Stat-Man Picks Week one (1)

Here are Week 1 Forecasts by game with comments - and 5 best picks too.  Also inserted pdf file.    Thought it would be helpful to include 2009 Season End Ranking - pdf doc.   Will provide info earlier for next week.   ENJOY!!!           Week 1 Sun, SEPT 12 STAT MAN FORECAST     VIS HOME Line O/U (ET) TV STAT MAN SAYS W Score O/U Line   Thur MIN NOS     8:30 PM NFLN  I picked MIN to win and cover MIN 20 - 17 U MIN                             AM ATL PIT 1.5 38 1:00 PM CBS  The 1st of 3 SURPRISE Picks for Week 1.  Steelers have not lost a Home Opener since 2002  - why start now?  Expect low scoring here.. PIT 20 - 13 U PIT   CAR  NYG -7 41 1:00 PM CBS  Both teams are coming off a "less than expected" 2009 season - Question is which of two has a more solid nucleus - Giants. NYG 27 - 17 O NYG   CLE TB -3 37 1:00 PM CBS  Your guess is as good as mine for this game.  But - Browns finished 09 with 4 wins and hired a real football guy as its GM.  What has T-Bay done? CLE 20 - 16 U CLE   CIN NEW -6 45 1:00 PM FOX  Possibly the best football game this weekend / 2 Div Champs in 2010?  However, the Patriots last Home Opener loss was 2001.  But Cinci covers. NEW 21 - 20 U CIN   DEN  JAC -3 40 1:00 PM CBS  The talk here has been all Broncos - then the line moved a point and half last two days.  Jags are and have been a solid team - and all are back.   JAC 23 - 17 O JAC   DET  CHI -7 45 1:00 PM FOX  L5 Av Scr:  CHI 31- DET 15     CHI 4-1 / 3-2 Pts - 4 played OVER   GO BEARS CHI 31 - 17 O CHI   IND HOU 2.5 48 1:00 PM CBS  L5 Av Scr:  HOU 25-IND 32     IND 4-1 / 2-2-1 Pts   L5 played OVER  - BET OVER HOU 31 - 24 O HOU   MIA BUF 3 39 1:00 PM FOX  L5 Av Scr:  BUF 23 -MIA 12     BUF 4-1 W and Pts  O/U is 2-2-1 BUF 23 - 20 O BUF   OAK TEN -7 41 1:00 PM CBS  Raiders may be improved this season - but no match for Titans this week. TEN 27 - 17 O TEN PM GBP PHI 3 48 4:05 PM FOX  This will be a much closer game than I hear discussed and lower scoring too.  In the end  - the Pack are a true "football unit" and Eagles are not there yet. GBP 24 - 20 U GBP   SAN SEA 3 37 4:05 PM FOX  L5 Av Scr:  SEA 26 -SAN 15     SEA  3-2 W and Pts but not won 2 consecutive SAN 23 - 20 O SAN ARI STL 3 39 4:15 PM CBS  L5 Av Scr:  STL 21 - ARI 32       ARI W 5 - but 2-3 Pts  L2 played UNDER ARI 31 - 17 O ARI Sun N DAL   WAS 3 40 8:20 PM NBC  L5 Av Scr:   WAS 19-DAL13      WAS 3-2 W and Pts but - DAL W and Pts L2     DAL 20 - 16 U DAL                           MON BLT NYJ -2 36 7:00 PM ESPN  Two very good teams match up for a mid-season smash mouth football game.  Who Wins?  Who ever kicks the FG last. NYJ 17 - 14 U NYJ   SDC KAN 4.5 45 10:00 PM ESPN  L5 Av Scr:  KAN 17- SDC 23     SDC 3-2 W / Pts and streak of 3 staight. BOLTZ SDC 33 - 20 O SDC       BEST PICKS IN HIGHLIGHT