Philly Sports Jabronis
For those understudies familiar with Joe D’s Survival Football Manifesto, you already know the methods for how Week 1 should be approached. For those unfamiliar, click here. With the already-established rules in mind related to focusing on home teams only for the first week of games, here’s a ranking on how “safe” or “risky” you can consider the first week of the 2016 NFL schedule to be. The safest of picks are listed from the top down.
Seahawks
Cardinals
Texans
Chiefs
Colts
Ravens
Falcons
Broncos
Jets
Eagles
Saints
Jaguars
Cowboys
Redskins
49ers
Titans
Considerations: No. 1 is to go with a home team, preferably one that’s expected to be elite that’s not facing a divisional foe. Seattle is extra enticing coming off it’s rough playoff showing last year. Arizona and Kansas City are also enticing, but the level of competition could be more of a concern. Houston and Indy are interesting because of high expectations that seem warranted, but Week 1 is a prove-it week for both squads. There’s risk with that. The Ravens are about as sneaky as a pick you want to go. They get their quarterback, um, back, but the Bills aren’t pushovers – most likely. You dip below the Raven line on this list and you’re tempting the Gods of Fate.
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