Griff Report - Friday 13th, NFL Week 2 - F*ck Consensus

The Griff Report

Top of board seeing all the money on the Ravens, hosting the Raiders. What did we learn from week 1? The Ravens are still getting warmed up as they looked like they were rehearsing for a game in January but it wasn’t game day yet, but it was week 1 of the NFL with the expanded season. What the Raiders did was put their chips on a defensive mastermind who has the brains of G-men taking down the goat in the Super Bowl. This is one where I’m gonna say my pick but your looking and saying only 9% consensus on the Raiders that can’t be right Griff. Well head to head last time was a Raiders win, and I have to believe in house that the Raiders believe Minshew is capable of getting them to postseason or you gotta draft someone which they didn’t. Wait there more Minshew II just beat the Ravens a year ago in Baltimore with a less respected group of receivers. F the consensus… Give me the Raiders and points, Raiders over Team Total!

263 Raiders-Ravens Over42½42½ Over41½ 263 Raiders +8½ +9-115

Oh no Griff don’t pick them no one thinks they are going to win! Once again, the world saw how bad the Giants are in truth last week but that must’ve not been their day or those horrible uniforms made everyone want to say you guys are playing like Michigan except thats a college team and you might be in for loss against Georgia. This week they get their most favorable matchup of the year… the Commanders. New QB for Washington and he might look like a star playing at home but wait the Giants are 3-0-1 against Washington the last four matchups. I believe the Giants may take advantage of the rookie here and I’m gonna just hope they play better or the coach may be someone else’s coach next year.

281 Giants +3-117 +1+ev

Are the Bengals still in preseason mode? Looks like no Higgins and no way they are gonna be able to bobble the ball that much and win in almost any game this year. They had the fumble when they were about to score more dropped passes and just an overall un-cohesiveness that implied to me watching the whole game that they are not concerned about winning week 1. This thing is going to have be a marathon for the Bengals so it’ll be how they finish, maybe how good Burrow learns to do that Peyton Manning let the defense get in pass defense and then audible your blockers routine and run where your can go hat vs hat routine. Right now? The Chiefs looked like world beaters, won only 2 of 5 vs. the Bengals with current QBs and the KC defense has been best in the league when they are locked in. Can anyone else step up when they double Chase? If so the Bengals win maybe cover. For me I’ll slide on to the total and think both teams want sustained drives and not a lot of full steam ahead hits for a hundred plays so I’ll go with the under but wait consensus is 97% on the over 48 here. F- Consensus give me the Bengals and I’m not touching the whatever number your holding fool. At least Burrow has better history against this team and maybe this thing turns into a shoot-out and at that point anything can happen. Consensus on the Chiefs, but me I got my Bengals wool jacket and I’ll take the 6 points.

285 Bengals +6-115 +6

Well Rodgers and Jets got gut the jab jab gut punch routine at the hands of the 49ers week 1. This week they actually have a shot to win. I’ll leave it at that, I’m on the Jets money line here and if that don’t work I’ll double it back until Rodgers pilots the Jets to victory no matter how many games that routine takes. Plus remember the Titans last trip to NYC to face the Jets? Take the points and hope you don’t get clipped in the fight and end up wishing you would’ve just laid the odds instead of the number.

279 Jets -220, -3.5 if your feeling lucky -180

Where do you go historically or just with a gut instinct in the Steelers vs. Broncos. It’s been a long time since Pittsburgh has won in Denver, not since 2009. One for the guys in yellow? How about 24-6 for Tomlin vs rookie QBs. Who’s at QB now thats Fields I believe or we would have another story line with Wilson vs. Denver. Fields lost last year vs. Denver but it really wasn’t his fault, he threw for 28 of 35 9+ yards per for 335 yards 4 TD and 1 INT. If he does anywhere close to that then he has a much better run game and defense to back him this year. I won’t recommend laying the number here either, slide on over to the money line because this could be an under here as well and who thought the Steelers start 2-0, well we will see.

287 Steelers -150 -140

If you need more picks than that you might want to seek professional help… and I mean that literally because if you don’t have the right stats you might as well just throw your money away. As Always best of luck and enjoy your Sunday!