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Week 1, Sept. 14: vs. Titans (Monday Night Football)
Week 2, Sept. 20: at Steelers
Week 3, Sept. 27: vs. Buccaneers
Week 4, Oct. 1: at Jets (Thursday Night Football)
Yes, they start off at home again, but 3 of the first 4 are road games, and tough games, so the majority of you should be happy there. I don't mind it as I like late home games.
At this point, I would say 2-2 is their best case and they could go 1-3. I don't see them losing all 4, nor do I see them winning 3 of 4. I think they lose @ PIT and possibly the Bucs or Jets. I believe they'll win at home in week 1.
Week 5, Oct. 11: at Patriots
Week 6, Oct. 18: vs. Dolphins
Week 7, Oct. 25: vs. Chiefs
Week 8: BYE
Week 9, Nov. 8: at Falcons
They have the week 8 bye between the KC game in Denver and road trip to ATL. That's a decent midseason bye. Who knows what to make of the Patriots at this point or ATL really for that matter.
I think 2-2 is a lock here and they potentially go 3-1. It's going to be very difficult to beat KC, I have no false hopes there. Anything could happen and they will have had 6 games under their belt, but I'll stick with 2 as the floor and 3 as the top end because I do think they have the talent and ability to win @ NE, vs MIA and @ ATL.
Week 10, Nov. 15: at Raiders
Week 11, Nov. 22: vs. Chargers
Week 12, Nov 29: vs. Saints
Week 13, Dec. 6: at Chiefs (Sunday Night Football)
This one is a lock for 2 losses (KC and NOS). The Raiders visit will not be an easy game, but I will say they beat the Chargers in Denver. As much as I hate it, I'll say this is a 1-3 performance with a best case of 2-2
Week 14, Dec. 13: at Panthers
Week 15, Dec. 19/20: vs. Bills
Week 16, Dec. 26/27: at Chargers
Week 17, Jan. 3: vs. Raiders
I think they end well, question is what shape is the young team in if they indeed struggle to maintain .500 in the first 12 games?
I think 3-1 is a safe bet here, winning @ CAR and vs the Bills and Raiders in Denver. I'll say they lose @ Chargers, but you could easily flip the results for Chargers or Bills.
Overall, this looks like an 8-8 which is kinda what one would expect. They're going to win/lose a game or two that should go the other way, always happens. If I were to wager a prediction, I'll stick with 9-7 as they should be the underdogs more often than not, but there are a number of games that I have pegged as losses like Bucs @ Denver, @ PIT, KC in Denver, @ Raiders, @ Chargers... just need 1-2 of them to go the other way.
There you go... flame away and tell me why it's looking like a 3-13 campaign.
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