‘meaningful’ NFL action is pretty perfect. There’s naturally going to be some nerves, and it’s going to take some time for him to fully click with Tyreek Hill, Sammy Watkins and Travis Kelce in a real game, despite the highlights you’ve seen from preseason.It’s hard to know whether Mahomes is going to come out slinging like only he can, or whether he’s going to keep things safe in an attempt to ease himself into the game and the NFL in general. Regardless of what the plan is early on, the Chiefs are likely going to need some big plays from Mahomes at some point with the state of their defense, and that means he’s going to have to take some chances.Mahomes was superb in college at taking chances, but at this level the defenders are smarter, quicker, and better. Joey Bosa might be out, but Melvin Ingram is still there to rush the passer, and Casey Hayward, Trevor Williams and Desmond King aren’t going to make life easy for the Chiefs WRs downfield. Mahomes is going to (hopefully) take some time to learn what he can no longer get away with at this level, and the Chargers are lucky enough to be the team that get to teach him first. I hope Mahomes has a notebook ready. |
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