I love the Rams int his spot they are under rated and if Sam Bradford can be healthy they have a shot to compete in the AFC West. Bradford looked good this preseason throwing for 5 TD and 0 Interceptions and should be able to move the ball against Detroit who was 28th in pass defense and 24th in run defense a year ago. They allowed 5 ypc so look for OC Brian Schottenheimer to mix a bunch of runs in today. Brian Schottenheimer is and under rated under valued coach from the Jets and I think the offense is going to drastically improve in St. Louis. They have a great coaching staff with Jeff Fisher and they match up really well with Detroit here.
The Lions actually are kind of one dimensional with injuries at RB, but St. Louis is solid at pass defense because they can get to the QB. They were 7th in sack%, 7th in passing yard defense and in the top 5 of least passed on. I think the Rams stay in this one into the 4th quarter forcing the Lions to win it late.
I love the Falcons and I don't think the Chiefs are going to be able to run the ball quite like they need to in order to pull off the upset. There are still question marks with Jamal Charles and Peyton Hillis and I have little to no confidence in Matt Cassel. ON the flip side the Chiefs defense is really good, but they are without some of their best players including Tamba Hali, and their secondardy is beat up big time which won't be a good thing in this game because...
Matt Ryan has 4 options to throw to along with a healthy running game. Look for Julio Jones to have a crazy year and you'll see more of Harry Douglas and Jacquizz Rodgers when teams have the talent to lock down Roddy White or Julio Jones. In this game the Chiefs don't have Brandon Carr any more now with the Cowboys and they have all sorts of injuries going on. Linebacker Derrick Johnson is bothered by a bad ankle, cornerback Brandon Flowers has a bum heel, safety Kendrick Lewis is dealing with a shoulder injury and backup cornerback Jalil Brown has been trying to recover from a groin strain. Bottom line the Falcons want to pass more well here is their chance. Chiefs are without their pass rusher and their secondary is banged up.
