I promised myself that I wasn’t going to play any fantasy football or do anything else this year other than just watch football, but there is now a wager at the office.  One of my friends thinks he can easily beat my record of last year (169/256 or 66%) after I told him it’s harder than what one would think.  Heck, I think he even mentioned he can get close to 75% for the season.  So the bet is whether or not he can beat my 66% from last year, the winner buys lunch.  Of course there’s another friend that wanted in on the action, and then I was asked to compete.  With that said, here are my picks for week one, projected winners are in bold:

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Washington Redskins at N.Y. Giants 7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons 1:00 p.m.

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens 1:00 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m.

Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots 1:00 p.m.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints 1:00 p.m.

St. Louis Rams at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00 p.m.

Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00 p.m.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns 4:15 p.m.

Carolina Panthers at San Diego Chargers 4:15 p.m.

Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers 4:15 p.m.

Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers 7:00 p.m.

Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders 10:15 p.m.