Week 3 picks

The picks for Week 3 have been posted over at Breakaway Beach. It's an interesting week, with what appears to be a lot of good games, though it's still just Week 3, so maybe they aren't good games at all. Funny how that works. Here's what I'm thinking:

Winner	Loser	But why?
Panthers	BUCS	Two teams, four games, 22 total points -- and Carolina has 19 of them.
Bears	VIKINGS	Chicago has blown out two 0-2 teams. Minnesota has squeaked out victories over two 0-2 teams.
STEELERS	Bengals	Pittsburgh's angry. Cincinnati's beat up. Game's in Pennsylvania.
Packers	LIONS	Odds are against a 0-0 tie, so go with the team that has shown any ability to move the ball, regardless of who they moved it against.
Jaguars	COLTS	Indianapolis is so over. The collapse begins Sunday.
BILLS	Jets	Buffalo may not be "for real," but their near-victory over New England was more convincing than the Jets'.
DOLPHINS	Titans	Miami's backs are against the wall. And yet Culpepper might still get hit from behind.
Redskins	TEXANS	Washington is getting worse every week, but they're not this bad. Yet. I think.
Ravens	BROWNS	The Ravens' offense is still sputtering. It won't matter.
SEAHAWKS	Giants	New York has lost a game it should have won and won a game it should have lost. Their luck, or whatever it is, will run out, and this week they'll lose a game they should have lost.
Eagles	49ERS	San Francisco has improved, but not enough to beat a pissed-off Philadelphia team.
CARDINALS	Rams	Believe it or not, home-field advantage makes the difference for Arizona.
PATRIOTS	Broncos	Denver has had New England's number for the past few years. But they haven't been so good with numbers lately.
Falcons	SAINTS	Atlanta has finally figured out what to do with Michael Vick. It only took six years.